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Travel agent lands £80,000 in bookings for luxury cruise line he had never previously sold

Business advice
Emma Dooney
18 August 2026

Josh Cotton, founder of Cotton Travel, has revealed how an impromptu fam trip with Oceania Cruises led to a sales blitz for his Yorkshire-based agency. 

Oceania Cruises' Vista ship and Josh Cotton
Oceania Cruises and TTG Media

Josh Cotton sold 16 staterooms on Vista after going on an Oceania Cruises fam trip

The TTG Top 50 winner sold 16 staterooms for Oceania Vista earlier this year, resulting in more than £80,000 in revenue for the luxury cruise line.

The seven-day Mediterranean voyage, departing in July 2028, marks the latest addition to Cotton Travel’s series of escorted client tours. 

This flurry of bookings almost didn’t happen, however.