OPERATOR
Kuoni enables agents to create customised shop window cards
Kuoni has added a feature to its trade platform enabling agents to create personalised, branded window cards. Agents can customise Kuoni
cards with their own logos to produce marketing materials for shop windows “in just a few clicks”, says the operator. Since launching in November,
Kuoni Connect has attracted nearly 2,000 trade partners. The platform acts as a central
hub for agents, featuring exclusive offers, online training, marketing assets and the ability to make single-centre bookings. Recent additions to Kuoni
Connect include a WhatsApp Community and smart tools such as Kora, Kuoni’s AI selling assistant and sales coach for the Kuramathi Maldives resort.
kuoniconnect.co.uk
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Universal Epic Universe, Orlando
Bardonecchia, Italy
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Tui Airways boosts Manchester flights and adds Cardiff-Turin
Phil Davies
Tui Airways will operate a new service from Cardiff to Turin for winter 2026-27, plus more flights from Manchester to Florida this summer. The extra weekly departure to Florida means Tui
Airways will operate three flights a week to Melbourne Orlando International Airport from May 22 to meet growing demand from the northwest hub. The increase is part of the operator’s wider Orlando
Melbourne programme, which includes eight weekly departures from UK airports including Gatwick, Newcastle, Glasgow and Belfast. Tui Airways is the only UK carrier flying direct to
Florida’s east coast airport, south of Orlando, and will operate 239 flights across the year. Melbourne Orlando International Airport provides access to key Florida destinations such as Cape Canaveral,
Pata to host Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham events
The Pacific Asia Travel Association (Pata) aims to host more than 600 agents across the UK and Ireland at speed-networking roadshows this year. The events will also include food, drinks and prizes. The schedule kicks off next week in Glasgow (March 9), followed by Liverpool (March 10), Leeds (March 11) and Birmingham (March 12).
pata.org.uk
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the Kennedy Space Center and Orlando theme parks. Meanwhile, Crystal Ski Holidays is offering a new
range of package holidays to Italy based on the Tui Airways service from Cardiff to Turin. Weekly flights from the Welsh airport start before
Christmas and will run until March 14, 2027. The winter seasonal service, running from
December 20, provides access to nine Italian ski resorts, including Cervinia and Sauze d’Oulx. The new route is in addition to the existing
destinations of Austria, France, Slovenia and Spain. Seven-night packages start at £753 per person in
Bardonecchia, based on two adults staying in a self- catering studio, departing from Cardiff on January 17. Scott Britton, head of Crystal Ski Holidays, said:
“We’re excited that more skiers and snowboarders will be able to access some of Italy’s best-loved resorts.”
retailagents.tui.co.uk crystalski.co.uk
Just Go Holidays introduces trips to see Sinatra The Musical
Just Go Holidays has introduced coach breaks to see the new Sinatra The Musical at London’s Aldwych Theatre. Trips between June and December start at £189, based on two sharing. The two-day break includes coach travel, one
night’s B&B, show ticket and free time in London.
justgoholidays.com
Atas to kick off regional forums with Manchester event in April
The Association of Touring & Adventure Suppliers will kick off its Atas Presents series of regional gatherings next month. The first is in Manchester (April 29), then Southampton (May 13), Glasgow (May 20) and London (October 7). Registration for this year’s Atas Conference, to be held at Silverstone (September 21-22), has also opened.
touringandadventure.com
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