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Consumers are starting to rethink their travel plans owing to the crisis in the Middle East
New data suggests Middle East crisis already playing on holidaymakers' minds
SPAA president Alan Glen speaking at the association's 96th annual dinner
Agencies facing 'pincer movement' from rising employment costs and new taxes on tourism
Family of four touring in Seville, Spain
Family market 'missing' as agents endure patchy booking landscape in February
Passengers board an easyJet aircraft
EasyJet holidays 'maintaining strong growth trajectory' following 'largest-ever January booking period'
C&M's Barbara Kolosinska
Growth in average travel salaries stalls in 2025 while recruitment dips
Spain's Destinia has acquired Travel Republic and Netflights
Spain's Destinia to enter UK market with Travel Republic and Netflights acquisition
Advantage chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said
Peaks travel demand strong but 'increasingly value-led' – Advantage
Job candidates wait to be seen for roles
Travel jobseekers hit almost 10-year December high prompting hope of turn-of-year recruitment spree
Glasgow high street
Travel agents top Barclays' ranking for December spending growth as consumer confidence rallies
Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer
Five challenges travel must meet head-on in 2026, according to Abta
A tourist takes part in a craft workshop with a local guide
Shift from material to experiential spending set to boost travel this year
Two women take a selfie with the sea in the background
'Joy of travel' ensures agents withstand broader downturn in consumer spending in 2025
BDO has identified five travel brands that could attract M&A interest in 2026
Top five major travel brands likely to attract M&A activity next year revealed
shoulder season
CV Villas praises agents after 'remarkable' jump in shoulder season bookings
A Tui aircraft makes its final approach ahead of landing in Tenerife
Wider Tui 'eco-system' powers strongest earnings to date despite tough year for European source markets
A person holding two bank cards with a half-packed suitcase in the background
Travel agents defy biggest dip in consumer card spending for nearly four years
'They've not done us any favours': agencies forced to cut cloth ahead of peaks after latest Budget
Martin Alcock speaking at the 2025 Aito conference
Discount-led market 'changing consumers' travel buying behaviours', firms warned
A biggybank pig wearing spectacles looking at a calculator
'We've got to hope this Budget is enough to ensure bookings return next year'
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Industry blasts rising employment costs and warns Budget risks talent vacuum
A busy UK high street
Less than a quarter of businesses set to benefit from chancellor's business rate concessions
Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Everything you need to know about the chancellor's Autumn Statement – and what it means for travel
Heathrow is pursuing expansion via a third runway
Heathrow gets the go-ahead for £33 billion third runway plan – so what happens now?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves reviews her speech ahead of the Autumn Statement
What does travel want – and need – from the chancellor's Autumn Statement?