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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · May 12

Adeus Portugal 🇵🇹. Até breve 🙋‍♂️. Next stop: Malta 🇲🇹. #AdvConf2025

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Feb 20

Abta reinstates Baldwins Travel membership as agency appeals expulsion

Baldwins Travel has had its Abta membership reinstated pending an appeal after the association began an investigation into its finances

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Feb 13

Hotelplan UK brands tipped to flourish in Kuoni parent's safe hands

’It does seem like a very good move by Dertour,’ one expert tells TTG after Kuoni’s parent acquired Hotelplan Group and its UK brands, including Inghams and Explore Worldwide

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Feb 12

Notable is Dertour's focus, from the outset, on 'shared benefits', including future 'economies of scale in the tour operator business'. These include basing Hotelplan and its brands 'on a joint technological platform'. Dertour points to its integration of Kuoni as evidence of its track record.

James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Feb 12

Should it all go through, it will leave Dertour with an enviable UK portfolio, featuring Kuoni and its 30 retail outlets, Carrier, CV Villas, Journey Latin America, Jules Verne, Kirker Holidays and recent acquisition Solmar Villas. Dertour has also committed to retaining all these brands.

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Feb 12

Kuoni parent Dertour Group has acquired Hotelplan Group, including its four UK trade-facing brands – Inghams, Explore Worldwide, Santa's Lapland and Inntravel. No terms have been disclosed, and the deal will yet be subject to regulatory approval www.ttgmedia.com/news/breakin...

Kuoni parent Dertour Group acquires Hotelplan Group and UK brands

Deal covers Hotelplan’s Inghams, Inntravel, Santa’s Lapland and Explore Worldwide brands, but not holiday home specialist Interhome

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Feb 10

Moth-infested? I know just the chap... 👀

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Feb 10

Couple win refund after buying £32m moth-infested London mansion

Iya Patarkatsishvili and Dr Yevhen Hunyak sued property developer over infestation that ruined wine and clothes The daughter of a Georgian billionaire and her husband have been granted a refund after buying a £32m London mansion that was infested with…

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Feb 1

London agency 7Seas Holidays vows to double team in size after relocating

Shakeel Ahmed was joined by the mayor and deputy mayor of Kingston for the grand opening in Surbiton on Saturday (1 February)

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 31

Bonkers how Aston Villa's last transfer window was deemed a success mainly because we hung on to Jhon Duran, whereas this one will mainly be deemed a success by hanging on to Ollie Watkins and selling Duran 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... #avfc

Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins tells Unai Emery he will reject Arsenal to stay

Striker Ollie Watkins tells boss Unai Emery he wants to stay at Aston Villa and reject interest from Arsenal.

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Jan 30

Lancashire agency The Departure Hub defiant despite peaks burglary shock

An agency which was ransacked by burglars has bounced back after only 24 hours, with police appealing for help to catch the culprits

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 29

villa Villa VILLA VILLA Villa villa.

#villa #avfc #villavillavilla

🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 29

The only true voice of the people. I follow no other doctrine.

Charlotte Tobitt @charlottetobitt.bsky.social · Jan 29

New Adrian Chiles classic just dropped: "I have lost all faith in zips" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have lost all faith in zips | Adrian Chiles

The only thing worse than spending a fortune on a coat you don’t really need is spending a fortune on a coat you don’t really need, then damaging it, then discovering that no one wants to fix it, says...

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 29

Heathrow gets its green light – but let's be clear, this is just the start of another absolutely monster phase of back and forth that will take years, maybe decades, and will cost billions upon billions before a spade gets anywhere near the ground www.ttgmedia.com/news/breakin...

Heathrow: govt pledges support for third runway and further airport expansion

Chancellor also backs efforts to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport, and confirms decisions will follow in the coming weeks on expansion at Gatwick and Luton airports

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 29

Quite aside from the fact this highlights some terrific progress that needs to be replicated at scale, and its accessibility by rail, Austria's SkiWelt is where I learned to ski and is simply one of my very favourite places in the world. This was a joy to read www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Even the black slopes are green: my eco-friendly skiing break in Austria

The carbon footprint of a skiing holiday can be as deep as a crevasse, but one Austrian resort with sustainability at its heart is mitigating its impact

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Jan 28

Celebrity to operate river cruises after agreeing 10-ship deal

The premium line will start operating river sailings in 2027

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Jan 22

EasyJet holidays targets 25% growth after early winter profits leap by £12 million

Airline and operator charts ’significant improvement’ in first-quarter results (three months to 31 December) amid ongoing strong demand for flights and holidays

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 20

I travelled there with a bunch of school groups as a reporter not long into my first journalism job - it remains one of the most powerful and eye-opening days of my entire life.

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 20

Trump's first words as president second time round: 'The golden age of America begins right now.'

He then proceeds to throw samples of his first line of tanning ointments into the amassed crowds.

James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 20

I note the orange one has risen again 🍊. Biden was never really cut out to find all those horcruxes, was he?

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TTG @ttgmedia.bsky.social · Jan 15

Hays Travel franchisees join forces to set up new business

Lewis Miller and Andy Holbrook, who met thanks to the both of them being Explorer Travel franchisees, have founded WorldLuxe Travel and joined the Hays Travel Independence Group

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 11

Crisp in Mitcham ❄️.

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James Chapple @chapplejc.com · Jan 7

This will obviously be an unmitigated disaster that will cause untold harm to people's lives and democracy, but at the same time, if it accelerates the demise of 'big social media', then 🤷‍♂️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...