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Classic Collection to host first agent awards

Up to 120 agent partners will be invited to attend

Gold Medal throws weight behind new US sales drive

’We’re ready to help agents convert increased interest into bookings,’ managing director Lisa McAuley promises trade

FCDO continues to advise against travel to Egypt and Maldives

Covid-specific advice for both destinations remains in place, despite their removal from the UK’s red list on Wednesday morning

Classic Collection to host October fam programme

Nearly 100 agents to join operator on trips to Crete, Corfu, Majorca and Sardinia, and more could yet follow

Culture Trip to up trade focus with dedicated team

Firm’s Trips by Culture Trip range of small group adventures now bookable by agents

ITT 2021: Communication 'most powerful asset' in rebuilding travel

Advantage Travel Partnership chief Julia Lo Bue-Said said the industry has a "responsibility to be heard"

Advantage research shows tiny number of ‘variants of concern’ from travel

Only nine “high priority” cases have been detected from three countries since May

End of furlough leaves travel 'hanging in the balance'

TTG catches up with agents suffering sleepless nights with government Covid support coming to an end, and finds out why they believe the industry must unite to #SaveTravelJobs

Attraction World appoints new head of trade sales

Kelly Hayre promoted to top trade role and will lead on planning, developing and implementing the attraction ticket specialist’s trade sales strategy

All eyes on lates market as consumer confidence grows

Despite criticism over the Covid-19 testing system and inconsistent government advice, agents are looking ahead to the coming months with renewed optimism – Rob Gill reports

Govt travel policy threatening an industry 'on the precipice'

Industry welcomes stability of travel rules provided by latest traffic light update, but calls for solutions to ’structural issues’ delaying the sector’s recovery

States of flux: When will the US reopen to the world?

As the US continues to deny entry to international tourists, Gary Noakes reports on how agents and operators are handling rising demand for US breaks

Travel not out the woods yet as consumer confidence stalls

The relaxation of Covid travel rules has raised industry hopes, but bosses are demanding more support with two months’ of summer yet to save

Fantasy football? Will the Qatar World Cup create opportunities for the trade?

Qatar 2022 is just over a year away, but will five-star prices deny fans the chance to attend – and make it difficult for travel to leverage? Gary Noakes reports

In TTG: Stalled summer, US flux and cruise restart

The August edition of TTG assesses the impact of the latest travel rules and progress towards a resumption of UK-US travel, while in features we take a deeper dive into UK spa breaks and D&I training

Traffic light changes 'too little, too late' for agents in Scotland

’The next time travel agents will have any realistic revenue will be early summer 2022," says SPAA

'Summer is lost, and any attempt to save it is over'

Industry blasts government’s latest traffic light update for ‘lack of ambition’ and failure to capitalise on UK’s Covid-19 vaccination programme

Jet2 puts 2022/23 winter sun programme on sale early

Airline and operator’s programme includes the Canaries, Madeira, Antalya and Paphos

Patrick Devonshire joins Classic Collection trade team

Former Flexible Autos sales manager and Co-op Travel assistant branch manager to take up regional sales manager role with Classic

Sandals' BDM Gary Atwell celebrates 20 years' service

’I hope I can continue for another 20!" says Atwell, who brings the Sandals’ sales team’s total service to nearly 133 years

Holidaysplease agent teams up with gift shop to debut on high street

Jo Shayler will operate a weekly appointment-based service out of a gift shop in Frinton, which itself was once a travel agency

Agents hail lifting of cruise ban 'a useful sales tool'

’I think there is interest for this year,’ one agent tells TTG

Riviera's Emma Rodgers joins Personal Holiday Advisors

Former Riviera key account manager takes up recruitment and training manager role with the firm, which is gearing up to expand its homeworking operation

Amber list move 'stimulating demand for Spain and Greece'

Quarantine exemption ’making a difference’ but summer 2021 bookings remain low, agents tell TTG