Escorted tours

Ancient cities, a modern capital and intrigue aplenty – Chloe Cann finds out why Iran is flying off the shelves for British adventure tour operators

From high-altitude activities to grooving away to salsa music, Carnival Vista certainly has a lot to offer

This gym bunny drives hundreds of miles to visit agencies. Make him a cup of tea in a Contiki mug but don’t let him crash any first dates

TruTravels has appointed a business development director to set up new relationships

Catch sushi-loving Caroline O’Brien, sales manager, Insight Vacations, if you can as she prepares to race in the Wolf Run next month

The main tourist areas have been largely unaffected by the quake that killed more than 400 people

Ness held several executive roles within TTC, including being managing director of Trafalgar before he retired in 2010

Managing director Julia Lo Bue-Said made the announcement at the organisation’s conference

Several hundreds of people were killed on the mainland after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck

Agents should consider carefully whether they continue to sell tour operators that also sell direct to consumers

The expanded team will focus on northern Ireland as one of its priorities

Four new excursions offered, including kayaking in Yellowstone

Gruelling yet great: Chloe Cann profiles the biggest and best adventurous escapades for your most intrepid clients

From solos, to silver travellers and families - we profile how to sell adventure travel

Egypt has also dropped out of the operator’s top 30, while Morocco and Turkey are similarly down

Every year Explore honours its best tour leaders, and this time TTG helped with the judging process

The former chair of Monarch has joined Cosmos Tours, alongwith the former managing director of seat-only broker Avro Michael Vinales

Trafalgar Tours has repositioned its CostSaver programme as a standalone brand

Specialist operators are worried that their business could be affected

New version of Asia Inspirations has more content and is both mobile and tablet responsive

Company spends eighth year on special climate disclosure chart

Why tourism is booming in Slovenia

Railbookers has appointed Joy Lacana as head of agency sales to drive bookings through the trade

Tour operator is returning to the country for the first time since 2011