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Rishi Sunak promises to visit new travel agency 'when next in town'

Sunak wrote to Market Place Travel boss Mark Lomas to express his “great pleasure” after the business opened a store in his constituency

Canadian Affair offering places on new-look fams as part of peaks push

Canadian Affair has launched a new-style agents’ fam trip prize promotion as part of its January campaign

TTG Media achieves B Corp status after year-long certification process

TTG Media has achieved B Corp status after a rigorous assessment process during 2023, committing to a positive influence across the five pillars of social impact.

How carbon labelling can help travel become more responsible

Byway, Explore and Intrepid are among the operators adding ‘carbon labels’ to their trips this year. TTG considers how carbon labelling works and how it can help travel meet sustainability goals

Nanuku Resort Fiji: A climate-friendly piece of paradise

Located 30 miles east of Fiji’s capital Suva, Nanuku Resort Fiji offers guests the chance to relax and wind down surrounded by breathtaking landscapes

Hays Travel opens new branch in Gainsborough

Hays has opened its Gainsborough branch ahead of Christmas, following the opening of its Leeds Briggate store earlier in December

FCDO ‘clarifies’ Uganda advice after new terror attack

Latest incident saw 10 people killed close to a popular national park

The island where Sweden does slow living and organic wine best

Gotland is a popular summer escape for the Swedish domestic market, but off-season the Baltic island still has plenty of charm.

'Most' Hotelplan brands' systems restored following cyberattack

The brands, owned by Hotelplan UK, were hit by IT disruption in early December

Tui launches 'extra thank you' incentives to boost trade sales

The incentives run for five weeks starting from 22 December, with direct communications being sent to agents in the build-up to Christmas

Eurostar to offer extra services until Christmas after strike ends

All Eurostar and drive-on Le Shuttle trains were suspended on Thursday (21 December) after industrial action was announced

Forget ‘make do and mend’ travel marketing and build your brand to last in 2024

Travel marketing in 2023 was ’make do and mend’ with a reliance on discounts and digital ad spend. Andrew Shelton urges agents to build their brand to last in 2024.

Eurostar suspends services and urges passengers not to travel amid flash strike

Eurostar on Thursday (21 December) cancelled seven services between London and Paris after Eurotunnel workers have walked out over salaries

British Airways confirms new Turkey route for next summer

British Airways will add a fifth destination in Turkey next summer with a new route from Heathrow

Carnival Corp enters 2024 in record booked position despite fourth quarter loss

Total customer deposits reached a fourth quarter record of $6.4bn, but the company reported a loss of $90 million for the fourth quarter

Jet2holidays unveils 'heavyweight' trade-focused peaks campaign with agent offer

From 1 January 2024, Jet2holidays will give travel agents the chance to win one of 100 fam trip places with Jet2holidays

Jacqueline Dobson: 'Travel agents are propping up our high streets!'

Barrhead president Dobson, who has just taken over as SPAA president too, sets out her vision for Scottish outbound tourism – and the key role agents play in this

Celestyal to offer cruise-and-land packages with new partner

Celestyal and Olympic Holidays have partnered for the first time to offer a new programme of package holidays

MPs call for curbs on flying if no progress is made on emissions by 2025

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has warned of the need to restrict flying if no progress is made on emissions reductions by 2025

DC ramps up promotion for its biggest ever Pride event

Destination DC launches World Pride 2025 in London with 12 branded black cabs promoting the event taking to the capital’s streets.

Virgin Atlantic to increase winter sun capacity next year

The airline has ramped up services to the likes of Barbados, Dubai and the Maldives

Which? blasts lack of basics in many all-inclusive packages

Which? Travel criticises all-inclusive hotel extras, saying clients can spend hundreds of pounds a week on things that should be included

Four issues that could stand in the way of another 'big year' for cruise

Cruise chiefs, speaking at the Clia Forum on Tuesday (19 December), are certain the sector is on the up – but urged agents to be mindful of several issues that could prevent them from the making the most of the rebound

Alfa Travel to launch to Scottish agents after renewed commitment to trade

Alfa Travel will offer competitive commission rates to all agents as well as higher ones to those who book directly through the operator’s website