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Namibia Tourism Board has revealed findings from a research on the UK outbound market which shows 33% of UK visitors to the country booked their visit via a travel agent and 33% via a tour operator.

Discover Egypt is encouraging agents to tap into the excitement generated by the historian Professor Bettany Hughes new series Treasures of Egypt, presented on Channel Five. 

Ponant has started taking payments in sterling for all new bookings made after July 29, which applies to all of its UK trade partners.

Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) has announced special summer rates exclusively for travel agents as it invites them to step onboard and enjoy more for less.

CLIA has announced that a new river ship has been added to the River Cruise Conference, taking the total number of vessels in attendance to five. 

Great Rail Journeys (GRJ) is increasing its presence in the US as it signed a deal to acquire Chicago-based Vacations By Rail (VBR).

Hurtigrutens hybrid-powered MS Roald Amundsen, in a first, will be christened in Antarctica.

Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) has celebrated Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games campaign with the launch of an ongoing collaboration with British Olympic diver, Tom Daley.