Insurer Suretravel returns to the market Insurance specialist Suretravel is returning to the sector after a hiatus blamed on Brexit. Agents and operators can use a dedicated booking system to sell travel insurance and earn up to 15% in commission. Parent company tifgroup re-entered the UK consumer market in 2022 in a tie-up with Collinson Insurance.
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Jet2 lays on extra flights to Rome for 2024 Six Nations
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have added 16 extra flights to Rome in response to the publication of 2024 Six Nations rugby fixtures. Capacity has been increased
from Birmingham, Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Stansted and Glasgow. The extra flights are timed for the Italy v England fixture on February 3 and Italy v Scotland on March 9. The move enables the sister
companies to offer weekend trips covering both matches. Chief executive Steve Heapy
said: “Following the publication of the 2024 fixtures, we have already seen strong demand, so we have acted fast.”
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Tourism Australia to host 44 UK agents at event in Cairns
Samantha Mayling
Tourism Australia is offering 44 places for UK agents to attend its G’day Australia 2023 international mega-fam trip and workshop in Cairns on October 9-12. About 300 agents from around the world will join
100 Australian sellers at the gathering, which has evolved from the tourist board’s Corroboree event. To apply for a place, UK agents must have qualified
as an Aussie Specialist by completing Tourism Australia’s online training programme. Attendees will meet Australian sellers in Cairns and join fam trips supported by the destination’s state and territory tourist boards. Phillipa Harrison, Tourism Australia managing
director, said G’day Australia is an important event for frontline travel sellers. “Our Aussie Specialist agents know so much about
Birmingham regains Doha link with resumption of Qatar Airways flights
Italy v England in Rome, 2022
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Qatar Airways will resume services from Birmingham airport in July with daily flights to its Doha hub at Hamad International airport. The carrier suspended the route in 2020 due to the pandemic. Qatar Airways will also increase service frequencies from Gatwick and Heathrow, resume services from Doha to 10 other destinations and launch seven new routes worldwide.
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our country from the programme, but we know being on the ground in Australia, meeting our operators and experiencing what they do provides even more inspiration to confidently sell Australia to clients,” she said. “The event will provide an opportunity to highlight
what’s on offer in Tropical North Queensland, which has long been a destination popular with international visitors as its offerings stretch from rainforests and beaches to the Great Barrier Reef and so much more. “This is the first time we have held G’day Australia,
previously known as Corroboree, since 2019 and we are looking forward to delivering this important event in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland and with support from Tourism Tropical North Queensland.” The event’s new name and global format aligns
with Tourism Australia’s current international tourism campaign ‘Come and Say G’day’.
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Icelandic carrier Play to launch Glasgow-Keflavik service in May Icelandic budget carrier Play will make its debut in Scotland with Glasgow flights to Keflavik starting on May 26, offering onward connections to the US. Return fares from Glasgow start at £160 to Keflavik and £292 to North American destinations. Four flights a week will operate during the summer, reducing to three a week in the autumn.
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