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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

The Big Question: Is it time for a change of government?

With prime minister Rishi Sunak compelled to call an election within the next 12 months, what’s at stake for travel?

Iceland's Blue Lagoon extends closure as volcanic activity continues

The spa has announced that it will contact all guests with confirmed bookings over the coming days

American Queen Voyages unveils new trade preview brochure

The digital brochure excludes pricing and a trade call to action so agents can send it directly to customers with tailor-made quotes and their own contact details

Colletts Travel to return to the high street later this month

Colletts said the new and refurbished shop will serve ’as a hub’ for its travel advisors, who have been working remotely since the pandemic

Rob Scott: 'The success of P&O Cruises is all down to agents'

P&O Cruises’ Rob Scott tells Harry Kemble about his plans to get the trade even more involved in the line’s future growth, and the partnerships helping to entice new customers

Kuoni parent snaps up family-run villa specialist Solmar

Der Touristik UK plans to make Solmar’s 1,600+ villas available to book through all 27 Kuoni stores, and has pledged to grow the brand into ‘the largest villa operator out of the UK’

If Only vows to cut agent call waits further during peaks

The luxury specialist has also sent 200 agent partners printed copies of its new 76-page brochure, its first featuring European beach holidays, ahead of peaks

Japan Airlines says crashed jet was given permission to land

Japan Airlines has said its airliner was given permission to land at Haneda despite another aircraft being on the runway ahead of it

Nearly a quarter of Brits planning to holiday before Easter this year

23% of UK holidaymakers are planning a holiday between January and April – a boost for agents heading into peaks

Spain's most underrated city, where outdoor living is easy

The European Green Capital for 2024 wins plaudits for its network of bike lanes, farm-fresh cuisine and climate-neutral targets

Eurostar's £39 fares promotion breached advertising rules

Eurostar judged to have broken Advertising Standards Authority guidelines with £39 fares promotion due to lack of availability of reduced tickets

Travel Counsellors acquires itinerary management platform Planisto

Homeworking giant confirms second major acquisition in less than 12 months

Allergies and bike accidents among growing threats to holidaymakers

New data from the Safer Tourism Foundation reveals some of the new threats impacting travellers over the past year

CAA confirms reason for suspension of Latam Lima flight after just two months

Carrier blames UK operating restrictions for suspending its Lima-Heathrow service from February, casting doubt over its eventual return

Explora Journeys aims first UK wave offer at new-to-cruise passengers

The line’s UK and Ireland managing director Antonio Paradiso said he was ‘hopeful’ the offer would attract ‘a new generation of guests’

Royal Caribbean trade team hits the road in support of wave push

Nicki Lewis, the line’s senior sales enablement manager, tells TTG what Royal has in store for agents over the coming weeks, and reveals vice-president EMEA Ben Bouldin will be part of the effort

Iceland's Blue Lagoon to review ongoing closure this week

The geothermal spa has been closed for the most part since mid-November owing to high levels of volcanic activity along Iceland’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula

Portsmouth port anticipates 155,000 cruise and ferry passengers in 2024

This year 90 ships will call into Portsmouth including Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Star

Celestyal renames onboard packages as it releases 2025 programme

The Greek Island specialist is also introducing a new port of call in 2025

Border Force to trial facial recognition technology at UK airports

Border Force will test frictionless borders at UK airports using biometric technology this year, its boss has confirmed

Venice to limit large groups to 25 in latest bid to curb overtourism

The measure comes after Venice’s city council announced the introduction of a €5 daily tourist tax in September

EasyJet names Egypt among list of best sellers over Christmas

EasyJet names Hurghada among its best sellers despite concerns over the Middle East situation

Japan Airlines aircraft bursts into flames upon landing at Haneda

The incident happened less than a day after the country was rocked by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake