Travel industry news

Unpacked: News in Brief – what does the US-Iran ceasefire mean for travel?

Strike threat looms over Canary Islands as ATC staff announce walkout

Two-week US-Iran ceasefire 'a step in the right direction' for global travel, agents say

Domes Resorts snaps up former Thomas Cook hotel brands Cook's Club and Casa Cook

Fred Olsen Travel buys out Bournemouth airport-based agency Holidaze

Dee Travel becomes 'proper family-run business' after owner's parents join team

Loveholidays increases Atol by a further 10% to bear down on Tui

Air Transat to launch direct Ottawa-Gatwick service next month

Palladium's Simon McDermott joins H10 Hotels as sales and promotions manager

Middle East conflict and spectre of new EU border rules dampening industry's spirits ahead of summer

Virgin Atlantic shakes up 2026 schedule in response to Middle East crisis

EasyJet holidays waves off first Luxury Collection customers as it launches ‘biggest’ summer season

On the Beach claims first with ChatGPT integration days after launching jobs consultation

From 'Race Across Tenerife' to an Apprentice-style scavenger hunt – is this travel's most epic agency conference?

Slump in consumer confidence sees agents miss sales targets despite demand for 'hassle-free travel' to 'safer destinations'

Iberostar launches travel agent Selling Guide with TTG

New TTG podcast: Can Dubai win tourists back following the Iran war?

Fred Olsen Travel expands into Dorset with latest agency acquisition

Newmarket Holidays recruits Emma Hilton and Mikaela Mills to fill vacancies in reshaped trade team

Husband-and-wife duo smash £1 million selling travel to vets

'Jeffrey Epstein's offending played out across the travel industry, and we did nothing'

'He left a lasting and positive impression on all he met': heartfelt tributes paid to influential travel tech pioneer Jon Pickles:

Unpacked: News in Brief – Katie Price, Royal's UK shake-up, agency's PR bounce

'The perfect green consumer doesn't exist', plus four other key takeaways from the 2026 Abta Sustainable Travel conference