Agents

'It doesn't happen overnight': Six InteleTravel agents share their journey to becoming business owners

TTG spoke to six InteleTravel agents to find out how they have developed as business owners since choosing the homeworking giant to kickstart their travel careers.

Operator says each salesperson now generates £1.5m since selling through agents

A move to trade sales boosted Exsus Travel’s bottom line, an Aito meeting heard.

Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026

TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026 has now opened for entry to celebrate the very best travel agencies in the UK & Ireland

'It's a great growth opportunity for us': Tui ready to put more resource behind supporting third-party agents

MD Neil Swanson tells TTG more face-to-face support for agents likely in time for peaks as trade nears 10% of Tui's sales in the UK and Ireland

Tattoos, cabaret and dirty fries: Inside Designer Travel’s first-ever festival

The luxury travel agency hosted 110 advisors and 40 suppliers at its inaugural ‘Designer Fest’ last month.

Abta: Travel agents driving people's 'confidence and keenness' to travel

Chief executive Mark Tanzer praises role of travel agents in driving up confidence among travellers, despite a slight drop in people using travel professionals to book

'As Barrhead Travel turns 50, you'd be brave to bet against it realising its bold vision'

TTG CEO Daniel Pearce reflects on the Scottish independent's strong 2025 trading figures, its commitment to its people and future goals following its annual conference in Dubrovnik

InteleTravel to up focus on luxury market: ‘In times of economic stress, the middle and lower end of the market sees the damage’

InteleTravel's James Ferrara and Tricia Handley-Hughes tell TTG why agents are more commonly turning to travel full-time and what's on the radar in 2026

From scoring goals to booking holidays for famous friends: the Premier League footballer who became a Travel Counsellor

James Weir made his Premier League debut for United in 2016 – the same day Marcus Rashford made his – and now sells holidays for a living

Jet2 appoints Kat Davies to newly created role dedicated to supporting non-retail agents

Davies becomes Jet2's first national sales manager – non-retail, with sales executive Kerry Burnham also promoted to business development manager

Agent pledges £10,000 to support next generation of travel talent

Doug, Ruth and Chris Wardle, of Wardle Travel, have created a bursary to help young people attend the ITT conference

Ocean Florida launches first travel trade guide

US specialist is promoting a glossy new agent brochure, designed to drive bookings across Florida and beyond, and with a dedicated section for Fifa 2026

'Three birthday cakes, but that's not the only reason I fell in love with this region'

Firecrest Travel's Helen Bateman found laidback luxury and genuine hospitality when she travelled around Kerala earlier this year

Travel Sisterhood agents reveal their top supplier frustrations

The all-women travel network is keen to start an open dialogue with luxury suppliers following a recent productive discussion with a leading hotel chain

UK and Ireland's new top agent shares the secrets to her success, including a £45 marketing hack worth £100,000

Designer Travel's Emma Parry-Thorpe was named Home-based Agent of the Year and UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards

Cruise boom, itinerary builder and travel in 2040: 8 takeaways from the InteleTravel conference

Everything we learnt as InteleTravel revealed plans to leverage AI, put more tools at agents' disposal, and expand into new markets

Travel Counsellors announces Simon Reeve as first speaker of 2025 global conference

The homeworking agency is ‘delighted’ to have secured the travel industry veteran for its upcoming gathering

Barrhead Travel bullish as sales soar during 50th anniversary year

Quality over quantity focus for Scottish independent, managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Barrhead conference delegates

‘They don’t want flowery language’ – Leading Hotels to launch new tool for agents as client needs shift

The global consortium is working closely with the trade to develop a resource that provides the insider information today’s luxury advisors need

Simpson Travel expands trade team and makes play for Classic Collection business

Mariana Canico joins the villa specialist as business development executive, which says it is well placed to provide alternatives to Classic enquiries

Cruise: Expedition, ocean or river – which pays the most commission?

TTG quizzed more than 100 travel agents to identify what they need from suppliers to sell cruise confidently, and where they are increasing their focus in this ever-expanding sector

UK and Irish agents to experience new Princess Cruises ship before it repositions to US

The line has revealed 20 "frontline" agents will join Star Princess on its second sailing – a seven-day round-trip Mediterranean voyage

'It's a big-picture move': Agents hopeful Riviera Travel's dedicated ship for solo travellers will drive market forward

However, some figures in the trade have flagged questions around how the river line is going to price cruises onboard George Eliot in 2027

InteleTravel chases £350 million UK and Ireland sales target after another 'record-breaking' year

Founder and chief James Ferrara tells agents in the UK and Ireland to 'take ownership' of firm's successes