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'I've sold nearly 2,000 cruises – here are my top tips for other agents'
Tui’s Rachel Liversidge shares the secrets of her success
Unlock the secrets to becoming more efficient
Efficiency is the key to achieving your full business potential, says Stephen Hearn, sales and account manager at travel technology supplier moonstride
How travel advisors can charge fees without losing clients
Introducing fees can be a daunting process for many travel advisors, but it doesn’t need to be.
The go-getter dreaming of global travel tech domination
TTG Tomorrow’s Travel Leader Felix Ochefu is spearheading the creation of group travel technology that makes it easier to research and book group trips.
Tried and tested: Agents' schemes to help keep customers loyal
If the season of goodwill inspires you to give something back to your most faithful customers, a bunch of our Top 50 agents share their tips for successful reward schemes
How to market a small travel agency on a budget
Marketing your agency doesn’t need to feel like a minefield, says travel business expert Jason Palmer
How agent Louis Morris made a 100km running challenge possible
As a keen sportsman himself, the Travel Counsellor found his calling, helping young fundraiser Joseph Adams plan a complex running itinerary around Europe
Agency launches fee-based appointment-only offshoot
Artisan is part of Travel Four Seasons and will charge clients a set fee to cover the advisors’ time
The future of fam trips: 'agents shouldn't just be herded around'
Lush Experiences believes it has launched a new type of fam trip that aims to put the advisor first
Travel Counsellors offers agents live hotel booking capability
Travel Counsellors has upgraded its Phenix system to allow live hotel bookings and to show real-time availability as it searches for more accommodation partners
10 ways agents can – and should – prepare now to make the most of peaks

With the obvious caveats of climate change, conflict and consumer confidence, the mood is – guardedly – optimistic after several difficult and dreary Januarys.

A good summer, calmer economic outlook and oodles of capacity has given agents and operators good reason to think 2025 could be just like – or even better than – the good old days of 2019.

New Global Travel Collection member to use personal image to promote travel advisory
Black Voyage founders say their brand’s personable image is already proving integral to its success
The question every new luxury advisor should ask their client
A luxury advisor has revealed the one thing she always wants to know from clients after 25 years of industry experience
Selling travel to Gen Z: “TikTok is the new Tripadvisor”
Travel brands can’t avoid TikTok if they want to successfully target younger consumers
How do you get your work experience to do more than make the tea?
When managed well, work experience placements can bring big benefits to your travel agency. We explore how to make a success of it, for all parties involved
Top trends for 2025 revealed at TTG Luxury Travel Summit
From changing lifestyle habits of 50+ solos to sleep-enhancing stays, travel compnies should be looking to a range of lifestyle trends to inform brand behaviour and developments
Jet2 launches agent podcast – and wants to hear your voice
Jet2 is to launch a series of podcasts featuring input from independent agents and is calling for participants and contributions
UK travel trends for 2025 revealed in new report
PoB Hotels has unveiled the findings of its second annual travel trends report.
The agent with a sideline selling her teenage son's artisan pizzas
Travel Counsellor Sara Greene tells TTG about 14-year-old son Rocco’s side hustle and how the family enterprise has risen to success
Homeworkers prosper from post-pandemic luxury travel boom
The rapid rise of the homeworker has been one of the most significant trends in the travel industry
Kellie Samuda launches new business for homeworkers with former ITC boss
The industry veteran has launched Travel Seen Collective, a business to support homeworkers build their digital profiles, with Jen Atkinson
Award-winning advisor launches agency with top family travel platform
Swords Travel associate Hollie Stillion has partnered with Tiny Travelship on the new project after being named New Luxury Travel Designer 2024
How Google is taking search to the next level
The technology giant’s latest developments aim to provide solutions rather than answers and present the information in a more visual way