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Dormant Teletext Holidays brand revived after four years by new owners

Teletext, which in its previous guise was liquidated in 2021, has been relaunched, with several individuals from its previous iteration joining the new-look OTA

Jet2 to launch flights and holidays to fifth Canary island La Palma

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will offer La Palma for the first time from next summer with two flights a week from Stansted and Manchester to the Canary island

Inspiring figures sought for special Travel Industry Awards accolades

Outstanding entrepreneurs, diversity and inclusion trailblazers and travel industry icons are all being sought to enter three special TTG awards

Ambassador Cruise Line becomes fully adults-only after dropping multi-generational sailings

The three-ship line has launched its 75-departure 2027/28 programme featuring no multi-generational sailings

Meet the luxury agent who is helping students enter the cruise industry

The Cruise Career Springboard programme has successfully wrapped up for a third year – co-founder Edwina Lonsdale tells TTG why she was driven to promote a pathway to working in the cruise industry for young college students

Travel urged to discourage 'high-emission short breaks' and set up climate justice fund

The Travel Foundation has put forward proposals to help tourism combat climate change, including compiling an official list of destinations most at risk and discouraging short breaks, with ideas to be discussed at COP 30 in November

TTG seeks agent applications for new LGBT+ travel training programme

TTG has teamed up with Intrepid Travel and Virgin Atlantic to train up five travel agents and appoint them TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors

Julie Berry succeeds Steve Williams as managing director of Fred Olsen Travel

Fred Olsen said Berry, who joined the agency chain earlier this year, would bring ’a wealth of industry experience and clear vision for the business’ to her new post

Can the river cruise sector accommodate any more new lines?

With two more big brands set to join the river cruise market, will extra competition lead to bigger profits for agents and operators – or create an overcrowding crisis?

InteleTravel, Celestyal, G Adventures: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week see InteleTravel ’complete’ its expansion for the year, while Lindblad Expeditions has set up its first-ever UK travel advisory board

‘This was easily the best fam trip I've been on (and I've done a few!)’

I have sold New Zealand many times in my career, but I’d never had the chance to visit before this educational, so this was more than a reward trip for being a top-selling agent of Audley Travel – it was a dream fulfilled.

As client interest has been growing for ‘bucket-list’ trips, especially among those seeking immersive, scenery-driven travel with a mix of luxury and adventure, it was an opportunity not to be missed and it absolutely exceeded expectations in scale, and wow-factor every step of the way.

Three airports told to improve disabled access but overall UK picture improving – CAA

Heathrow’s Terminal 3, Prestwick and Edinburgh airports are told to improve the way they cater for disabled passengers in the latest CAA examination of UK facilities

Aviation sector warns removal of baggage fees could see air fares rise

Airlines for Europe heavily criticised MEPs’ decision, arguing that the proposal would deprive travellers of ’their ability to decide what service they want to pay for’

Ocean Holidays refinances Covid debt following Hays Travel investment

The US specialist operator confirmed Hays will have no day-to-day operational role following the investment and its four founders will remain its majority shareholders

Haven’t heard of New Smyrna Beach? Here’s why you should take note

A hidden gem in one of the US’ most popular states, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, is a world away from the mainstream attractions. We round up reasons to suggest it to your clients

Luxury, chaos and culture: why Delhi is the trip clients didn’t know they needed

India’s colourful capital will captivate visitors with its architecture, food and history, but where do you start to plan a memorable itinerary for clients?

SunExpress launches East Midlands and expands at Gatwick, Manchester and in Ireland

Turkey’s SunExpress will make East Midlands its 14th UK and Ireland airport next summer, launching services to Antalya, while adding new services to other existing departure points

EU inches closer to autumn launch target for new biometric border rules

Planned introduction of the EU Entry-Exit System this autumn inches closer following series of progress milestones

Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance

Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets

Flights to the Middle East resume after Qatar missile crisis briefly pauses travel

New Foreign Office advise for several states in the region after Iran’s retaliatory strikes on a US airbase in the country triggered an airspace closure

Luxury travel boss warns AI misuse would be ‘outrage to luxury’

Little Emperors founder Rebecca Masri says AI has benefitted the luxury travel business, but vows it will never replace its human advisors.

Is this the perfect cruise-starter holiday for a family?

Disaster strikes onboard Marella Discovery 2. Amy goes missing. Somewhere between the kids’ club and our cabin. My six-year-old daughter has a lonely night without her.

The next morning, we retrace our steps from the night before – which is practically the length of the ship – and find Amy, a much-loved cuddly, safe and well, propped up on the housekeeping trolley of cabin attendant Lubaib, who had scooped her off the corridor floor a few hours earlier.

Luxury agents share red flags for a time-wasting client

From price matching to upgrade demands, these are luxury advisors’ biggest turn-offs when dealing with potential customers.

Five pledges agents can make right now to promote better animal welfare in travel

Animondial’s Daniel Turner shares with TTG a business commitment, principle and five red lines agents and operators can embed in their operations to promote an animal-friendly, nature-positive future