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Travel insurer's 'no age limit' TV ad banned after being found to be misleading

Advertising Standards Authority rules against Staysure, telling insurer it did not make clear 'the nature or extent of the age-related restrictions' on its cover

Craig Travel's third branch off to 'mind-blowing' start, boss says

The agency secured funding from Jet2holidays' Scale Up Your Street initiative to open the new branch, which complements its shops in Workington and Cockermouth

Budget carrier claims first with new city break route to emerging capital

Armenia's capital Yerevan among six additions to Wizz's Luton network

Top five major travel brands likely to attract M&A activity next year revealed

BDO's prediction follows busiest year for travel M&A activity since 2018 but comes with a warning that the bar to get deals completed 'is higher than ever'

Agents join Ambassador Cruise Line's five-night fam trip to 'truly understand' line's offering

Agents joined the five-night Canals and Cultures of Hamburg and Amsterdam itinerary on 29 November

Operator credits targeted campaign for 45% growth in £60,000+ bookings

The next phase of Carrier’s Limitless is aimed at agents with clients who have a £60,000+ budget

New TTG podcast episode out now: have Christmas travel ads lost their sparkle?

Unpacked launched in early December after a poll found almost 90% of readers said they would listen to a TTG podcast.

The second episode is entitled Have Christmas travel ads lost their sparkle, as editor in chief Sophie Griffiths is joined by TTG’s luxury reporter Emma Dooney and marketing expert Andrew Shelton to discuss the industry’s turn of year campaigns.

Lincolnshire Co-op's travel lead to bow out after more than 30 years with group

Wayne Dennett, who will leave the Co-op in January, said it had been a 'privilege' to spend more than three decades with the business

Seabourn and Uniworld to offer higher room categories and longer itineraries for 2027 sailings

Agents will now be able to book Seabourn and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises's expanded itineraries for 2027

InteleTravel smashes through £250 million sales barrier after Q4 bookings boost

The homeworking firm's sales ended up nearly 60% ahead of last year, with average gross sales per agent up by 3% to £5,588

Tui hails 'strong and positive' response from agents to 'biggest-ever' peaks sale

A series of competitions, including the chance to win a seven-night Greek stay, are among Tui's turn of year agent incentives

Orient Express reveals new sailing yacht itineraries for 2027 ahead of spring launch

The luxury brand announced earlier this year that its first yacht, Orient Express Corinthian, would be heading to Europe and the Mediterranean in March 2026 to begin its inaugural season.

New EU border rules causing 'chaos' and long wait times, airports warn

The new scheme will cause 'mayhem and chaos' for travellers until operational issues are resolved, says Airports Council International

Jet2 ups agent commission over Christmas and new year as part of peaks push

Uplift will take effect from Friday 19 December through to Monday 12 January and will apply to all holidays for all current and future seasons

TTG launches Top Peaks Deals hub with all the latest offers and incentives

The move follows feedback from our agent audience, after a survey of 100 agents found 99% would utilise a round-up of top special offers and incentives from suppliers during peaks.

Utilising TTG's existing Noticeboard platform, our Top Peaks Deals hub will feature offers uploaded directly by suppliers themselves, segmented into cruise, tour operators, hotels and resorts and “other” supplier offers.

Jet2 puts first winter programme on sale at new Gatwick base

The programme will feature 24 destinations in total, including two exclusive Christmas market routes to Cologne and Gdansk

Dame Irene Hays raises 'possibility' of Hays Travel acquiring another OTA next year

In late July 2025, Hays Travel bought Victoria Travel Group to spearhead its expansion into the online cruise selling market

Spanish airport giant acquires majority stake in Jet2's base airport

Reported £270 million deal will see Aena, which already operates and jointly owns Luton airport, acquire a minority stake too in Newcastle International airport

Hays Travel 'must not further integrate' Polka Dot or Millington after competition watchdog intervenes

Authority says it has concerns the brands will cease to be distinct under Hays's ownership, and could result in a ‘substantial lessening of competition’

Hays Travel boss bemused by cruise lines' agent-by-agent commission stance

Hays Travel has more than 720 homeworkers, but Dame Irene Hays wants every Hays agent to be paid the same level of commission for cruise bookings

Discounting could create ‘vicious cycle’ for river cruise industry, line's UK boss warns

River cruise could end up looking like a "bargain basement deal" if discounting gets out of control

Jet2 puts four new Christmas market routes on sale for winter 2026/27

The additions grow the airline and operator's network of festive routes to 60 which, in addition to extra capacity added to existing routes, represent more than 30,000 extra seats

The new-look TTG Colombia Selling Guide: your go-to resource for selling the destination

From flight guides to marketing tips from key operators, the relaunched TTG Colombia Selling Guide – created in collaboration with the government’s tourism department – contains useful information on everything agents need in order to sell holidays to this vibrant country

'Value will be key' in 2026 as Advantage members report bookings up 24%

The dominant trend for 2026 appears to be ultra-early bookings for increased value for money