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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

Less than one week left to enter the 2023 Travel Marketing Awards

Entries close on 4 April ahead of the awards ceremony in July

Air Canada to restart direct Edinburgh-Toronto service in June

Carrier will operate the route daily during the summer peak, starting 2 June, and will fly it three times a week this winter through to 8 January, with plans to resume flying again in spring 2024

Agency boss pins web traffic boost on adoption of ChatGPT

Travel Safe’s Brett Gerrett told TTG the AI chatbot can help agents offer customers ’something unique’

Latin Routes launches first new destination since onset of Covid

The introduction of Panama to the brand’s portfolio is its second offering within Central America after Costa Rica

Watch: Roger Federer and Trevor Noah star in Switzerland Tourism ad

The former tennis champion and comedian star in the advert which focuses on rail travel

Caribbean tourism ‘not out of the woods yet’, says industry leader

CHTA president Nicola Madden-Greig said on Wednesday (29 March) the industry faced significant challenges, including rising operating costs and labour shortages

Extreme heights, dolphins and rum tasting: this is Arvia in the Caribbean

Whether it’s taking on the challenge of a ship-based ropes course or summiting Gros Piton, there are plenty of highs with a P&O Cruises Caribbean voyage

Last-ditch talks under way to avert Easter strike action at Heathrow

More than 1,400 members of security personnel at Heathrow Terminal 5 are due to walk out for 10 days in the lead-up to Easter and during the holiday period, starting on Friday (31 March)

Occupancy under pressure as cruise supply ‘likely to outpace demand’

Cruise operating capacity is on track to exceed its 2019 level by 16% in 2024, according to new data

Caribbean tourism veteran hails agents as he calls time on 40-year career

After four decades of service to the Jamaican tourism industry, deputy director of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Donnie Dawson has announced his retirement