Consortia

Advantage chief: 'We need to change the narrative around outbound travel'

Julia Lo Bue-Said told TTG how she planned to use her new government advisory role to achieve long-term change for the sector

Attraction World launches search for business growth manager

Newly-created role at the ticketing specialist will focus primarily on building relationships with homeworkers

ITAA begins new CEO search as Pat Dawson set to retire

Dawson, who has spent 13 years in the role during a near-50-year travel career, will stand down from the ITAA at the end of April

Agents insist Brits undeterred by Lanzarote tourism row

Brits still keen on the Canaries despite a suggestion the island could look to reduce its reliance on the UK market

Six trends the travel trade should look out for this summer

Can the blistering start to 2023 possibly continue and will rising prices push some consumers out of the market?

Demand for foreign travel back to pre-pandemic levels, data shows

Abta figures published on Saturday (18 March) show that 62% of Britons have been on a holiday abroad in the past year while 65% are planning to go in the next 12 months

Trade fights back after fraudsters target agents during rebound

Agents and operators have been urged to be vigilant to cybercrime and attempts at fraud as criminals target peak booking periods post-Covid. Debbie Ward reports

Abta unveils new climate change terminology training series

The course is accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project

Abta's Susan Deer and Rachel Jordan featured in women 'powerlist'

The list was launched on International Women’s Day (8 March) to celebrate and recognise inspirational women in the association sector

'Women must be empowered to be their true selves at work'

’What I have learnt as a woman leader in travel is you need to have the confidence to bring your true self to work every day,’ writes Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said for TTG on International Women’s Day

The changing path of peaks: which trends are here to stay?

Many agents have hailed a much-needed strong peaks this year, but are the trends here to stay? Rob Gill digs deeper into the positive headlines

Advantage Travel Partnership signs three new members

Reliable Travel, ExploraTours and Ambassadeurs Travel Management have joined the group from other consortia in recent months

Hays Travel unveils new payment system to combat bogus bookings

Chief operating officer Jonathon Woodall-Johnston said the new system will prevent chargebacks by doing all address checking at the point of sale

Virtual holidays and downplaying discounts: top trends from the Hays IG conference

Chair Irene Hays and Hays Travel chief operating officer Jonathon Woodall-Johnston welcomed delegates to the Algarve as they laid out the consortium’s plans for a busy year ahead and how its members can capitalise on current (and future) trends.

TTG picks out some of the conference’s key takeaways…

Small discounts add up

Agents star in new Abta campaign to help trade attract and retain new talent

The two-minute video is the latest phase of the company’s #BePartofTravel campaign

Hays chief urges IG members to cut out rounding discounts

Woodall-Johnston, who has been chief operating officer since November 2020, reassured members their customers were unlikely to walk away if they stripped back small discounts

Making clients feel special every time key to retention, agents told

Behaviouralist Ken Hughes told Hays Independence Group members that if they reach into people’s lives and ’make them feel like there’s nobody else’, they would come back

Metaverse trips 'nearly here, but won't replace real-life holidays'

Metaverse trips will soon become a reality, but they will not replace real-life holidays, Hays Independence Group members were told at the weekend

Irene Hays: Huge opportunities ahead for agents as Brits keep spending on holidays

Hays Travel owner and chair Dame Irene Hays told Hays IG members to focus on profitable markets as wealthier Britons continue to splash money on holidays

My Bookings Rewards sees ‘amazing’ peaks continuing into March

Trade rewards platform has seen more agents signing up during 2023

Royal boosts agent pitching fund by £100k for second year

The line has extended its Dragons’ Den-style agent pitching competition – increasing its investment fund by £100,000

ITC's Chris Redfern joins Premier Holidays trade team

Redfern appointed sales and business development manager for Premier’s western region, which also includes the North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland

EU visa waiver ‘another Brexit hurdle’ for travel, says Advantage chief

"Travel as we once knew it has changed for ever and the ability to travel freely in a post-Brexit era is no longer available to British passport holders," said Julia Lo Bue-Said

Fraud in travel: We want to hear about your experiences

2023 has got off to a bumper start, but the trade has seen an uptick in anecdotal reports of fraud – TTG wants to hear about your experiences