Escorted tours

Intrepid promotes James Thornton to chief executive

The Briton becomes the first non-founder to hold the position

London calling: Exploring the capital city with SuperBreak

SuperBreak’s Magic of London day out offers clients the chance to see the city’s iconic sights. TTG experienced St Paul’s Cathedral, the Crown Jewels and tea with a view

Campbell takes helm at Travelsphere and Just You

The operators were acquired by G Adventures earlier this year

Wendy Wu rewards staff with Chinese red envelopes

The envelopes contained a cash gift from founder Wendy Wu

Wendy Wu hails TV and film for 'significant' India growth

The Asia specialist said it had seen UK departures rocket by 150% year-on-year

APT targets agents with expanded sales team

Touring specialist makes two appointments to capitalise on strong trade growth

All-inclusive packages ‘must include all meals’

Complaint upheld against coach operator for ‘misleading’ advertising in brochure

Thomas Cook partners with G Adventure on new touring range

Cook said the new collection was pitched at customers "looking for a once in a lifetime adventure"

Meet the world's Explorers

Award-winning Explore tour leaders give us the lowdown on their specialist regions

Travelopia's hopes to shake off Tui association to boost deals with trade

Chief executive Will Waggott told TTG: “We have been tarred with the Tui brush...and [agents] have not wanted to deal with us as much"

Step up to the States: How the USA MegaFam helps to boost agency sales

The Brand USA MegaFam is gaining ground. TTG finds out how it has changed the way agents sell the USA

Selling power: Jeni Conetta

TTG Mystery Shopper winner Jeni Conetta, STA Travel, knows the importance of bringing a holiday to life. TTG gleans her top selling tips

Shearings appoints new chief executive

Richard Calvert will join the operator in the spring

Older travellers becoming more adventurous

The Northern Lights now tops older travellers’ bucket lists

School tours firm bought in new deal

Anglia Tours was bought by Next Generation Travel for an undisclosed sum

New Aito scheme to reward 'ultimate agent'

The programme will recognise agents for their engagement within the association

Wendy Wu launches 'first major TV advertising campaign'

The 30-second advert will be aired across a number of channels including Sky News, Sky Arts, ITV3 and More4 until January 30.

Updated: All Leisure demise results in a total of 150 redundancies

All Leisure’s Market Harborough headquarters employed around 250 staff, 200 of which worked for its two tour operations

Cosmos offers discount to All Leisure cruise customers

Boss Giles Hawke said the operator was aiming to help "disappointed cruise passengers"

All Leisure chairman hopeful most staff will be taken on by G Adventures

Allard cited the currency changes following the Brexit vote and "geopolitical events" as contributing factors in the firm’s demise

Peaks campaign ads - which company do you think had the best?

For many, the festive period would not be the magically slovenly occasion that it is without a good ol’ telly binge. But as far as we’re concerned, it was all about those all-important turn-of-the-year campaigns as the peaks season ramped up.

But which travel companies were the shinning stars? Who provided the unmissable moments and who delivered the wow factor?

Saga 'segments' product to widen its client base

Saga Holidays has introduced four new product categories as part of its peaks campaign, in a bid to attract a wider customer-base

Operators up peak tactics

Operators have released new details about their peaks campaigns, promising discounts and extra value offers for customers

Get set for some big adventures in 2017

The Adventure Travel Conference (ATC) is back for 2017