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Former home sec to chair easyJet's new-look accessibility advisory board

New members include Paralympian, entrepreneur and inventor Josh Wintersgill and accessibility consultant and broadcaster Emily Yates

Tourism professionals ‘to play increasingly important role as peacemakers’

Institute of Tourism webinar told travel and tourism will be instrumental in bringing peace and stability to the Middle East and Ukraine over the coming years

Domes Resorts to expand trade sales team with new BDM

The luxury resorts operator hopes to strengthen its trade ties as it grows

Oceania redraws 42 itineraries to remove Israel, Egypt and Jordan calls

President Frank A. Del Rio confirmed the line had removed calls to Israel, Egypt and Jordan to ensure passenger safety

Katie Daniels joins Elegant Resorts as national account manager

She will report into Tracy Docherty and take up her new role from Monday (6 November)

Audley Travel hosts top-selling agents on first-ever fam trip

The tailor-made specialist took a handful of agents to Canada

Changing holiday buying behaviours to top agenda at Abta Travel Trends conference

The full-day Abta event will be held in London on 28 November and will offer market insight and expert advice on how to capitalise on the buoyancy of the travel industry

Aer Lingus expands codeshare agreement with American Airlines

Customers can now buy flights with Aer Lingus or American Airlines between Dublin-Philadelphia and Dublin-Chicago

EasyJet holidays' Kelly Walker to join TTC Tour Brands as sales director

Walker to take up sales director UK, Ireland and Europe role with Contiki, Trafalgar, Costsaver, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold parent in January 2024

Explore Worldwide to reveal new brand identity 'in the coming weeks'

Tour operator to release new-look magazines and brochures for 2024

Villa firms step in to fill the void left by the closure of James Villas

Solmar Villas has taken over 200 James Villas properties, pledging to do ’everything it can’ to support James Villas’ staff facing ’an uncertain future’

NCL claims world first with rollercoaster-waterslide hybrid on incoming vessel

Norwegian Aqua will be able to carry 10% more passengers compared with its sister ships Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva

Simpson Travel to up agent focus with new trade portal and fam programme

Luxury villa and boutique hotel specialist is currently trialling a dedicated agent portal with select trade partners, with a view to rolling it out to agents ’in the next month’

Vertical Systems names marketing boss Ben Rodger its new MD

Rodger, who rejoined the business in March 2020 having previously worked at Vertical as marketing manager, succeeds Chris North, who announced his departure earlier this week

Jordan 'safe for tourism' despite proximity to Israel-Hamas conflict

Travellers, though, are putting off holidays to the country due to perceived instability in the region, Institute of Tourism webinar told

'Neurodivergent travellers shouldn't have to pay more to get the right service'

How to make travel more neuro-inclusive and better at serving customers with hidden disabilities will be explored at WTM London next week

Bolsover Cruise Club reveals major expansion of its bespoke bookings team

Bolsover’s Cruise & Stay team now has 19 staff, including new cruise expert Oliver Wilson, as it looks to maintain high levels of revenue

Oliver's Travels throws lifeline to agents with James Villas bookings

Villa specialist reaches out to agents and holidaymakers affected by Awaze’s decision to axe its James Villas brand

All the newest attractions, hotels and talking points in Dubai

The desert city is known for its white-sand beaches, glitzy hotels, record-breaking attractions and lavish restaurants.

Billion-dollar luxury travel brand enters UK market

Luxury Escapes, founded in Melbourne in 2013, is expanding its presence

Azamara unveils new work at sea programme targeting professionals

The ‘Work & Wander’ packages include Starlink’s high-speed internet, office equipment and IT support

Poll: Rebound in holiday demand prompts 20%+ pay hike for agents – has your pay gone up?

Earnings figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the average salary for a UK travel agent was £29,618 in April 2023

NCLH credits ‘relentless’ focus on cost base for record quarterly revenue of $2.5bn

NCLH’s earnings for the year, though, are expected to be lower than anticipated due to the wildfires in Hawaii and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East

Abta LifeLine director urges travel to back the charity year-round amid ‘tough times’

Trudie Clements highlighted LifeLine’s £2 per employee pledge at Abta’s Travel Convention in Bodrum