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Restaurateurs turned homeworking travel agents make jump onto the high street
Travel Chaps co-owner Ashley Phillips tells TTG why he and husband Matt decided to take their business out of their home
‘I booked a couple to Brazil – now they live there!’: 5 times agents changed their clients’ lives for ever
TTG has challenged readers up and down the country to share the best ways in which they had an impact on their clients, showing that travel agents can change lives for ever – not just for the duration of a holiday
Jet2holidays ups funding to support the travel agents of tomorrow to £1.4 million
The UK’s largest tour operator plans to invest £1.4 million into its Appoint an Apprentice scheme which is now in its third year
Friends unite to bring a travel agency back to their high street and continue town’s revival
Jeff Ford-Foyne, one of Dee Travel’s four directors, came up with the idea of opening a travel agency in Shotton after working as a taxi driver
Top luxury agencies set to be recognised as part of innovative new awards programme
The new initiative by TTG Luxury is set to offer luxury agencies in the UK & Ireland access to first-of-its-kind recognition opportunity.  
TTNG: 'We believe male mental health needs same level of support as menopause'
The consortium announced several initiatives to help members’ male members of staff with their mental health at its conference in Bucharest
Cutting down to scale up: could working with fewer suppliers be better for agents' businesses?
Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool
The agent getting her face out there – on the side of the local car wash, plus 8 other TTNG business tips
Six agency bosses took to the stage at the Travel Network Group conference in Bucharest to discuss business nuts and bolts, from marketing and expansion to social media and Christmas working hours
Murray Travel to launch exclusive Gran Canaria charter programme next year
’The dream is to make the Highlands feel less cut off,’ said the agency’s co-founder Scott Murray
P&O Cruises unveils new ship visit programme with 650 agent places available
The line says more ship visits will be announced later this summer and it hopes to welcome more than 1,000 travel agents onboard this summer
Idle Travel, Perfect Getaways and Go Ben win share of £80,000 Jet2 high street fund
The first recipients of funding from the airline and operator’s Scale Up Your Street campaign have been revealed
Agent claims high street jump has helped grow 'five-figure' bookings
Agency owner Liz Houston says she has ’not got any regrets’ about opening a shop – and has plans to, one day, open a second branch in a nearby town
Swords Travel launches in-house tour operator to fill 'gaps' in luxury market
The agency said the venture would better serve clients and address product gaps, while stressing 80% of its business will continue to come through collaborations with partners
How to generate £500,000+ from a client event
Client events are a mainstay for many agencies, with some generating revenue in the hundreds of thousands. Three high-flying travel businesses share what works for them
Payday driving booking spikes that could replace traditional peaks, says agency
Increased demand soon after payday has prompted The Personal Travel Consultants to wonder whether the traditional peak booking periods are ending
Quarter of consumers now booking package holidays, according to Barclays' 10-year review
Barclays has identified an upward trend in package holiday demand and spending with travel agents in a report that reviews consumer behaviour over the last decade
Barrhead to reveal location of new Northern Irish branch 'in coming weeks'
The Scottish agency is currently recruiting ’experienced’ travel professionals to fill positions in its soon-to-be-announced branch in the region
Travel Village Group to launch new podcast series aimed at bringing 'travel to life'
The Blackpool-based business will invite a mix of guests and employees to share their stories when the first episode airs later this month
Travel Zing launches cruise brand – and immediately bags two £10k bookings
Scottish agency Travel Zing has capitalised on the growing appetite for cruise holidays by revisiting an old idea and launching a cruise-focused brand, Cruizing
Cumbria Travel bids farewell to agent retiring after 38 years
Baxter joined the travel industry in 1987 as an AT Mays travel assistant before joining Thomas Cook, where she worked for 33 years
Hays Travel buys The Spear Travels Group's shops and homeworking network
The acquisition comes almost a year since the agency bought Miles Morgan Travel
Sports Entertainment Tours targets more agent partners following successful trade launch
A Belfast-based sport and music tour specialist wants to work with more agents in the United Kingdom after the success of partnerships in Northern Ireland and the Republic
When they tell you they haven't got a budget, and five other things that make agents scream internally
From impossible demands to disrespectful behaviour, what are clients doing that drives agents up the wall?
InteleTravel recruits Kelly Cookes from The Advantage Travel Partnership
The Advantage Travel Partnership has lost its chief commercial officer Kelly Cookes to InteleTravel, where she will take on the new role of commercial director from 1 September