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  Didn't you hear?   AUSTRALIA IS SET TO REOPEN BORDERS TO INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL     Australia has announced the reopening of its borders to vaccinated tourists and other visa holders for the first time in almost two years.   The reopening, on 21 February, will be welcome news for many sectors.   JTA are keen to get some offers to Oz out to our lovely...

Corendon Airlines are now offering even more routes and flights from the UK in Summer 2022, so your customers have even more choice of where to book their next summer holiday. Look out for the early bird special offers and fly with Corendon to the holiday destinations of Turkey and Greece. The Summer 2022 UK schedule has increased to a total of 45 flights and 16 different...

  Tui has launched its brand-new river cruise fleet, with its maiden sailing on the Rhine Once passengers try it, they will love it." Those were the confident words of Tui Cruises UK managing director Chris Hackney at the launch of the company's brand-new river cruise fleet. Due to the pandemic, Tui River Cruises waited 18 months to officially welcome passengers on board the...

To help protect travellers and the destinations, G Adventures now offer Vaccinated Tours! As of October 1, 2021, every single departure will be either a Vaccinated Tour or a Travel-Ready Tour.   Here’s what that means for your travellers:   Vaccinated Tours All travellers must have received a full COVID-19 vaccination with the final dose given at least...

OFFER : Save up to 15% off select Active tours (tiered) Save 10% on select Active tours SALE DATES : September 6 - October 1, 2021 TRAVEL DATES : September 6, 2021 - October 31, 2022 Your customers should experience why getting their bodies moving is one of the best ways to get closer to our world!    

  Package holiday prices to Spain this September and October are as much as 38% cheaper than pre-pandemic levels, according to new data. Holidays to the Istrian Riviera in Croatia have also fallen by 20% over this time in 2019, holiday price comparison site TravelSupermarket found. Breaks to Majorca are down 15% on average; Crete by 14%; and Costa del Sol and the Algarve down...

If you’ve been dreaming of sun, sand and swimming in the sea (with pigs!) – then pack your bags because Virgin Atlantic has announced its new route to the Bahamas. Virgin Atlantic will be flying twice a week from London Heathrow to the Bahamas from November, with tickets going on sale from 11 August 2021. With 16 major islands surrounded by the world’s clearest waters, the Bahamas...

According to the latest decision taken by the Italian Government regarding the new regulation of cruise traffic in Venice, starting from 24th of July 2021, MSC Cruises ships will be docked in Monfalcone – which is away from Venice about 90 minutes by bus. However, please note that all...

  An Update to Easyjet's Cabin Bag Policy   A breakdown of the changes From 10th February 2021, the seat you have booked will determine what bags you are able to take on board. All customers can bring on board one small cabin bag (max. 45 x 36 x 20 cm), and this must fit under the seat in front of them. Customers who have booked an Up front or Extra legroom seat can also...

JTA - The natural choice for the USA & Caribbean   It is another sad day for our great industry to learn that Funway Holidays have announced that they are closing their operations. Our thoughts are with all of their loyal employees during this difficult time.   JTA work closely with most of the key suppliers to Funway in the USA and Caribbean, including Elite Island Resorts and...

We regret to inform you that Flybe has ceased Trading.   Our Crisis Team will be dealing with all bookings affected, and will contact you shortly.  We will be dealing with bookings in date order.   The JTA Crisis Team are here to offer any support required to assist with customers due to travel.   Our Crisis Team can be contacted on 0121 508 5026 Monday to Friday 09:00 - 18:00...

Issue Date: 19th February 2020 Virgin Voyages’ first ship, Scarlet Lady, has arrived in Dover – the first of two UK calls ahead of the line’s inaugural cruise in April. After its UK visit, the adults-only ship will reposition to its Miami home port ahead of its maiden voyage on 1 April. It will then embark on an inaugural season of Caribbean itineraries All Virgin itineraries on...

Issue Date: 18th November 2019 Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is sending Braemar, Balmoral and Black Watch into dry dock this winter in preparation for the 2020-21 season. All three will receive new public areas and cabin improvements during their revamps, taking place from now until December 21 at Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. In addition, a number of cabins on...

Issue Date: 15th November 2019 Flybe, soon to be rebranded Virgin Connect, will fly six new domestic routes next year, as well as a new Manchester-Stuttgart service. The six domestic routes will operate from Southend airport, flying to Belfast City, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Isle of Man and Jersey. The first phase of Flybe’s summer 2020 programme features 104 routes and...

