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Hays Travel's apprenticeship scheme scoops diversity and inclusion award

The agency’s onboarding strategy has been named Diversity and Inclusion Programme of the Year at the North East Apprenticeship Awards

EasyJet holidays on course to smash through £100m+ profit barrier this year

Airline’s tour operator division sees pre-tax profit triple to nearly £50 million during Q3

Airport accessibility 'improved significantly' last year, says CAA

The CAA’s Airport Accessibility Report, which assesses 26 of the largest UK airports, details airports efforts in providing disabled and less mobile passengers the standard of service to which they are entitled

Travel Counsellors recognises best performing Holidaysplease agents

It comes following Travel Counsellors’ recent acquisition of the homeworker firm

Tui River Cruises to launch Nile river itineraries with new vessel

The new ship, to be named Tui Al Horeya, will operate seven-night round-trip voyages from Luxor

Steve Goodenough joins G Touring as product and operations director

The escorted touring specialist has also promoted Charlotte Field to marketing director

The Big Question: Can aviation do more to help disabled travellers?

Frequent press stories about accessibility ordeals appear to highlight a need for improvement across the whole sector, but the sector insists things are getting better

Sarah Weetman to join Kuoni as head of trade partnerships

Weetman will join the luxury operator alongside new marketing chief Caroline Child

Advantage to offer members free access to new anti-fraud platform

The new initiative follows the consortium’s partnership with Profit (Prevention Of Fraud in Trade), which was announced at its conference hosted in Spain in May

Princess Cruises unveils 'biggest-ever' trade engagement programme

The line will host more than 2,000 agents across a range ship visits in 2023

Azamara to host 300 agents onboard UK and Ireland ship visits this summer

The line will welcome trade partners onboard Azamara Pursuit and Journey for a series of ship visits

Hays Travel names Lisa McAuley director of strategy

Dame Irene Hays said McAuley had been working in a non-exec role for the past 19 months

Not in the Guidebooks recruiting for four new senior positions

The excursion and experience specialist said on Wednesday (19 July) it was “well on the road” to creating “a new, dynamic business”

'It's time to focus on experience and break down people's preconceptions'

’The trick is de-categorise this industry sector and to instead focus on understanding the experience and its benefits in a holistic way,’ writes Uniworld MD Chris Townson for TTG

TTC urges travel to 'avoid distractions' on path towards sustainability goals

Last year, The Travel Corporation reduced its Scope 1 emissions by 27%, Scope 2 emissions by 42% and Scope 3 emissions by 45% from 2019

Another UK airport facing threat of summer strike action

Parking workers at Luton airport to walk out later this month in dispute over pay

Travel firms urged to bring forward post-summer recruitment plans

’With summer now in full flow, there’s an excellent gap in the market for any travel company in the position to start their recruitment drive earlier than their competitors,’ said C&M Travel Recruitment boss Barbara Kolosinska

National Travel Agent Day reverts back to traditional July date

Celebration to be held on the first day of the school summer holidays (Saturday 22 July) after late proposal to move the event to September

EasyJet's ground handlers at Gatwick suspend imminent strike action

A walkout by nearly 600 DHL workers contracted by easyJet at Gatwick, which had been due to get under way next week, has been suspended following a new pay offer

Port of Dover sets out plan to safeguard summer getaway

Additional car lanes for tourist passengers and hour-by-hour processing projects among measures designed to bolster resilience during summer holidays

The CAA: 'Fit for purpose' says the government – but is it fit for the future?

The government’s Public Bodies Review has cast its eye over the CAA – we read its 41-page report so you don’t have to

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