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Thousands face flight cancellations in wake of mid-air blowout

The US aviation regulator said the 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s must be grounded for checks

Travel Counsellors launches biggest ever peaks campaign

According to Dave Callan, the campaign is not just about “promoting destinations” but it’s also about “embodying the values that define us as a brand"

ECN releases new digital selling guide to boost agents' knowledge

The Selling Expedition Cruising: Wave 2024 guide is a live data document filled with offers and promotions

‘Eurovision partnership gives Royal huge appeal', says UK boss

Ben Bouldin, the line’s EMEA vice-president, decided to push for a partnership with Eurovision after failing to secure tickets to last year’s event

Jet2holidays receives ‘record’ bookings from independent agents

Operator is gearing up for “even stronger” demand on Sunshine Saturday

Gatwick increases drop-off charge at terminals

Drivers will now have to pay at least £6 to drop off passengers at Sussex airport

Arrival figures: are there better ways to measure tourism success?

Is chasing ever higher visitor numbers sustainable? And is it even the best way for destinations to measure tourism success?

Jet2 brings forward launch of Manchester-Porto flights

Route to Portuguese city will now start in July 2024 rather than summer 2025

Premier Holidays appoints Rachel Wood as new BDM

Experienced new recruit will cover northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

TTG Media sees team changes and new roles as brand heads into 2024 with B Corp status

TTG Media has announced a series of changes to its team including internal promotions and new roles into 2024 as the independent media company has become B Corp

Advantage members enjoy post-Xmas surge in sales

Momentum expected to continue this weekend on “Sunshine Saturday”

Baggage handler and security staff strikes to disrupt Italy travel next week

The walkout has led to flag carrier Ita Airways cancelling 20 national flights while guaranteeing all international ones

The trends that will define touring and adventure in 2024

Focus on big-ticket family holidays, solo travel and premium tours, say leading touring and adventure operators, as they share their new products for the coming year.

APT launches BDM recruitment drive following national account manager appointment

APT and Travelmarvel is currently recruiting for two BDMs following Robin Griffiths’ promotion and ahead of the departure of Koral Lipton

Albania, Zambia and Shropshire named as 'destinations to watch' this year

Abta says 2024 will be the year travel volumes return to 2019 levels, with Albania, Aruba, Zambia and Shropshire named among 10 destinations agents should keep their eye on this year

Royal Caribbean to partner with Eurovision Song Contest for 2024 and 2025

EMEA vice president Ben Bouldin said that the partnership will bring about “the very best of world-class live entertainment and fusion of cultures from all over”

Tui urges shareholders to support London de-listing

Tui has asked shareholders to back a plan that will see its shares traded only on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, de-listing it in London

Meet the 2024 Judges

For the 2024 TTG Luxury Travel Awards, all supplier and agent category entrants had to complete a comprehensive submission to tell us how they operated their business in a smarter, better, fairer way.

To help judge all these entries, we have called on a range of industry experts to make the final decisions.

For the main supplier categories, judging panels are populated by luxury agents to ensure trade feedback is taken into account.

Operators move to bolster trade teams as peaks gets under way

Classic Collection and Kuoni posted about current vacancies within their trade sales teams on LinkedIn

Nominations open for five Top 50 2024 special awards

Accolades celebrating those making strides across important aspects of business will be awarded in April

London Southend airport gains link to Italian city favourite

Southend airport has gained a new service from Aeroitalia, Italy’s second-largest carrier, to the country’s Bergamo airport

Your essential cruise guide to making the most of wave season

To help you make the most of this critical period for selling cruise, we’ve compiled these expert tips from four Clia Cruise Masters.

Jet2holidays adds more summer peak capacity at Manchester

Airline and operator has increased capacity on nine Manchester routes during the summer peak as it continues its 2024 expansion

Celestyal hires ex-Virgin Voyages trade marketing executive

Sebastien Pelisse will focus on working with the trade in the UK and Australia to deliver events and boost awareness of Celestyal’s brand and products