Protected Trust Services has reported a surge in membership enquiries which it has attributed to a rise in bonding costs and requirements.The company said ...

Peter Hebblethwaite, P&O Ferries’ chief executive, has admitted the company broke UK law by not consulting unions about the sudden mass sacking of almost ...

Escorted tour operator Newmarket Holidays has seen its average long-haul sales values soar by more than 40% above pre-Covid levels as clients are splashing the ...

MSC Grandiosa will sail from Southampton during spring and summer 2023, offering 23 cruises and a variety of itineraries.The MSC Cruises ship will arrive on ...

Coach holidays specialist Leger Holidays has launched eight itineraries featuring the once-in-a-decade passion play in the German village of ...

The Travel Corporation has expanded its solo traveller offering for its open-age brands – Trafalgar, Insight Vacations, Luxury Gold and Costsaver – to cater ...

Adventure operator Explore is hosting 11 UK travel agents on a six-day fam trip in Jordan.The trip includes highlights of operator’s bestselling Discover ...

Comment: Liam Race, Leger Shearings Group chief executive, urges agents to look close to home for booking opportunitiesThe past two years have seen the rise of ...

Government ministers have pledged to bring “a package of measures” to Parliament next week to try to prevent companies from following the example of P&O ...

An NHS nurse from the UK has become a US dollar millionaire after winning first prize in Qatar Airways’ ‘Fly and Win’ campaign.The campaign was launched last ...

Plans to reform refund rules for flights in the UK could slash average passenger pay-outs and weaken a deterrent against delays and cancellations, consumer ...

Most travel Covid travel restrictions are to be lifted by Singapore on April 1.The complex Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VLT) scheme involving dedicated flights for ...

Travellers using Manchester airport this weekend have been warned to add up to 40 minutes to their journey due to a motorway closure.Tui issued an alert to ...

Almost three quarters of older people plan to take a holiday in the next six months and a similar proportion expect to take more than one trip this year.But ...

A charity collection at the Travel Weekly Globe Travel Awards last week raised more than £6,500 for Ukraine relief efforts.A number of industry speakers used ...

Training sessions to help travel firms retain staff and engage new employees have been scheduled by Abta this spring.Events throughout March, April and May ...

Dubai Tourism has reaffirmed its commitment to the UK travel trade after hosting roadshows in London and Manchester to showcase the destination.In total more ...

The boss of the Spanish Tourist Board has described travel agents as the organisation’s “closest allies” in boosting the country’s inbound tourism.Miguel Sanz ...

The relaunched online Thomas Cook UK saw “vigorous growth momentum” last year despite the Covid-19 pandemic and strict travel curbs in Europe.The firm, which ...

Wizz Air UK is raising pay by an unspecified amount as it seeks to attract more than 100 new cabin crew.Annual minimum basic salary for a UK-based junior cabin ...

Grant Shapps has called for the boss of P&O Ferries to resign after he sacked 800 staff without notice.The transport secretary said he “cannot believe” the ...

Virgin Atlantic’s first flight between Edinburgh and Orlando is set to depart next week.The airline is deploying an Airbus 330-300 on the route, operating two ...

Iata is to return to Qatar for the second time to hold its annual meeting and world air transport summit after shifting this year’s event from China because of ...

A phased reopening of Terminal Three at Manchester airport starts from this Sunday.The gradual restart after shutdown during the pandemic will begin with the ...

Olympic Holidays is expanding its island-hopping options with four new itineraries this summer.Three cover islands in Greece and the third features Malta and ...

Classic Collection executive Si Morris-Green has appeared on BBC Breakfast again to highlight the red tape that is delaying the visa applications of two ...

Jet2holidays has promoted Lloyd Cross to the role of trade sales general manager, after more than a decade working for the tour operator.His time at ...

Ambassador Cruise Line has delayed the launch of its first ship, Ambience, as the war in Ukraine takes its toll on a supply chain that was already seeing ...

P&O Cruises has launched a social media campaign to highlight the fact it is a separate company from P&O Ferries which has been lambasted for sacking ...

Gold Crest Holidays is marking the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris during 2022 with a specially decorated Disney-themed coach.Based in Ilkley, Yorkshire, ...

A record 120 Travel Counsellors met at The Vox in Birmingham recently for the company’s first in-person corporate travel conference in three years.The event ...

Many things have changed especially the technology, but we’re still a sociable lot, says Hays Travel branch manager Colin BurnsHappy birthday to me, happy ...

The former Thomas Cook store, in Norwich’s Tesco Extra, has weathered the pandemic and is now collecting supplies for Ukrainian refugees. Samantha Mayling ...

Jet2holidays is launching a “one stop shop” training portal for travel agents from April 1.The tour operator revealed its Jet2holidays Learn at the Hays Travel ...

Hays Travel Independence Group has reported record growth in membership over the last 18 months.In total, 18 new members have joined in the last year and a ...

Hays Travel has revealed it made £1.8 million in savings last year by stopping tea and coffee deliveries and cutting back on window cleaning at its high-street ...

Cruise represents a ‘sleeping giant’ that needs to be woken up, members of Hays Travel Independence Group have been told.Hays Travel’s head of cruise Catriona ...

Gatwick’s South Terminal reopened on Sunday after a hiatus of almost two years to coincide with the start of the summer flying schedule.The airport and its ...

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Steve Heapy has warned of the likelihood of holiday price hikes across the market for summer 2023 due to the increased cost of ...

Hays Travel Independent Group members have been urged to cash in on the “massive earning pot” available through sales of touring and adventure ...

New ship Discovery Princess has entered service from Los Angeles ahead of a traditional naming ceremony next month.The latest 3,660-passenger Princess Cruises ...

P&O Ferries will be told by the transport secretary to re-hire the 800 staff it sacked earlier this month.Its plan to replace them with low-paid workers is ...

UK airports are at risk of being overshadowed by EU rivals due to low levels of state aid offered during the pandemic.A report to be published this week will ...

Indian airline Vistara is raising frequency between London and Delhi from next month.A Saturday service will be added to the schedule from Heathrow from April ...

Classic Collection has launched a destination guide to the Caribbean to help travel agents selling the region.Created by the operator’s product and sales ...

Virgin Atlantic’s global sales chief says the carrier is targeting “the best summer ever” after seeing a quicker rebound than predicted on transatlantic ...

Trading is exceeding pre-pandemic levels for the Hays Travel Independence Group with consumers still keen to book despite the war in the Ukraine.This year’s ...

We need to bring the many benefits of travel to life for our customers, says Cosmos and Avalon Waterways chief executive Giles HawkeAs I sit and write this ...

Changing the consumer-facing front end of technology systems can be like applying “lipstick” to a legacy system if the back end is unchanged.That is according ...

Wizz Air starts 18 new routes from Gatwick today ahead of the Easter travel peak.The expansion will see the budget carrier operate a total of 25 routes from ...