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Silversea to introduce new suite categories onboard Silver Endeavour

The vessel’s enhancements = will include 10 new guest suites and additional crew accommodation

Hays Travel appoints Louise Winter to ancillary sales role

Winter was most recently regional sales manager for Midcounties Co-op, a position she held for more than 15 years

ITC expands into Ireland with Dublin airport packages

Packages can be booked with all ITC brands, which includes Inspiring Travel, Rainbow, Regent, and sporting operator Spectate

Seabourn confirms sale of Seabourn Odyssey

The line will operate all published voyages until 22 August 2024

'Hold my hand... in marriage?' Jet2 cabin crew's surprise proposal

Newly qualified cabin crew member Louise Conlon got engaged to her partner after he popped the question at her graduation

Virgin Voyages sales boss: 'We're helping agents work smarter, not harder'

With two new ships poised to take to the water this year, Virgin Voyages’ Shane Riley needed a plan – thankfully, he’s got one

Flights to become more expensive in 2024-25, Budget confirms

The 2023 spring Budget confirmed APD rates will increase in line with RPI for 2024-25 rounded to the nearest pound

ITC appoints Lisa Smith as managing director of Inspiring Travel

Smith, who will retain her role as ITC chief operating officer, has previously held roles with Dnata, Gold Medal, Travel2 and Thomas Cook

The five Instagram trends you need to master for your business

Memes, branded assets, pinned posts, reminders and reels – here’s how you do them all.

Travel veteran shares advice on how to attract and retain new staff

Travel Village Group chief executive Phil Nuttall said having a clear and robust training plan is crucial to attracting new talent

Wendy Wu set to become first UK operator to return to China

The company will resume departures on 21 May

Ambassador incentive giving away £50 vouchers on certain cruises

A £50 voucher will be awarded on a pre-booking basis, meaning agents can earn as much or as little depending on how many cruises they book

Travel technology summit to explore cyber security and TikTok

Travel technology summit will look at how to harness Gen Z through TikTok

TTG Florida Fest 2023: Agent training with Kennedy Space Centre

Kennedy Space Centre deliver a 15-minute, interactive training presentation, summarising key USPs, product news and must-visit destinations and attractions to add to itineraries.

Scenic Group boosts UK sales team amid trade growth plans

Sales manager for the north of England, Jonathan Davies, has been promoted to national key accounts manager for the region

Gatwick brings forward net-zero target by 10 years with £250m investment

The airport will also continue to reduce overall energy use, invest in on-site renewable energy and source renewable electricity through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

River cruise specialist to boost UK focus with new trade selling guide

The new offering was unveiled by nicko cruises at the 2023 Clia Riverview Conference in Vienna earlier this week

EasyJet holidays unveils summer 2024 trade booking incentive

The incentive will see £15 paid for all beach and city holidays booked from Wednesday (15 March) until 11 April 2023, on holidays departing between 1 April 2024 and 31 October 2024

Regent doubles family holiday collection with new itineraries

The programme now includes holidays in The Azores, Borneo, Iceland, Finland, Jordan, the Norwegian Fjords, Slovenia and Sweden

Travel condemns chancellor's failure to support decarbonisation in Budget

Amex GBT and the Airport Operators Association blast chancellor Jeremy Hunt for not providing support to ’drive an uptake of sustainable aviation fuel’

'Travel can't afford to lose any more working parents'

Vicky Billing and Anna Perrott, founders of Back In Time For Bed, give their take on chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s childcare reforms

Travel delivers lukewarm verdict on chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget

Specific measures to help the travel industry largely absent from Jeremy Hunt’s Budget

TTG 30 Under 30s to walk 500 miles in aid of Turkey and Syria

The group will donate the £10,000 they hope to raise to charity Shelterbox, which will provide displaced people in the earthquake-hit region with blankets and water infiltration kits

Seven key talking points for travel from Jeremy Hunt's spring Budget

Hunt admits growth-focused Budget won’t be enough to stop the economy contracting further – here are the key headlines for travel