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Kaigan Lewis joins Intrepid from Hays Travel
Intrepid Travel recruits Hays Travel BDM Kaigan Lewis to its trade team
Lewis to look after Intrepid's relationships with agents in the north of England and Scotland
Weir came up through Manchester United's academy
From scoring goals to booking holidays for famous friends: the Premier League footballer who became a Travel Counsellor
James Weir made his Premier League debut for United in 2016 – the same day Marcus Rashford made his – and now sells holidays for a living
Kat Davies becomes Jet2holidays' first national sales manager dedicated to non-retail agents
Jet2 appoints Kat Davies to newly created role dedicated to supporting non-retail agents
Davies becomes Jet2's first national sales manager – non-retail, with sales executive Kerry Burnham also promoted to business development manager
The Wardles: Chris, Ruth and Doug, have created an ITT conference bursary
Agent pledges £10,000 to support next generation of travel talent
Doug, Ruth and Chris Wardle, of Wardle Travel, have created a bursary to help young people attend the ITT conference
A Jet2holidays aircraft mid-flight
Tui and easyJet holidays extend Atols as Jet2 freezes capacity at seven million
EasyJet holidays adds 400,000 seats to its Atol and Tui another 90,000 to its, while Jet2 pauses Atol growth for first time since the pandemic
Rawnsley Park Station
The luxury eco villas that will be like 'living in a geography book'
One of South Australia's most iconic properties is adding to its accommodation portfolio with the ultimate secluded hideaways
Hurtgruten ship Richard With
Hurtigruten to operate first 'climate-neutral' cruise this month
Richard With will sail from Bergen to Kirkenes and back again using only advanced biofuel
Tui River Cruises's Tui Luzia ship
Tui River Cruises unveils debut programme for first new-build ship Tui Luzia
Tui Luzia will part of a five-ship fleet deployed across the Danube, Belgian and Dutch Waterways, Rhine and Moselle rivers throughout the summer 2027
Clearwater beach Florida
Ocean Florida launches first travel trade guide
US specialist is promoting a glossy new agent brochure, designed to drive bookings across Florida and beyond, and with a dedicated section for Fifa 2026
Helen Bateman
'Three birthday cakes, but that's not the only reason I fell in love with this region'
Firecrest Travel's Helen Bateman found laidback luxury and genuine hospitality when she travelled around Kerala earlier this year
Polar bear on the ice
Solo travellers, Svalbard rules and the industry's 'twisted stepchild', plus seven other expedition cruise talking points
Does Svalbard still deliver as a destination? Why are regulations on the rise and how do cruise lines feel about this trend? Everything we learned from Expedition Cruise Network's second conference
easyJet holidays has launched a luxury sub-brand
EasyJet holidays vows to 'redefine premium travel' with launch of luxury brand
Operator to put more than 80 five-star hotels in its portfolio under a new upmarket sub-brand
Michael Budge is joining Abta from the CAA
CAA's head of Atol Michael Budge to join Abta as director of finance
Budge has been with the CAA since 2012 following a career in corporate finance
Nadine Brady
Travel Sisterhood agents reveal their top supplier frustrations
The all-women travel network is keen to start an open dialogue with luxury suppliers following a recent productive discussion with a leading hotel chain
Emma Parry-Thorpe was named UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards 2025
UK and Ireland's new top agent shares the secrets to her success, including a £45 marketing hack worth £100,000
Designer Travel's Emma Parry-Thorpe was named Home-based Agent of the Year and UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards
InteleTravel founder and chief executive James Ferrara
Cruise boom, itinerary builder and travel in 2040: 8 takeaways from the InteleTravel conference
Everything we learnt as InteleTravel revealed plans to leverage AI, put more tools at agents' disposal, and expand into new markets
France is bracing for a week-long period of industrial action
French strikes prompt Foreign Office warning as major ATC walkout looms next week
FCDO says strikes by eight French unions could cause travel disruption on Thursday (2 October) with larger action by air traffic controllers due to get under way on Tuesday (7 October)
Simon Reeve
Travel Counsellors announces Simon Reeve as first speaker of 2025 global conference
The homeworking agency is ‘delighted’ to have secured the travel industry veteran for its upcoming gathering
St Louis's gateway arch dominates the city's skyline
British Airways poised to launch new route to St Louis next year
Link would be London's first for 20 years with the city, which straddles Missouri and Illinois
Florida Huddle UK & Ireland
Florida boosts agent engagement with new UK event
Sunshine State's first dedicated event – held in London last week – for partners to meet one-to-one with the trade has been hailed a great success
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Get to know adventure and ecotourism hotspot Belize

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Kayak on the Bay
'A lot of our clients cry when they cut the ribbon on their tourism businesses'
Saint Lucia blazed a trail by launching the Caribbean's first community tourism agency, and now locals and tourists are reaping the benefits
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pictured in Newcastle
Chancellor confirms government backing for UK-EU youth mobility scheme
Rachel Reeves says government working towards arrangement that would allow British youngsters to work abroad for a set period
Stephen Sands has joined Viva Cruises as a consultant
Viva Cruises hires Riviera's Stephen Sands to drive expansion into Ireland
Sands 'played a pivotal role' developing the Riviera Travel brand in Ireland, said Viva