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Westoe Travel upgrades van used to deliver tickets to customers following Royal Mail shake-up

The South Shields-based agency mainly delivers theatre and train tickets to its Rail Adventures customers

Coconut Travel boss hires husband to lead new homeworking division

Director Claire Smith has asked her husband James to support the agency’s three existing homeworkers and the other five coming joining the business in September

'They know how to sell': Premier to keep Baldwins teams in place following three-branch deal

Premier’s deal to take on three former Baldwins Travel shops and keep 14 of the agency’s staff in jobs will help ’cement’ the brand’s presence in Kent, MD Paul Waters tells TTG

'It was fate': Former sisters-in-law turned agency owners go local with first Destination Perfect shop

Agency co-owners Carla McFeely and Carla Mann have long wished for a high street shop but had not found the right premises until now

Sunlounger Travel launches search for sixth shop after landing £10,000 from Jet2

The agency, which is aiming to grow to 25 branches, is looking to expand deeper into its East Anglia heartland after tapping Jet2’s Scale Up Your Street fund for £10,000

'It took me seconds to say yes!': Lynsey Jones on her 'shock' redundancy and new start with Ambassador

Balkan Holidays’ head of sales’s professional world came crashing down in April 2025 when she was made redundant but she is now back doing what she loves the most – helping agents sell more holidays

Halstead Travel owner's video interviews see her win funding for first retail shop

Arline Sloan will launch Halstead Travel on the high street in September for the first time, eight years after setting up the homeworking brand

Quark 'in conversation' with shipyards and operators as search for new ships gathers pace

The three-ship expedition line insists any vessel that joins the fleet will carry fewer than 200 passengers

Ponant adds second catamaran to boutique 'Spirit of Ponant' fleet

La Desirade joins the Spirit of Ponant programme, offering seven- and 14-day voyages exploring southern Corsica and Sardinia

Perfect Getaways confident of sales boost from first supplier training day ahead of 'really big lates'

Suppliers were able to meet all 45 of the Merseyside agency chain’s staff at the event on Monday, which coincided with the launch of its latest consumer brochure

Luxury agency reveals ‘off the charts’ response after client appreciation event

Elite Travel Boutique is already reaping the benefits of hosting an exclusive lunch for its top customers

Swindon Travel Hub plots expansion as first anniversary approaches

Wiltshire agency has used local sponsorships and a £5,000 prize draw to raise its profile

Once they saved lives, now they sell dreams – meet the emergency workers who have become travel agents

Andy Flynn, Lee Collier and Wendy Dunford share with TTG the stories behind their switches from years of frontline service... to frontline travel sales

12 impactful changes that could make travel more inclusive

TTG’s new Fairer Travel Event brought together changemakers and trailblazers to share their advice

Eight responsible travel tips to help drive real change

Earlier this month, TTG’s new Fairer Travel Event brought together bold and inspiring figures to change the industry

High-end homestay brand launches time-saving tool for luxury travel advisors

Onefinestay will give the 30,000 advisors it works with around the world exclusive access to its new booking portal.

Agents offer ‘cut-through’ for luxury cruise line as clients ‘book years in advance’

Expert insights about cruise booking trends were shared during an exclusive event hosted by TTG Luxury and Explora Journeys.

Bereaved agent calls on industry to back bootleg alcohol petition

A travel agent whose 28-year-old daughter died from methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos is backing a petition for the dangers of methanol poisoning to be covered in the school curriculum – and hopes others in the industry will follow suit

Accessible travel: How big is the opportunity?

Our survey of nearly 140 agents reveals what more needs to be done to help the trade sell more accessible travel

Thorne Travel hopes to shed ‘homeworking’ tag with new venture

The Scottish agency with three branches hopes to attract agents to its Lifestyle Travel Expert programme

Luxury agents share red flags for a time-wasting client

From price matching to upgrade demands, these are luxury advisors’ biggest turn-offs when dealing with potential customers.

Restaurateurs turned homeworking travel agents make jump onto the high street

Travel Chaps co-owner Ashley Phillips tells TTG why he and husband Matt decided to take their business out of their home

To discount or not to discount? What it's like to sell cruise in 2025

Can you switch-sell to an ocean cruise? How are agents generating cruise enquiries? Find out what it takes to sell ocean cruise to clients in 2025

Exsus names top agents for 2025 as trade sales continue to boom

The luxury tour operator hosted its annual Travel Agent Awards ceremony in London on Friday, marking the fifth edition of the celebratory event.