Travel Weekly (UK)

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines will feature in an episode of Channel 4’s six-part documentary series, Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port. Airing on June 23 at 8pm, the fourth episode in the series will showcase crew operations on board Borealis on turnaround day. To tie in with the series, which takes viewers behind the scenes at the port, the line will offer an additional £50 saving per booking on 2025 cruises from Dover, which will apply to all new bookings made between June 20 and 25.

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Robin Searle

Florida tourism chiefs remain confident of posting a positive performance from the UK market in 2025 despite predictions of a nationwide downturn. UK visitor numbers in 2024 were 1% down on the previous year but still stood at 1.73 million, well ahead of the 1.3 million who visited in 2019. Numbers for the first quarter of 2025 were 7% down on the same period in 2024 at 217,000, but that deficit has largely been attributed to the timing of Easter, which fell in March last year.

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

Agency bosses have thanked Jet2holidays after the UK’s biggest tour operator awarded almost £80,000 to support travel retail expansion – with a potential £40,000 more yet to be distributed. The operator’s inaugural ‘Scale Up Your Street’ competition attracted 118 entries, with 12 businesses shortlisted to receive up to £10,000 to fund marketing costs linked to the opening of an additional shop.

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

Matlock Travel has joined the Advantage Travel Partnership under its managed services model as the Derbyshire agency targets further growth. The Advantage Managed Services (AMS) model provides agencies with back-office support spanning financial management, supplier relationships and regulatory compliance, enabling agencies to focus on customer-facing activities and business development.

1 week ago | travelweekly.co.uk | Ella Sagar

Not In The Guidebooks has launched a dedicated Costa Rica Month trade campaign throughout June. Agents will earn a £100 Love2Shop voucher for every booking to the destination made between June 1 and 30. The operator has also put on a webinar with destination training, sales tips and booking tools for the trade which can be watched on YouTube. This comes as the small-group specialist expands its portfolio of tours to the central American country to "meet rising demand".