Budget carrier will also boost frequencies on its exist Stansted-Tirana service with the launch of a new three-aircraft base in the city

Four Seasons I will now make its debut in the Mediterranean next March rather than in the Caribbean

Bonito Ibiza is San Antonio Bay’s newest resort, fast gaining traction for its casual luxury vibe and partnership with celebrity-studded day club O Beach

Agents can now book a Venice and the Mediterranean Sea package departing that brings together a Uniworld sailing and a seven-night cruise on Seabourn Quest sailing between Venice and Athens

Action over 22-26 August off, but walkout over 29 August to 2 September could yet go ahead if Unite union members employed by ICTS at Gatwick reject a new pay offer

The two aircraft clipped wings while taxiing early on Friday morning (15 August)

These two agents now have a new trade-friendly property portfolio on speed dial, after joining fam trips designed around boutique hotels and authentic experiences

The line hopes Amber Eastwood and Isla Wilson will ’enhance its regional presence and strengthen relationships with the trade’

From reunions with 80s cricket stars to international baby formula deliveries, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what agents will do for their clients – three top agents share some of their most remarkable asks with TTG

Chief Bent Martini wants the line to expand its presence on Norway’s coastal route and to build a fleet that can operate sailings sustainably

Cross confirmed his departure in a LinkedIn post, adding he will remain in the travel industry

The Chorley-based luxury agency’s workforce has grown from a team of 67 to 76 across the UK and US in the last year

Strikes by ICTS employees to bookend one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year

The passenger disrupted a flight from Edinburgh to Lanzarote on 5 July last year shortly after take-off by smoking, consuming his own alcohol and verbally abusing other passengers onboard

Tui’s Sebastian Ebel has highlighted a big fall in sales to the US and said it and the EU need to make border control more user friendly for UK travellers

Jesse Sharp’s Celsius London will offer a wide range of lifestyle management services as luxury travellers’ expectations evolve.

Demand is swelling for authentic, experience-led travel across the UAE and Oman, says Emirates Group’s Arabian Adventures

Sebastian Ebel says Tui is well sold in the UK for summer 2025 and will not be as aggressive in late sales pricing as competitors, but signalled bargain prices in the UAE due to the Middle East conflict

Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has credited the ’proven sales strength’ of both its own agents and partner agencies for its strong showing in the three months to the end of June 2025

Andrew Turner said agents enjoyed the two recent overnight ship visits in Scotland before highlighting how these educationals still had their limitations

British Airways hosted TTG and nine agents on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua, where the agents discovered all the Caribbean twin centre has to offer through cooking classes, authentic nightlife experiences and walking tours – and they sampled a few of the destination’s top luxury hotels

The luxury cruise line’s new programme offers a wide range of land-based experiences before and after the voyage. 

The Blackpool-based agency and cruise specialist, which operates the Southampton Cruise Centre brand, has shop in the seaside town plus close to 100 homeworkers dotted across the country

Carrier has revamped its Sky High Club agents’ training modules and detailed capacity increases on key routes this winter

McGlynn joins Cypriot hotel firm as sales manager north while Richardson takes up new head of sales role for the UK and Ireland following an uptick in sales through agents

The hotel collection now numbers 13 characterful four-star properties across the island

Do you want more information about river cruise or the expedition sector? Do you have questions around cruise destinations or itineraries? What would help you to grow your cruise sales? TTG is planning our next Cruise Insight report and we want your help.

The West Yorkshire agency celebrated its birthday with a roadshow for 250 clients with 40 operators attending

Named after the Turkish word for ‘palace’, Nile Seray will make its debut in 2026

There are tentative signs of recovery for the Latin American country’s tourism industry after a tough few years, and the reopening of a dramatic mountain train ride should help inspire travellers to visit the destination

River cruise and touring specialist also plans to grow team to offer more specialised support to agents

The South Shields-based agency mainly delivers theatre and train tickets to its Rail Adventures customers

Luxury brand’s ship will go into dry dock for three weeks in November

The specialist line believes there are no other ultra-luxury yachts available to book by the cabin in the Seychelles

These canine agents might not be adept at searching for deals and inputting passport details but they’re pretty good at attracting clients and boosting the wellbeing of their humans. We think these pups are ‘fur-st’ class companions!

Director Claire Smith has asked her husband James to support the agency’s three existing homeworkers and the other five coming joining the business in September

Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester to gain new Rovaniemi services

The incident happened at around 1.40pm according to West Midlands Police

Premier’s deal to take on three former Baldwins Travel shops and keep 14 of the agency’s staff in jobs will help ’cement’ the brand’s presence in Kent, MD Paul Waters tells TTG

Tui is the subject of 32-page report by World Animal Protection, which delves into the operator’s extensive use of marine attractions, claiming the group plays a ’significant role’ in driving demand for them

’We’re proud to be keeping such a talented professional in the trade, and I know our partners will value her insight and support,’ said Wendy Wu head of trade sales Gary King

Celebration Key is a new 65-acre private island resort in the Bahamas that’s exclusively for Carnival Cruise Line guests – with plenty of potential for expansion

Seattle-Heathrow route to open up connections along the Pacific coast of north America

The agency will expand into Maidstone, Uckfield and Tonbridge

Selecting the flights will create a fly-cruise package priced from £1,112 per person, according to the family-focused line

The mountains and rainforest of Saint Lucia will be the setting for the third Sandals Foundation Island Challenge this October

The river line’s new vessel will sail along the Rhine, Main, Moselle, Dutch and Belgian waterways throughout next summer

With holidays by train growing in popularity and clients turning to us agents for complex, multi-destination trips, here are a few lessons about booking rail that I’ve learned along the way, says the owner of Firecrest Travel

Visitors to Italy are looking beyond Venice, and Rome and Amalfi Coast to explore lesser-known destinations.

Is there a magic solution to keeping clients loyal, treating them well and winning new referrals? Personalising the approach is key.