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Classic Collection owner consulting with staff over jobs as it looks to simplify operation
Classic Collection parent company On the Beach is looking at plans to combine Classic Collection...
Read MoreHomeworkers left owed thousands after travel franchise suddenly suspends sales
Homeworkers are understood to be owed at least £60,000 in commission payments by travel franchise...
Read MoreJet2 takes off from Liverpool
Jet2 has commenced operations from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, with the airline’s first flight...
Read MoreBritish skier dies in French Alps
A British man has died in a skiing accident in the French Alps resort of Avoriaz. Local media...
Read MoreRiviera thanks agents for their support as it celebrates 40 years
Riviera Travel CEO Phil Hullah has thanked agents at a special 40th anniversary celebration. The...
Read MoreKM Malta Airlines takes over from Air Malta this weekend
Malta’s new national carrier KM Malta Airlines will start flying from 31 March. The airline has...
Read MoreEaster getaway begins with 2m Brits heading overseas this bank holiday
ABTA estimates two million British holidays will head overseas during the Easter Bank Holiday...
Read MoreTravel Gossip Awards winners revealed during The Travel Celebration
Jet2 was the biggest winner at the second annual Travel Gossip Awards, which also saw multiple...
Read MoreWiltshire travel agent accused of stealing customers’ cash
A Not Just Travel agent has been charged with fraud at Swindon Magistrates Court. Wiltshire-based...
Read MoreTravel boss calls on Government to ensure holidaymakers are aware of post-Brexit passport rules
Advantage Travel CEO Julia Lo Bue-Said is calling on the Government to ensure there is ‘accurate...
Read MoreJet2holidays praised for decision not to sell tickets to marine parks with captive whales and dolphins
Jet2holidays has changed its policy change over selling tickets to marine parks that use captive...
Read MoreCarnival announces plans for fifth Excel-class ship
Carnival Cruise Line has announced plans for a fifth Excel-class to enter service in 2028. The...
Read MoreHays Travel charity event raises £4,890 for Young Minds
Hays Travel Foundation has doubled the £2,445 raised by more than 150 Hays Personal Travel...
Read MoreLisa Harkness takes new job at Travelpack
Travelpack Regional Sales Manager Lisa Harkness has taken a new job with the operator. She has...
Read MoreJet2 to launch flights from Bournemouth for summer 2025
Agents have welcomed news that Jet2 is to launch flights from Bournemouth, its 12th UK base....
Read MoreForeign Office warns of heightened terror threat in the UAE
The Foreign Office (FCDO) has updated its advice for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), warning...
Read MoreHundreds of Brits suffer delay to Easter holidays as flights to Madeira are badly disrupted
More than a dozen flights to Madeira were diverted or cancelled yesterday due to bad weather at...
Read MoreDomes Resorts appoints Sales and Marketing Executive
Domes Resorts has appointed Maria Psarros as Sales and Marketing Executive. She has spent 12 years...
Read MoreAmex GBT buys rival CWT for $570m
American Express Global Business Travel is to buy its rival travel management company CWT in a...
Read MoreAndrew Turner joins AE Expeditions
HF Holidays Head of Commercial and Business Development Andrew Turner has joined AE Expeditions as...
Read MoreFred Olsen Cruise Lines boosts sales team with two new appointments
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has appointed two new recruits to its agent support team. Dan Scott has...
Read MoreManchester Airport to launch first direct flights to Shanghai
A direct service between Manchester and Shanghai will launch on 1 July. The flights, operated by...
Read MoreIndustrial action at two Spanish airports likely to hit Easter travel
A threatened strike by airport workers in Valencia and a ‘work-to-rule’ by security staff at Palma...
Read MoreTwo crew members die in accident on Holland America ship
Holland America Line (HAL) is investigating the cause of an ‘accidental steam release’ on Nieuw...
Read MoreHomeworking group to sell dynamic packages for first time
The Good Travel Franchise is to give its 25 agent members the option to sell dynamic packages for...
