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Travel 2 Get a visit

Jan 23, 2020

Tom Sneddon from United Airlines and Kevin Rogers from Air Canada visited the Travel 2 office to provide breakfast for all of the staff. Pictured with Travel 2’s Gemma Wilkes and Nichola Marston

Traveleads joins Advantage Business Travel

Jan 13, 2020

Travel management company, Traveleads, which has service centres in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, is the newest member to join Advantage Business Travel. Traveleads currently has a total team of 100 with plans to develop its brand, team, service and systems further in...

E-J-Jets return to Eastern fleet

Jan 13, 2020

Eastern Airways, which operates flights from Aberdeen Airport, is re-entering the E-Jet market during January with the initial return of the Embraer 170 aircraft type to its fleet. The UK regional airline is seeing significant growth in the ad-hoc charter market for...

Record start to peaks for Gold Medal

Jan 13, 2020

Gold Medal has seen strong performance this peaks period, with sales reaching record numbers in the first week with over £1million in sales via the call centre on Saturday 4th January alone. This, combined with a significant increase in sales via the website,...

Finnair January sales from Edinburgh

Jan 13, 2020

Finnair has launched a selection of January sale fares to a range of different destinations in Asia and the Far East. Finnair customers can save on their Economy and Business Class flights to destinations including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Singapore, all via...

Scots say new experiences beat sun-lounging

Jan 13, 2020

The UK Civil Aviation Authority’s ATOL scheme has commissioned national research to find out what travellers are looking for when booking their holiday in 2020. According to research, 56% of Scots will booking at least one holiday in 2020 and almost one in five are...

TIPTO announces 2020 roadshow date

Jan 13, 2020

TIPTO has announced the dates and locations of its 2020 roadshow events with a Scottish event in March.The event will be a ‘Face 2 Face’ roadshows taking place on 24th March in Edinburgh.At the event agents can meet up to 12 of TIPTO’s supplier members as...

Iconic Airbus A380 to return

Jan 13, 2020

Emirates has confirmed that the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft will return to Glasgow in 2020.The double-decker aircraft, which has a wingspan of almost 80 metres and can carry over 500 passengers, will return to the airline’s Glasgow to...

Saga Launches Biggest Ever Trade Incentive

Dec 17, 2019

Rewards are on offer from Saga to agents arranging a holiday or cruise booking with the company. Days out with theatre, theme park and spa day tickets are among the experiences to be won, as well as an Echo Dot, Apple Watch or iPad and two nights on Saga’s new cruise...

Wendy Wu celebrates inaugural sailing of new Victoria Mekong

Dec 17, 2019

Wendy Wu Tour saw the launch of its new deluxe river cruise ship, Victoria Mekong, this month as the ship set sail on its maiden voyage from Can Tho, Vietnam to Phnom Penh,Cambodia. The ship is a key feature on the operator’s four new group tours and two new private...

Sunny Side of Life

Dec 17, 2019

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation invited agents to experience the ‘Sunny Side of Life’ during a visit to Scotland. Arlene Green from The Holiday Maker won a holiday to Reethi Faru Resort while Julie McCallum from Frasers Travel won a holiday to You...

EasyJet continues expansion in Scotland

Dec 17, 2019

EasyJet has revealed expansion plans in Scotland, confirming that a ninth Airbus A320 family aircraft will be based in Edinburgh and five new routes will serve both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The new aircraft will remain based in Edinburgh throughout the year, providing...

TUI adds 50,000 Glasgow seats next winter

Dec 17, 2019

TUI has announced its winter 2020 programme from Scotland with the addition of new destinations in Egypt, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh. The new flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh from Glasgow for winter 2020 are on sale now, with weekly flights to Hurghada...

CMV offers agents Scottish ship visits

Dec 17, 2019

Cruise and Maritime Voyages is announcing a number of opportunities for the travel trade to visit their cruise ships in Scotland in 2020. The complimentary ship visits will include a short presentation, refreshments, five course lunch with wine, plus time to explore...

Award Winner

Dec 17, 2019

Conor Campbell Travel in Irvine won the award for Best Use of Social media at homeworking company Independent Travel Experts. Conor began his career in travel with TUI Travel in Stirling. Conor is pictured centre with Lisa Henning, Vim Vithaldas, Gary Lewis, all The...