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Agents share their top tips after discovering more sustainable travel in Crete
easyJet holidays and the Greek National Tourism Organisation hosted six TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors in Crete for the third TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes fam of 2025. Here the agents share their highlights – from learning about stargazing to tasting delicious fresh produce.
Simple steps to help you spread the word about sustainable travel
The final TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop of 2025 focused on how agents can share their expertise around sustainable travel with customers and colleagues
Insider advice to help you sell lesser-known destinations across Greece
Learn how you can sell more sustainable holidays in Greece, discover lesser-known islands to suggest to clients and get top tips for novel city break destinations, in our new In The Spotlight video with the Greek National Tourism Organisation
Win a holiday to Greece with flights and excursions, courtesy of Visit Greece
You could be jetting off on a four-night holiday to Karpathos in Greece, and this fantastic prize including flights, accommodation, excursions and hosted dinners
Four reasons why you and your clients should prioritise positive impact travel
The fourth TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop saw Intrepid extol the virtues of selling positive-impact holidays – and share how agents can benefit too.
The fam trip that had these travel agents hooked on island hopping
Here's what a group of agents learned on a recent educational with Olympic Holidays, a specialist in stringing together Greek islands to create multi-centre adventures
How would you describe 2025 in one word? Travel leaders offer their thoughts...
A mic, a camera and one question for senior leaders who TTG bumped into at WTM London: Describe 2025 in one word...
'Record numbers' holidaying in Greece's shoulder seasons as country vows continue prioritising sustainable growth
How Greece is prioritising sustainability alongside increasing visitor numbers, as the country’s tourism minister vows to continue investing in regenerative tourism
Olympic Holidays to invest in becoming 'one-stop shop' for all agents' needs
Olympic Holidays has set out its strategy for 2026, promising an upgraded booking system, more experiences and new destinations
Introducing the 2025 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors
This year our dedicated agents have learnt how to identify, sell and celebrate sustainable travel by attending informative workshops and fun fam trips with the TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes. We’re thrilled to present this year’s cohort of TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors, and here they share the impact the programme has had on them
Grecotel marks 50 years with Cretan refurbishments and new experiences
The agent-friendly hospitality brand has marked its 50th anniversary with a major investment programme
‘After losing our baby at 25 weeks, a family holiday helped us start to heal'
A week in Greece may not seem that life-changing but, as TTG’s Tom Parry explains, even a short break can begin to ease wounds of loss – and demonstrate the magic of the travel industry
Meet the new all-inclusive boutique hotel in Corfu you need to have on your radar

Mar-Bella Collection has just added a fourth property to its family of hotels, which all boast beautiful locations around the Ionian Sea and invite relaxation, romance or adventure, with offerings to suit solos, couples or families.

On the Greek mainland, Elix at Parga sits a short walk or funicular ride above Karavostasi Beach, backed by pine trees and with sweeping sea views from its rooms and suites. Active clients can hike, bike or take to the water, and the hotel was awarded a prestigious Michelin Key this year. 

Jet2 to offer three new destinations in Greece and Italy next summer
The Olympus Riviera, Meganisi and Sicily's Palermo to join airline and operator's portfolio for summer 2026
Eight ways your clients can travel more responsibly

How can you help your clients not only choose their perfect holiday, but also ensure they lessen any negative impacts from their trip? This was the focus of the third TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop of the year, led by easyJet holidays’ senior ESG (environmental, social and governance) manager Scott Lawson, who discussed key areas agents can focus on to help their customers make better holiday decisions. 

‘This is what changed my mind about using a travel agent’

Stories of things going wrong are our bread and butter in the travel trade media. Agent saves clients’ wedding from disaster! Agents work through the night repatriating clients! Agent rescues client’s teddy from sinking sightseeing boat!

Booking the newly renovated Grecotel Filoxenia Kalamata with easyJet holidays – In The Spotlight
Hear about the incredible Grecotel Filoxenia Kalamata hotel, discover the features your clients will love and find out how you can book the hotel with easyJet holidays. Plus, you could win a five-night holiday for two people so you can experience it for yourself!
How to choose suppliers that help you cut the carbon footprint of a holiday
How to spot suppliers who prioritise sustainability – and the questions to ask other operators
This region ticks all the boxes for a more authentic Greek holiday
The overlooked Peloponnese, with a medieval rock town and barefoot grape stomping, is emerging as a destination for clients seeking depth, history and quiet luxury
Crete 'ready to welcome visitors as normal' following wildfire
Around 1,500 tourists and residents were evacuated late last week owing to a fire in the Ierapetra region
Introducing Ella Resorts
Hot off the heels of opening a five-star property in Corfu, Mediterranean hotel collection Ella Resorts is gearing up for another launch early next year, and beyond
Jet2 releases four million seats as part of largest-ever winter programme
It is launching two new winter routes – Bournemouth to Malaga and Luton to Majorca – while also expanding its Morocco, Malta and Madeira programmes
Ella Resorts' stunning new Greek properties In The Spotlight
Discover everything you need to know about Ella Resorts’ two new properties, as well as an overview of the brand’s proposition
The new Riviera everyone should be talking about (and it's not in France or Italy)
More British holidaymakers are cottoning onto this area’s Malibu-esque vibe where a cultural capital meets a sandy coastline