James Chapple

Adeus Portugal 🇵🇹. Até breve 🙋‍♂️. Next stop: Malta 🇲🇹. #AdvConf2025

Abta reinstates Baldwins Travel membership as agency appeals expulsion Baldwins Travel has had its Abta membership reinstated pending an appeal after the association began an investigation into its finances

Abta reinstates Baldwins Travel membership as agency appeals expulsion

Hotelplan UK brands tipped to flourish in Kuoni parent's safe hands ’It does seem like a very good move by Dertour,’ one expert tells TTG after Kuoni’s parent acquired Hotelplan Group and its UK brands, including Inghams and Explore Worldwide

Hotelplan UK brands tipped to flourish in Kuoni parent's safe hands

Notable is Dertour's focus, from the outset, on 'shared benefits', including future 'economies of scale in the tour operator business'. These include basing Hotelplan and its brands 'on a joint technological platform'. Dertour points to its integration of Kuoni as evidence of its track record.

Should it all go through, it will leave Dertour with an enviable UK portfolio, featuring Kuoni and its 30 retail outlets, Carrier, CV Villas, Journey Latin America, Jules Verne, Kirker Holidays and recent acquisition Solmar Villas. Dertour has also committed to retaining all these brands.

Kuoni parent Dertour Group acquires Hotelplan Group and UK brands Deal covers Hotelplan’s Inghams, Inntravel, Santa’s Lapland and Explore Worldwide brands, but not holiday home specialist Interhome

Kuoni parent Dertour Group has acquired Hotelplan Group, including its four UK trade-facing brands – Inghams, Explore Worldwide, Santa's Lapland and Inntravel. No terms have been disclosed, and the deal will yet be subject to regulatory approval www.ttgmedia.com/news/breakin...

Moth-infested? I know just the chap... 👀

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London agency 7Seas Holidays vows to double team in size after relocating Shakeel Ahmed was joined by the mayor and deputy mayor of Kingston for the grand opening in Surbiton on Saturday (1 February)

London agency 7Seas Holidays vows to double team in size after relocating

Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins tells Unai Emery he will reject Arsenal to stay Striker Ollie Watkins tells boss Unai Emery he wants to stay at Aston Villa and reject interest from Arsenal.

Bonkers how Aston Villa's last transfer window was deemed a success mainly because we hung on to Jhon Duran, whereas this one will mainly be deemed a success by hanging on to Ollie Watkins and selling Duran 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... #avfc

Lancashire agency The Departure Hub defiant despite peaks burglary shock An agency which was ransacked by burglars has bounced back after only 24 hours, with police appealing for help to catch the culprits

Lancashire agency The Departure Hub defiant despite peaks burglary shock

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#villa #avfc #villavillavilla

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Heathrow: govt pledges support for third runway and further airport expansion Chancellor also backs efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport, and confirms decisions will follow in the coming weeks on expansion at Gatwick and Luton airports

Heathrow gets its green light – but let's be clear, this is just the start of another absolutely monster phase of back and forth that will take years, maybe decades, and will cost billions upon billions before a spade gets anywhere near the ground www.ttgmedia.com/news/breakin...

Even the black slopes are green: my eco-friendly skiing break in Austria The carbon footprint of a skiing holiday can be as deep as a crevasse, but one Austrian resort with sustainability at its heart is mitigating its impact

Quite aside from the fact this highlights some terrific progress that needs to be replicated at scale, and its accessibility by rail, Austria's SkiWelt is where I learned to ski and is simply one of my very favourite places in the world. This was a joy to read www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Celebrity to operate river cruises after agreeing 10-ship deal The premium line will start operating river sailings in 2027

Celebrity to operate river cruises after agreeing 10-ship deal

EasyJet holidays targets 25% growth after early winter profits leap by £12 million Airline and operator charts ’significant improvement’ in first-quarter results (three months to 31 December) amid ongoing strong demand for flights and holidays

EasyJet holidays targets 25% growth after early winter profits leap by £12 million

I travelled there with a bunch of school groups as a reporter not long into my first journalism job - it remains one of the most powerful and eye-opening days of my entire life.

Trump's first words as president second time round: 'The golden age of America begins right now.'

He then proceeds to throw samples of his first line of tanning ointments into the amassed crowds.

I note the orange one has risen again 🍊. Biden was never really cut out to find all those horcruxes, was he?

Hays Travel franchisees join forces to set up new business Lewis Miller and Andy Holbrook, who met thanks to the both of them being Explorer Travel franchisees, have founded WorldLuxe Travel and joined the Hays Travel Independence Group

Hays Travel franchisees join forces to set up new business

Crisp in Mitcham ❄️.

Meta to replace 'biased' fact-checkers with moderation by users Facebook and Instagram will rely on

This will obviously be an unmitigated disaster that will cause untold harm to people's lives and democracy, but at the same time, if it accelerates the demise of 'big social media', then 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The key ships launching in 2025 – and how agents can get on them TTG approached travel’s ocean and river lines late last year to find out how agents could get onboard the new vessels launching in 2025. Here’s what they had to say

The key ships launching in 2025 – and how agents can get on them

Darts, The. #TheDarts 🎯

What does 2025 have in store for agents? The view from the shop floor to the boardroom The UK travel trade is remaining optimistic for the year ahead despite the geopolitical challenges threatening to put clouds in the increasingly clear skies overhead – team TTG explore what the new ye...

Team effort this one – hard to condense a full (and yet only three-day-old) year down to 1,000 words, but here we go www.ttgmedia.com/news/what-do...

'Sri Lankans were so happy to see tourists replace aid workers' As Sri Lanka marks the 20-year anniversary of the tsunami, we highlight the incredible spirit of Sri Lankans and the international community who united to rebuild the island

'Sri Lankans were so happy to see tourists replace aid workers'

The only way to start Christmas day 🐷🥧.

YouTube video by MrYetisize Oceansize - Walking in the Air

Out of office: on. You may start your Christmases ☃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=coOz...

'There's so much opportunity out there for agents heading into 2025' There are plenty of reasons for the trade to look ahead to 2025 with confident, agents tell TTG, while research from Abta also underlines how agents’ stock is rising among consumers

'There's so much opportunity out there for agents heading into 2025'

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe attempts closest ever approach to Sun The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.

News: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...