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Royal's UK boss outlines 'strong case' to bring third Icon ship to Europe

The first two Icon-class ships are scheduled to operate Caribbean sailings out of the US

Storm Jocelyn prompts fresh weather warnings from Jet2 and Ryanair

Airline and operator urges passengers to leave extra time to get to their departure airports with more high winds and heavy rain forecast

Riviera Travel to host 100 agents on fam trips this year

Escorted touring and river cruise specialist will host 60% more agents on fams than it did last year

Irene Hays confident of another strong year despite ‘flattering’ financials

Dame Irene Hays is hopeful of another strong year after Hays Travel’s exceptional performance was born out in its recent accounts, not to mention several turn-of-year record sales sales, albeit fuelled by strong pent-up travel demand

Simon Reeve: ‘The wilderness needs tourism to help it survive’

The travel presenter is back on our TV screens, bringing a brilliantly exotic feel to our Sunday nights, with his new series Wilderness.

'AdventureMan' Jamie McDonald to deliver Advantage conference keynote

McDonald found game after becoming the first person to run from the US’s Atlantic coast 5,000 miles to the Pacific

Aer Lingus to axe underperforming Dublin-Gatwick route

Ryanair has stepped in to assist passengers affected by the decision, with Aer Lingus set to cease operating the route at the end of March

Travel Counsellors fixes sights on recruiting 300 more homeworkers this year

Homeworking giant embarks on biggest-ever recruitment drive

Experienced Kate Samuel and Sue Livsey join Inside Travel Group

Kate Samuel appointed senior Japan tailor-made product manager, while Sue Livsey takes up newly-created head of InsideAsia role with B Corp company

3 ways travel businesses can boost sales conversions in 2024

Discover how you can increase customer spend and retention with payment provider Tymit, as it shares the findings from its extensive travel industry and consumer research

3 ways travel brands can keep consumers coming back for more

How can the travel industry use payments data to bolster business growth?

Jet2 adds Verona to Manchester 2024/25 ski flight programme

Airline and operator to launch weekly Saturday service in December

Limitless Travel recruits former Riviera head of sales operations

Lisa Dodds to head up day-to-day sales operations at Limitless and recruitment

Celebrity to target 100-plus trade marketers with new programme

The line said its Marketing Partner Programme would enable it to ‘work closer with trade partners than ever before’

Seven sustainability trends agents can't afford to ignore

TTG’s sustainability partner TerraVerde warns 2024 will be the year sustainability standards go from ’nice-to-haves’ to strict rules, while agents will need to demonstrate and practise carbon literacy ever-more frequently – and confidently

Icon of the Seas hailed the 'biggest, baddest ship on the planet'

The ship is scheduled to operate a mix of Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries from Miami until spring 2026

Major UK airports set to miss deadline to end 100ml liquid rule this summer

Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester all unlikely to have new scanners in place by government’s 1 June deadline

Can Venice forge a new path for tourism that respects its past?

TTG explores the potential impacts of new curbs on mass tourism to the famous lagoon city, and what they will mean for visitors and residents alike

Travel agent closes ‘dream’ shop after a year but reaps rewards by returning to homeworking

Marshall Travel shut its doors less than a year after opening but, says Geraldine Marshall, by returning to homeworking she has already smashed January 2024 targets

New trade-friendly Italy specialist launches to UK market

Magari Tours is offering “off-the-beaten track” sustainability-focused trips

Gold Medal smashes single-day call record as peaks hots up

It comes after the operator broke its record for web bookings twice over the past two weeks

NCL promotes Gary Anslow as part of renewed commitment to UK and Ireland market

Anslow’s promotion to regional vice-president and head of UK and Ireland comes as part of wider shake-up within NCL, which is also recruiting for two new field-based account executives

'I thought this island was just for cruise ships – I was wrong'

Aaron Petty, personal travel consultant with Hays Travel, visited the sister islands of St Kitts and Nevis on an educational last November.

Hurtigruten Expeditions announces spring return for storm-hit Maud

Ship is undergoing repairs after being hit by a ’rogue wave’ in December