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'Travel has changed beyond recognition,' says Oasis Travel founder

Sandra Corkin talks TTG through the Northern Ireland agency chain’s big 2024 anniversary

Princess Cruises 'tailors' trade platform ahead of Star Princess launch

The line believes the upgrades will make the booking process even smoother for agents

Aspen Travel owner ready to sell up after more than 30 years

Brendan Clancy, who recently turned 70 and is looking to retire, is seeking buyers for his Greater Manchester-based retail and online business

6 reasons why understanding neurodiversity is good for business

As October draws to a close, so too does the end of ADHD month. But the work to understand and accept neurodiversity should be year long

Olive Lounge Travel to expand to second premises and host first conference

Yorkshire agency will return to having a second premises, more than three years after shutting its Barrowford branch, and will whisk around 20 members of its team to Marrakech for an in-house educational

Discounting frustration, female leadership and famous explorers, plus four more cruise talking points

How did cruise lines react when agents expressed frustration over discounting in the market? What can agents do to up their expedition sales? And how cruise is becoming a more sustainable holiday choice? Everything we learned from Advantage’s biggest-ever cruise conference

Barrhead Travel founder Bill Munro passes away aged 80

The former Scottish banker is hailed as one of travel’s biggest names as he revolutionised the concept of high street travel agencies in the 1970s

'I fell into travel 33 years ago – I wanted to be a policeman!'

The 28-branch agency’s new director has climbed through the ranks – travel consultant, branch manager, sales manager, regional manager and latterly head of retail sales

Travelbag expands into Hertfordshire with third new shop in a year

New Harpenden branch will be officially opened on Thursday (24 October) following openings in Marlow and Cobham earlier this year

Perfect Getaways targets 10 more shops across north-west by 2028

The Merseyside-based agency reported bookings generated more than £22.5 million in the financial year that ran from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024, with commission payments reaching £2.3 million.

Jet2 launches agent podcast – and wants to hear your voice

Jet2 is to launch a series of podcasts featuring input from independent agents and is calling for participants and contributions

‘Hundreds’ of agencies can now sell Oceania Cruises after year-long trade project

Ahead of the launch of Oceania’s new 2026 Collection, international sales vice-president Jason Worth revealed how successful the trade engagement exercise had been

Hurtigruten targets 1,000 agents for new rewards platform by Christmas

Iain Powell, the line’s vice-president of sales and marketing, says B2B revenue has risen by 107% so far this year and believes this trade programme – hurtigrutenrewards.co.uk – will help grow distribution further

Deadline nears for TTG Luxury Travel Awards - all you need to know to enter

Now in its seventh edition, the awards will be returning to Raffles London at The OWO on the afternoon of Friday 28 February

Award-winning advisor launches agency with top family travel platform

Swords Travel associate Hollie Stillion has partnered with Tiny Travelship on the new project after being named New Luxury Travel Designer 2024

P&O Cruises says now is 'sweet spot' to launch new programme

Just weeks after being recognised at the Travel Industry Awards for the first time, P&O Cruises has launched 78 itineraries featuring 102 destinations for 2026/27

Why budget holidays and green taxes don’t mix – plus five other travel talking points

Delegates at the Abta Convention heard how important it is to have a collaborative approach when tackling the pressing issues facing travel today

Hays Travel sees profits leap five years after Cook purchase

Hays Travel has revealed a 43% jump in pre-tax profits exactly five years after it took on the former Thomas Cook chain of shops

Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2025

This year’s programme includes two new awards for homeworking agencies

Tui would like govt to 'do more' ahead of EU border rules roll-out

Neil Swanson insisted the operator is fully focused on helping customers arriving into EU destinations after the scheduled EES roll-out on 10 November

More people booking through agents, new research shows

More people are increasingly opting to book through a travel agent, according to Abta’s Holiday Habits report

Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents

Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year

Barrhead Travel chief: 'We're thriving in uncertain times'

TTG caught up with Barrhead Travel’s senior management team to discuss everything from next year’s peaks to why the business will always prioritise quality over quantity