Travel industry news

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

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

‘I don’t have an AK47 or muscles... I have red lipstick and gold earrings’

“There’s a DEI backlash going on…but there’s also a backlash against the backlash.” So announced travel’s leading diversity and inclusion trailblazer (and new recipient of an MBE) Jo Rzymowska as she opened the latest International Women in Travel Forum last week.

Inghams sends sales team out on the road in support of June agency blitz

Brand’s sales team joins agency sales team on the road to get agents thinking about its ski and Lapland product

Restaurateurs turned homeworking travel agents make jump onto the high street

Travel Chaps co-owner Ashley Phillips tells TTG why he and husband Matt decided to take their business out of their home

US strikes on Iran prompt Foreign Office alerts for UAE, Jordan, Qatar and others

Hostilities in the Middle East ’could deteriorate quickly and without warning’ says FCDO following US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran

‘I booked a couple to Brazil – now they live there!’: 5 times agents changed their clients’ lives for ever

TTG has challenged readers up and down the country to share the best ways in which they had an impact on their clients, showing that travel agents can change lives for ever – not just for the duration of a holiday

Air India temporarily suspends two UK routes following Ahmedabad crash

Carrier’s Amritsar and Goa services to Gatwick suspended until "at least" 15 July, while other services to Heathrow and Birmingham will also be operated at a reduced frequency

NCL, Riviera Travel, Domes Resorts: all the latest travel trade people moves

There are big shoes to fill at Jetset following the departure after more than 20 years of Alison Armstrong, while several other brands have made additions to their trade sales teams

Jet2holidays ups funding to support the travel agents of tomorrow to £1.4 million

The UK’s largest tour operator plans to invest £1.4 million into its Appoint an Apprentice scheme which is now in its third year

First-of-its-kind super-fam by Visit California open for entries

The Race Across California will see 10 teams of five travel agents from across the UK, Ireland and beyond embark on partially undisclosed, self-drive road trip itineraries spanning the Golden State from 11-18 October.

Travel Corporation pledges to put agents at the centre of new ‘strategic growth plan’

Trafalgar, Uniworld and Contiki parent to invest in expanding on-the-road sales support for agents and a new inside sales team to grow partnerships

Friends unite to bring a travel agency back to their high street and continue town’s revival

Jeff Ford-Foyne, one of Dee Travel’s four directors, came up with the idea of opening a travel agency in Shotton after working as a taxi driver

'US tourism is getting on with business, and boy does it have a story for agents to tell'

The US tourism industry has plenty to shout about if it can find ways to mitigate the Trump effect, writes TTG Media CEO Daniel Pearce from IPW 2025 in Chicago, who believes travel agents can be central to how the country tells its story

Great Little Breaks moves to correct 'damaging' false reports it had collapsed

MD Diana Evans has hit out at two media outlets after they confused it with Great Little Escapes, which has ceased trading as an Atol holder

EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland

EasyJet wil link Northern Ireland to Lapland this winter, claiming a first from Belfast to Finland with its new route – one among 22 it is adding to an expanded schedule

Mary Portas leads changemaking line-up for new TTG Fairer Travel Event

Business guru and broadcaster Mary Portas will lead a line-up of trailblazing changemakers set to share their stories and advice at the first TTG Fairer Travel Event taking place next month

Cutting down to scale up: could working with fewer suppliers be better for agents' businesses?

Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool

The agent getting her face out there – on the side of the local car wash, plus 8 other TTNG business tips

Six agency bosses took to the stage at the Travel Network Group conference in Bucharest to discuss business nuts and bolts, from marketing and expansion to social media and Christmas working hours