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Trade to front Abta's Travel with Confidence campaign

Agents and other travel professionals are front and centre of new national advertising campaign launching on Monday (14 December)

UK urged to follow Scotland's lead on agent support

’It’s imperative Westminster and the devolved administrations recognise the unique circumstances travel businesses have faced throughout the crisis,’ says Abta

Trade bookings boost for National Holidays parent

Triple-digit growth in trade business over week of 2-8 December, JG Travel Group reveals

'Why don't people choose agents like they do hairdressers?'

Travel Counsellor Gemma Harvey explores why rates of consumer loyalty between two such personal services differ so wildly

'Australia’s support for agents puts the UK govt to shame'

Agents down under eligible for one-off grant of up to AUS $100,000 (£56,000) under new tailored support package – why can’t it be the same here?

EasyJet Holidays launches snap trade promotion

Operator offering £100 off holidays worth more than £1,000 booked through agents this weekend (4-7 December)

Abta launches chargeback and cybersecurity helplines

Additional phone support made available to members from Abta partners

Advantage members sales rise 23% after vaccine boost

Consortium sees “green shoots of recovery” as consumer confidence improves

Explore launches online BDM appointment tool for agents

Adventure specialist exploring new ways to assist and keep in touch with trade partners

TTG Debate: Has Covid cancelled peaks?

TTG deputy news editor James Chapple was joined by easyJet Holidays’ Paul Bixby, JG Travel Group’s Claire Dutton and Strawberry Holidays’ Kate Holroyd

CTO invites agents to wedding and honeymoon roadshow

Trade event to take place virtually on Tuesday 1 December

Co-op Consortium 'hoping for 50% of normal January sales'

Boss Alison Holmes told TTG November had been the group’s best sales month since February

What travel needs in these testing times… is affordable tests

With pre- and post-travel PCR tests costing anything up to about £150, is test and release really going to unlock travel this winter?

Test to release 'might save winter sun season'

Industry reacts to new five-day ‘test to release’ quarantine regime, due to come into effect from 15 December

Sunderland plans blue and orange John Hays tribute

City’s landmarks to be lit up in independent’s trademark colours

Advantage: New restrictions put Scottish members on the brink

Consortium warns four in five of its Scottish members risk running out of cash by next May if there is no further consideration for the impact of additional restrictions on travel

TTG Debate: Has Covid cancelled peaks this new year?

What does the coronavirus crisis mean for travel’s traditional turn-of-year sales window? And will peaks ever be the same again after Covid-19?

Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen

Expertise of local travel agent ’more valuable than ever’ says consortium as new destinations added to travel corridor list

Advantage sales boosted by vaccine breakthrough

Consortium’s members see more enquiries and bookings after vaccine announcement

Stillion to launch new dnata bed bank brand to agents

Yalago Retail Connect to give agents access to rates for 12,000 directly-contracted hotels

Focus Travel Partnership welcomes new TMC partner

Traveltrust hopes new partnership will allow it to ’optimise profit margins’ by taking advantage of Focus’s ’bespoke supplier agreements’

Agent bags £54k sale to mark first anniversary as homeworker

Co-op Travel PTA Abi Giles booked 59 members of a local rugby club on a group holiday to Cyprus

Jet2holidays to roll out virtual holiday show initiative

New agent partnership events to run throughout December, January and February

Dedicated sales exec to support Jet2's Bristol launch

Jet2’s current south east sales executive Bryony Boulter to relocate to support agents in airline and operator’s new Bristol airport catchment