Read MoreAirlines to launch six additional flights from Heathrow this summer
Airlines will launch six more services from London’s Heathrow this summer season, starting with...
Read MoreBritish passenger missing after going overboard from MSC ship
A 23-year-old British man is feared dead after falling overboard the cruise ship MSC Euribia....
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean to open private beach club in Mexico
Royal Caribbean is to open another private beach club for cruise guests, this time in Cozumel,...
Read MoreVirgin names new plane in honour of Sir Richard Branson
Virgin Atlantic is to name its new aircraft Ruby Rebel, in a tribute to founder Sir Richard...
Read MoreNew report reveals cheapest resorts for summer ‘24
The Algarve in Portugal has leap-frogged both Marmaris in Turkey and Sunny Beach in Bulgaria to...
Read MoreBA fires two crew members for racist Instagram post
British Airways has fired two cabin crew members after a racist video they posted on Instagram 18...
Read MoreHays Travel agent wins car in easyJet holidays promotion
Melissa Ward from Hays Travel’s Omagh branch has won a Fiat 500 in a competition run by easyJet...
Read MoreGossiping with …number One Wham! fan, Wendy Wu’s Gary King
Wendy Wu Head of Trade Sales Gary King tells us about his plane-spotting childhood, his spell as a...
Read MoreSouthend Airport insists it’s ‘business as usual’ despite owner calling in administrators
Southend Airport owner Esken has confirmed that it has gone into administration. It said that a...
Read MoreDSA moves another step closer to reopening after council signs 125-year lease
Doncaster Sheffield Airport is another step closer to reopening after the local council signed an...
Read MoreNumber of solo travellers on the rise
New research from ABTA shows an increase solo travel last year, with 16% of holidaymakers saying...
Read MoreYoutravel appoints Julia Thornhill as Key Account Manager
Julia Thornhill has joined Youtravel.com as Key Account Manager. She joins from Le Boat, where she...
Read MoreTravel Counsellors put rewards points towards South Africa fam
Travel Counsellors has rewarded some of its best-performing agents with a fam trip to South...
Read MoreHas Martin Lewis sparked a booking frenzy for easyJet’s new winter flights?
Customers have suggested a social media post by Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis announcing the...
Read MoreBirmingham set to become first major UK airport to scrap 100ml liquids rule
Birmingham looks set to be the first major UK airport to allow passengers to carry more than 100ml...
Read MoreViking ship that came close to disaster ‘should never have left port’
A damning report into a power outage on Viking ocean cruise ship Viking Sky claimed that...
Read MoreJet2holidays adds ‘charming’ Bulgarian resort for summer 2024
Jet2holidays has added the Bulgarian resort of Sozopol for this summer. The operator has put a...
Read MoreAmbassador launches 2025/26 season with BOGOF promotion
Ambassador Cruise Line has launched its 2025/26 season with a buy-one-get-one-free offer on all...
Read MoreTTC Tour Brands appoints three Area Sales Managers
TTC Tour Brands has boosted its sales team with three new appointments. Ryan Carroll joins as ASM...
Read MoreDisney Cruise Line reveals name and theme of next ship
Disney Cruise Line has revealed the first details of its next ship, Disney Destiny, which is due...
Read MoreJust a Drop to host charity cup at Premiership football ground
Travel industry charity Just a Drop will host its second five-a-side Travel United Cup...
Read MoreCruise line apologises for censoring bloggers and pledges to introduce new policy for filming onboard
MSC Cruises is to work with two high-profile bloggers to create a new policy for content creators...
Read MoreDelta pilot jailed after trying to fly 767 from Edinburgh to New York while drunk
A pilot who attempted to fly a plane from Edinburgh to New York while more than twice over the...
Read MoreAdvantage Holidays & Cruises to increase online distribution
Travel agents with Advantage white-label websites can take online bookings for in-house operator...
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean cancels more Labadee port calls
Royal Caribbean has cancelled calls at its private Haitian resort Labadee until the end of April....
