The holiday wing of the UK flag carrier puts Durban on its list for the first time, beside the likes of Edinburgh, Kos and Cancun.

As Thomas Cook (Ving, Globetrotter, Spies, Tjäreborg) confirms its losses, analysts says something must be changed in the tour operating business.

The tour operator is expanding with 15 new hotels around the Mediterranean, with the TUI Family Life, Sensimar and Sensatori brands.

Norwegian inaugurates its new direct long-haul route from Arlanda to the Thai holiday destination.

Finnair is to add three new leisure routes for next summer, each of which has a famous connection to food and drink.

The Lufthansa-Turkish Airlines venture SunExpress will fly to Göteborg Landvetter next summer.

The Lufthansa-Turkish Airlines joint venture has announced new routes and more frequencies for Oslo in summer 2019.

The Scandinavian airline presents its 2019 summer schedules, with six new destinations and 17 new direct routes.

The charter carrier operating under the brand in Poland seeks additional investment through restructuring.

The operator says that “many customers” were put off booking holidays this summer, deciding instead to stay at home.

The low-cost carrier is adding frequencies to sunny destinations, raising capacity this winter by almost 85%.

Three new family and sports-oriented clubs will open in time for next summer season, including resorts in Tunisia and Turkey.

Flights this coming winter season will go direct to the Thai beach destination from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo.

Summer destinations vary according to which country in Europe you’re from, the tour operator claims.

A revision of the UK’s travel advice says that all but the outer fringes of the country are now safe.

The airline will fly the tour operator’s customers between 20 Nordic locations and 30 destinations in the south.

Norway’s main airport will have never been busier, with some days expecting over 100,000 passengers.

Tour operators selling trips to the Mediterranean have cut their prices by as much half.

Extra flights have been added from provincial Finland for the autumn holiday weeks, as the operator has been overwhelmed with demand.

“Increased optimism is making the money a little looser,” says an expert from Nordea bank.