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APT launches Japan and India tours and cruises for 2023/24
APT and Travelmarvel’s Faraway Collection includes a luxury and value itinerary for Japan and a cruise on the Lower Ganges
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Riviera Travel puts 2024 worldwide touring collection on sale
Escorted touring firm puts 242 departures on sale across 27 itineraries from January to November 2024
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APT boosts trade sales team with Koral Lipton appointment
Ex-Gold Medal and Travel 2 key account manager joins as BDM for the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Kirsten Hughes has been with Travel Counsellors for 25 years
‘Book our in-house product to win in 2023’, Travel Counsellors urges
Travel Counsellors urged its franchisees to drive more business through its Phenix platform
Tauck has designed its new river ship Andorinha for sailing along the Douro
Agents ‘critical’ to Tauck's recovery from Covid-19
The tour operator praised its trade partners for their role in the brand’s recovery from the pandemic
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Newmarket adds new tours to Africa and Latin America programmes
The operator has added new long-haul escorted tours to Victoria Falls and Mexico
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APT boss: ‘We’re not playing for the short-term but the next 100 years’
Group’s co-owner and director Rob McGeary talks UK trade expansion and ‘bold’ ambitions to operate more sustainably
The tour takes in the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx (Credit: Newmarket Holidays)
Newmarket extends Egypt programme with demand up 300%
Escorted touring specialist adds more departures for its Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise itinerary following a more than 300% increase in bookings for the tour in the past 12 weeks compared with 2019
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Wendy Wu: Late demand for Japanese holidays ‘unprecedented’
Operator says interest in Japan has nearly tripled after the country earlier this month announced plans to restore visa-free tourism travel in October and remove its inbound capacity cap
Saga has launched a new Tailor-Made Travel by Saga programme
Saga to offer 'gap years' for the over-50s
Specialist sets out vision to disrupt the over-50s travel market with new Tailor-Made Travel by Saga product line
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Newmarket to share ‘transparent’ sustainability journey through new hub
The escorted touring specialist’s ‘Travel for Good’ hub sets out the steps it is taking to improve its positive impact on people and the planet
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Tui partners with National Geographic to offer new Med tours
The brand has added 48 new trips across seven countries with more to follow
Limitless Travel chief and founder, Angus Drummond, said the disabled-friendly and accessible holiday specialist is "delighted" to welcome customers back
The last-minute Zoom pitch that landed Limitless Travel £800,000
Limitless founder and chief executive Angus Drummond talks to TTG about scaling up the business, trade sales growth and raising awareness
Chris Simmonds (right) will take over from Andy Freeth (left) as JG Travel Group chief with immediate effect
Former Saga Holidays chief replaces Andy Freeth as JG Travel Group boss
JG marketing director Chris Simmonds promoted to top role at National Holidays and Just Go! Holidays parent
Bennetts spent four-and-a-half years with Kuoni before joining easyJet Holidays as its head of distribution
APT recruiting for two BDMs to create ‘largest-ever’ trade team
New roles to focus on trade relationships in the Midlands and the North, respectively
Dumbrell's previous role was at Belmond
Tauck to increase UK and Ireland trade focus
Escorted touring specialist considering dedicated UK and Ireland trade events later this year as it welcomes back national account manager UK&I Tom Dumbrell
The event will take place virtually on Tuesday (2 November)
Explore to target trade with £23 deposit offer on 2023 trips
Adventure specialist’s campaign to run until 23 September
In May 2020, Shearings collapsed after more than 100 years of trading
Shearings hoping to boost agent bookings with return of £1 deposits
‘The £1pp deposit promotion should help agents drum up 2023 bookings,’ said Shearings’ head of retail sales Ashley Dellow
Dave Riley has been promoted to Great Rail Journeys chief executive
Dave Riley replaces Peter Liney as Great Rail Journeys chief
Group chief financial officer Riley promoted to top role at rail specialist and river cruise provider
MD Alastair Campbell said he hoped the stamp would reassure trade partners and customers
Alastair Campbell to stand down as G Touring managing director
Campbell, who has headed up G Touring for the past five years, will stay until the end of the year to support a transition to a new leader
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Just You launches potentially ‘unlimited champagne’ agent incentive
‘The more bookings, the more sparkles!’ said Just You sales director Sarah Weetman of the incentive, which rewards agents with a bottle of champagne for every booking they make during ’Sparkling September’
Orangutan with a cub in Borneo, which is proving popular
How Asia is bouncing back and why it pays to book early
Confidence is returning in the Far East, although challenges remain in the region
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Wendy Wu Tours pushes 2023/24 collection with agent incentive
Agents can earn double Wu Breakaway points when booking new tours from the collection by the end of the month
A video advert has also been created to support a digital campaign across Facebook, YouTube and Google
Riviera drops regional flight supplements on river and touring itineraries
The permanent change, which comes into effect for 2023 departures, applies to 14 regional airports across the UK and Ireland