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The agent getting her face out there – on the side of the local car wash, plus 8 other TTNG business tips
Six agency bosses took to the stage at the Travel Network Group conference in Bucharest to discuss business nuts and bolts, from marketing and expansion to social media and Christmas working hours
‘It's comfortable and cosy’: why working from bed is key to this agent’s success
Paula Hansen, co-founder of World Accessible Holidays, lives with a chronic health condition that makes working from an office almost impossible
Selar's debut programmes 85% sold as maiden vessel nears completion
The eco line hopes to operate a 10-vessel fleet by 2036 and plans to launch its first boat in November next year
Tour operator eases disabled clients’ safari ‘fear factor’ with simple tweak
Enable Holidays says the couple, who had dreamt of going on safari for years, has since gone on to book four more trips with the accessible tour operator.
Agent claims high street jump has helped grow 'five-figure' bookings
Agency owner Liz Houston says she has ’not got any regrets’ about opening a shop – and has plans to, one day, open a second branch in a nearby town
Cruise veteran urges luxury lines to copy Gucci and Armani's pricing strategies
Steve Odell, senior vice-president, international and consumer sales for Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises, revealed Oceania is currently undergoing a rebranding exercise
Travel Zing launches cruise brand – and immediately bags two £10k bookings
Scottish agency Travel Zing has capitalised on the growing appetite for cruise holidays by revisiting an old idea and launching a cruise-focused brand, Cruizing
Agent launches platform to revolutionise hotel image access for luxury advisors

A luxury travel designer has launched a new website for agents to access hotel marketing tools, after noticing a gap in the market for a more efficient way of sourcing visual content. 

 

Speaking to TTG Luxury, Emma Squire revealed she was inspired to start the company following years of battling “clunky systems” for content sharing. 

Cumbria Travel bids farewell to agent retiring after 38 years
Baxter joined the travel industry in 1987 as an AT Mays travel assistant before joining Thomas Cook, where she worked for 33 years
Living the dream: the growing – and lucrative – market starting to appear on the trade's radar
TTG contributor Dave Monk discovers how the growing number of residential ships offer both high-net-worth clients and cruise agents a dream scenario
Full Circle pivots away from 'aggressive' fly-and-flop market with new wellness business
Full Circle boss Niall Douglas encouraged the launch of Full Circle Retreats because he wanted the agency to pivot away from the competitive ’two flights, one hotel’ market
Atlantis shares plans to support UK agents ahead of ‘London takeover’
The luxury hotel brand has shared incentives for UK agents as it prepares to bank 20% of its 2026 bookings in just one month. 
‘Accessibility is seen as a hassle’ – now one country is on a mission to drive change
Paralympian Ade Adepitan says too many in travel believe customers with accessibility needs “means extra work”
When they tell you they haven't got a budget, and five other things that make agents scream internally
From impossible demands to disrespectful behaviour, what are clients doing that drives agents up the wall?
Tui River Cruises vows to ‘always’ invite independents onboard to see new products
The adults-only line is set to launch Tui Bahareya and Tui Aria in the next 12 months to meet growing customer demand for itinerary programmes
“My client's partner proposed in front of penguins for £24,000 – here’s what happened next”
Ross Johnson, founder of Travlux, chose Ponant to be his first ever Antarctica booking after being wowed by one its educational trips. 
Beverley Travel readies third shop and plots growth to five branches over the next year
Beverley Travel director and co-founder Karl Douglas told TTG the agency’s new branch will open on 7 June in the Yorkshire town of Market Weighton
Luxury hotel brand to offer private ‘after-hours’ experiences
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts plans to work directly with agents who wish to book the activities of its new campaign.
New Costa Rica specialist seeks agents' help as it targets 'unique' niche
Cecropia Travel offers luxury voluntourism and tailor-made itineraries – and is on the hunt for agent partners
Involved Holidays’ Richard Forde: ‘We need agents to distribute our product’
Walking specialist Involved Holidays has hired a familiar face to help it sell its products through the trade for the first time
Luxury agent makes £50k booking for unlikely clients – here's how
Sam Cooper of RB Collection teamed up a bespoke tour operator to sell a unique destination.
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UK and Irish agents will get chances to sail on new Windstar ship before maiden voyage
The small-ship boutique line has not launched a new-build vessel since 1987
From homeless heroin addict to £1 million Travel Counsellor
Travel agent Dean McMackin shares his personal journey to redemption, from drug addiction and incarceration to running his own successful travel business
Top family agent reveals ‘red flags’ for luxury hotel kids’ clubs
Claire Masse, founder of Frangipani Holidays, says there’s one crucial detail parents should always look for in kids’ clubs after evaluating those at some of the world’s top luxury resorts.