Read MoreSimpson Travel secures new investment to drive expansion
Independent operator Simpson Travel has secured new investment and made key senior appointments as...
Read MoreIntrepid posts record profit
Intrepid Travel has recorded its strongest financial performance in its 34 years of trading,...
Read MoreBrits spend less time but more money in Spain
British visitors to Spain spent 12% more last year than pre-pandemic, but the average trip was 5%...
Read MoreNew flights from Manchester to Morocco to launch in June
Royal Air Maroc will re-launch a non-stop service between Manchester and Casablanca in Morocco in...
Read MoreWorker on MSC ship arrested for alleged rape of British passenger
Police in Majorca have arrested a cruise ship worker on suspicion of raping a British woman on...
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic begins codeshare with Kenya Airways
Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partner Kenya Airways have begun a codeshare agreement. The first...
Read MoreAmaWaterways waives single supplements on selected sailings
AmaWaterways has dropped single supplements on a selection of 2024 departures booked before the...
Read MoreGovernment to pay full cost of training young travel apprentices from April
Advantage Travel boss Julia Lo Bue-Said has welcomed a pledge by the Prime Minister to create...
Read MoreInspire appoints second BDM as agency looks to double number of homeworkers
The former Retail Manager of one of Worldchoice’s biggest stores has joined Inspire as Business...
Read MoreUK trade ‘hugely important to us’ says Experience Kissimmee
Tourism body Experience Kissimmee is reaffirming its commitment to the UK market with its current...
Read MoreHays Travel hails Barbados fly-cruise charter a ‘success’
Hays Travel has said its fly-cruise charter programme has been ‘such a success’ with...
Read MoreDirect flights between UK and Cuba could be reinstated within weeks
Hopes have been raised that new direct flights between the UK and Cuba could launch at the...
Read MoreMan accused of masterminding deadly raid on travel agency claims he was owed £12k by the owner
A man on trial for the murder of a police officer shot dead during a raid on a travel agency...
Read MoreRiviera Travel appoints Key Account Manager dedicated to homeworkers
Riviera Travel has appointed Amanda Docherty as Key Account Manager for homeworkers. It marks the...
Read MoreP&O Cruises announces dates for two Gary Barlow performances on Iona
Cruise line P&O has announced the 2024 dates for two charity shows by former Take That...
Read MoreIceland’s Blue Lagoon evacuated as nearby volcano erupts for fourth time in three months
Tourists visiting Iceland’s Blue Lagoon had to be evacuated after a nearby volcano erupted on...
Read MoreSunlife continues UK focus with appointment of Sales and Marketing Manager
Mauritian hotel group Sunlife has appointed Beth Lewis as Sales & Marketing Manager for...
Read MoreTales from the Secret Agent: Eggs benedict
The phone rings and I’m greeted with: “We are at the hotel but there’s no breakfast.”...
Read MoreAgent takes £50K of bookings from one client for FOUR 2026 MSC Cruises immediately they go on sale
MSC Cruises said its first day of sales for its 2026 ex-UK cruises went ‘exceptionally well’, with...
Read MoreDisney Fantasy to sail from Southampton next year
Disney Cruise Line’s ship Disney Fantasy will spend its first summer season in Europe in summer...
Read MoreIs the golden era of cheap travel over?
Research has shown that package holiday prices are much more expensive than they were decades ago...
Read MoreABTA reveals destination for this year’s Travel Convention
ABTA will hold this year’s Travel Convention in Costa Navarino, Greece. The event will take place...
Read MoreVIVA Cruises to sell through Cruise Plus
European river cruise operator VIVA Cruises is to sell through Gold Medal sister brand Cruise...
Read MoreStuart Perl joins board of Backwaters Cruising
Former Riverside Luxury Cruises UK boss Stuart Perl has joined the Board of Backwaters Cruising....
Read MoreFive things we learned this week…
Here’s Travel Gossip’s roundup of things that caught our eye this week: 1 The eye-watering costs...
