Andrew McQuarrie

6 days ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Andrew McQuarrie

What’s the naughtiest word you know? OK, maybe not that one – but one you probably wouldn’t say in front of your mother. Well, I doubt any of the family-friendly movies in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise include this four-letter word, yet it was on my lips more than once as I negotiated How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and the other four worlds at new Orlando theme park Universal Epic Universe.

3 weeks ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Andrew McQuarrie

Jet2holidays has introduced an offer for independent travel agents enabling them to save customers £60 per booking for departures up to the end of June. The offer, which can be claimed via the code ‘AGENT60’, will run alongside the £100 per person discount available to customers who book through an agent. It means agents can grant couples savings of £260 on April, May and June departures, while a family of four can benefit from a £460 saving.

1 month ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Andrew McQuarrie

The pinnacle of the English football season is just around the corner once again, as the travel industry’s tribute acts to Harry Kane, Lucy Bronze and Jude Bellingham prepare to contest the MSC Cup 2025. The seven-a-side charity event will return to Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge stadium in west London on Friday, May 30, with organisers aiming to grow the number of teams from 10 to 16.

1 month ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Andrew McQuarrie

Quark Expeditions is aiming to add a fourth ship to its fleet, according to company president Sam Seward. Seward, who spoke to Travel Weekly in his first interview since starting his new role in December, said the Polar specialist was already talking to “various stakeholders” about a new vessel. The fleet currently consists of Ultramarine, Ocean Explorer and World Explorer, with the latter set to be replaced by World Voyager in December 2026.

1 month ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Andrew McQuarrie

Loveholidays has increased its Atol provision by around a million passengers, or about 25%, meaning it can carry more than five million travellers in 2025. The increase, which the company said “cements its position as the UK’s largest online travel agent (OTA)”, comes as it reported a record-breaking 2024 performance in which it sold £2.9 billion worth of holidays, while 2025 year started “even stronger”.