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Adverts for ‘cruel’ elephant rides still rising despite new UK law, says charity

MPs passed legislation a year ago to ban advertising of unethical animal tourism – but it has not yet come into force

The Guardian - UK

Airlines may ‘hold people on the plane’ due to EU border rules, warns easyJet boss

Travellers risk being stuck on planes after arriving at European Union (EU) airports once enhanced border checks are introduced, the boss of easyJet…

The National (Scotland)

Airline boss warns passengers could be held on runways due to Brexit border rules

The EU Commission said EES would be launched on November 10, although a further update is expected

The Independent UK

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Unexplained green taxes are costing holidaymakers ‘hundreds of pounds’, says travel boss

EasyJet Holidays chief executive hit out at the way some destinations were introducing environmental fees

The Independent UK

Spike in British families choosing ‘complex’ adventure holidays over summer beach breaks

Holidays ‘seeing innovation like never before in the family travel market’

The Independent UK

Brits taking record 3.94 holidays per year

Holidays have become the last thing consumers are willing to reduce their spending on

The Independent UK

Travel industry’s hopes soar despite fears about overtourism

Abta’s annual conference takes place amid increased confidence, with sustainability issues casting less of a cloud than forthcoming EU red tape

The Guardian - UK

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Jet2 sold us a package holiday that didn’t exist - now it’s our problem to fix it

It changed the accommodation for our booked trip to Crete, tailor-made for our foster son, just six weeks before departure

The Guardian - UK

Beware WhatsApp and fake listings: how to avoid holiday fraud

From phantom villas to too-good-to-be-true offers, here’s how to make sure your booking is the real thing

The Guardian - UK

Sun, sea and scams: How to avoid holiday cons this summer

Over a third of travellers aged 18 to 35 say they’ve been scammed on holiday

The Independent UK

FCC Announces Opportunity for LPTV Stations to Change Channels

The move marks a notable opportunity for Class A television, LPTV and TV translator stations to improve their service and resolve long-standing channel issues

TV Tech

‘Carbon offsets are not credible’: the travel boss exposing the truth about the industry’s sustainability

Darrell Wade, the chair of low-impact Intrepid Travel, has been confronting his industry on its need to change for the climate’s sake

The Guardian - UK

Set for take-off: easyJet Holidays boss says it can become UK's biggest travel firm

Luton-based firm aiming to overtake Jet2 and TUI as No1 tour operator

Evening Standard

Britons’ holidays abroad ‘could hit record’ in 2024 despite this year’s woes

Inflation, wildfires and air traffic control chaos have not put people off travelling, Abta finds

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Evening Standard

City breaks overtake beach holidays as most popular vacation for British travellers

40% of people who took a break in the last 12 months headed for a UK or international city - up eight points on the previous year

The Independent UK

Three in five people confident about travelling abroad, according to survey

A poll of 2,000 UK adults commissioned by travel organisation Abta suggested 30% are extremely confident, while 31% are somewhat confident.

The Independent UK

‘Surprising’ study finds hotels generally cheaper than Airbnb

Consumer group Which? compares cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites

The Independent UK

Study finds hotels are usually cheaper than Airbnb

Consumer group Which? compared the cost of thousands of hotel rooms with 300,000 one-bed listings on popular accommodation rental websites.

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The Independent UK

Wildfires ‘will clearly happen again’ and travel industry plans ‘need overhaul’

Paul Charles, CEO of travel PR firm PC Agency, called for an overhaul of the Foreign Office travel advice system which left holidaymakers ‘confused’.

The Guardian - UK

Three-hour delays at Dover as bad weather and train strikes hit summer getaway

Saturday expected to be busiest day for travel this year as millions take to UK’s roads, airports and ports

The Independent UK

‘Busiest travel day’ to be hit by strikes and delays, holidaymakers warned

Saturday is expected to be the day most people travel abroad but thousands of rail workers are to strike, badly disrupting services.

The Guardian - UK

Delays and jams expected as UK’s great summer getaway reaches its peak

About 13 million holidaymakers will take to Britain’s roads, airports and ferry ports this weekend

Evening Standard

Rain and thunderstorms likely to affect holidaymakers on big summer getaway weekend

Airports will see hundreds of thousands of passengers, and the Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

The Independent UK

Families hit by summer getaway delays

National Highways said it has closed part of the Dartford Crossing due to a crash, causing three miles of congestion.

The Independent UK

Two million people to head overseas on ‘one of busiest weekends of year’ despite Europe heatwave

Port of Dover is warning it could take hours to pass through border checks

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