Aviation
Flight “full of selfish covidiots” told to self-isolate amid fears of coronavirus outbreak
Passengers described the flight as a “debacle” and said there “wasn’t much” policing of rules intended to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
Cruise
TUI Group and Royal Caribbean to expand joint venture with $2 billion deal
TUI and Royal Caribbean are taking their relationship to the next level with a whopping new deal. However, it’s unclear whether they sealed it with a bunch of roses or a box of chocolates.
Tourism
Dubrovnik to cull cruise ships as overtourism issues rise
by Hannah Edensor
Fans of walking at a glacial pace and waiting 45 minutes to buy Croatian street food will be disappointed with this read.
Tourism
Travel industry rallies around elephant-friendly tourism
The industry wants elephants out of captivity and we couldn’t agree more. We were too scared of heights to ride them anyway.
Tourism
Blood on Tui’s hands?
by Richie Kenzie
Sometimes being a travel agent requires making tough calls. In this piece, Travel Weekly’s Managing Editor asks whether Tui and Thomson Holidays’ agents got it wrong.
Travel Agents
Tui Specialist Group rebrand to Travelopia
by Kate Webster
Tui Group announced it will rebrand the Tui’s Specialist Group to Travelopia.
Travel Agents
Intrepid splits with TUI, cans PEAK travel
by Hannah Edensor
PEAK Adventure Travel Group is no more, giving Intrepid Group more freedom to chase its adventurous roots as a privately-owned company.