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Birmingham to end 100ml liquids rule after £20m security revamp

London City became the first major UK airport to end the luggage restriction in April

Travel job placements fall to 16-month low in April

New vacancies and candidates also dipped last month but May has seen a stronger start

AWTE names new board members ahead of 70th anniversary

Three new directors have been appointed

Horizon Holidays names Louise Devall as head of retail

Devall will be tasked with the rollout of multiple branch openings

Jet2 boss: ‘We'll commit dedicated trade resource to launching Liverpool’

‘We know a lot of the agents [in Liverpool] already, but I hope we will be getting much closer to them and going a lot more business with them,’ Steve Heapy tells TTG as Jet2 reveals its 11th UK base

Royal Caribbean to return to China next year

Spectrum of the Seas will sail from China while Anthem of the Seas will be repositioned out of Singapore from 2024

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.

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

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

Birmingham takes on newly-created director of tour operations role at Fred Olsen Travel

‘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 reveals shortlist of 2023 finalists

This year’s ceremony will take place in London on 3 July

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

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"

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

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

Jet2 to launch flights and holidays from Liverpool next year

Airline and operator chooses Liverpool John Lennon airport as its 11th base

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

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

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

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

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

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

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