Samantha Mayling

Eight agents from Travel Counsellors have explored Alentejo during a wine-focused fam trip, hosted by Visit Alentejo in partnership with Visit Portugal and TAP Air Portugal.

The number of airline seats available for this year's festive getaway is up 5% on pre-pandemic highs, new figures show.

Tui UK & Ireland has unveiled details of its peak season sale, with discounts and offers on holidays during summer 2025, winter 2025-26 and summer 2026.

Intrepid Travel's chief executive, James Thornton, and EMEA managing director, Zina Bencheikh, will appear on stage at the International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum (IWTTF) in London next year (June 19).

Fred Holidays has launched its 2025-2026 Europe & Worldwide Rail Holidays brochure which has been redesigned to showcase the range “at a glance”.

APT & Travelmarvel has launched its 2024-25 worldwide New Year sale, with discounts of up to 40% “to help the trade capitalise on sales” during the peak selling season.

Specialist tour operator Balkan Holidays has unveiled its Bulgaria holidays for 2026, with hundreds of free child places.

EasyJet holidays has printed more than 200,000 copies of its Holidays Unpacked magazine for travel agent partners – up by 50% to cater for demand over the peaks season.

Independent agency The Destination Lounge has launched a second branch, with the opening of a shop on Monday (December 16) in Braunton, near the north Devon coast.

American Airlines “briefly” grounded all flights in the US today (December 24), according to reports. The problem was caused by an unspecified technical issue, according to Sky News.