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The no-queue airport is coming... and here's how
Recent trials harnessing biometric technology at airports including Heathrow and JFK give reason for optimism that the queue-less airport might not be a pipe dream.
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Police smash crime ring supplying murderers with fraudulent passports
Lynchpins Anthony Beard, 61, and Christopher Zietek, 67, were rumbled when a covert surveillance operation found they provided fraudulently obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to organised criminals over a five-year period
Long-haul among On the Beach’s fastest growing divisions
Long-haul among On the Beach’s fastest growing divisions
Chief financial officer Shaun Morton told TTG on Tuesday (16 May) the previously untapped long-haul market now comprises 8% of On the Beach’s total business
Gold Medal's Tricia Birmingham joins Fred Holidays
Gold Medal's Tricia Birmingham joins Fred Holidays
Birmingham takes on newly-created director of tour operations role at Fred Olsen Travel
Travel's mental health struggle goes on, new TTG study reveals
‘Only by joining forces, can we build a more compassionate industry’
"The pandemic really brought home the importance of mental health and wellbeing"
Travel Marketing Awards 2022
Travel Marketing Awards reveals shortlist of 2023 finalists
This year’s ceremony will take place in London on 3 July
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Travel Agent Tracker Report Q1 2023
Taking on board feedback from respondents, we’ve shifted the Tracker to a quarterly format to better reflect the increasingly stable travel selling market after years of upheaval
A&K to offer first North Pole expedition cruise next year
Ponant reports 'best-ever' quarterly results in 35-year history
The expedition cruise line said it was back to "robust" levels of bookings despite operating in a "very unsettled market"
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Passengers warned of further air travel disruption during summer season
Iata said collaboration, sufficient staffing and accurate information sharing are all "essential" to minimise operational disruptions this summer
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Travel's mental health struggle goes on, new TTG study reveals
As we mark Mental Health Awareness Week (15-21 May), TTG explores what more the industry could – and potentially should – be doing to improve mental health
Why a new battle of the big three bodes well for agents
Jet2 to launch flights and holidays from Liverpool next year
Airline and operator chooses Liverpool John Lennon airport as its 11th base
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South Shields to host raft of events to remember Chloe and Liam
Nearly 200 businesses, schools and organisations in the local area have signed up to take part in events on the day in honour of the young couple killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
Seabourn Venture in Greenwich on 12 May during its inaugural visit to the UK
How a team of 24 bring bucket lists to life on Seabourn Venture
Guests often expect a personal David Attenborough-style encounter with wildlife and nature when stepping onboard Seabourn Venture
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Derek Jones to help Not Just Travel 'drive next phase of growth'
Ex-Kuoni boss Jones has joined the homeworking agency as a non-executive director
The InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace is housed in a building originally constructed in 1900
InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace welcomes first guests
Located on the iconic street of Via Veneto, which found fame in Federico Fellini’s 1960 movie La Dolce Vita, the InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace is now open
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Jules Verne to up agent focus with new mini-brochure
Small group specialist unveils agent-focused brand refresh, driven by a story-led mini brochure which shares a selection of tours grouped by theme instead of destination
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Intrepid Foundation charity projects grow with 22 new NGO partnerships
The foundation has partnered with 22 new local NGOs spread across six continents, including Vietnam-based Vun Art as well as Mexico’s Gastromotiva
InterContinental Chantilly - Chateau Mont Royal will open to guests in 2024
IHG to open InterContinental Chantilly - Chateau Mont Royal in 2024
IHG Hotels & Resorts will expand its presence in France in 2024, when it opens the 107-key chateau following a renovation
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CAA executives check in on Scotland's aviation sector
The regulator’s chair and interim chief executive visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh airports and meeting with Loganair this week
On the Beach reaps rewards of spike in average booking prices
On the Beach reaps rewards of spike in average booking prices
The OTA revealed record first-half total transactional value of nearly £500 million on Tuesday (16 May)
Travel Counsellors' chief executive Steve Byrne
Travel Counsellors 'accelerating rapidly' towards becoming £1bn+ business
Homeworking giant’s total transaction value increased to a record £719.4 million in 2022, up from £631 million in 2019
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Not in the Guidebooks boss calls on agents to 'join the journey'
Founder Carol Savage told TTG the operator’s crowdfunding campaign would help it expand its team with four new positions
Center Parcs will begin reopening its villages from 13 July
Center Parcs placed up for sale with £4-5 billion price tag – reports
Canadian private equity firm Brookfield acquired the brand’s UK operation in 2014 for around £2.4 billion
Attraction World chief executive Olly Nicholls said investing in "grass roots growth is important at any organisation"
Attraction World chief joins Women in Travel male allyship network
Olly Nicholls will speak at the International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum this year on his experience of neurodiversity