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Disney announces biggest-ever trade giveaway at event co-hosted by Gok Wan

The competition is titled The Fairy Godmother Glow Up and now open to travel agents

TreadRight Foundation partners with rewilding organisation

It is the first project the foundation has announced since it shifted focus to supporting nature-based solutions in support of its three pillars of "Planet, People and Wildlife".

"This Earth Day’s theme is ’invest in our planet’ and TreadRight is pleased to partner with Trees of Life, a strong nature-based solutions charity working to tackle the overlapping nature and climate emergencies and create a cascade of benefits for people," said Shannon Guihan, TTC’s chief sustainability Officer and head of The TreadRight Foundation.

Tui bets on summer 2024 with huge increase in capacity

European travel giant is putting an extra 550,000 holidays on sale to both existing and new customers through all distribution channels

Holiday Extras reportedly considering stock market floatation

Holiday essentials firm mulling a move to go public five years after it staged a management buyout, Sky News reports

Travel Village and Royal Caribbean pick 50kg of rubbish from Blackpool beach

The Travel Village Group and Royal Caribbean teamed up with Blackpool Council to tidy up the town’s beachfront

Ambassador Cruise Line strengthens trade team with new hires

Sam Richardson and Alan Rennie have joined the cruise line’s distribution team

InsideJapan predicts 2023 to be its 'busiest-ever year'

InsideJapan carried around 2,000 guests across self-guided trips and small group tours during the cherry blossom season

Why Jet2 and easyJet offer the industry reasons to be cheerful

Despite double-figure inflation, soaring energy bills and rising mortgage rates package holiday operators are still reporting healthy demand

New diversity and inclusion award added to TTMAs for 2023

The Travel Marketing Awards is seeking to recognise companies taking a stand on equality

Stuba names Ryan Carroll new Scotland and northern England BDM

Ex-Cruise and Maritime Voyages business development manager and former Hoseasons national account manager Carroll joins the bed bank from Scotrail

The intriguing story behind a 100-year-old Hollywood icon

The Hollywood Sign has been a part of the Los Angeles landscape ever since 1923, when it was erected to advertise a new real estate development.

Caribbean education body unveils new sustainability training fund

The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) has launched the Tourism Resilience Scholarship Fund

Disney’s early booking offer launching today is ‘richest’ ever

Walt Disney World has revealed details of its latest early booking offer at a first-of-its-kind Magic Expo event in London streamed to more than 800 agents across the country on 19 April

Travel Counsellors reports record-breaking increase in new franchisees

The homeworking firm saw 27 new starters join in March alone

US travel spend recovers to pre-Covid levels

US reaps benefits of domestic travel return but says international travel is lagging

Travel events consultancy expands with two experienced hires

Craig Moyes, who previously headed up the leisure travel portfolio for World Travel Market (WTM), joins Journeys alongside Nicoletta Pilardi

AmaWaterways reinforces commitment to sustainable cruising

The river cruise line is looking at new ways it can improve its sustainability credentials

Fresh threat of summer travel disruption hangs over Glasgow airport

Unite members working at the Scottish airport as security staff have rejected a 5% pay deal as they deemed it ’a massive pay cut in real terms’

Travel M&A activity ‘gaining momentum’ and expected to accelerate this year

CAA’s proposed changes to the Atol scheme cited as one reason for long-time business owners looking to sell up

Wendy Wu Tours to resume China trips next month after three years

The tour operator’s owner, Wendy Wu, said on Thursday (20 April) bookings to China had gone up by almost 60% during March and April following the reopening of borders

Spike in package bookings sees Jet2 upgrade full-year profit forecast to nearly £400m

Airline and operator says forward bookings ‘remain encouraging’ with package holiday customers and load factors both up on summer 2022

UK winter flight cancellations still running ahead of pre-pandemic levels

Data published by aviation analytics firm Cirium has shown that one in 69 departures has been cancelled over the past three months

Heathrow security staff to walk out for a further eight days in May

News of strikes over 4-6 May, 9-10 May and 25-27 May follows 10 days of strike action over Easter, which involved 1,400 security workers

Cost of living squeeze set to stymie Brits’ coronation travel plans

Research published on Thursday (20 April) shows that 38% of all Britons will cut back on the coronation festivities due to the cost of living crisis.