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Marriott Bonvoy unveils new all-inclusive trade incentive programme
Agents can now acquire the benefits of earning Marriott Bonvoy points on every booking logged
Dates and location revealed for TTG Top 50 Champions Trip
Representatives from 12 regional and seven nationwide category champions will join the exclusive trip in June
APT and Travelmarvel detail 'value added' summer trade promotion
Travelmarvel’s ’Best Available Cabin Upgrades’ will be returning for another year following the success of the brand’s 2022 summer campaign
Attraction World relaunches trade roadshow programme
The first event, themed around Las Vegas, will take place in June
A sandcastle palace and mid-flight quiche; how travel is celebrating the coronation
Agencies and companies alike have pulled out all the stops to mark King Charles’s coronation on Saturday (6 May)
Audley Travel unveils 2024 ‘A-list’ agent reward scheme
The operator has also announced the qualifiers for its inaugural loyalty scheme for high-performing agencies
Advantage returns to profit following ‘strong’ 2021/2022
Chair Steven Esom said the group remains ‘enormously grateful’ for the ‘support and continued commitment’ of its members
The Big Question: Should agents start charging for their time?
With the pandemic serving only to underline how precious agents’ time is, we ask this month whether agents should start charging for their time, service and expertise
Agents call for more ex-Scotland sailings to meet increase in demand
Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson, who is also vice-president of the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association, believes the country has the infrastructure to handle more vessels
Meet Yorkshire's Beverley Travel – TTG Top 50 champion 2023
After opening its doors in July 2020 at the height of the pandemic, this eight-strong team of travel experts has gone from strength to strength
Jet2holidays launches summer 2023 sale for trade
Agents can save their clients £50pp thanks to new promotion by the UK’s largest tour operator
Yorkshire store crowned UK & Ireland's No.1 Travel Agency
Beverley Travel has been crowned the UK & Ireland’s No.1 Travel Agency at a glittering TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies ceremony in Birmingham
Regent reveals free luxury suite trade incentive programme
Agents who make three new bookings between 1 April and 30 June on select 2023 Mediterranean and Northern Europe cruises will receive a free luxury suite
Travel Counsellors launches year-long responsible travel campaign
The homeworking firm has created new marketing assets and learning materials for agents and consumers, including a dedicated microsite, to help Travel Counsellors champion responsible tourism
Homeworking brand records strongest-ever first quarter
The Personal Travel Consultants in Partnership with Blue Bay Travel celebrate best first quarter to date, with sales up 60% on Q1 2019, driven by Spain, Greece and cruise bookings
Designer Travel appoints new business development and social media manager
Di Victory joins the agency after three years with Holidaysplease
The Homeworker: ‘I owe everything to my “yeah, why not!” attitude’
‘I’d like to think we are proof that hard work and a “yeah, why not!” attitude can really take you places,’ writes Dan Oates for TTG’s second monthly homeworking column
Business opportunities and forward bookings: top trends from the Vertical Travel Group conference
From business opportunities to new tour operators, here are the main takeaways from the Vertical Travel Group conference of last weekend
The Travel Suite opens first high street store in Dublin
Chief executive Mary McKenna said it was a "dream come true" to launch the brand’s first physical premise
P&O Cruises offers agents chance to win tickets to Bafta awards
The line, which is the headline sponsor for the upcoming ceremony, will offer agents two wins to win a spot at the event in May
Classic reveals winners of Be Our Rep, Be Our Guest initiative
The nine winners will head to Majorca to work for the brand as an overseas representative
Vertical Travel Group homeworker earnings doubled in past year
Business development director Damian McDonough told TTG on Sunday (23 April) it’s not a matter of how many agents Vertical has, but how much they earn as individuals
New tour operator will give homeworkers more choice, says Vertical Travel Group
General manager Chris Richmond told TTG on Sunday (23 April) Instant4Agents will help agents earn more commissions.
Peter Healey: ‘Brits book ahead as holiday market currently full’
Bosses at the Vertical Travel Group told TTG agents are extremely busy with 2024 bookings as Brits reserve in advance to find a place at their favourite hotels