Business advice

The marketeer who's smashing records for Cruise.co.uk

Amar Bains has risen swiftly through the ranks since joining the online cruise agent in 2018 and now oversees the strategy for a recent acquisition.

Operational issues and recruitment challenges easing – Aito

Association reveals more findings from its latest business confidence tracker survey

The AI tool that can increase travel agents' efficiency and productivity

Microsoft’s Copilot is an AI-powered productivity tool that automates the mundane, time-consuming aspects of admin-heavy jobs such as travel agent.

Tanya Rose reveals the travel secrets advisors need to know with new podcast

The founder of Mason Rose will interview an exciting line-up of celebrities about their best travel tips and experiences

Package bookings up by nearly 10% over Christmas and new year period

Package holiday providers reported a 7% increase in transaction volumes in the four weeks to 10 January

A career that has taken off in all the right ways

Tom Spencer is aviation development executive for Newcastle International Airport and a member of TTG’s current cohort of Tomorrow’s Travel Leaders.

Cancer and the workplace: what to do and what not to do

If you’re living with cancer yourself or a colleague is on that journey, this is how we change the conversation around handling these challenges in the workplace.

Intrepid smashes UK and Ireland sales record twice in a week

Adventure specialist breaks sales record on 30 January and again on 31 January, and reports a 30% hike in industry revenue compared with January 2023

Peaks drives travel to third-biggest leap in January spending growth

According to new data from Barclays, travel was the third-biggest sector for spending growth in January, pipped only by spend on digital content and subscriptions and ‘other services’

‘We must keep on increasing our wages to secure talent’

C&M Travel Recruitment managing director Barbara Kolosinska on why the travel industry needs to increase salaries if it wants to create any kind of talent pipeline for the industry for future years.

‘I was told I was too old to work in travel – that was 37 years ago!’

Continuing our series of agents still serving at 70 to mark TTG’s own landmark 70th anniversary, we meet Sandra Colbourne, founder of Charter Travel in Newbury.

Greater Manchester Police targets travel fraud in crackdown

A week-long campaign to combat holiday booking fraud is underway in the Greater Manchester Police area

‘Be like Bev and Trev and build your businesses on stone, not sticks and straw’

Once upon a time, Bev and Trev ran a travel agency. When a global pandemic hit, they rolled up their sleeves and worked all hours to look after their customers – this is their story

How to nurture talent and improve employee retention

Unleash the potential of your workforce and hold on to your most talented staff with these tips shared by four industry experts.

Industry warned travel salaries have been ‘too low for too long’

Average travel salaries have increased by more than 20% compared with pre-pandemic levels, but are failing to keep pace with other sectors – leaving travel at risk of risk haemorrhaging talent

3 ways travel businesses can boost sales conversions in 2024

Discover how you can increase customer spend and retention with payment provider Tymit, as it shares the findings from its extensive travel industry and consumer research

How these inspiring agents have become champions for change

Find out what our community of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors have achieved with their newfound knowledge

Five ways to improve your social media presence this wave season

Here are five secrets to social media success, which were shared during the P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase in December, hosted in partnership with TTG Media.

An agent's guide to formulating a social media strategy

If you’ve resolved to crack Instagram, TikTok and the rest in 2024, then our expert can help you implement a fresh strategy.

Everything you need to know about the upcoming EU border rules

Following years of delays, the much-discussed EU border schemes are set to be implemented over the next 12-18 months. Here’s all you need to know about it…

Seven selling tips from P&O Cruises’ most successful agents

Three of the brand’s top sellers gathered for the P&O Cruises Extraordinary Showcase, hosted in partnership with TTG, and here they share their advice for making the most of your sales in 2024.

Allergies and bike accidents among growing threats to holidaymakers

New data from the Safer Tourism Foundation reveals some of the new threats impacting travellers over the past year

Meet the TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors class of 2023

A team of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors have immersed themselves in responsible travel throughout 2023, and here they share how their training has boosted their confidence and developed their businesses

Clia launches new-to-cruise portal for agents ahead of peaks

Managing director Andy Harmer said the usual December downtime was ideal moment for inexperienced agents to learn more about cruise