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Havila Voyages teases ‘climate-neutral’ voyage as chief fires warning shot at competitors
Chief Bent Martini wants the line to expand its presence on Norway’s coastal route and to build a fleet that can operate sailings sustainably
Panache Cruises makes apprentice 'vow' after hiring three new sales staff to meet soaring demand
The Chorley-based luxury agency’s workforce has grown from a team of 67 to 76 across the UK and US in the last year
Luxury agent reveals £7 airport add-on that can ‘make or break’ a trip
Donna Bidwell says she will be telling all clients to make this investment after a stressful airport experience. 
AE Expeditions sales chief vows to crack ship visit 'issue' ahead of agent overnights next year
Andrew Turner said agents enjoyed the two recent overnight ship visits in Scotland before highlighting how these educationals still had their limitations
Tui boss calls for return of 'seamless' EU borders and tells of big drop in US sales
Tui’s Sebastian Ebel has highlighted a big fall in sales to the US and said it and the EU need to make border control more user friendly for UK travellers
Inside Corinthia Bucharest, the luxury hotel leading Romania's pursuit of high-net-worth travellers
The Romanian capital is making a play for luxury travellers thanks to a new hotel – and they may find themselves pleasantly surprised by what they find in the city.
'Old school' agent pivots with new lifestyle venture to meet clients' evolving expectations
Jesse Sharp’s Celsius London will offer a wide range of lifestyle management services as luxury travellers’ expectations evolve.
The top-selling experience in Dubai, according to a leading DMC
Demand is swelling for authentic, experience-led travel across the UAE and Oman, says Emirates Group’s Arabian Adventures
Ryanair hails conviction after smoking passenger forced flight to turn back
The passenger disrupted a flight from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on 5 July last year shortly after take-off by smoking, consuming his own alcohol and verbally abusing other passengers onboard
No need for 'aggressive' lates pricing this summer, Tui chief insists
Sebastian Ebel says Tui is well sold in the UK for summer 2025 and will not be as aggressive in late sales pricing as competitors, but signalled bargain prices in the UAE due to the Middle East conflict
Third-party agents help Tui to strongest early summer result for more than a decade
Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has credited the ’proven sales strength’ of both its own agents and partner agencies for its strong showing in the three months to the end of June 2025
Gatwick baggage screeners to walk out over August bank holiday weekend
Strikes by ICTS employees to bookend one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year
Bookings over £100,000 ‘nearly always’ from these professions
A third of these high-net-worth clients had also made a major business move. 
Poll: Tell us what would help you sell more cruise

Our previous Cruise Insight report, published in June, explored the ocean cruise market, examining what it’s like to sell ocean cruise in 2025.

Travel Village shares vision to cement itself as a 'national brand'
The Blackpool-based agency and cruise specialist, which operates the Southampton Cruise Centre brand, has shop in the seaside town plus close to 100 homeworkers dotted across the country
Behind the scenes on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua with British Airways
British Airways hosted TTG and nine agents on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua, where the agents discovered all the Caribbean twin centre has to offer through cooking classes, authentic nightlife experiences and walking tours – and they sampled a few of the destination’s top luxury hotels
Virgin Atlantic debuts 'gamified' training modules for agents
Carrier has revamped its Sky High Club agents’ training modules and detailed capacity increases on key routes this winter
Spa Travel credits 'always around' mentality for confidence to cut staff hours as it celebrates 45 years
The West Yorkshire agency celebrated its birthday with a roadshow for 250 clients with 40 operators attending
Constantinou Bros recruits Vicky McGlynn from ITC and promotes Mark Richardson
McGlynn joins Cypriot hotel firm as sales manager north while Richardson takes up new head of sales role for the UK and Ireland following an uptick in sales through agents
Crystal partners with Abercrombie & Kent to offer new pre- and post-cruise extensions
The luxury cruise line’s new programme offers a wide range of land-based experiences before and after the voyage. 
Secrets of Ceylon expands portfolio and adds new operator partner
The hotel collection now numbers 13 characterful four-star properties across the island
Is it time for Ecuador to make a comeback?

Internal unrest, political instability, an electricity crisis caused by a severe drought… clients could be forgiven for wanting to avoid Ecuador, when they have read the international news headlines. 

Westoe Travel upgrades van used to deliver tickets to customers following Royal Mail shake-up
The South Shields-based agency mainly delivers theatre and train tickets to its Rail Adventures customers
'One size doesn't fit all': Riviera Travel restructures trade team to boost business efficiency
River cruise and touring specialist also plans to grow team to offer more specialised support to agents