Issue Date: 29th October 2019 Norwegian Spirit will be fitted with 14 new venues, additional cabins and an expanded spa as part of $100 million overhaul.   The ship, which was built in 1998, will go into day dry dock for 40 days in Marseille on January 2, 2020, ahead of its debut in Asia in March. Norwegian Cruise Line has called the revamp its “most extensive ship...

Vanuatu, one of the natural gems of the South Pacific, will be the new home of Royal Caribbean’s newest private island destination – Perfect Day at Lelepa, Vanuatu. The announcement of the new project was made by Vanuatu’s Prime Minister, Charlot Salwai, and Royal Caribbean International President and CEO Michael Bayley. Salwai and Bayley said the destination will be created in...

Royal Caribbean have revealed the name of their newest ship will be ' Wonder of the Seas'. Launching from Shanghai in 2021, it will be the world's largest cruise ship! Take a look at this incredible ship...  

Ryanair has announced five new UK routes for summer 2020. The new routes are Edinburgh to Bydgoszcz, Poland, and Manchester to Pisa, Italy, both twice a week, London Stansted to Cluj, Romania, and Kosice, Slovakia, three times a week and a weekly flight from Stansted to Terceira in Portugal. Nine other services have also been added: Exeter to Alicante, Edinburgh to Bucharest,...

We regret to inform you that Thomas Cook has ceased Trading.   Our Crisis Team will be dealing with all bookings affected, and will contact you shortly.  We will be dealing with bookings in date order.   The JTA Crisis Team are here to offer any support required to assist with customers due to travel.   Our Crisis Team can be contacted on 0121 508 5026 Monday to Friday 0900 -...

Issue Date: 27th August UK airports are being told by government to introduce new 3D cabin baggage screening equipment. This may enable passengers in future to keep liquids and electrical equipment, like laptops, in their cabin baggage while it is screened. Once in place, the 100ml liquid limit may no longer apply and passengers could take liquids, like a bottle of water,...

Issue Date: 27th August Hurtigruten is to offer expedition cruises from the UK for the first time in its 126-year history. The small ship, expedition cruise line, will offer a dozen winter sailings from Dover between October 2021 and March 2022, as part of its new Norway Expedition programme. The 14-night voyages will be operated on MS Maud, previously MS Trollfjord, which is...

Issue Date: 26th August The first of the three ships ordered by Disney Cruise Line is to be named Disney Wish. The vessel is due to be delivered in late 2021 and will set sail in January 2022. The line is also creating a new private island in Eleuthera in The Bahamas called Lighthouse Point. Details remain sketchy but the company said: “Disney Cruise Line guests can also...

Issue Date: 23 August Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex will sail four new longer European itineraries next year from Rome and Barcelona. The line’s second Edge-class vessel will operate a trio of 10- and 11-night eastern Mediterranean sailings and a new 11-night western Mediterranean voyage. The cruises will follow Apex’s naming ceremony in Southampton next spring and a...

 CLIA Cruise Week Returns  20th - 24th September 2021 #CLIACruiseWeek  To Celebrate CLIA Cruise Week JTA Cruise will be posting more offers than ever from your favourite Cruise Lines, as well as additional incentives for bookings made from 20th - 24th September.  Keep you eyes peeled on our Facebook pages for more information and fantastic offers!   

      Update: 21st August 2019 Ryanair have advised that they now expect to operate its full schedule of flights to/from their UK airports on Thurs 22nd and Fri 23rd August.  They advise all passengers due to travel during this period to arrive at their departure airport as normal. Ryanair have stated that they do not expect significant disruptions on Thursday and...

Issue Date: 8th August P&O Cruises cancels Dubai and Arabian Gulf programme President Paul Ludlow said the decision came following the detention by Iranian authorities of a British-flagged tanker flying the Red Ensign. P&O have been closely monitoring the sea passage between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman and taken advice from external authorities before making its...

Issued 14th October 2019 - UPDATE Planned strikes at Heathrow on August 23 and 24 have been postponed as union members consider a new pay offer. Heathrow said it has offered an extra £2.5m to frontline workers. A Heathrow spokesperson said: “We’re pleased that Unite has postponed the strike action scheduled for August 23 and 24 to give union members the time to consider our...

