Travel industry news

Wendy Wu Tours hires APT National Sales Manager Becky Baumbach

'If we want to grow escorted touring, we must nurture the next generation of travel agents'

'With Gatwick's expansion approved, airport bosses will now hope to land a major US airline'

The homeworking agent who left travel for 18 years – and started all over again

Not Just Travel unveils new retail programme to help homeworkers make high street jump

‘It’s just rude': Calls for industry to ‘blacklist’ (and even fine) agents for event no-shows

Gatwick to open second runway after campaigners lose bid to challenge expansion

Top-selling Jet2holidays agent Greig Avinou joins operator as Partnership Development Manager

New travel agency Plan Your World launches ultra-flexible 'work anywhere' model

Palma airport strike confusion after rival trade unions contradict each other

Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said joins 'vital' ITV News debate from Berkhamsted travel agency

EasyJet gives Castlelake and Apollo Friday deadline to make firm offers

Audley Travel identifying 'sites to open first-ever retail shop in UK'

Windstar Cruises promotes Augustus Lonsdale to role of International Sales Director

Not Just Travel's Natalie Singleton joins Perfect Getaways to lead agency's new homeworking division

New Seaside Travel agent turns displeased customer into lifelong cruise client: 'We just clicked'

Concerned Brits travelling to Crete urged not to cancel holidays as wildfire disruption continues

Travel agents predict unusually 'busy' summer lates market to continue into autumn

Travelbag's Maria Cunningham moves to Specialist Holidays Group to lead its sales operations

EES 'undermining' Europe's reputation as an 'efficient' destination, ACI Europe warns

TTG launches new quiz competition with cash prize for agents

Broke backpacker to £1.5m travel agent: The job interview that changed everything for India Barker

'Solo travellers always return first': G Touring’s Tom Morgan on customer resilience and trade growth

'Back travel to drive growth': Future Travel Coalition urges new PM Andy Burnham to take action