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Why EasyJet is on to something with Montenegro
Fresh from a visit to Kotor Bay, Lucy McGuire says it’s plain to see why the operator is rapidly expanding its programme to this up-and-coming destination.
Virgin Voyages, Travelopia, Flight Centre: this week’s travel trade people moves
This week has seen another departure from Virgin Voyages’ sales team, and a shake-up at Travelopia. Elsewhere, a familiar face to many agents makes a return with Ramble Worldwide
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Cunard to roll out best Queen Anne features across the fleet
Queen Elizabeth will be the first Cunard ship in the fleet to be retrofitted with new features that debuted on Queen Anne in 2025
Tui runway skid 'avoidable' despite 'catastrophic' nose wheel failure
The failure of a wheel bearing on a Tui flight, which skidded off the runway at Leeds Bradford airport in 2023, was not to blame for the incident, investigators have concluded
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November launch for new EU border rules would have been ‘carnage’, Lords told
A House of Lords committee has been told of chaos if the EU Entry-Exit Scheme had been introduced in early November, with no communication or, in some cases, the necessary technology
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AE Expeditions sales chief: 'We're taking a "less is more" approach to trade distribution'
Andrew Turner tells TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble about shaking up his role – and going for a ’less is more approach’ in terms of its trade distribution
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The loveliest Christmas markets, selected by the experts
Amid a sales boom for escorted Christmas market tours, the team at Leger Shearings have shared their top locations with us...
Perfect Getaways targets 10 more shops across north-west by 2028
The Merseyside-based agency reported bookings generated more than £22.5 million in the financial year that ran from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024, with commission payments reaching £2.3 million.
Where next? 10 destinations you should switch sell your customers to
TTG has challenged agents to think about sought-after holiday hotspots and come up with an alternative to suggest to their clients. Here’s what they had to say
The question every new luxury advisor should ask their client
A luxury advisor has revealed the one thing she always wants to know from clients after 25 years of industry experience
Frantic fortnight of travel firm sales expected ahead of Budget
Company owners are racing against the clock to seal mergers and acquisitions ahead of the Budget on 30 October and expected tax rises, observers say
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London workshop to elevate Norway in UK luxury travel sector
The Conduit in Covent Garden will be home to the event to connect the UK trade with Norway partners
The US destinations luxury travellers could be heading to in 2025
Brand USA has doubled down on its commitment to supporting the country’s lesser-known tourist destinations
Selling travel to Gen Z: “TikTok is the new Tripadvisor”
Travel brands can’t avoid TikTok if they want to successfully target younger consumers
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Savile Row Travel's new consortium targets agents who no longer work full time
Operator looks to recruit homeworkers for its Authentic Cruise Company brand
World Menopause Day: Davina McCall on what more travel firms can do to help staff
The TV presenter is also menopause awareness advocate. TTG editor Sophie Griffiths caught up with her ahead of her hosting The Travel Industry Awards by TTG to talk all things menopause
Luxury chiefs on tackling cruise ‘stigma’ and new hotel opportunities
Simon Casson, Barbara Muckermann, Anna Nash and Natasha Towey shared their outlooks at the TTG Luxury Travel Summit
‘Hundreds’ of agencies can now sell Oceania Cruises after year-long trade project
Ahead of the launch of Oceania’s new 2026 Collection, international sales vice-president Jason Worth revealed how successful the trade engagement exercise had been
More than 90% of trade believe agents should undergo mandatory exams
According to 94% of respondents, travel agents should undergo training before joining the sector while 90% feel the profession is threatened by non-professionals
UK travel trends for 2025 revealed in new report
PoB Hotels has unveiled the findings of its second annual travel trends report.
The agent with a sideline selling her teenage son's artisan pizzas
Travel Counsellor Sara Greene tells TTG about 14-year-old son Rocco’s side hustle and how the family enterprise has risen to success
Hurtigruten targets 1,000 agents for new rewards platform by Christmas
Iain Powell, the line’s vice-president of sales and marketing, says B2B revenue has risen by 107% so far this year and believes this trade programme – hurtigrutenrewards.co.uk – will help grow distribution further
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Homeworkers prosper from post-pandemic luxury travel boom
The rapid rise of the homeworker has been one of the most significant trends in the travel industry
EasyJet, A-Rosa and On the Beach: this week’s travel trade people moves
People moves this week include a familiar face returns to the cruise industry after a short spell away, a top budget carrier appoints a new chief financial officer and there’s been a high-profile departure at On the Beach