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Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is offering four lucky agents the chance to get their hands on a pair of Saturday tickets to one of the UK?s best festivals this summer - Rewind Scotland, Rewind South, Latitude or Leeds.

Haven is offering deals on Totally Tots breaks until the end of April with four-night stays starting from ?175, based on a family of four sharing a Standard two-bedroom caravan at Hafan y M?r departing on March 29.

Agents selling holidays to destinations that have a reputation for complicated visa application processes can steer clients to a Swiss-start-up which offers an online service for 36 countries, including Russia, India, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Kenya, Mongolia and Myanmar.

Rhys Griffiths, partner at Fox Williams, gave agents at The Travel Network Conference (TTNG) an update on the impact of Brexit, in particular a no-deal Brexit, on the travel industry.

Farina Azam, a partner at TravLaw, presented a seminar at The Travel Network Group (TTNG) conference in Budapest in which she updated agents on the main points of the updated package tour regulations and GDPR compliance.

Next winter, skiers and snowboarders will be able to book seven-night breaks to one of Bulgaria?s leading ski resorts after tour operator Balkan Holidays announced a weekly charter from Belfast to Sofia, Bulgaria.

The Travel Network Group (TTNG) has announced the promotion of Lisa Henning to chief operating officer and Vim Vithaldas as chief commercial officer, with Alexis Coles Barrasso taking the reins as the head of public relations and communications.

Travel agents seeking to reassure customers who are reluctant to book European flights after March 29, the date the UK is scheduled to leave the EU, can inform wary travellers that the European Parliament has voted in support of UK airlines still being able to operate routes to and from the UK to EU countries, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.