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Agents scoop further £34,000 investment from Royal Caribbean
The Royal Pitch scheme launched in March features Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur Levi Roots among its judging panel
Julia Lo Bue-Said: 'We’re refocusing on the future; the key things are our people and strategy'
Rail and Border Force strikes 'will damage consumer confidence in travel'
Latest round of strikes ’could mean a return to the travel chaos we saw when Covid restrictions were lifted’, says Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said
Abta launches bespoke foreign exchange service for customers
Abta launches bespoke foreign exchange service for customers
Abta’s new Forex service, ABTA Travel Money, will offer customers a range of more than 60 currencies
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Jerusalem to host 2023 Travel Network Group conference
It will be three years since the destination was initially chosen for the consortium’s 2020 event but postponed due to the pandemic
When will the storm clouds over Westminster lift (Credit: Original Toast / Unsplash)
Advantage agents band together to form government lobbying group
Members of the Advantage Travel Partnership’s new policy advisory group include Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson, Jeanne Lally from the Travel Bureau and Idle Travel’s Tony Mann
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Meet the doctor-turned-travel-coach and consultant who prescribes wellness travel
Doctor Noreen Nguru was a medic working on the frontline of the Covid pandemic in 2020, and now prescribes wellness travel
Last week brought optimism but it will take more than positive thinking to help the industry bounce back
Autumn Statement: Travel calls on govt to ‘unleash’ sector's potential
The government must offer more support to smaller travel agencies and tour operators, Aito and Advantage have urged
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Jet2holidays primed for surge in non-retail trade business post-Covid
Head of trade Alan Cross expects Jet2’s homeworking and call centre agent business to increase against retail as more people return to the industry full-time
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Gillespie given expanded role in Travel Network Group restructure
Independent Travel Experts managing director has been given oversight over product and distribution
Steve Byrne addresses Travel Counsellors’ global conference 2022
Travel Counsellors’ sales top £800 million as it eyes ‘massive opportunity’ for 2023
Travel Counsellors’ turnover grew by almost 20% over the last year – and by as much as 30% in recent months
Passengers demand more e-gates and a zero-tolerance approach to in-flight disruption
'We must lead our own transition to sustainability, and not have it thrust on us'
Industry must work together to bring consumers along on its journey to net zero, writes Advantage Travel Partnership chief executive Julia Lo Bue-Said for TTG
PTS hopeful of driving ‘tech revolution’ in travel with £3,000 concession
PTS ties up with tech provider Travelgenix
Members of Protected Trust Services can now use Travelgenix’s software to build low-cost bookable websites
The fly-and-flop enquiry... that turned into a £27k cruise booking
Karen Bancroft, travel manager at West Yorkshire-based Keir Woodward Travel, secured the booking after a customer initially opted for a "usual sun holiday"
Victoria Jones (left) has been promoted to senior commercial manager and Jo Turney (right) has been appointed as commercial manager
Advantage strengthens commercial team with new appointments
Victoria Jones has been promoted to senior commercial manager and Jo Turney has been appointed commercial manager
“If the UK government did have a UK aviation policy then it has been pulled from under their feet”
Heathrow urged to drop 'pessimistic' Christmas capacity cap plans
Virgin Atlantic and chief executive of The Advantage Travel Partnership Julia Lo Bue-Said have slammed the airport’s ’pessimistic’ forecast for the festive period
Sheena Whittle, head of The Personal Travel Agents at Co-operative Travel
Personal Travel Agents optimistic after record year
Midcounties Co-op homeworkers optimistic about 2023 despite ’tough winter’ ahead
Agents will be hoping for a peaks that will reignite flagging travel sales (Credit: Aliko Sunawang / Unsplash)
Brits showing 'huge appetite for travel' despite 'dire economic backdrop'
The Advantage Travel Partnership said 94% of its members have booked holidays for new customers ahead of the October half-term
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TTNG offers members financial tools to combat cost of living crisis
Tips include negotiating better deals with banks, landlords and utility suppliers
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Abta urges travel to complete govt survey on energy support review
The association has encouraged members and the wider industry to complete the survey as part of the govt’s review on energy bill support
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Lo Bue-Said: ‘Govt chaos hampering travel’s Covid recovery’
The chief executive of The Advantage Travel Partnership said the government’s U-turn on VAT will be a ‘huge knock’ to small UK travel businesses
Agents will be hoping for a peaks that will reignite flagging travel sales (Credit: Aliko Sunawang / Unsplash)
Advantage reports uptick in October half-term bookings
The consortium has reported bookings are up 5% across the membership for the school holiday period compared with 2019
Sheena Whittle, head of The Personal Travel Agents at Co-operative Travel
Co-op Personal Travel Agents prepare for first conference since 2019
The homeworking arm of Midcounties Co-operative will hold its 10th annual conference later this month
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Faith in agents on the rise as travel emerges from the pandemic
Abta’s 2022 Holiday Habits report found 36% of people have so far booked with an agent this year, compared with 34% in 2019
Peat joins from Celebrity Cruises, and has previously held roles with Viking, Thomas Cook and Princess
Advantage rebrands and enhances cruise product 'to change perceptions'
Previously called Cruise Champs, the association has renamed the member community Latitude