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August flight departures set to reach highest since October 2019

Data published on Wednesday (9 August) by Cirium shows that departure levels are still at 89% of pre-pandemic levels

Agent secures £35k Scenic booking by capitalising on new docuseries

Karen Beagrie, head of operations at Meon Valley Travel, landed the booking after using Discovery’s new docu-series Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica, which was filmed onboard Scenic Eclipse

Virgin Voyages: ‘We have a very unique loyalty programme'

SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages, explains everything you need to know about the line’s loyalty programme, The Virgin Voyages’ Sailing Club

"If a tour operator doesn't have a good answer to that, it should be a red flag"

It’s vital we hold the travel industry to account if we sense any exploitation of Indigenous communities for the benefit of tourism.

What agents need to know about Cape Town taxi strikes

Here is what you and your clients need to know about the strikes in Cape Town and what local authorities are doing to safeguard holidaymakers

Tui chief: 'AI will significantly impact how we produce packages'

Sebastian Ebel said the company ’was not happy’ with the Q3 performance of all its brands

Tui anticipates €25m hit from Rhodes wildfires

Tui said the extra €25m was used to cover cancellations, as well as the 12 repatriation flights used to evacuate the 8,000 customers

Cunard to target new-to-cruise market ahead of Queen Anne launch

The line will encourage agents to offer Cunard as an alternative holiday option to customers who may have never sailed with the line or cruised at all

Oceania Cruises promotes Jason Worth to newly created sales VP role

Worth was previously vice-president sales and general manager for the Asia Pacific region of the brand

How Celebrity Cruises’ new boss went from ship cleaner to brand president

Laura Hodges Bethge’s journey to the top has been far from ordinary

Wildfires sweep south towards Portugal's Algarve region

Hundreds of firefighters battling flames south of Odemira towards Portugal’s western Atlantic coast as temperatures hit 46C in central areas of the country

Can agents start to draw a line under the Covid crisis yet?

The pandemic was a once-on-a-lifetime shock for travel – so three-and-a-half years after the world was plunged into lockdown, is travel ready to move on? And up?

Intrepid Travel offers up Vietnam trips to fundraising agents

Top two individual fundraisers and top three team fundraisers participating in Intrepid’s annual charity push will win a 10-day tour of Vietnam’s east coast

Why Elite Travel Concierge is hoping to work with more agents

Luxury specialist targets sales growth after celebrating its 5th anniversary

Virgin Hotels Collection extends agent support with new global sales team

The group said the new sales team will bring together executives from both Virgin Hotels and Virgin Limited Edition

Iceland's biggest party begins today – here's what you need to know

Reykjavik Pride, which has been celebrated since 1999, is a showcase event for the marvels of Icelandic inclusivity

Luxury operator promises agents ‘next-level’ focus on its small-ship programme

Alexia Williams to spearhead next phase of growth for Unforgettable Travel Group’s land and small-ship product portfolio

Spend with agents rebounds in July following ‘significant’ dip in June

Airlines also saw a sharp rise in spending growth, with transactions up 35.4% month-on-month in July

Tui to ramp up hotel portfolio expansion after acquiring Zanzibar resort

European travel giant reveals it acquired more than 30 hotels over the past year

Royal Caribbean to reshape trade strategy ahead of Icon and Utopia launches

Director of sales Stuart Byron tells TTG the line will reshape its agent programme to fit the needs of the trade in a post-Covid world

Carnival crew comes to rescue of couple stranded at sea in the Bahamas

The ship’s officers received a call from the US Coast Guard in the early hours of Monday (7 August) as they were less than nine miles away from the stranded sailboat

Sri Lankan hotel group Uga adds another property

Historic manor house near Negombo will be rebranded in November

Branson property kicks off new series of BBC luxury hotels series

Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco featured in Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby

Maldives welcomes the opening of Amari Raaya resort

New property in the Raa Atoll is being managed by Onyx Hospitality Group