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Luxury travel boss warns AI misuse would be ‘outrage to luxury’
Little Emperors founder Rebecca Masri says AI has benefitted the luxury travel business, but vows it will never replace its human advisors.
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.
Inghams sends sales team out on the road in support of June agency blitz
Brand’s sales team joins agency sales team on the road to get agents thinking about its ski and Lapland product
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. 
‘I booked a couple to Brazil – now they live there!’: 5 times agents changed their clients’ lives for ever
TTG has challenged readers up and down the country to share the best ways in which they had an impact on their clients, showing that travel agents can change lives for ever – not just for the duration of a holiday
The agency using toy turtles to continue their late colleague’s travel dreams
One year on from travel agent Angela Mayall’s sudden passing, and her colleagues are honouring her memory with a cuddly turtle photo challenge
Carrier unveils plans for accreditation of ‘authentic’ agents at second annual retreat
The luxury operator shared more details on the accreditation programme at its annual retreat earlier this week.
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Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group secures approval to launch in Ireland
The group, which comprises Abercrombie & Kent, Cox & Kings and Crystal, can now sell to customers in the republic for the first time
Jet2holidays' head of trade Alan Cross
Jet2holidays ups funding to support the travel agents of tomorrow to £1.4 million
The UK’s largest tour operator plans to invest £1.4 million into its Appoint an Apprentice scheme which is now in its third year
Nicola Hodgson
‘This is my top tip for clients even slightly interested in space’

Although I have sold Florida as a destination many times, I have never had the opportunity to experience it for myself. Therefore, I was thrilled to be invited on a fam trip to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and Experience Kissimmee in May this year, allowing me to gain first-hand insight into what Orlando has to offer beyond the theme parks we are all familiar with. 

 

Travel Corporation pledges to put agents at the centre of new ‘strategic growth plan’
Trafalgar, Uniworld and Contiki parent to invest in expanding on-the-road sales support for agents and a new inside sales team to grow partnerships
Friends unite to bring a travel agency back to their high street and continue town’s revival
Jeff Ford-Foyne, one of Dee Travel’s four directors, came up with the idea of opening a travel agency in Shotton after working as a taxi driver
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Top luxury agencies set to be recognised as part of innovative new awards programme
The new initiative by TTG Luxury is set to offer luxury agencies in the UK & Ireland access to first-of-its-kind recognition opportunity.  
The secret Spanish foodie haven that will leave clients hungry for more
Food and wine is an obsession in Spain’s Costa Brava, where 12 restaurants boast an incredible 17 Michelin stars between them.
Great Little Breaks moves to correct 'damaging' false reports it had collapsed
MD Diana Evans has hit out at two media outlets after they confused it with Great Little Escapes, which has ceased trading as an Atol holder
The seven habits of high-net-worth clients that agents need to know for 2025
Carrier has shared original data on its bookings over £100,000, offering key insights into who these high spenders are – and what they want from their travel advisor.
TTNG: 'We believe male mental health needs same level of support as menopause'
The consortium announced several initiatives to help members’ male members of staff with their mental health at its conference in Bucharest
TTNG's new cruise sales director unveils conference and ship charter plans
John Wilson, Celebrity Cruises’ former EMEA sales director, told TTG there’s an opportunity for TTNG to capture a larger share of the cruise market, with ocean cruise currently accounting for nearly a quarter of members’ sales
EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland
EasyJet wil link Northern Ireland to Lapland this winter, claiming a first from Belfast to Finland with its new route – one among 22 it is adding to an expanded schedule
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
The powerful free marketing tool that could transform your cruise business

The entrepreneurs behind an interactive new digital platform, which logs cruise routes, are encouraging agents to make use of their free mapping technology.

The Cruise Globe is the world’s first free-to-use website that allows travellers to accurately map out their cruise history.

The maps are created using AIS satellite ship tracking data, which is more typically used by the marine industry for collision avoidance and insurance. This is the first time the data has had a consumer application.

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises to host more than 600 agents this summer
More than 600 agents will board Seven Seas Grandeur this summer when it calls at four UK ports, marking the ship’s debut northern Europe itinerary