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Illinois’ luxury hotels see business boost after Midwest campaign launch
The Midwestern state is making major investment in its luxury tourism offerings.
National newspapers to launch travel agency
The Times and The Sunday Times are recruiting for staff for new digital travel outlet
Ponant reveals plans to downsize ahead of move to ‘slow cruising’
The changes are part of the luxury cruise line’s commitment to becoming a zero-emissions company.
Luxury advisor's last-minute family booking advice after whirlwind trip
The luxury travel advisor pulled off a mammoth planning feat for a Sri Lanka trip in less than 10 days
Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents
Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year
Exodus Adventure Travels: ‘Why we ditched net positive from our nature commitment’
Exodus Adventure Travels has shifted its goals away from unachievable targets to funding real, impactful changes, explains Kasia Morgan, head of sustainability
Barrhead Travel chief: 'We're thriving in uncertain times'
TTG caught up with Barrhead Travel’s senior management team to discuss everything from next year’s peaks to why the business will always prioritise quality over quantity
Barrhead Travel brand ‘must evolve if it is to attract new customers’
‘We’ve got to evolve and modernise,’ Barrhead sales and marketing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells TTG as the Scottish independent plans a 50th anniversary makeover
The Antarctica alternative agents needs to know about
A British tour operator is the only company operating private flights for leisure travellers to Antarctica and is boosting its trade presence
Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform
The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use
How a luxury advisor's £500 investment saved a near-disaster booking
The travel advisor says the investment in his luxury clients was ’entirely worth it’.
‘Impact washing is common among the privileged few in Africa’
Now with a portfolio of 18 safari camps, Beks Ndlovu has come a long way since starting out, when he struggled to attract visitors to Zimbabwe with Mugabe in power
Luxury advisor calls for industry action on 'non-professional' agents
Amanda Teale of Minerva Private Travel has urged the industry to introduce mandatory training for advisors.
Globus's Phil Shipman: 'River cruise is tricky for agents to grasp'
Phil Shipman tells TTG about his cruise education and why it is crucial that travel agents experience Avalon Waterways’ fleet otherwise they will struggle to understand the line’s product offering
Why Explora Journeys has the biggest culinary budget at sea
The luxury cruise line has one chef for every seven guests and its new culinary experience is making its debut on Explora II
‘Give us a go’: Tui ready to step up campaign to win over independent agents
The operator, Europe’s largest, has spent the past year persuading the trade to sell more of its holidays; TTG caught up with Tui’s Neil Swanson to find out how this effort is going
Princess Cruises chief John Padgett vows to make the line 'the best in the UK'
Princess president John Padgett and UK boss Eithne Williamson stressed the importance of fly-cruise bookings and how growing that side of the business would help the line gain a stronger foothold in the UK and Ireland
New Explora Journeys chief keen to ‘change the narrative’ around luxury cruise
New president Anna Nash has taken her first public steps with Explora Journeys with the launch of Explora II
Highly Recommended Hotels founder shares what’s missing from the collection 
The luxury hotel collection is looking for new members across the UK.
Africa specialist shares advice after hitting B Corp milestone
Mahlatini Travel gained the status in July after months of hard work, says company chief
Trade 'a huge opportunity' for Ramble Worldwide, says new MD Wayne Perks
Perks, who took over from Kevin O’Regan this month, plans to grow the specialist operator’s distribution with the help of travel agents
Behind the scenes of booking 'complex' travel for Paralympians
Arranging travel for corporate clients in specialist sectors, such as the British Wheelchair Basketball team, demands trust and an innate ability to trouble shoot
Industry veteran to launch ultra-luxury travel brand after homeworking success
Opulenta will focus exclusively on high-end, bespoke travel with a strong emphasis on personalised service
Riviera trade chief pins sales spike on agent meetings tackling 'the good, bad and ugly'
Head of trade and partnerships Vicky Billing, who joined the company nearly a year ago, believes the escorted touring and river cruise specialist’s sharper trade focus is paying off