Scottish independent Barrhead Travel, agent consortium The Travel Network Group (TTNG) and homeworking agency Not Just Travel have all reported healthy increases in turn of year business since peaks got under way.
Vim Vithaldas, TTNG chief commercial officer, told TTG the group’s members this month saw sustained growth in sales of mainstream cruise product, with long-haul and touring bookings inching back towards pre-pandemic levels. "Our partners are reporting strong trading days across January, with call centres busy and enquiry levels high," he added.