High street

Founders to stay on with family-run agency of 40 years after sale

The agency was founded in 1985 by brother and sister Lee Tate and Lisa Halliday, and will continue to be run by Lee and his team

Agency turns 'flooding disaster' into new start in just nine weeks

Andrew Earles Holidays has relocated to a larger store just yards from its original home of more than 30 years after the shop was flooded in September

Luxury travel’s next era: how top agents keep HNW clients in an AI world

Luxury travel is set for robust growth in the next few years, but how will developments such as AI shape the future for agents selling to a demanding clientele?

How to plan a travel fair for luxury clients

Luxury agents share their advice on planning travel fairs to boost client interest and loyalty

'AI has raised the bar for inspiration, but interpretation is where agents still excel – they make the holiday'

'Customers can now explore possibilities instantly and visually, without leaving the sofa – but people don't want more holiday options, they want the right one,' writes Derek Jones for TTG

Hays Travel posts £80 million profit but warns of a dip this financial year

Agency warns tough market, increased costs and investment ambitions will hit this year’s figures

Agency working round the clock to get new shop ready for peaks

After being forced to close its Barrowford branch in August 2021, the award-winning travel agency now has three shops in Crosshills, Bingley and Skipton

Agency considers charter flight after Scotland qualify for first men's World Cup for nearly 30 years

'The sheer volume of people looking to go I think means it will be very good for business,' Thorne Travel's Shona Thorne tells TTG

Garstang Travel owner Nicole Eaves sells up to Althams Travel after 42 years

Garstang will continue to trade under its existing name and branding, and in the same premises, as part of Althams Travel Group, with all nine members of the team staying on

Irish agency Best4Travel grows retail network by 50% with acquisition

Ireland’s Best4Travel has acquired Just Split Travel Group and its five branches as part of its expansion mission

AI trial will elevate Hays Travel agents 'to a different level', says Dame Irene Hays

Hays hopeful of rolling out AI quote generation tool to shops, independence group members and homeworkers in time for peaks, capable of saving an agent half a day's work

Hays Travel inks Ryanair distribution deal to boost city break reach

UK's largest independent joins the likes of Tui and On the Beach in agreeing terms with Ryanair allowing it to dynamically package flights from the budget carrier's vast network

Hampshire agency saves handful of local jobs with expansion to second branch

Ocean World Travel started life as a call centre 30 years ago before jumping into retail in 2017 and is now expanding to a second location

New Era Travel ceases trading nine months after agency founder passes away

Alan Godfrey passed away suddenly in February 2025, leaving his sons and wife to run the business, which is now in the process of being liquidated

Midcounties Co-op shuts ex-Carrick Travel branch and offers three staff new roles following strategic review

The Kenilworth branch was one of seven Carrick Travel shops that transferred to Midcounties Co-operative in 2020

Irish agency credits TTG Top 50 programme for 20% increase in revenue

Bosses of the three high street stores that won places in this year's Ireland category tell the Travel Centres consortium conference why it was a 'no-brainer' to enter

Hays Travel makes second agency acquisition in a week after taking on Scottish independent

UK’s largest chain snaps up Scottish single-branch agency Holiday and Flight Centre – days after acquiring Millington Travel and just a week after buying Polka Dot Travel

Barrhead Travel pledges further Northern Ireland growth at Craigavon launch

The Rushmere Shopping Centre branch soft launched in September and has already "enjoyed high levels of footfall"

Hays Travel acquires Midlands miniple Millington Travel

Agency giant acquires all 14 Millington branches – its fourth retail buyout of the year – and promises staff their jobs are safe

Luxury safari specialist Revells Travel ‘on the lookout’ for more shops after opening second store

The luxury travel agency has hinted at opening a third high street store following the opening of its Cranbrook branch

'We hope to open before Christmas': Beverley Travel hires ex-Ashley Adams staff and switches expansion focus following agency closure

Travel agents Natalie Codd and Royston Potter join Beverley after Driffield's Ashley Adams closed in August – and have already been making some stand out bookings

Nick Marks returns to industry with Dolphin Dynamics following demise of Baldwins Travel

Baldwins Travel was wound up in July after a turbulent few years with its highly respected staff moving on to different agencies across south-east England

'In a world full of uncertainty and online scams, customers increasingly value the human touch'

Oasis Travel's Sandra Corkin reflects on what it is that makes travel agencies such an enduring feature of the UK's high streets, and why they can – and will – thrive anew

Industry rallies around agency team as brand shuts its doors after more than 60 years

'Covid took much away from us... [and] left a financial burden that was becoming more and more difficult to manage,' said director Gavin Morton