Plummeting temperatures and heavy snow have encouraged customers to stay at home so far this year, but agencies told TTG they hope things will change this weekend
Several airports, including Aberdeen, Liverpool, Manchester and Bristol, have been affected by this week’s heavy snowfall, resulting in disruption for travellers
New figures from Barclays reveal spending with travel agents grew by 7.5% year-on-year in December, an increase matched by only one other sector monitored by the bank
One agency boss told TTG Friday and Saturday (3-4 January) were the best days for sales in the business’s history, the latter being ’Sunshine Saturday’
UK sales manager Liz Shaw told TTG the hotel chain plans to make more ’random’ gestures of goodwill in the coming months as part of efforts to support travel agencies in the UK and Ireland
Last year, our TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors learnt how to sell Smarter, Better, Fairer travel. Charlotte Cullinan hears how they’ve been inspiring their colleagues to follow in their footsteps
An increasing number of women are exploring the world on their own. Adido chief executive Andy Headington examines how the industry can harness this booming trend.
Travel Nomads, which has been set up by former Abta head of membership Danny Waine, will offer a suite of services to agents, operators and businesses throughout the wider travel and tourism eco-system
The UK travel trade is remaining optimistic for the year ahead despite the geopolitical challenges threatening to put clouds in the increasingly clear skies overhead – team TTG explore what the new year has in store for agents
Branch manager Colin Curtis told TTG other businesses in Trowbridge had their windows damaged over new year, and confirmed Howard Travel had previously been targeted
Berridge suffered ’a sudden unexpected cardiac event’ on 23 December just a few weeks after telling delegates at Hays Travel’s conference in Turkey about his career change last year
Join a group of lucky agents on Riviera Travel’s Burgundy, The River Rhone and Provence sailing onboard the Lord Byron, and discover their highlights and key selling tips
The UK’s largest tour operator launched a sale on Christmas Eve offering holidaymakers £90 per person off all departures up to 15 November 2026 as well as £100 off per person for customers with a myJet2 account
As part of the campaign, agents who package a Gold Medal holiday will have the chance to win £1,000 a week for two months by registering their bookings
There are plenty of reasons for the trade to look ahead to 2025 with confident, agents tell TTG, while research from Abta also underlines how agents’ stock is rising among consumers
JF Travel owner Jonny Fielding has told TTG he wants to open a new shop every year for the next seven years to grow his network to 10 by the time he turns 40