  It is with great sadness, we hear the news that our friends at Superbreak and Late Rooms have gone into administration with immediate effect. Superbreaks have been packaging travel and accommodation for Minibreaks in the UK for over 30 years. Superbreaks have advised that customers currently travelling should continue with their trips and return as planned. We understand that...

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has been forced to cancel Norwegian Pearl’s next sailing after the ship suffered a “mechanical issue”. The ship, said NCL, developed a fault on Monday (1 July) during a 13-day re-positioning cruise from Amsterdam to the Mediterranean, forcing the ship to travel at a reduced speed. As a result, Pearl did not call in Palma as scheduled and sailed directly...

Delta are excited to announce thatthey are bringing a brand-new onboard experience to customers flying from London Heathrow to Atlanta, Boston and New York-JFK on board the all-new Boeing 767-400 aircraft from November. Delta Premium Select is the new international premium economy cabin, offering customers plenty of perks on board and at the airport, ensuring they’ll travel in style....

Virgin Voyages has confirmed this week that Scarlet Lady will sail to the UK and what’s more, that it could be calling at more than one port. The disclosure was made by Tom McAlpin, Virgin’s president and chief executive, on stage at CLIA conference in Southampton. Virgin group founder Sir Richard Branson also made a surprise appearance on stage alongside McAlpin. In 2020, the...

New Bag Policy From November Will Cut Check Bag Fees & Reduce Boarding Delays Ryanair today (23 Aug) announced plans to cut check bag fees by introducing a lower cost €/£8 x10kg check bag service (currently €/£25 x20kg) and reduce the volume of free 2nd gate bags which has been causing flight delays, from 1 Nov next as follows: – Priority Boarding customers (currently 30%) can...

  Breaking News - Virgin's Statement reads: "As part of a network review we made the difficult decision to withdraw Dubai and we’d like to thank you for your loyalty in supporting this route over the last 12 years. We’ll continue to offer daily flights between London Heathrow and Dubai until 31st March 2019, with our last departure from London on 30th March, and will be sad to say...

We have received a notification from the Barbados Tourism Board regarding a new mandatory room levy that will apply to Barbados Hotels and Apartments from 1st July 2018.   The Barbados Government has advised that effective 1st July 2018, a mandatory ‘Room Rate Levy’ will be applied nightly to all registered hotel bills. The total room levy will vary depending on the official...

Because of new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements for flights to the United States, which will become effective June 30, 2018, American Airlines encourages customers to place powder-like substances over 12 oz. / 350 mL in their checked bags.   Powders in carry-on bags may require secondary screening, and if the powder cannot be cleared by security officials,...

Agents, from Wednesday 11th April some Jet2.com flights will now arrive and depart from Terminal 2.  For passengers on flights to and from Lanzarote, Malaga, Palma and Tenerife; flights will now operate from...

The Premium Economy Cabin will be introduced in 2018! Click here for more details!

"Carnival Victory will be the first Carnival ship in dry dock for 2018 with new enhancements and features." Click here for an overview of the upcoming changes.  

Finding it hard to remember all the guidelines and recent changes regarding hand luggage? This article gives you a good overview about everything you need to know.     

  Please note that from the 1st of January 2018 a new compulsory accommodation tax, per room night will be paid directly at the hotel, before the end of the stay, even if the accommodation has already been booked and paid before the 1st of January 2018.   The fees will depend on the hotel class as described below:     Types of...

You are now able to book Air Transat IT fares from UK to Canada using JTA Call Centre or www.jtatravel.co.uk. Flights are from Birmingham, London Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester to Calgary, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto and Vancouver. JTA’s agents will now benefit from: JTA is fully bonded – ABTA, ATOL and IATA Peace of mind that your clients’ holidays are protected Economy...

You can now book fully ATOL protected Ryanair using www.jtatravel.co.uk. Please visit our Ryanair APIS page for further information Ryanair is the newest addition to JTA’s continuously growing list of airlines. Agents can now book Ryanair using www.jtatravel.co.uk or by calling our Call Centre. JTA’s agents will now benefit from: Low cost airlines, including Ryanair, are...

WORLDWIDE DESTINATIONS, ECONOMY, BUSINESS CLASSES To continuously improve the products we offer with the lowest possible prices, we have incorporated British Airways and American Airlines IT fares into our system. Although these fares include strict rules for accommodation and duration of stay, they offer low-priced flights to worldwide destinations in all classes. These fares can be...