The chief executive of the Washington DC tourist board has taken to the streets of the US capital to test visitors’ knowledge of the city. Elliott Ferguson’s light-hearted video featured during a presentation at the IPW conference in San Antonio on Wednesday as he updated delegates on new developments in the city. These include eight […]
Attraction World Group (AWG) has announced a partnership with Norse Atlantic Airways which it sees as a “significant milestone” for future collaboration between attraction specialists and airlines. It follows the recent introduction of AWG’s new brand Theme Park Connector, which offers real-time availability and dynamic pricing to allow airlines, online travel agents and tour operators to […]
Celebrity Cruises has hailed the success of its “biggest-ever” seminar at sea events. The line hosted 85 agents across two three-night Celebrity Apex sailings earlier this month. Leon Hand, training manager EMEA, led guided tours and Q&A sessions, and agents had the opportunity to visit the ship’s speciality restaurants and theatre. More: New Celebrity Cruises chief to […]
Aviareps is to assume representation for Visit Orlando across multiple international source markets including the UK and Ireland. The firm’s role will include supporting sales strategies and activities, including training and ensuring the trade is kept up to date on the destination’s performance. This will complement Visit Orlando’s efforts to drive international visitors to the […]
Newmarket Holidays is targeting single travellers with a new range of group tours. The Solo Traveller Collection features 25 short- and long-haul tours, with five that have been curated exclusively for solo travellers. The solo-only options include the Scottish Highlands, Sicily, Croatia, Kenya and India, with a 15% discount on bookings made by June 5. […]
A Ryanair petition with more than 1.1 million signatures calling for Brussels to ‘keep EU skies open’ during repeated air traffic control strikes was delivered today (Wednesday). The Irish no-frills giant has been lobbying for flights over countries affected by striking controllers to be protected from disruption for much of the year. The airline calculates […]
Norwegian Cruise Line ship Norwegian Prima returns for a second summer of sailings from Southampton next week. The new generation vessel will begin ex-UK sailings from June 5 as part of a 10-ship deployment in Europe through until December. The 3,099-passenger Norwegian Prima will also operate from Barcelona and Reykjavik, the Icelandic port it was […]
Singapore Airlines is to extend free wi-fi access to all cabin classes from July 1. The enhanced online connection will be available virtually across the fleet and almost the entire global SIA route network, according to the carrier. Passengers flying in premium economy and economy class will be included in addition to those in suites, […]
A travel agent who developed a new division of her business while battling breast cancer is hoping to double the number of homeworkers in the next year. Britt-Marie Monks set up The Holiday Fixer, a luxury travel division of her agency The Honeymoon Fixer, in 2018 after joining Midcounties’ Co-operative Travel Consortium. The new homeworking […]
Travel Counsellors has reported a booking spike for business travel, with transactions up nearly 70% compared with last year. The homeworking agency highlighted transactions in its financial year to date (November to March) as compared with the same period in 2022. Corporate bookings totalled more than £85m by the end of March, with 418 new […]
Norse Atlantic Airways is to serve Miami from Gatwick from September. Flights to Fort Lauderdale will end and be replaced by the Miami route from September 18. Passengers booked to Fort Lauderdale after September 17 will be rebooked onto the Miami service or offered a full refund, according to the airline. Norse Atlantic started serving […]
Latin America specialist Latin Routes is introducing a raft of employee benefits in a bid to increase the size of its workforce. In the last year the tour operator has expanded the number of staff in a return to pre-pandemic levels. It is now on a recruitment drive to further increase its current 30 employees […]
Digital Drums’ Steve Dunne says ChatGPT will never replace the human touch travel agents offer I’ve always believed, throughout my career, that it is the mindset you adopt and how you look at life that matters. You can choose to be positive or negative; you can make the conscious decision to see and harness an […]
Asia specialist Inside Travel Group has appointed Gabo Quiros to the role of UK trade manager. He replaces Matt Spiller who left the Bristol-based company in March to join Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Quiros will return the travel industry, having had previous roles with Much Better Adventures, G Adventures and Intrepid. He will […]
Ambassador Cruise Line’s chief executive will join passengers onboard Ambience for a marine conservation-themed itinerary. Christian Verhounig and chief executive of marine conservation charity Orca Sally Hamilton will both sail on Ambassador’s 12-night Iceland’s Land of Ice & Fire cruise departing London Tilbury on July 7. The pair will host a meet-and-greet cocktail party, a talk […]
Not Just Travel said its consultants made a “phenomenal” amount of sales thanks to an exclusive “mentorship” retreat in Mauritius with Beachcomber Tours. Thirty-two Not Just Travel homeworkers were on the Elite Experience trip to Mauritius, from May 13-20. Beachcomber Tours features eight luxury hotels on the Indian Ocean island and the agents stayed at […]
David Winterton has stepped down from his position as brand & marketing director of Emerald Cruises after nine years in the role. The announcement comes as Scenic Group has confirmed the company is moving the digital hubs for both Scenic and Emerald Cruises and the content creation hub for Emerald Cruises, which is currently based […]
Paul Ludlow has been appointed as president of Carnival UK in addition to his role as president of P&O Cruises. As part of the leadership change, Sture Myrmell will be leaving the business. In Ludlow’s new position, which will begin on June 1, he will assume all commercial and operational responsibility for Carnival UK, which includes P&O […]
Delta has brought back its non-stop service between Edinburgh and Atlanta after more than a decade’s absence. The first flight since 2007 arrived in the Scottish capital on Friday, May 26, with the 216-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft welcomed by a piper. The connection, which is in addition to the links with New York-JFK and Boston, means […]
Sharing photos and videos makes us all more knowledgeable, says Ponders Travel’s Clare Dudley Having spent almost 40 years in travel, I often reflect on how the sector has changed…but please allow me to share something that I feel is absolutely great for all of us. Back in the day, familiarisation and educational trips were […]
