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Sales records tumble as agents capitalise on 2023 peak season

Operators
Will Payne
27 January 2023

Agents have been rewarded for their pandemic perseverance after starting 2023 on a high, with bumper booking figures giving way to a succession of record sales days – and sparking positivity for the rest of the year.

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Travel agencies hope their peaks business will ramp up on 11 and 12 January (Credit: iStock)

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.