High street

Jet2 earmarks 'potential six-figure sum' to help up to 10 agencies grow high street presence

Agents invited to compete for funding and expert advice through launch of new Scale Up Your Street campaign, announced last year

Virgin Voyages boss praises agents and predicts 2025 will be the line's 'best year yet'

The adults-only line said bookings have grown 34% year-on-year while sales of longer itineraries of eight nights or more have jumped more than 40% in the UK

Insight Report reveals increased spend on trade by luxury suppliers

The TTG Luxury Travel Awards Insight Report 2025 drew upon data shared by 42 trade-facing supplie finalists in tour operator, cruise, and hotel categories

Norwegian Cruise Line to expand trade team ahead of decade-long fleet expansion

NCL’s vice-president and head of UK and Ireland, Gary Anslow, said the line is starting to see positive results after opting to put more ’boots on the ground’ two years ago

The search is on for the country’s Top 20 Luxury agencies

TTG is launching an exciting new programme to spotlight excellence across 10 agent categories with a ceremony in November

Luxury cruise agent shares ‘overlooked’ rule that can ‘make or break’ clients’ trip

Claire Parsons was named a “Virtuoso Cruise Icon” after impressing the travel network with her exemplary cruise sales.

Hays Travel branch the latest to leave the high street – why are agencies moving shops?

By relocating its Bishop Auckland store, Hays Travel has followed in the footsteps of rivals such as Tui and Barrhead Travel

Abta LifeLine reveals it wrote off £78,000 in debt for travel staff last year

Abta’s charity arm, Abta LifeLine, helps travel professionals who are struggling financially to pay their debts

How agents worked through the night to save holidays during Heathrow shutdown

Agents have been working around the clock to save their customers’ journeys after a ’significant’ power outage shut down Heathrow

Hays Travel awards millions in bonuses to 4,500 employees after £3 billion sales bounty

Staff at the UK’s largest independent agency will receive £100 per year of service after the agency reached £3 billion in total transaction value six weeks ahead of its year end

Why travel agents will need £2,000 in extra commission from 6 April

The consortium says agencies will need to sell seven extra holidays per staff member to fund rises in minimum wage and National Insurance from April

Alcohol-free club for agents to shake up industry networking

It’s time for the travel industry to start accommodating non-drinkers, says Theo Hitchcock, regional MyLER manager for UK and Northern Europe at Little Emperors.

Top agent plans epic 70-day no-fly trip from Belfast to China

The journey took 70 days and included nine legs.

Barrhead boss makes 'bricks and mortar' pledge as she reveals £300,000 investment

The travel agency has so far invested more than £500,000 to give its stores a ’nice, bright and airy look’ and help encourage high footfall

Nicki Tempest-Mitchell reveals where Barrhead could expand next

Barrhead managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Rob Gill about the remit for her newly created role, and what’s in store for the agency’s 50th anniversary celebrations

Love To Travel boss quickly recruits family friend before his agency shuts down

Charlie Coyle, manager at Guernsey-based agency Trafalgar Travel, has stayed in touch with Love To Travel owner Joanne Dooey over the years and now the pair will work together

Travel agents to be given 'tools for success' through new initiative

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced a new initiative – called Together in Travel – which aims with the support of several leading founding members to help travel agencies succeed in the global travel industry

Inverness agency SJ Travel Centre finds new premises after gangland-style arson attack

Inverness-based SJ Travel agency has moved to a temporary office after it and five retail outlets were burned down in an arson attack last weekend

Essex agency Adore Holidays opens second branch in Yorkshire 200 miles from first shop

Agency’s new outpost in West Yorkshire is 186 miles from its original shop in Essex

Carrier names top agents ahead of Retreat 2025

The luxury tour operator recognised 30 trade partners at its annual awards ceremony in London on Thursday.

Fusion Holidays to open second garden centre branch once £15,000 revamp is completed

Harry Lightfoot, the director of the three-branch agency, says he would consider opening a third garden centre branch – and fourth shop overall – if the opportunity came about

Tui reveals location of 500th own-brand hotel and plans expansion to 600

Tui has confirmed a location in Morocco for its 500th own-brand hotel development, which is set to open in 2027

Gold Medal unveils fam trip 'hub' with exclusive offers for agents

The UK tour operator is continuing to invest in trade education after hosting more than 200 agents across 35 fam trips last year.

InteleTravel agents hoping to turn popular local restaurant of 50 years into agency

Having previously only sold holidays to her family, Elizabeth Riley wants to branch out to serve the town of Llanidloes – and make local residents ’proud’