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Luxury advisor's last-minute family booking advice after whirlwind trip
The luxury travel advisor pulled off a mammoth planning feat for a Sri Lanka trip in less than 10 days
'Hundreds' of Abta members still seeking 'clarity' on new EU border rules
The association is putting on two coach trips to the Port of Dover for members to hear about the preparations for the rollout in the coming weeks
Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents
Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year
G Adventures to launch 'exclusive' female-led trips for solo travellers
Operator’s new ’Solo-ish Adventures’ range will be led by female chief experience officers
Exodus Adventure Travels: ‘Why we ditched net positive from our nature commitment’
Exodus Adventure Travels has shifted its goals away from unachievable targets to funding real, impactful changes, explains Kasia Morgan, head of sustainability
How to talk about sustainable travel without greenwashing
The fifth TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop of 2024 explored ways in which travel agents can get their clients excited about sustainable travel in a genuine way
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Overcapacity, influencers and the rise of Greenland, plus six other expedition cruise talking points
How can agents help expedition cruise lines fill their new ships? Should these lines invite influencers onboard to promote their products? Everything we learned from the Expedition Cruise Network’s first conference.
Tui, Crystal, Silver Travel: all the latest travel trade people moves
Tui has announced major changes to its leadership in the UK and at group level, and there has also been a change at the top at British Airways Holidays. Elsewhere, a familiar face in the agent world returns to travel
Davina McCall on using a travel agent – and her big cruise idea...
The TV presenter was the celebrity host of The Travel Industry Awards by TTG - editor Sophie Griffiths caught up with her to talk all things travel
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Barrhead Travel chief: 'We're thriving in uncertain times'
TTG caught up with Barrhead Travel’s senior management team to discuss everything from next year’s peaks to why the business will always prioritise quality over quantity
Where to find the Switzerland that is loved by the Swiss
Steer your clients to the canton of Vaud to enjoy life there as much as the locals do, with picturesque lake walks, cafe culture, and boutique vineyard experiences
Barrhead Travel brand ‘must evolve if it is to attract new customers’
‘We’ve got to evolve and modernise,’ Barrhead sales and marketing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells TTG as the Scottish independent plans a 50th anniversary makeover
The Antarctica alternative agents needs to know about
A British tour operator is the only company operating private flights for leisure travellers to Antarctica and is boosting its trade presence
The team player growing Blue Bay Travel's homeworking division
Humble yet ambitious, Blue Bay Travel’s Abbie Heaton tells the story of how she went from Thomas Cook apprentice to heading up a homeworking division
Riviera Resplendence, Riviera Travel, September 2024 Credit: Riviera Travel
Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform
The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use
How a luxury advisor's £500 investment saved a near-disaster booking
The travel advisor says the investment in his luxury clients was ’entirely worth it’.
Barrhead Travel hopeful of third consecutive year of record sales in 2025
Barrhead president Jacqueline Dobson said a strong lates market had propelled Barrhead to a record annual result
Wendy Wu hailed the benefits of hosting a programme of virtual travel events (Credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash)
The four-day week, and five other HR and employment challenges facing travel
Unfair dismissal, flexible working, neurodiversity and the four-day week were among an assortment of topical HR and employment issues leading the agenda at seminar hosted by C&M Travel Recruitment
Top 5: The luxury hotels agents need to know this week
Our rundown of some favourite hotel and resort news of the week is back
Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge-class ship to use new flex fuel engine
Celebrity Cruises to move away from ex-UK 'taster' sailings with Apex return
The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex will return to the UK in 2026, but will operate a programme without any shorter cruises
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Carnival chief hails agents following 'double-digit' new-to-cruise growth
’Strong support from our travel agent partners has allowed us to once again take share from land-based peers as we attract even more new-to-cruise guests," said Josh Weinstein
‘Impact washing is common among the privileged few in Africa’
Now with a portfolio of 18 safari camps, Beks Ndlovu has come a long way since starting out, when he struggled to attract visitors to Zimbabwe with Mugabe in power
How to sell the Rhone, by agents on a Riviera fam trip
Nine agents experienced the Burgundy, the River Rhone and Provence itinerary onboard the Lord Byron after winning their places at TTG’s Riviera Fest
Middle East crisis prompts FCDO winter sun alerts and EU airspace warning
Foreign Office issues new advice for Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco among others, while the EU has advised airlines against entering Israeli and Lebanese airspace