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MSC to add 15 new shoreside plug-in ports between 2024 and 2026
At least 15 new ports have been earmarked for ships to receive shoreside electricity between 2024 and 2026
Women in Travel Forum to offer quiet hub for neurodiverse attendees
The room will be adjacent to the main conference hall and will offer a space for those who need to take time out and decompress
Six Senses readies to reveal second Maldivian resort

The resort is in the Lhaviyani atoll and is home to one of the country’s largest natural resort beaches and also comes with two private islands.

Six Senses said it had “intentionally opted to reinvent a Maldivian icon, reimagining the existing resort and resources while continuing to protect the natural beauty of the island” with a “what stays has been enhanced” philosophy.

Inghams parent Hotelplan UK expands sustainability team
Two new hires – Krissy Roe and Ruth Woodall – will help Hotelplan UK drive its climate action plan
Brazil scraps all remaining Covid-19 travel restrictions
Travellers will no longer need to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test to enter the country
Manchester Airports Group names new group chief executive
Retirement of board chair prompts reshuffle at Manchester Airports Group, which will see Ken O’Toole take over as chief executive
Explora inaugural ‘will depart as scheduled’ despite shakedown cancellation
New line has reassured guests and agents Explora I’s inaugural sailing will go ahead as planned despite cancelling a shakedown itinerary
Couples opting for last-minute multi-destination trips
The research by Travel Counsellors echoes findings from Blue Bay Travel’s homeworkers, which showed last week that Brits are making more last-minute bookings amid the cost of living squeeze
Giles Hawke appointed new Celebrity Cruises EMEA boss
Cosmos, Globus and Avalon Waterways chief to take over at luxury line after seven years with the escorted touring and river cruising specialist
Why a new battle of the big three bodes well for agents
With demand and prices riding high, Gary Noakes discovers how package giants Tui, Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays hope to boost their market shares
Almost 70% of overseas travel roles lost following Brexit, study finds
New research finds 69% of overseas travel roles were lost since 2017 when UK exited the European Union
Scenic Group reveals new UK senior leadership team
Nichola Absalom will become sales and marketing director for the UK business, with Ian Wentworth taking up the role of general manager UK
Minister tells travel ‘to work a little harder’ to fill skills gap
The travel industry should collectively present a case about a skills shortage to government if they want ministers to seriously consider making it easier to recruit foreign workers, Baroness Vere told Abta Travel Matters on Wednesday
New direct Manchester-Cairo route to launch this summer
The new service means Manchester will offer direct connection to Egypt’s capital for the first time since 2015
Travel ‘not out of woods yet’, says Tanzer as he defends Abta lobbying

Speaking at the association’s Travel Matters seminar in Westminster on Wednesday (14 June), Mark Tanzer said that despite a “steady recovery from the dark days of the pandemic”, the sector was “not out of the woods yet”.

“Many customers are still in a cost of living squeeze with a stubbornly high inflation rate keeping interest rates and mortgage costs high, and travel companies are still burdened with the debt overhang from the pandemic, at higher interest rates,” he said.

Travel warned it must embrace flexibility to attract new talent
The industry needs to give newcomers a more flexible life-work balance if it wants to attract more talent, according to the European Commission’s Pantour consortium
Europe urged to take ‘more nuanced approach’ to overtourism
Tourism insight expert David Edwards told Etoa summit delegates on Tuesday to focus on driving up the length of stays instead of visitor numbers
NCLH modifies final Prima-class ships to help reach carbon reduction goal
The ships, expected to be delivered in 2027 and 2028, will be able to use green methanol as an alternative fuel source
Advantage’s Big Celebration Lunch to return after three years
The event will take place on 1 December in London and will be hosted by TV presenter Mark Durden-Smith
Operator marks 30th anniversary with first-ever national campaign
The UK-wide activity will include television, out of home and digital advertising, alongside the launch of a new trade toolkit and the rollout of new agent portal and training support
Turkish carrier pledges closer trade ties with new sales platform
Freebird Airlines launches 15% discount on Gatwick-Antalya fares this month
Fred Olsen Travel hopeful of becoming £100m business this year
Agency confident of smashing £100 million turnover barrier in 35th anniversary year
New travel job vacancies more than double in May
C&M Travel Recruitment hails ’big rebound’ in hiring after Easter
Exsus Travel launches small group touring programme
Trips capped at maximum of 18 guests, with destinations spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, southeast Asia and Latin America