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Israel's tourist office issues advice for travel trade as Foreign Office spells out danger

Israeli tourism ministry issues advice for UK trade after FCDO warns against travel to the country

Savoy Signature to expand in Madeira with new hotel

The Portuguese hotel group will expand its presence in Funchal with the opening of The Reserve in January 2024

Byway launches new flight-free Christmas market trips

Byway has released three new multi-country European Christmas market trips travelling by train this festive season

Attraction World exec team take stakes in group following US-backed buyout

Chief operating officer Justin Mahoney hails the attraction ticket specialist’s buyout by a newly formed consortium as ‘game-changing’ for agents

Former Thomas Cook comms boss takes up Advantage PR chief role

Advantage Travel Partnership appoints Alexis Coles Barrasso as its new PR and corporate affairs chief after playing a key role in Advantage’s UK outbound travel lobby effort

Charitable Travel launches new holidays with tailored community experiences

New range, billed as ‘an evolution of the traditional package’, features holidays to Florida and the Caribbean

Jimmy Rowan takes over as head of sporting specialist Spectate

Rowan has worked in various managerial and sport-focused roles at Virgin Atlantic since 2010

All-inclusives reinvented: the growing trend for Dine Outs

A small – but growing – number of all-inclusives are adding the chance to have dinner in a local restaurant to their food and beverage offer.

Norse Atlantic puts more summer 2024 flights on sale

Availability extended through to October 2024 as airline prepares to lease more aircraft for charter operations this winter

Airlines suspend flights as FCDO warns against travel to Israel

Several airlines halt flights as conflict rages in the region

AWTE opens nominations for 2023 awards

A new award - mentor of the year - has been announced by the association

Alison Burton to head up dedicated trade relations team at James Villas

James Villas has formed a three-strong trade relations arm from within its current team to show support and commitment to relationships with travel agents.

Video: Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Cunard's new ship, Queen Anne

The 3,000-passenger vessel will be the line’s first new ship for 14 years

Jet2 to transition entire Manchester flight programme to Terminal 2

All of Jet2.com’s flights – including those to and from Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy and Madeira – will move to Terminal 2 from 7 November

Tui ups B2B focus further with new lead and commercial team for tours and activities

Nishank Gopalkrishnan’s team will work both on the distributors’ side – including OTAs and airlines – as well as the experience providers

From travel novice to Agent of the Year: the award-winning homeworker eyeing expansion

Not Just Travel consultant Ben Casey has had a stellar four years after starting his homeworker agency from scratch

ITC names Jimmy Rowan new head of sports division Spectate

Former Virgin Atlantic partnership lead Rowan to take reins at trade-friendly sports brand

‘Travel has no choice but to get on the front foot when it comes to the climate crisis’

TTG Media’s CEO joined more than 20 other industry representatives at the Greece National Tourist Office’s first ‘Agora’ to discuss the existential challenges facing travel – here’s what he took away

South Africa to train more than 2,000 local ‘monitors’ to safeguard tourists

The country’s tourism minister Patricia de Lille acknowledged the ‘legitimate concerns’ caused by ‘unfortunate incidents’ involving tourists recently

CAA launches air traffic control review following bank holiday meltdown

The review, the aviation watchdog said, will be spearheaded by Jeff Halliwell, who recently served as chair for transport users watchdog Transport Focus

Hong Kong: time for the return of the comeback kid?

The Asian metropolis is clawing its way back to top stopover status after it was benched by political unrest and stringent Covid measures for nearly four years.

Hays regional sales managers walk 360 miles to support young people’s mental health

Division sales manager Graeme Tolchard said the message put out by Young Minds “strongly resonates” with Hays’s ethos

Barrhead confident homeworking growth will continue into 2024

Director Linda Pyle told TTG on Thursday (5 October) she would like to see another year of growth around a third

British Airways and unions close to agreeing pilots' pay deal

The agreement would see pilots receive a 4% pay increase this year backdated to June as well as a series of rises until June 2026