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Jet2 tie-up translates phone conversations into sign language


Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have partnered with SignLive to give customers the option to have phone conversations with the airline and operator translated into British Sign Language (BSL). The free service means


customers who are deaf or hard of hearing can have conversations with Jet2’s Assisted Travel Team interpreted in real time by a qualified online BSL interpreter, who will relay the conversation via the SignLive app or web browser. Steve Wilson, Jet2’s assisted


travel manager, said: “This tie-up makes communicating with our


dedicated team even easier.” Q More than 100 Manchester airport staff have signed up for a BSL course to boost the service for deaf and hearing-impaired flyers. trade.jet2holidays.com manchesterairport.co.uk/help/ special-assistance


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Traveleyes launches tours in Cuba, Canada, Montenegro


Samantha Mayling


Specialist operator Traveleyes has added escorted tours to Ireland, Montenegro, Canada and Cuba. Fully sighted and visually impaired travellers are


paired together to share experiences, with itineraries designed to engage the senses, from the tactile feel of historic sites to local music. Sighted travellers receive a discount in return for


guiding and describing the sites. Ireland: The Emerald Isle is a six-day tour, departing


July 14, taking travellers from the Atlantic coast to Dublin. Highlights include the Cliffs of Moher, a medieval banquet and a tour of Guinness Storehouse. The standard blind price is £2,795 while the


discounted sighted price is £1,395. Montenegro: Adventures in Nature is an eight-day holiday, departing September, which includes hiking,


Dolly Parton supports Tennessee website accessibility initiative


Singers including Dolly Parton and JP Williams, a blind singer-songwriter, have teamed up with the Tennessee tourist board to enhance the online travel experience for blind and visually impaired visitors. The Sound Sites initiative replaces standard image descriptions with song lyrics, allowing users with screen readers to experience Tennessee’s culture. tnvacation.com/for-all


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rafting and a pastry-making workshop. The standard blind price is £2,795 and the discounted sighted price is £1,395. The 12-day Canada in the Fall holiday departs


October 1 and visits Montréal, Quebec City, Toronto, Kingston and Niagara Falls. The standard blind price is £5,695 with a discounted sighted price of £2,795. Cuba: Rhythms and Revolutions departs January 17,


2026, and includes a vintage car ride around Havana, a salsa dance class and a visit to a cigar factory. The 12-day tour costs £4,499 for the standard blind price, £2,399 at the discounted sighted rate. Founder Amar Latif said: “Not only do we receive great


feedback from our blind travellers, but sighted people love our trips too. They often comment on how they take in more of their surroundings as they describe the sights and explore the destination with their other senses.” traveleyes-international.com


Seable adds ski trip in January for sight-impaired customers


Seable, which provides holidays for blind and partially sighted people, has added a ski trip to Italy next year. The five-night escorted holiday departs on January 18, 2026, to Sauze d’Oulx. It costs £2,250 on a shared basis or £2,500 for single occupancy. Flights are not included. seable.co.uk


Tui to revive flights to Sharm from East Midlands next summer


Tui is reintroducing direct flights from East Midlands airport to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next summer from March 26, after a gap of three years. A four-night all-inclusive package at Rixos Sharm El Sheikh starts at £1,237, departing on July 23, 2026. A seven-night all-inclusive stay at Tui Blue Sensatori Coral Sea is from £1,349, departing June 15, 2026. retailagents.tui.co.uk


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Traveleyes speedboat ride (left) and vintage car tour, both in Cuba


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