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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
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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)
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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
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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
Irish agents hail return to ‘common sense’ pricing despite lingering Trump tariff worries
Ireland’s close links with the US are among a number of factors influencing how travel is selling in the republic this summer – TTG’s Gary Noakes gauges the mood among agents
Set for summer? EasyJet joins Jet2 and Tui in making hay while the sun shines
EasyJet ready to set new profit target for holidays arm after further £13 million boost
EasyJet holidays delivered a third-quarter pre-tax profit of £86 million, and is on course to make in the region of £235 million – just £15 million shy of the £250 million target easyJet set for its in-house operator two years ago
UKinbound has renewed its call for govt Covid financing to be widened (Credit: Artur Kraft / Unsplash)
Spending growth with agents all-but flat again in June as travel jobs market slows
Agents saw year-on-year spending growth of 0.5% in June, a marginal uplift from 0.1% in May, with retail spending up by just 0.2%, while the number of candidates looking for travel jobs also fell last month
Jet2 pays out record £184.5 million in agent commission as profits soar to new heights
Airline and operator paid out an extra £17.6 million in commission to agents during the 12 months to the end of March 2025 following an uptick in ‘higher margin’ package customers
Sailing the high-end seas: why agents are perfectly placed to bring yachting to the masses
As demand for mainstream and high-end yachting product and itineraries soars, could these smaller-ship sailings not only prove an important gateway into the world of cruising but also stand alone as its own distinct proposition?
Four in five (80%) Brits said they will still be taking a holiday this summer despite the cost of living (Credit: Bayu Jefri / Pexels)
New industry data hints at sales uplift, but also consumer concerns and hesitancy
Desire to travel in 2025 remains strong among those yet to book, despite concerns about cost of living and holiday budgets
High street help, spending power and ‘dealing with Donald’: has Labour delivered for travel in its first year?
It’s been a year since Labour took power for the first time for nearly 15 years. Gary Noakes runs the rule over Keir Starmer and his team’s first 12 months in charge – and assesses how travel has fared
Payday time! The new booking trend more frequent than peaks (and just as lucrative!)
With turn-of-year peaks appearing to be ’flattening’, agency chiefs say they have identified a new emerging booking trend which is more frequent and just as lucrative
Can the river cruise sector accommodate any more new lines?
With two more big brands set to join the river cruise market, will extra competition lead to bigger profits for agents and operators – or create an overcrowding crisis?
Cutting down to scale up: could working with fewer suppliers be better for agents' businesses?
Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool
Can travel embrace AI while retaining its human touch? Plus, 12 other ITT conference highlights
The war for talent, travel’s stand on DEI, and AI’s coming of age were among the key talking points at the 2025 ITT conference in Sardinia this week...
Living the dream: the growing – and lucrative – market starting to appear on the trade's radar
TTG contributor Dave Monk discovers how the growing number of residential ships offer both high-net-worth clients and cruise agents a dream scenario
When they tell you they haven't got a budget, and five other things that make agents scream internally
From impossible demands to disrespectful behaviour, what are clients doing that drives agents up the wall?
All change: how and why travel to Europe is poised for a reset
Despite recent efforts to forge closer post-Brexit ties between the UK and the EU, a new reality for British travellers awaits with biometric checks and visa waivers on the horizon
'One of the best things to have happened in cruise', and five other Clia conference takeaways
TTG’s Harry Kemble headed to Southampton this week to bring agents all the latest from the cruise sector – including a show of strength by one major player, and a worrying sustainability admission from another