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Celebrity reveals spring offers after £125,000 wave giveaway

Celebrity Cruises has completed its largest ever wave campaign

'Lack of clarity': Abta questions CAA's rationale for Atol reform

Association highlights lack of alignment between government departments in wide-ranging response to CAA’s latest call for evidence on its proposals for Atol reform

Virgin Atlantic expands India codeshare with 18 new destinations

The UK carrier announced on Friday (31 March) the partnership will offer customers “even more choice when travelling to India”

The new ‘frictionless’ French ski resort families will love

Madeleine Barber was one of the first to stay at Club Med Tignes when it opened its doors last December and, as a first-time skier, she was completely sold on the experience

Touromo chief hails 'phenomenal' agent response to new brand

Head of leisure Helen Smyth tells TTG about Touromo’s efforts to court agents, and why its higher quality coach touring proposition has been a success

The highs and lows of a luxury ski trip to Val d’Isere

France’s iconic ski resort offers plenty of off-piste pampering but challenges also wait on the slopes

Ryanair announces nine new UK domestic routes as govt slashes APD

Budget carrier uses milestone to reiterate call on government to axe Air Passenger Duty altogether to ‘promote tourism’ and ‘support job growth and much needed connectivity’

Domestic rail travel to cost a third more than flights, Which? finds

It comes as cuts to air passenger duty (APD) are set to encourage new and cheaper domestic flights from 1 April

Kirker ramps up trade focus after agency sales team expansion

The operator is targeting a 15% rise in trade bookings versus 2019 levels by the end of the year

UK-Los Angeles connectivity to hit record levels this summer

Weekly non-stop services to increase to 98 in July, making available nearly 30,000 seats – almost 20% more than in 2019

Holland America Line adds Boston and Bermuda to 2024/25 itineraries

New cruises include a 21-day round trip from the US city

Disney may be a century old but this ride proves it's as fresh as ever

The newest attraction to open at Walt Disney World in Florida has the force of a 100-year-old brand behind it.

Air China to restart Gatwick flights this weekend

Chinese carrier to operate four-times-weekly Gatwick-Beijing service from 1 April, rising to daily later in the month

Intrepid MD and Advantage chief to speak at Women in Travel forum

Now into its fourth year, International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum 2023 has expanded its capacity following last year’s event

Travel editor and economist to speak at Advantage conference

The association also announced workshop themes

Scottish consortium plots expansion to 80 members this year

Merlin Travel Group operations and product director Garry Butcher told TTG the consortium wanted to add another 30 members by the end of the year

Cunard hosts agents at exclusive archive exhibition in Liverpool

Cunard welcomed the trade to the unveiling of a new archive exhibition at the University of Liverpool’s Victoria Gallery & Museum

Tui to increase support for customers with accessibility needs

The company has partnered with AccessAble a provider of accessibility information

Coach operator celebrates 500,000th customer milestone

The company surprised two customers at its travel centres in Glasgow and Middlesbrough by awarding them with a £500 holiday voucher

Easter bookings to ‘significantly’ outperform 2019, Advantage predicts

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said reassured the majority of travellers will not experience delays at airports as a result of contingency measures

Govt outlines plan to avoid repeat of summer ’22 aviation disruption

The government set out 10 areas for the aviation industry to focus on to ensure airport ground operations get back to full capacity

Heathrow strikes to go ahead after last-ditch talks fail

Ten days of strike action involving more than 1,400 security officers at the London airport will begin on Friday (31 March)

Derek Moore: Aito gathers to remember 'the man who made the almost impossible, possible'

Tributes were paid to the late Explore co-founder and former Aito chair during the association’s AGM in London this week

Govt told it's now or never to get behind sustainable fuel sector

Government warned billions in potential export revenue at risk if it fails to adequately support the UK’s burgeoning sustainable fuel industry