Analysis

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

Barclays data highlights healthy travel spend in August and rising shoulder season popularity

Transactions with agents grew by nearly a fifth year-on-year last month, the highest of any sector

Travel agency brands fall foul of advertising watchdog's tougher stance on green claims

They include Barrhead Travel, Sunshine Cruise Holidays (Cruise1st), Cruise Circle and Seascanner (cruise.co.uk)

Big spenders, bigger plans: how to win over high-income travellers

Research from PwC and TTG quizzed luxury travel customers about their holiday plans and priorities, including where they stay and what's making them spend more on their travel throughout 2025

Inheritance tax changes: agents told to start acting now to avoid potentially costly burden next year

'It’s a very difficult decision, but one better to be made before it’s made for you – no one knows what’s around the corner,' said one agent

Why agents are reclaiming their place on the high street

Hardly a week goes by without TTG reporting on agencies growing their retail footprint, so why are so many deciding now is the time to spread their wings?

Third-party agents help Tui to strongest early summer result for more than a decade

Chief executive Sebastian Ebel has credited the ’proven sales strength’ of both its own agents and partner agencies for its strong showing in the three months to the end of June 2025

US tourism demand has withstood Donald Trump's return – but is it the calm before the storm?

UK visitors to the US went up during the first half of the year – will the market perform so well once people start booking for future seasons?

Lates market fracturing as unrealistic budgets and expectations clash with higher holiday prices

One agent told TTG: ’There’s still a myth around last-minute holidays that prices are always good – that is not the case.’

Entry-Exit and Etias: the EU's new biometric border rules and visa waiver explained

The EU will this year start rolling out new border rules that will replace passport stamping, and next year introduce a new Esta-style visa waiver – here’s everything you need to know about the two new systems