Agents

Active England launches B2B adventure brand Adventure by AE to agents

Adventure by AE will serve agents and operators across the UK, with Ireland launching in 2027, offering a range of active itineraries inspired by demand for slower, deeper, more meaningful trips

Agency launches overseas training programme for industry newcomers

Alchemist Academy aims to give aspiring luxury travel consultants a pathway into this competitive sector

Agent poll: how is peaks going for you so far? And how do your sales compare with last year's?

A recent TTG survey suggested agents were heading into peak with optimism – one month on, have these positive predictions translated into strong booking levels?

'Agents had forgotten about us!': Olympic Holidays pushes peaks incentives and luxury fam to raise brand awareness

Olympic Holidays has revamped its agent engagement programme following some 'soul-destroying' feedback, head of sales Leanne Edwards tells TTG

Cruise trade body's new chair explains 'lever' that could help agents unlock £2k commissions

The Expedition Cruise Network's new chair Anthony Daniels has admitted some agents had concerns about selling expedition cruises due to a lack of knowledge about the sector

How this agent made £80,000 of Maldives bookings after sharing an influencer's posts

Here's how one agent made brilliant use of an influencer's social posts in order to maximise her travel sales

'Include high street agents in business rates reform', Abta and SPAA urge governments

Both Abta and the SPAA are lobbying the powers that be to recognise high street agents

MSC Cruises planning to invite '100 UK and Irish agents' to World Asia naming this year

MSC World Asia is slated to launch in Barcelona later this year and operate a series of sailings in the western Mediterranean during its debut season

Gold Medal claims soaring peaks sales following recruitment drive and 'continual' digital enhancements for agents

Gold Medal Travel Group has appointed 17 staff to new roles within its brands' sales teams and improved its digital tools in the run up to peaks 2026

Five challenges travel must meet head-on in 2026, according to Abta

Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer on supporting members with the EU's new border rules, buying the sector time to adapt to new government pricing guidance and helping travel 'ride the AI wave'

Is this the hottest agent sales trend of 2026?

An unlikely holiday style is in vogue, leading to a noticeable growth in bookings for several operators... and it's probably not even on agents' radars yet – here's why it should be

Marella Cruises boss praises 'strength' of third-party agent sales after 'record-breaking' year

Chris Hackney confirmed more than 1,200 third-party agents made a Marella Cruises booking in 2025 as the line achieved a record-breaking year

'I'm a travel agent of 10 years and I've learned not to fear AI'

Travel Counsellor Marie Rowe reflects on what the last decade in travel has taught her and how she has responded to those lessons in practical terms

Princess Cruises hires Cunard's Sophia Lief to fill vacant sales manager role

Lief has been with Carnival UK since 2023, where she began as commercial planning manager for P&O Cruises

'I want to mentor others': agent leaves top luxury brand to launch own business

Leanne Rees has left Swords Travel after two and a half years to pursue her dream of running her own company

Princess Cruises expands 2027 Europe programme with extra ship offering ex-UK sailings

The cruise line has increased its ex-UK departures following strong agent demand and added its 'most immersive European voyage ever'

Five simple steps to help travel agents become more efficient

If the fresh start of a new year is inspiring you to streamline your business, help is at hand from TUI Group continuous service improvement consultant Jack Orbell

Watch: Behind the scenes on the TTG Luxury Journey to Aruba

One of the latest TTG Luxury Journeys saw six agents travel to Aruba to experience everything the Dutch-Caribbean island has to offer

New TTG podcast ep: Trump's latest power plays – should travel be worried?

With President Trump making increasingly concerning threats about wanting to annex Greenland, the latest episode of Unpacked by TTG explores the implications of what could happen

Debbie Goffin to leave Premier Holidays after 25 years and retire

Goffin will be 'sorely missed' by Premier Holidays, where she drove commercial growth and strengthened trade partnerships

‘Hurkle-durkling’, and other ways travellers are slowing down in 2026

Luxury agents are expected to include more intentional downtime in itineraries for 2026

Not in the Guidebooks names new BDM to drive expanded trade programme

Edwards to drive 'major' new trade programme from NITGBs, which includes more fams, new trade marketing tools and assets, and additional virtual and in-person training

Seat Unique partners with TTG Media to launch new trade programme in UK travel market

The partnership will spearhead the launch of Seat Unique's new programme, designed to enable travel agents to sell official premium sports and music experiences to clients with confidence

Specialist agency hires Neal Hussey to help build client base

The luxury expedition sector is a major target for Cruise2's new head of commercial and business development Neal Hussey who took up his new role on 5 January