Interview

Agents to gain India booking boost as Virgin Atlantic signs deal with IndiGo

New deal with IndiGo gives agents access to 36 Indian cities and seamless connections via Virgin Atlantic flights

SeaDream Yacht Club hails 'vital' trade as it looks to gain greater UK market foothold

Tower Bridge raised as luxury mega-yacht arrives to court media

Sail in Greece plans fleet expansion after making waves with the trade

Sail in Greece noted around 70% of customers aged between 18 to 35 booked direct, while around 90% of clients aged 50 and above booked through agents

Eight top tips to help you sell Route 66 ahead of the highway's 100th anniversary

With the centenary of Route 66 marked next year, Travel Counsellor Jodi Kerr shares her advice for selling the iconic highway

'There's little I haven't seen': agent Andrew Rowdon shares his 40 years of learning

Andrew Rowdon talks Ilaria Grasso Macola through his 40-year career in travel, from the internet’s advent to AI (passing through wars, natural disasters and a pandemic)

'He really wants to move the needle': Prince Harry's travel charity chief lays out 50-year vision

In a rare interview, Travalyst chief executive Sally Davey tells Ilaria Grasso Macola why Prince Harry’s sustainable travel charity is focusing on projects that will have a lasting impact over the next 50 years

‘I made more than 20 US bookings using first-hand experience and digital tools’

US road tripping will be in the spotlight next year with the 100th anniversary of Route 66. Gold Medal sales consultant, Josephine Lucht, explains how the Brand USA MegaFam helped take her road trip sales up a gear

HX planning 'statement' fam for UK and Irish agents to mark 130th anniversary

The 500-passenger Fridtjof Nansen ship will be ’filled’ with travel agents, according to global sales chief Nathaniel Sherborne

'Many places struggle with overtourism, but our region is still relatively unexplored’

New Deal Europe’s co-founders Tine Murn and Robert Dee tell Rob Gill why they’re backing the Balkans

Agents to gain access to 'unsearchable' luxury product at exclusive event

Ultra 2026 will connect top advisors with some of the industry’s most sought-after suppliers.

Involved Holidays’ Richard Forde: ‘We need agents to distribute our product’

Walking specialist Involved Holidays has hired a familiar face to help it sell its products through the trade for the first time

UK and Irish agents will get chances to sail on new Windstar ship before maiden voyage

The small-ship boutique line has not launched a new-build vessel since 1987

Agents flocking to sell AmaWaterways’ ‘cutting edge’ Colombia ships, says UK chief

The ultra-luxury line recently launched its first ship on Colombia’s Magdalena River with another vessel set to start operating in June 2025

How agents can inspire luxury clients to head to LA as City of Angels continues recovery

The airline is celebrating 35 years of flying to LA with the opening of its new LAX Clubhouse

Not Just Travel sees sales bounce back after slow April with 'many agents away'

Not Just Travel says sales are up again after they ’stalled’ in April due to families holding back and its own travel counsellors being away on their own holidays

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions to convene travel agent board to boost UK bookings

The expedition cruise line – part of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings – currently sources almost entirely from the US but has plans to attract more customers from the UK

From painting in the pool to lost artwork: secrets of a cruise ship art gallery

Clarendon Fine Art offers a gallery experience at sea to help guests engage with art. Sam Cox, senior gallery manager, gives an insider’s perspective on this unique world

A new dawn for river cruising – and AmaWaterways doesn’t plan on stopping there

The line has just launched two ships, including one on Colombia’s little travelled Magdalena River, and there’s more to come.

Debbie O'Neill: ‘The first thing I wanted to do as Jules Verne MD was bring the brand to the trade’

O’Neill talks evoking nostalgia and placing importance on both the destination and the journey with TTG’s Gary Noakes

The local hero who fixed Dubrovnik’s overcrowding problem

Agents no longer need to discourage clients from travelling here as the mayor tells TTG how he’s restoring the city’s damaged reputation

Agents 'absolutely key' as Houston ramps up sport and Michelin food focus

The secret to growing its visitor numbers? Business travellers returning to this destination as leisure travellers

Cox & Kings fixes sights on global expansion under new MD

Agents will play a key role in the growth of one of travel’s most historic brands, new MD Jennifer Charlton said

Corendon Airlines eyes Egypt and senses opportunities in UK regions

Six months into his role at the Turkish carrier’s UK country manager, Matthew Carpenter sets out his vision for growing into the UK market – in partnership with travel agents

Mum and daughter agency 'smashes' sales targets in first months

Ally and Danielle Case have created their own independent travel business together