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Youtravel cancels more bookings with FTI crisis set to roll into July
Trade bed bank Youtravel has apologised to agents as it cancels more bookings due to fall out from the insolvency of its parent company FTI
'Lucky' ex-Cook agent expands his agency Snowdonia Travel to second store
Agency director Darren Owen opened his first branch just a few months after being made redundant by Thomas Cook in 2019 – using his redundancy payout
Travel Department UK's launch to the trade 'beating all expectations'
Irish operator pledges to work with more agents with an expanded 2025 programme
Former industry exec Steve Endacott becomes 'AI election candidate'
Former Airtours boss Steve Endacott is to make another attempt at gaining political office, this time as an avatar candidate to promote artificial intelligence
Virgin Atlantic confirms Toronto return ahead of 40th anniversary
Virgin Atlantic will recommence flights to Toronto early next year, it has confirmed ahead of its 40th anniversary celebrations on 22 June
Why travel must learn to tell its story better: eight takeaways from the ITT conference
Hundreds of current and future travel leaders took on some of the weightiest issues facing the industry this week at the 2024 ITT conference; James Chapple reports
Scammers impersonating 'every major UK airline' to trick customers
Consumer champion Which? finds fake X/Twitter customer service accounts for all major airlines operating in the UK
'Liquid rule' reintroduced at six UK airports despite security upgrades
The 100ml cap on liquids in hand luggage has been reintroduced at the six UK airports that have already completed their upgrades to new generation scanners designed to speed up passage through security
Martin Bamford rejoins Africa Collection as sales manager
Bamford returns to the specialist after a spell as JTA’s regional sales manager – south
Barrhead Travel parent promotes agency's president Jacqueline Dobson
Internova Travel Group boss J.D. O’Hara praised Dobson for her efforts helping Barrhead achieve ’new levels of success’
FTI Touristik failure: the story so far and knock-on effects for the UK travel trade
Operator giant FTI Touristik filed for insolvency on Monday (3 June) sending shockwaves through the European tourism sector – here are the ripple effects for the UK
Meet the judges for the Travel Industry Awards 2024 by TTG
Panels of senior figures from across the travel will judge this year’s finalists
Stuba bolsters UK sales team with two hires including Nigel McShine-Jones
Industry veteran Nigel McShine-Jones returns to travel after a brief post-Covid hiatus from the industry in a new role for accommodation specialist Stuba
Tui takes on FTI clients following operator's 'disheartening' collapse
The group has pledged to help clients, hoteliers and destinations affected by the insolvency of German rival FTI Touristik
Jet2holidays reassures clients over FTI hotel concerns
UK operators have become embroiled in the FTI collapse via its portfolio of hotel brands in popular Mediterranean resorts
'Increasing threat' of fraudulent airline websites prompts TTNG to take action
The consortium issued an advisory note on Wednesday (5 June) to help members and is currently working with anti-fraud group Profit to tackle the growing problem
British Airways adds Lapland to Gatwick network
The airline’s short-haul subsidiary BA Euroflyer will operate flights to Finnish village Ivalo and Cypriot city Larnaca this winter
Delhi gets flights boost from London, including Air Canada
Air Canada to operate to Delhi from Heathrow next winter as British Airways increases frequency to the Indian capital
Party manifestos – what should we expect for travel?
Abta’s Luke Petherbridge outlines what the travel industry should expect - or not - from party manifestos forming the state of play for the upcoming general election
French ATC strikes force Ryanair to axe almost 100 flights
Ryanair was forced to cancel flights to and from Paris Beauvais on Thursday (6 June) after air traffic controllers downed tools
Youtravel cancels more bookings as FTI crisis continues
Bed bank Youtravel has cancelled further accommodation bookings and set up an agents’ helpline as insolvency specialists begin work at parent company FTI Touristik
Lusso recruits Travelopia's Kevin Gaddes for new trade role
Lusso managing director James Weaver believes the travel industry veteran can strengthen the luxury tour operator’s existing trade relationships as well as attract some new agents
Youtravel bookings crisis 'potentially distressing' for agents
The suspension of bookings by Youtravel following the insolvency of parent company FTI Touristik in Germany has consequences for agents, operators and OTAs, experts say
Irene Hays: ‘Nurturing new talent vital as customer routes to market change’
Hays told ITT conference delegates Hays Travel was now using more than 60 different dialects to make its social media content more engaging – and to latch on to social media sales trends