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Peru to increase Machu Picchu visitor permits next month
Peru’s main tourist attraction is to allow more visitors from January as a new UK flight beds in
Explore to trial e-bike only departures on select 2024 cycling tours
The brand said e-bikes allowed couples and groups with varying levels of fitness to join the same tours without worrying about managing longer distances
Riviera Travel hands expanded remits to trade relations leadership team
Stuart Milan has been promoted to the role of trading director, while Tom Morgan becomes head of international sales and Vicky Billing head of trade and partnerships
Walking holiday specialists merge with pledge to make it easier for agents to book
New tour collections have been created to help agents find the right trip for their clients more easily
Wendy Wu: 'Staying in business for 25 years is nothing – we could go on for 100!'
As Wendy Wu Tours marks its quarter-century, its eponymous founder talks TTG through its remarkable story
Explore set to return to Tunisia after long absence
Adventure specialist relaunches itineraries to Tunisia after a gap of almost seven years
Riviera set to reveal biggest-ever peaks campaign amid soaring sales
Head of trade Thomas Morgan confirmed Riviera was targeting a 30-35% increase in agent business during peaks
Hays Travel to relaunch in-house tour operator as 'standalone B2B brand' Vista
Former Travel 2 manager Kathleen Molloy will head up sales and product at Vista, with Tracey Luke serving as head of operations
Wendy Wu Tours to fund scholarship programme in Cambodia
The Asia specialist will underwrite the programme for 25 underprivileged children in Siem Reap
Wendy Wu Tours secures extra Japanese cherry blossom departures
Four additional tours for the ’sold out’ cherry blossom season will depart in March next year
G Touring to recruit for four new trade sales team roles
Travelsphere and G Touring parent confirms plans to recruit a trade sales director, two new key account managers and a trade sales marketing executive
TTC Tour Brands appoints Polly Poulton to expanded sales team
The escorted touring specialist has revealed an expanded trade sales team
Explore's trade revenue almost doubles in 2023 as it launches new 2024 brochure
The adventure tour operator is currently advertising for an agency sales support executive to bolster trade support
EasyJet holidays' Kelly Walker to join TTC Tour Brands as sales director
Walker to take up sales director UK, Ireland and Europe role with Contiki, Trafalgar, Costsaver, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold parent in January 2024
Explore Worldwide to reveal new brand identity 'in the coming weeks'
Tour operator to release new-look magazines and brochures for 2024
G Adventures and Planeterra vow to ‘uplift’ 300 communities by 2030
The Project 300 initiative has been described as “the next chapter” for G and Planeterra’s charity work
Explore names Lisa Burton its new business development manager
Burton brings experience to the role from stints with Variety Cruises and MSC Cruises
Former on-the-road sales manager’s nod to late mum in new agency's name
Wayne Beard was repeatedly told by his mum Joy that he was ’the best travel agent’ – and now he’s ready to make her proud
Israel: airlines and operators respond to Middle East crisis
Several tours have been diverted or cancelled, while a number of carriers will no longer serve Israel for the foreseeable future
ITC names Jimmy Rowan new head of sports division Spectate
Former Virgin Atlantic partnership lead Rowan to take reins at trade-friendly sports brand
Explore team pay tribute to late founder Derek Moore after Travel Industry Awards triumph
Agency sales manager Philippa Meadows said Explore’s co-founder Moore, who passed away earlier this year, started the adventure specialist’s sustainability push
Game of Thrones actor to voice Riviera Travel's 40th anniversary campaign
The new adverts will run on ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky TV, Classic FM and LBC, with further trade activity to be rolled out over the coming year
Industry urges govt to grasp the nettle after ministers lift lid on new package rules
Key proposals include deregulating domestic holidays, setting a minimum cost threshold for package rules to apply, scrapping Linked Travel Arrangements and clarifying the redress from third parties rule
Riviera Travel makes twin pledge to cut carbon by 20% and halve plastic use
The river cruise specialist launched its new ESG strategy on Tuesday night (19 September), vowing to reducing its carbon footprint by 20% within the next five years