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MSC expands sales team after Ireland success
David Broad has been appointed regional sales manager for central England while the line’s Irish sales team has grown to three
APT to host coffee mornings for homeworkers
The river cruise specialist will host six events over June and July, aimed at improving relations with homeworkers
Advantage appoints Julia Lo Bue-Said chief executive
Lo Bue-Said has been promoted from managing director after more than 20 years with the group
Bedsonline appoints new sales manager for Ireland
Robert Smart brings more than a decade’s experience in the Irish travel sector
Butlin's boss King leaves group after nearly four decades
Dermot King, who joined Butlin’s parent Bourne Leisure in the late 1980s, will be replaced by former Prezzo chief exec Jon Hendry-Pickup
Travelport reshuffles agency commerce leadership teams
Simon Ferguson has been appointed managing director agency commerce for the US, Canada and Latin America and Damian Hickey for EMEA
'Newcomers to travel retail need a better roadmap'
Those of us in travel retail have not always been the best at stating our case and describing what it is we do
Shearings appoints Neil Hardy digital director
Hardy will grow Shearings’ digital offering across all its brands, working with marketing and e-commerce teams to drive improvement
Christian Boell departs NCL in restructure
Boell, previously European vice-president and managing director, left alongside European marketing director Evelyn Ackermann
The benefits of taking a sabbatical
After 15 years at Holidaysplease, director Charles Duncombe took a two-month break to travel the world with his wife and three-year-old daughter. Abigail Healy asks whether he was fanatical about the sabbatical
Tui Academy celebrates first successful graduates
The academy aims to empower disadvantaged young people in the Dominican Republic and help them build a career in tourism
Sun Resorts appoints new vice-president sales and marketing
Alexandre Hulen will oversee Sun’s four Mauritius hotels, its Ile aux Cerfs leisure island and eco-friendly Bubble Lodges
Los Angeles launches 'one-stop-shop' app for trade pros
LA Insider will aim to capitalise on the tourism boom on the west coast of the USA
'Focus on the gender pay gap is a welcome shot in the arm'
UK organisations employing more than 250 people were legally required to report on their gender pay gap by last Thursday, and it has been a shot in the arm for many in terms of benchmarking and looking at what others do well, or not so well
Brilliant Travel to 'almost double' size of business this year
Barrhead’s MSTP and homeworker division is looking for people with the ’experience and passion’ to thrive in travel
Gold Medal and Travel 2 appoint new contact centre heads
Simon Owen and Adrian James will step up while Felice Bretman has been appointed head of customer experience at dnata
Philadelphia to host Irish Travel Agents Association conference
The location of the conference, to be held in November, was announced at the ITAA’s travel trade show in Dublin
Air Europa appoints new UK sales and marketing managers
Alvaro Flores and Laura Alemany have joined Spain’s specialist Latin America airline
Tour America's Mary McKenna offers advice from the top
She scooped everywoman in Travel’s Woman of the Year award last year and runs her own successful business. Tour America’s Mary McKenna tells Andrew Doherty about entrepreneurship, education and following your dreams
How travel is tackling gender pay
Last week saw the deadline arrive for large businesses to publish their gender pay statistics. TTG reports on travel companies’ performance and next steps
Leader: Starting the conversation
When I was younger, my gran tried to explain the concept of modern art. The art was not in the abstract squiggles on the canvas but in the fact that we were talking about it
Fiona Greenhalgh joins If Only senior team
Greenhalgh has been appointed product and commercial director in lieu of Matt Appleby, who opted not to join If Only after leaving Travel 2 and Gold Medal
Basnett to stand down as Elite Travel Group chief executive
After nearly 20 years with the consortium, Basnett will now focus on growing his own Holiday Inspirations business
Why TTG is getting behind the Everywoman in Travel awards
TTG has teamed up with everywoman to celebrate the efforts of those throughout the industry championing women