Analysis

Seven takeaways from TTG's final Agenda briefing of the year

TTG invited an expert panel to discuss the past few months and what could be around the corner at its final Agenda breakfast briefing of the year

'They've not done us any favours': agencies forced to cut cloth ahead of peaks after latest Budget

Increases in minimum wage will push up costs for high street agencies – again – with one agency boss telling TTG the chancellor's latest measures would cost their business the equivalent of an extra staff member

Industry blasts rising employment costs and warns Budget risks talent vacuum

Travel reflects on a wide range of changes to business rates, taxes and minimum wages laid out in chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget

Everything you need to know about the chancellor's Autumn Statement – and what it means for travel

Taxation, business rates, minimum wages, Air Passenger Duty, savings, interest rates and more – everything travel agents need to know about Rachel Reeves's Autumn Statement

Heathrow gets the go-ahead for £33 billion third runway plan – so what happens now?

The government has approved Heathrow’s more expensive option for expansion via a third full-length runway, but development is still a long way off...

What does travel want – and need – from the chancellor's Autumn Statement?

Industry awaits latest Budget with trepidation, and appeals to chancellor not to put travel out of reach of average income consumers

EasyJet bullish about Gatwick package holiday prospects despite arrival of Jet2holidays

EasyJet's boss insists he is unperturbed by Jet2's new base at Gatwick and about having to return slots there to British Airways next summer

EasyJet sets bold £450 million 2030 profit target for easyJet holidays

Carrier upgrades in-house operator's profit target after achieving medium-term £250 million aim early

Agents warned to back up green claims in supplied marketing materials – or risk regulator's wrath

When it comes to eco-friendly claims about cruise lines and air travel, agents are discovering to their cost the buck stops with them

British Airways parent insists demand 'remains strong' despite 'soft' transatlantic revenues

IAG says it remains 'well-positioned' for the future amid challenging period for North American market

'A significant attack could put businesses under': Is travel the next big target for cyber criminals?

2025 has been marked by a succession of high-profile cyber-attacks – so how long will it be until travel hits the headlines for all the wrong reasons?

'My gut is telling me to hold back': wary agents put plans on hold as chancellor's latest Budget looms

Already feeling the pinch from increased National Insurance costs and a rise in minimum wages, the sector braces for make-or-break Autumn Statement

Agents continue to defy downturn in travel spending but dark clouds loom

Spending growth with agents up by 4.2% in September, and with transaction growth (+18.1%) outstripping all other sectors by more than double

Travel's next big transformation, and nine other takeaways from the 2025 Abta Convention

Is cost or climate change driving shoulder season demand? What is social commerce? And will things actually get any better when Donald Trump completes his second term?

Chenot to launch wellness programmes on ‘world’s largest yacht’

The Swiss-based wellness operator has partnered with Ulyssia, a residential superyacht concept slated to launch in 2029

Tattoos, cabaret and dirty fries: Inside Designer Travel’s first-ever festival

The luxury travel agency hosted 110 advisors and 40 suppliers at its inaugural ‘Designer Fest’ last month.

'As Barrhead Travel turns 50, you'd be brave to bet against it realising its bold vision'

TTG CEO Daniel Pearce reflects on the Scottish independent's strong 2025 trading figures, its commitment to its people and future goals following its annual conference in Dubrovnik

Tui and easyJet holidays extend Atols as Jet2 freezes capacity at seven million

EasyJet holidays adds 400,000 seats to its Atol and Tui another 90,000 to its, while Jet2 pauses Atol growth for first time since the pandemic

Solo travellers, Svalbard rules and the industry's 'twisted stepchild', plus seven other expedition cruise talking points

Does Svalbard still deliver as a destination? Why are regulations on the rise and how do cruise lines feel about this trend? Everything we learned from Expedition Cruise Network's second conference

'Retail is in our blood': 5 homeworkers reveal why now is the time to jump onto the high street

Homeworkers are moving onto the high street in numbers to try and cater for the ever-changing booking preferences of the British public

Tui expects annual profits to rise in defiance of 'competitive' market and flat bookings profile

Tui has achieved a small increase in summer UK bookings following a capacity freeze but warned of a tough market

‘A wishy-washy piece of law’: why has the UK government’s push to ban sales of low-welfare animal attractions overseas stalled?

It's been two years since the UK government laid legislation seeking to improve the quality of overseas animal attractions sold by UK travel firms – so why hasn't it been implemented?

Bites over banquets – and three other trends shaping luxury travel in 2025

The global travel network noted a shift in culinary expectations as just one trend to emerge from its most recent annual conference.

‘Building on 2024 was always going to be a challenge’ – so should summer 2025 be cause for celebration, or concern?

Latest TTG and PwC data unpicks lates market trends and consumers' pursuit of value