Homeworker

Vertical Travel Group: Our biggest priority is to keep homeworkers happy

Vertical Travel Group’s bosses told TTG homeworkers managing to keep their businesses open during Covid is one of their proudest moments.

'Immense' growth opportunities for agents, says Vertical boss Peter Healey

Healey told agents gathered on Saturday for the Vertical annual conference that, post-Covid, the nature of the business has changed and it brings opportunity with it

Travel Counsellors reports record-breaking increase in new franchisees

The homeworking firm saw 27 new starters join in March alone

Norwegian Cruise Line to host 1,500 agents on UK and Ireland ship visits

The cruise line has also appointed Sabrina Greca as international senior corporate sales manager

Agent combines passions to create £1 million travel business

Travel Counsellor Katie King tells TTG about her journey to creating a successful travel business out of her two great passions in life – music and travel

Global Travel Collection creates new agent support team

Perry Critchell and Colin Geddes will head up the new initiative

Record cruise sales drive luxury agency's post-Covid rebound

Designer Travel sees uptick in luxury sales, with cruise a major new focus

Kerry Williams to lead Travel Counsellors' onboarding programme

Williams joins the homeworking agency with more than 25 years’ experience in travel having previously worked for Thomas Cook, ITC and Barrhead Travel

Travelgenix to launch Bulgaria's Albena resort to UK trade

The destinaitons provides more than 40 different sports activities

TTNG unveils new customisable marketing campaign for members

The group’s Find Your Happy Place initiative is now available

Ex-Man Utd keeper spearheads Travel Counsellors’ athlete recruitment push

Ben Pierce, who joined the homeworking firm four months ago, is a former goalie who started out playing with Manchester United and Everton

Agents to play ‘vital role’ in Princess Cruises’ value focus

Southampton departures have proven particularly popular for the line in 2023, as well as Japan and Australia cruises

My Booking Rewards extends performance awards entry deadline

Agents could win places on luxury fam trips and return flights with JTA Holidays

Barrhead Travel to expand homeworking division in 2023

The firm’s homeworking arm, Brilliant Travel, has already grown by 20% this year

Travel Counsellors claims 14th consecutive record sales month

The homeworking giant reached more than £90 million worth of business in March

Homeworking brand revamps commission amid search for new recruits

Independent Travel Experts on the search for more homeworkers with new incentives, confident the homeworking sector has significant room yet to grow

JG Travel Group to reward top-selling agents with exclusive benefits

Initially 20 agencies will be selected to join the club in recognition of their performance over the last year

Applications open for Tourism Australia's 2023 'mega' fams

The programme will include a three-day workshop and networking functions in Cairns

Jet2holidays to return to Turkey for ninth trade conference

Up to 350 of the operator’s top performing agency partners will be hosted

Clia bolsters trade support with new website enhancements

A range of new training opportunities, sales tools and information resources are now available online

Sandals launches new Amazon voucher trade incentive

UK agents will be eligible if they make a new booking to the Sandals Dunn’s River resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Travel encouraged to complete new 'state of industry' survey

The findings from the survey will provide information which will be used to support the Future Travel Coalition’s ongoing lobbying activity

Travel editor and economist to speak at Advantage conference

The association also announced workshop themes

Scottish consortium plots expansion to 80 members this year

Merlin Travel Group operations and product director Garry Butcher told TTG the consortium wanted to add another 30 members by the end of the year