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Record cruise sales drive luxury agency's post-Covid rebound

Designer Travel sees uptick in luxury sales, with cruise a major new focus

TTG Media is proud to have measured its carbon footprint and devised a strategy to halve emissions by 2030

Kerry Williams to lead Travel Counsellors' onboarding programme

Williams joins the homeworking agency with more than 25 years’ experience in travel having previously worked for Thomas Cook, ITC and Barrhead Travel

The reinvention of a notorious "crime capital" in the USA

Museum renovation projects are boosting the appeal of Washington DC as the East Coast’s A-list cultural break.

Travelgenix to launch Bulgaria's Albena resort to UK trade

The destinaitons provides more than 40 different sports activities

Carnival Corp fleet to be 20% LNG-powered by 2025

P&O Cruises, Cunard and Princess Cruises parent sets out latest sustainability developments

Government reveals plan to tighten rules on holiday lets

Consultation on introducing planning permission for existing homes to be used as short-term lets under way

Eurostar marks route milestone with huge carbon savings claim

More than 83,000 tonnes of CO2 saved since launch five years ago of high-speed rail services between London and Amsterdam

Home comforts: Could the cost of living squeeze drive a fresh staycation boom?

UK holidaymakers quickly fled for warmer climes post-Covid, but the cost of living crisis looks set to drive an upturn in domestic breaks. Gary Noakes reports

Huge swing towards package bookings in wake of pandemic

41% growth in package holiday transactions since 2020 according to UK bank account spend data analysis

Doomed airport given stay of execution with £3m council pledge

Council backs reopening of Doncaster Sheffield airport with £3.1 million fighting fund

Crystal Ski to launch new Norway charter for 2023/24 season

Tui Airways will operate the Gatwick-Oslo route every Sunday from mid-December 2023 to late-February 2024

Qatar Airways confirms date for return to Birmingham this summer

Gulf carrier will resume flying to BHX in July

Riviera opens applications for new trade engagement committee

Escorted touring specialist says new committee will help influence and inform future trade support

The Italian tourist hotspot where a selfie could cost you €275

The Italian Riviera beauty has recently set up two ’red zones’ where tourists and guided tours cannot throng to avoid the risk of overcrowding

Silversea's Luke Clarke joins Swan Hellenic as UK&I sales director

Clarke, who joins the expedition line after more than 10 years with Silversea, to head up Swan Hellenic’s sales operation in the UK and Ireland

Princess Cruises to offer longest ever sailing with 116-day world cruise

The voyage will take place on Princess Cruises’ Island Princess, sailing over 33,500 nautical miles, visiting 51 destinations in 26 countries and six continents.

The surprising short-haul destination that rivals France for wine tourism

Vineyard visits to learn more about Romania’s ancient viticulture can easily be added to a Bucharest city break

TTNG unveils new customisable marketing campaign for members

The group’s Find Your Happy Place initiative is now available

Travel growing increasingly concerned about cybersecurity threats

New data reveals the industry’s worries about cybersecurity grew by 4% in the past year

Delta marks return to Gatwick with JFK launch

Delta Air Lines returns to Gatwick after an absence of 15 years

A&K to offer first North Pole expedition cruise next year

Luxury travel firm has exclusively chartered Ponant icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot for the voyage over 10-27 July

Fresh France strike action triggers new FCDO travel warning

Foreign Office warns ’coordinated strike action’ could impact people’s return from Easter breaks

Carnival Spirit helps bring 24 people stranded at sea to safety

Crew successfully complete rescue mission in the Caribbean Sea