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First look at Tui's newly refurbished Cardiff city centre store
The team were joined by two of the store’s most loyal customers to mark the occasion
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EasyJet holidays to offer more than 170 fam places this year
EasyJet holidays has given more details of its plans to engage with agents with roadshows and fam trips
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The travel trade show breaking ground for LGBTQ+ inclusion
Proud Experiences’ event director says the trade show is forging a clear path for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the luxury space
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Hays Travel begins foreign exchange recruitment drive
Hays Travel will offer foreign exchange facilities in each of its 470 branches this summer
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Agent partnership heralds new trade engagement for Scott Dunn
The luxury tour operator has teamed up with the agency as part of its plans to grow trade business
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Tui hopeful of footfall boost with move to new Preston store
Tui divisional sales manager Gabrielle Armitage has said the new store will offer ‘a great atmosphere’ due to its ‘modern and welcoming feel’
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Dawson & Sanderson to review leadership structure as MD Hutton departs
Business development director David Chambers thanked Annelene Hutton for her contribution during the pandemic, and said the business would now take a longer-term approach to its leadership
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Cunard unveils opportunities to join ‘back-to-back’ sailings from 2025
The 2025/27 programme includes 27 overnight port calls and 66 late-evening departures
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Travel Counsellors launches £10k scholarships to tempt new-to-sector talent
Homeworking giant to take on up to 10 graduates, who will each secure a £10,000 place on the Travel Counsellors Academy scheme
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Hays Travel to relocate ‘high performing’ Romsey branch to larger site
The store is in the running for Top 50 Travel Agencies 2024 by TTG in the South East region
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Club Med to open pop-up high street agency next week
The ’agency’ will be open between 10am and 5pm on Tuesday (20 February) in London’s Fitzrovia district
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Hundreds of UK and Irish agents to join Sun Princess's maiden cruise
Sun Princess is due to depart on its maiden voyage on 28 February – 20 days later than originally scheduled
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Rush Insurance appoints two new business development execs
Vicky Whitehead joins firm from DoSomethingDifferent.com to bolster trade relations, while Jasmine ’Jazz’ Preece has been promoted to her BDE role from a customer care centre post within Rush
The TSSA union fears Cook's collapse will give Tui ‘a monopoly position’
Tui courts budget carriers to ramp up dynamic packaging
Tui boss says deals with low-cost airlines are on the table to increase its dynamic packaging offer in the UK this summer
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Cunard to invite 600 agents onto ships in 2024
Hundreds of agent places are available on ship visits on Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and soon-to-launch Queen Anne this year
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TravelTime World marks 30 years of ‘punching above its weight’
After a couple of false starts, TravelTime World is preparing to mark another milestone anniversary. Agency director Ashley Quint tells Harry Kemble why the Berkhamsted business deserves to celebrate
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Trade sales up 11% as Explore celebrates strongest-ever January
The adventure specialist set a new record for single-day sales on 18 January, and also recorded both its best ever week and month of sales during January
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Classic Collection team to hit the road in sales blitz
Classic Collection staff from across management disciplines will join the sales team in a February sales effort, visiting agents
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Consumers ‘will spend more’ on travel in 2024 despite hardships, says NatWest
Consumers will continue to prioritise travel over other spend this year and are OK with dynamic pricing, NatWest reports
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CBeebies puppeteer to bring agent's inspirational travel companion to life
Through Kaleido, a ‘fresh new travel companion’, LAH Travel’s Linda Hill Miller and author Shirley Husband hope to educate young children about the world
Fires, rain and rising prices: how an unpredictable summer is delivering a lates boost
Peaks drives travel to third-biggest leap in January spending growth
According to new data from Barclays, travel was the third-biggest sector for spending growth in January, pipped only by spend on digital content and subscriptions and ‘other services’
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Newmarket Holidays hires TTC's Freya Sutcliffe to grow north-west presence
Freya Sutcliffe brings more than 20 years’ industry experience to her role at the escorted touring specialist Newmarket Holidays
Julia Lo Bue-Said: 'We’re refocusing on the future; the key things are our people and strategy'
Advantage boss stresses importance of travel agents following Which? report
Julia Lo Bue-Said’s comments come after the publication of a report that urged consumers to book directly with airlines and hotels to get a good deal
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Maltese adventure awaits agents on Top 50 Champions Trip
A dive into Malta’s adventure, gastronomic and cultural experiences awaits agents joining this year’s TTG Top 50 Champions Trip in June