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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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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 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

Get to know adventure and ecotourism hotspot Belize

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'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 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

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

Barrhead Travel bullish as sales soar during 50th anniversary year

Quality over quantity focus for Scottish independent, managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Barrhead conference delegates

Icelandic airline Play ceases operations and cancels all flights

Carrier was formed following the demise of WOW Air and took off in 2021

‘They don’t want flowery language’ – Leading Hotels to launch new tool for agents as client needs shift

The global consortium is working closely with the trade to develop a resource that provides the insider information today’s luxury advisors need

Simpson Travel expands trade team and makes play for Classic Collection business

Mariana Canico joins the villa specialist as business development executive, which says it is well placed to provide alternatives to Classic enquiries

Tui transfers shipbuilding slots from Marella Cruises to sister line in push for more UK passengers

Tui AG said the decision to move the slots from Marella Cruises to Tui Cruises was taken to strengthen the brand's long-term growth platform in Europe and UK

Cruise: Expedition, ocean or river – which pays the most commission?

TTG quizzed more than 100 travel agents to identify what they need from suppliers to sell cruise confidently, and where they are increasing their focus in this ever-expanding sector

UK and Irish agents to experience new Princess Cruises ship before it repositions to US

The line has revealed 20 "frontline" agents will join Star Princess on its second sailing – a seven-day round-trip Mediterranean voyage

MSC Cruises launches new fly-cruise packages for 2026 with extra Jet2 seats

Line takes 42% larger allocation of seats with Jet2 for 2026 programme, flying from Belfast, Edinburgh and Manchester

'It's a big-picture move': Agents hopeful Riviera Travel's dedicated ship for solo travellers will drive market forward

However, some figures in the trade have flagged questions around how the river line is going to price cruises onboard George Eliot in 2027

InteleTravel chases £350 million UK and Ireland sales target after another 'record-breaking' year

Founder and chief James Ferrara tells agents in the UK and Ireland to 'take ownership' of firm's successes

Gold Medal puts more trade support behind 'booming' European programme

Room nights booked in Europe have more than doubled this year, with average booking values up 15%