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Gold Travel Counsellor's No.1 rule for Gen Z daughter when speaking to clients
Top-selling agent Lisa Hillyard is keen to show daughter Amy that sometimes, the “old-fashioned” way of dealing with customers is best
The business development executive who ditched hairdressing to work with agents
Layla Davies, who works for Virgin Voyages, went to college to train as a hairdresser but quickly decided the practical side of the job wasn’t for her and she wanted to work in the travel industry
Top agent plans epic 70-day no-fly trip from Belfast to China
The journey took 70 days and included nine legs.
Luxury agent's clever strategy for staying in touch with clients year-round
Emily Grace has launched a luxury wellness agency that plans more than just holidays for health-conscious travellers. 
Agent's ‘perfect’ place for finding family clients after winning TTG Luxury award
Claire Masse of Frangipani Holidays shares her top marketing insights after winning New Travel Designer of the Year at the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2025. 
It's time to put agents over influencers: ‘We're selling, not inspiring’
Lotte Gossage is determined to support agents with her exclusive network, Hotel Fam Club.
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Gold Medal unveils fam trip 'hub' with exclusive offers for agents
The UK tour operator is continuing to invest in trade education after hosting more than 200 agents across 35 fam trips last year.
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Beachcomber and Exoticca team up with ex-A&K head of agency sales' new venture
Richard Hey has revealed he has set up his own B2B representation company after leaving Abercrombie & Kent UK last week
Homeworking agency opens first retail store with ‘sentimental’ backstory
Travology Travel has announced the Yorkshire agency as the first retail store in its collection. 
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Winged Boots to open first retail shop after record year
The luxury travel agency is looking for three new advisors to join the team at its Shenfield store this May.
Travel agent shares Covid qualification that has clients 'going wild'
Karen Simmonds of Travel Matters decided to upskill during the pandemic to enhance her agency’s experience offerings
‘People are surprised when I tell them what I do,’ says 30 Under 30 star
Helen Paddock was selected for TTG 30 Under 30 2024 after impressing judges with her speedy rise up the aviation ranks.
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Travel Sisterhood unveils expansion plans for 2025
Female-only luxury travel network wants to add new members in the UK and beyond
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How travel advisors can offer alcohol-free travel for sober clients
Therapist Alexander Brown set up a travel agency for sober clients in 2022 after noticing a greater need to support those in addiction recovery
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Agents to keep ‘up to 100% of commission’ in new homeworkers start-up
Azure’s new luxury homeworking agency hopes to give members more flexibility and freedom.
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Kellie Samuda says ‘transparency’ is key to new homeworking agency
The luxury travel veteran hopes to grow to 50 homeworkers as her new business takes off
From toes to travel: why this Essex chiropodist switched careers after 15 years in healthcare
Joe McDonnell spent 15 years as a footcare clinician before making the switch to travel in late 2024
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Travel goals: from apprentice to looking after 331 shops
To celebrate just how far you can go as an apprentice in the travel industry, we chat to Ste Bracegirdle, Tui’s head of retail, who joined the company at 16
How to fix fam trips: agents and suppliers have their say
The majority of travel advisors are unhappy with the current format of fam trips – TTG explores what the solutions could be
'You don't need a degree for a successful travel career,' says 30 Under 30 star
Bethany Dimond has shared her top tips for pursuing a career in travel after wowing the judges of TTG 30 Under 30.
Luxury homeworker on how former job helps her nail the VIP booking service
The Global Travel Collection advisor shares her best tips for wowing luxury clients without a shop.
Tui, Hays Travel, Contiki, Celestyal: all the latest travel trade people moves
Moves this week include Contiki boss Adam Armstrong departing the business after five years and industry veteran Andy Freeth returning to travel after a year-long break
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Advisor's one rule for multi-gen family travel success after six-figure trip
Global Travel Collection’s Danny Akhtar has 34 years of experience planning holidays for the super-rich.
Travel bosses urged to introduce cancer policy for employees
Many UK companies are not prepared to support employees living with cancer, says social enterprise.