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Travel told to ‘ruthlessly’ simplify its objectives to better engage with govt

UKHospitality boss Kate Nicholls told the Advantage Travel Partnership conference the outbound travel industry needs to more clearly and confidently state its importance to the government

Agents poised to break records this year, says Advantage chief

Advantage Travel Partnership business impact survey reveals 96% of member respondents have seen new clients keen to get help planning and customising their travel

‘Travel can't afford to be forgotten again when the next crisis comes’

Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said reflects on consortium’s Westminster lobby effort during wide-ranging conference address

Agents ‘critical’ with more Brexit upheaval on the horizon – Advantage chief

‘The world is getting more complex – people are travelling, [and] the role of travel agents, regardless of why people are travelling, is critical,’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said

Advantage chief reveals huge growth in demand for managed services

‘The managed service model, without a shadow of a doubt, is where the growth is,’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said after Advantage grew its membership by around 25% over its 2021/22 financial year

Advantage strikes up partnership to offer wider range of rail options

International Rail partnership will allow agents to offer their clients more sustainable ways of travelling

Brits spending £200 on pre-travel services, new data reveals

Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said said the newly published data highlighted the importance of outbound travel for the UK economy

Travel Network Group switches conference location from Jerusalem to Munich

Chief executive Gary Lewis has said the change was due to ’operational issues’ which couldn’t be overcome

ITAA names ex-president Clare Dunne as new chief executive

Dunne, founder of The Travel Broker, will take up her new role in July

Abta LifeLine urges industry to support its latest tropical charity day

Director Trudie Clements has invited the wider industry to support Abta LifeLine on 15 June, its charity day, by wearing tropical clothes

The Big Question: Should agents start charging for their time?

With the pandemic serving only to underline how precious agents’ time is, we ask this month whether agents should start charging for their time, service and expertise

Yorkshire store crowned UK & Ireland's No.1 Travel Agency

Beverley Travel has been crowned the UK & Ireland’s No.1 Travel Agency at a glittering TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies ceremony in Birmingham

Travel Counsellors launches year-long responsible travel campaign

The homeworking firm has created new marketing assets and learning materials for agents and consumers, including a dedicated microsite, to help Travel Counsellors champion responsible tourism

'Immense' growth opportunities for agents, says Vertical boss Peter Healey

Healey told agents gathered on Saturday for the Vertical annual conference that, post-Covid, the nature of the business has changed and it brings opportunity with it

Agent combines passions to create £1 million travel business

Travel Counsellor Katie King tells TTG about her journey to creating a successful travel business out of her two great passions in life – music and travel

TTNG unveils new customisable marketing campaign for members

The group’s Find Your Happy Place initiative is now available

Dame Irene Hays appointed High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear

Hays Travel boss told dignitaries she was looking forward to meeting “many of those who give their time for the benefit of others”

'I didn’t know the industry was unstable!' winning musician-turned-agent talks pandemic risk-taking

From pianist to £1 million travel turnover during a pandemic. How Ross Johnson’s award-wining new agency Travlux is hitting the high notes

Travel encouraged to complete new 'state of industry' survey

The findings from the survey will provide information which will be used to support the Future Travel Coalition’s ongoing lobbying activity

Travel editor and economist to speak at Advantage conference

The association also announced workshop themes

Scottish consortium plots expansion to 80 members this year

Merlin Travel Group operations and product director Garry Butcher told TTG the consortium wanted to add another 30 members by the end of the year

Easter bookings to ‘significantly’ outperform 2019, Advantage predicts

Chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said reassured the majority of travellers will not experience delays at airports as a result of contingency measures

Agency boss pins web traffic boost on adoption of ChatGPT

Travel Safe’s Brett Gerrett told TTG the AI chatbot can help agents offer customers ’something unique’

Customers confident finances will be unaffected in 2023, Aito reports

The majority of customers are also prepared to pay more for a better holiday experience, Aito executive director Martyn Sumners reported