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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

‘ChatGPT can't yet rival a good agent, but offers a glimpse into the future’

‘Travel is an obvious sector for innovative disruption,’ says Experience Travel Group MD Sam Clark

Major carrier hauled up on 'misleading' sustainability claims

Etihad rapped for ’exaggerating the environmental benefits’ of flying with the airline, Advertising Standards Authority rules

Comic Russell Kane teams up with Tui for new holiday podcast

Pack Your Bags guests include Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE, historian Bettany Hughes, TV personality Dr Zoe Williams and ex-Special Forces soldier Jason Fox

Back on track: new ways to experience Tokyo as Japan gets back to business

After a prolonged closure, Tokyo has much to shout about, from new hotels to the coolest toilets in the world

COMO prepares to launch latest countryside hotel set within a village square in Burgundy

A famous vineyard is steps from COMO’s latest hotel, set in heritage buildings around a village square in Burgundy, France

Green walls and Michelin-starred chef set to feature at 1Hotel Mayfair

Moss walls and reclaimed timber are among sustainable features at 1Hotel Mayfair overlooking Green Park

Design-led ME Lisbon to open next year with glass facade and rooftop bar

Portugal’s capital will be the next city to gain a Radio Rooftop Bar, as the latest ME by Melia hotel gears up to open in Lisbon

Ex-Man Utd keeper spearheads Travel Counsellors’ athlete recruitment push

Ben Pierce, who joined the homeworking firm four months ago, is a former goalie who started out playing with Manchester United and Everton

Agents to play ‘vital role’ in Princess Cruises’ value focus

Southampton departures have proven particularly popular for the line in 2023, as well as Japan and Australia cruises