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Agency takes to the streets with cabin trolley full of fizz and snacks to celebrate 10th anniversary
The team at Olive Lounge Travel, which was named TTG Top 50 Top Agency in Yorkshire earlier this year, said they wanted to bring 'a touch of travel magic' to the town and make it 'a community celebration'
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'As Barrhead Travel turns 50, you'd be brave to bet against it realising its bold vision'
TTG CEO Daniel Pearce reflects on the Scottish independent's strong 2025 trading figures, its commitment to its people and future goals following its annual conference in Dubrovnik
Barrhead Travel bullish as sales soar during 50th anniversary year
Quality over quantity focus for Scottish independent, managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Barrhead conference delegates
Long-time Hays Travel agent given honour of reopening her revamped shop
Lynn Robinson has been working in the same South Yorkshire agency for nearly four decades
'Retail is in our blood': 5 homeworkers reveal why now is the time to jump onto the high street
Homeworkers are moving onto the high street in numbers to try and cater for the ever-changing booking preferences of the British public
CLS Travel finally opens its doors – and attracts literal coachload of well-wishers
Homeworker turned high street agent Clare Stege welcomed some unexpected guests to the opening of her first shop
'There was a real buzz': Customers and suppliers flock to support Halstead Travel as agency opens first high street shop
Halstead Travel owner Arline Sloan has ambitions to open more shops in the future after her first in Coggeshall, Essex
Davina McCall: 'I was mad to stop using a travel agent'
McCall sat down with TTG to discuss her travel loves, future trips – and why she’ll never book her own holiday again
Barnt Green Travel Lounge sets up homeworking division as in-house staffing costs rise
Agency to expand through additional homeworkers rather than new salaried staff
Lincolnshire Co-op's Louth branch reopens after £160,000 makeover
The shop will be a blueprint for a wholesale revamp of Lincolnshire Co-op's travel branches
'It's only taken 50 years to learn how to run a business!': Irish agent sells up after canny post-Covid business decision
John Galligan Travel switched to specialise in selling luxury and expedition cruise following the pandemic
Sports tour operator, agent and Aito stalwart Edwin Doran passes away aged 79
Edwin Doran who founded his eponymous sports tour brand in London's Twickenham in the 1970s
Silver Travel Advisor secures second premises and hints at further retail expansion
Brand expands to Southwell in Nottinghamshire and is seeking more following success of first shop in Sheffield
Hays Travel turns to B&Q's algorithm expert to sharpen its AI focus

Hays Travel has recruited a "visionary" AI guru to its board to sharpen its use of data, technology and AI in its operations.

Dr Mohsen Ghasempour, who is chief AI officer at B&Q and Screwfix parent Kingfisher Group, will join Hays as a non-executive director next month.

In his current role, Ghasempour leads on how Kingfisher uses AI and machine learning to drive its brands' customer experience functions.

Aspire Travel expands to second shop and launches recruitment drive as team race to quote 145 enquiries worth £750,000
'I took a risk going from homeworking to this,' owner Kelly Baldwin told TTG as she now seeks to scale her agency business further
Five ex-Baldwins Travel teams ready to return to the high street with Ashdown Travel and Premier Travel
New Ashdown Travel and Premier Travel stores open their doors as teams look to the future
'It's more than a retail outlet': Celestyal opens first-ever shop where agents can be trained
Celestyal launched an operator brand in the summer, which sells land and cruise packages through agents
Ambassador to reward best agency partner with new staff room in month-long trade incentive
The winning agency will receive a staff room makeover to create an Ambassador-themed lounge featuring new seating, a coffee machine, a kettle, a toaster, a microwave and an air fryer
Kent independent Revells Travel to open second branch next month
Luxury specialist to expand to Cranbrook in October, near its Headcorn HQ
Franchisees launch The Good Travel Agent brand on the high street for the first time
Chris Hollins and Anya McCormack will run the agency in Kirkcaldy, combining it with Good's sister estate agency business
'I was spending crazy amounts on Facebook!': Agent ditches homeworking and makes jump onto high street
CLS Travel owner Clare Stege decided to look for her first retail premises after noticing how much she was spending on social media advertising
Hays Travel franchisee Don Bircham joins board of boyhood football team Kilmarnock FC
Bircham, who grew his agency business in the north west and north Wales to 47 shops before selling up two years ago, is also a former chief executive of Wrexham Football Club
Adore Holidays and Cruises seeks experienced agents 'not side hustlers' for new homeworking division
'We're not a side hustle,' says Adore Holidays and Cruises boss Ian Gilder, who is waiving the agency's sign up fee for the first 10 new joiners