Topics

AE Expeditions showcases ‘ground-breaking’ ships to UK and Irish agents

More than 30 agents went onboard Greg Mortimer and Sylvia Earle in Portsmouth, Aberdeen and Dublin

Barrhead to host annual conference overseas for the first time

Running throughout the first week of October, the conference will bring together around 250 delegates

Virgin Atlantic seeking 350 new cabin crew amid fresh recruitment drive

The roles will be part of an initial six-month fixed-term contract with the view to extend

Operations ‘will run smoothly’ despite half-term strikes, Heathrow assures

The London hub said no flights will be cancelled during the upcoming security officer strikes from 25-27 May

Mount Etna eruption forces closure of Sicily's Catania airport

The airport was scheduled to be the sixth busiest in Italy on Sunday (21 May) – with 253 flights scheduled to depart and arrive from the airport

Ryanair grows market share ahead of ‘largest-ever’ summer schedule

Chief executive Michael O’Leary forecast ‘enormous growth opportunities’ as the budget carrier posts its financial results for the year to 31 March

More than £15 million lost to holiday fraud last year

According to Action Fraud, an emerging trend is fraudsters using counterfeit Atol protect numbers on their fake webpage

Advantage conference: Agents told to maximise ripe market opportunities

Professor Trevor Williams told Advantage delegates on Sunday (21 Mya) that there are plenty of business opportunities even despite the current economic shocks

Advantage conference: Holidays no longer a luxury but a necessity

Third of consumer respondents to Advantage Travel Partnership survey planning to take two or more holidays this year, highlighting the massive pent-up post-Covid demand yet to be unlocked

Travel told to ‘ruthlessly’ simplify its objectives to better engage with govt

UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls told the Advantage Travel Partnership conference the outbound travel industry needs to more clearly and confidently state its importance to the government

Agents poised to break records this year, says Advantage chief

Advantage Travel Partnership business impact survey reveals 96% of member respondents have seen new clients keen to get help planning and customising their travel

‘Travel can't afford to be forgotten again when the next crisis comes’

Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said reflects on consortium’s Westminster lobby effort during wide-ranging conference address

Agents ‘critical’ with more Brexit upheaval on the horizon – Advantage chief

‘The world is getting more complex – people are travelling, [and] the role of travel agents, regardless of why people are travelling, is critical,’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said

Advantage chief reveals huge growth in demand for managed services

‘The managed service model, without a shadow of a doubt, is where the growth is,’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said after Advantage grew its membership by around 25% over its 2021/22 financial year

Advantage strikes up partnership to offer wider range of rail options

International Rail partnership will allow agents to offer their clients more sustainable ways of travelling

Brits spending £200 on pre-travel services, new data reveals

Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the newly published data highlighted the importance of outbound travel for the UK economy

FCDO tweaks Spain advice following summer strike threats

FCDO urges travellers to keep in touch with their airline or operator in the lead-up to their breaks

Military preparing to cover for Border Force this summer

Armed forces personnel are being trained to take on immigration roles at airports and ports due to impending industrial action

Want to work with Ant & Dec? Here's how...

We go behind the scenes of this year’s Saturday Night Takeaway finale at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

Stansted Express to double services from 22 May

Stansted airport managing director Gareth Powell said on Friday (19 May) the increase in services will bring some extra investment into London’s aviation market

TTG LGBT agent online training event returns - 13 June

Taking place on the afternoon of Tuesday 13 June, this free-to-attend online training event will bust myths and misconceptions

Uniworld enhances long-haul programme with new ‘bucket-list’ itineraries

The new collection of brochures include the 108-page Spectacular Journeys of the World, which features new land experiences twinned with existing itineraries, such as Timeless Wonders of Vietnam and Cambodia & the Mekong with Ha Long Bay.

A bespoke India brochure, Spectacular Journeys in India – features an option to extend Uniworld’s classic India’s Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges itinerary to include Varanasi.

Travel rebounds again in April but sector’s recruitment woes continue

According to Lloyds Bank, travel and hospitality were less concerned about the future impact of inflation, and more optimistic about future output growth

'Travel must do more for disabled passengers – I know, I am one'

‘I’m asking the travel industry to work harder at supporting disabled passengers from the start of their journey to its end,’ writes Delsion founder and chief executive Julian John for TTG