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Search under way for new Scenic Group MD after Richard Twynam quits
Twynam confirmed his departure in a post on LinkedIn on Thursday (27 April)
TTG Top 50 of 2023
See all the individual agents and agencies named in the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2023
More Brits open to cruise holidays than ever before, new data finds
Holidaymakers from the UK and Ireland took around 1.7 million cruise holidays last year, nearing demand levels last seen in 2019
Could agents help a small island forge a better relationship with cruise?
As Guernsey gears up for its busier summer ever for cruise calls, TTG explores how agents can help their clients use their brief visits to give something back to the island community
Malta specialist Belleair Holidays to be revived by JTA parent
Senior JTA Travel Group executive Dave Green will take on the role of managing director of Belleair
Wizz Air: 'We're getting our act together on customer service'
Budget airline’s new goals aim to reduce cancellations and create a ’more seamless customer experience’ after criticism from regulators and consumer champion Which?
Emerald teases plans to showcase new yacht Sakara to trade
Sakara is the second yacht to join the Emerald fleet following the launch of Emerald Azzurra last March
May bank holiday trips still lagging behind pre-Covid levels
Departures set to run to 86% of pre-pandemic levels according to flight analytics firm Cirium
‘There's still work to be done to convince non-cruisers to holiday at sea’
‘We need to work on convincing people a cruise offers just as much, if not more, than the alternatives,’ writes Cunard UK sales director Thomas Mahoney for TTG
Tourist boards ‘must work together’ to set common sustainability goals
The general director of The Spanish Tourist Board Miguel Sanz said Covid highlighted the difficulties when each country sets different rules
Ryanair to base additional three aircraft at Luton airport
Chief executive Eddie Wilson said the ongoing rollout of its new Boeing aircraft was a key strand of its journey to net zero
Regent reveals free luxury suite trade incentive programme
Agents who make three new bookings between 1 April and 30 June on select 2023 Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises will receive a free luxury suite
Suzanne Arnold to return to travel with new P&O Cruises role
Arnold has spent the past year working in the healthcare industry
Why Hong Kong is ready to come roaring back
From new cultural attractions to charming historic neighbourhoods, Hong Kong Tourism Board’s UK chief says visitors will find plenty to pique their interests.
Jet2 invests in development of SAF production plant in Cheshire
The group’s chief executive Steve Heapy said on Thursday (27 April) the equity stake in the Port Ellesmere plant showed how serious Jet2 is when it comes its net-zero strategy
Virgin Atlantic to relaunch daily London-Shanghai services
The restart marks the post-Covid return of all of the airline’s routes, with Shanghai the final to be reinstated
Thailand and Australia leading rebound for Pacific Asia region
Agent bookings during Q1 up 20% year-on-year according to new data from Pata UK and Ireland
Gatwick reveals brand overhaul and multimillion-pound investment
The airport’s new brand will be rolled out over the coming months
Viking takes delivery of new ocean ship Viking Saturn
The vessel will be named in New York on 6 June by godmother Ann Ziff, chair of the Metropolitan Opera
Cunard replaces cancelled Queen Mary 2 sailing with £199 coronation cruise
The new voyage will be available to book from 1pm on Thursday (27 April)
Sustainable aviation ‘an aspiration, not a reality’, sector warned
Cait Hewitt, policy director for the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF), said there are "huge uncertainties" over aviation’s 2050 net-zero carbon emissions goal
Transition to net-zero ‘critical’ to tourism industry's survival
Graeme Jackson, head of strategic partnerships for The Travel Foundation, said the travel industry will not reach its 2050 decarbonisation goals without "massive investment and innovation"
Travel and tourism sector GDP closing in on 2019 peak, data reveals
According to new statistics from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), the industry will be 5% off 2019 levels by the end of 2023
Private French island owned by Ricard family to become Zannier Hotels resort
Zannier Hotels has won the management contract to create a village-style hotel across an island first developed by pastis pioneer Paul Ricard