Read MoreRoyal Caribbean suspends calls to private port Labadee
Royal Caribbean has cancelled calls to its exclusive Haitian port of Labadee, because of concerns...
Read MoreHAL issues statement following norovirus outbreak on Koningsdam
Holland America Line says it has ‘initiated enhanced sanitation protocols’ on...
Read MoreCampaign group praises easyJet holidays’ new animal welfare policy
EasyJet holidays has become the latest operator to commit to only offering experiences that don’t...
Read MoreRed Sea Holidays appoints Business Development Executive
Red Sea Holidays has appointed former overseas rep Josh Bull to the role of Business Development...
Read MoreCroisiEurope launches first hotel barge cruise outside France
River cruise operator CroisiEurope is to offer a new hotel barge cruise in Belgium, its first...
Read MoreUS travel experience company joins Advantage ahead of UK expansion
First in Service has joined Advantage Travel Partnership ahead of the official opening of its...
Read MoreTUI trade team holds training day at Hays Travel
The trade team for TUI, Marella Cruises and Crystal Ski visited the Hays Travel head office for a...
Read MoreLanzarote resort in mourning following death of British baby in horror crash
A five-month-old British baby has died after a car ploughed into a group of holidaymakers in...
Read MoreDelayed refurb results in cancellation of two Iona cruises
Delays to the planned refurbishment of P&O Cruises’ Iona has resulted in the cancellation of...
Read MoreClients are delaying booking short-haul trips, says operator
Escorted tour specialist Newmarket Holidays says it is seeing a significant increase in demand for...
Read MoreMore than 800 Not Just Travel agents to be offered overseas trips
Not Just Travel has announced it will increase the number of agents it takes on overseas trips...
Read MoreUniworld to sail brand new ship on the Rhine in 2026
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has announced plans for a new ship named Emilie, which will debut...
Read MoreTUI adds 1,000 hotels for summer ‘25, with flexible durations
TUI UK has added 1,000 hotels for summer 2025 in response to an increase in demand for alternative...
Read MoreLimitless takes on Customer Experience Manager
Limitless Travel has appointed Danny Smith to the new role of Customer Experience Manager as part...
Read MorePTS launches probe into TravelBank Holidays while supporting homeworkers
Protected Trust Services is supporting TravelBank Holidays homeworkers with forward bookings after...
Read MoreTrade body urges Government to investigate airport drop-off fees
The Business Travel Association (BTA) is demanding a Government investigation into ‘unfair and...
Read MoreElaine Ross leaves cruise agency as role is made redundant
The head of cruise.co.uk’s new luxury and expedition agency has left the company after her role...
Read MoreAmbassador appoints Carly Bowkett as BDM
Ambassador Cruise Line has appointed Carly Bowkett as Business Development Manager for Scotland,...
Read MoreTravel chaos in Germany as airline and rail staff strike again
A new strike by Lufthansa’s cabin crew is expected to disrupt the travel plans of around 100,000...
Read MoreJasmine Moreton joins G Touring trade team
G Touring has appointed Jasmine Moreton as Key Account Manager South. Jasmine joins the operator,...
Read MoreTUI backtracks on spending cap for customers stranded in Barbados
TUI has backtracked on a spending cap it gave to passengers who were left stranded in Barbados...
Read MoreRyanair deal given as reason for Andy Freeth’s departure from Classic Collection
Classic Collection CEO Andy Freeth is leaving the company following a management restructure....
Read MoreMSC Cruises puts 2026 ex-UK programme on sale this week
MSC Cruises will have three summer seasons on sale at the same time when it opens bookings for...
Read MoreAdvantage names new Commercial Manager
Advantage Travel Partnership has appointed Zoe Edwards to the role of Commercial Manager,...
Read MoreNot in the Guidebooks to host agents in Costa Rica on its first long-haul fam
Not in the Guidebooks will take up to eight agents to Costas Rica on its first long-haul fam trip...
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