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Steve Byrne Travel Counsellors (Credit: Travel Counsellors)
Travel Counsellors claims best January on record as sales top £114m
The homeworking giant said it was trading 65% up on pre-pandemic levels since the start of its financial year on 1 November 2022
NJT has tasked its newly installed head of people Donna Stonehouse with leading the recruitment
Not Just Travel seeking MD and COO hires amid major recruitment drive
The company has tasked its newly installed head of people Donna Stonehouse with leading the recruitment
Cautious optimism as new business outstrips rebooks and amends
Agents' new year confidence proves well-founded despite pricing worries
Peaks outlook fuels new year confidence, but agents remain concerned rising prices could stall travel’s recovery
Steve Witt and Paul Harrison at Not Just Travel's summer conference
Not Just Travel reports 'record-breaking' peaks season
January 2023 sales values are up 65% and profits are up 83% year-on-year
Former Freedom chief Matt Harding has joined Travel Counsellors
Travel Counsellors encourages ex-Flybe staff to consider careers as agents
Homeworking giant ’on-hand to support any staff who have been made redundant’ and reiterates there is well-trodden career path for aviation professionals in retail travel sales
Vikki Griffin was previously a personal travel advisor for Blue Bay
Blue Bay bolsters homeworking team with assistant manager hire
Vikki Griffin was previously a personal travel advisor for Blue Bay
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Consumers flocking to agents in defiance of economic downturn
Agents report record-breaking figures with January’s ‘Sunshine Saturday’ spirit set to spill into February despite talk of ongoing economic squeeze
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Agency to host open day to allay clients' post-Covid travel worries
The event will be held as the Not Just Travel agency celebrates its fourth year of trading
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Sales records tumble as agents capitalise on 2023 peak season
Agents across the UK have reaped the rewards of the pandemic perseverance, claiming new sales records and bumper booking days as the 2023 peaks booking window continues
Iata is easing its financial criteria for travel agencies from November 2021 to October 2022
CAA puts agents’ pipeline money protection reform on hold
CAA will not reform protection of pipeline money this year
Alistair Rowland, Abta chair
Abta to increase member engagement with new activity programme
The new scheme has been developed in collaboration with Abta’s Council of Regions
Cautious optimism as new business outstrips rebooks and amends
Agents in good spirits with enquiries and average sales prices up
TTG’s final Travel Agent Tracker survey of 2022 found agents were heading into the new year with newfound optimism and confidence, with all signs pointing towards a strong peaks
Sales chief Jim Eastwood said the helpline was to "support experienced agents to find the best way forward for them"
Travel Counsellors takes record £5.5m bookings in single day
It comes as the company records more than £50 million sales in January
InteleTravel's UK director Tricia Handley-Hughes said the new plan was an important step for the business
InteleTravel launches tiered marketing support for preferred partners
Three-tier plan to formalise structure for relationships with supplier partners, spanning training, social media, web promotions and dedicated pages
Nearly every agent respondent took new bookings in the two weeks to 29 October (Credit: Dawid Zawila / Unsplash)
Let there be light: Why agents are heading into 2023 with fresh hope
Travel is hopeful of a record-breaking peaks as pandemic-weary consumers continue to prioritise holidays. Ruth Comerford reports
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Travel Counsellors hoping to recruit 'record number' of agents in 2023
The business has seen a 122% year-on-year increase in enquiries from those wanting to join
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‘The buzz is back’: Why peaks is the perfect time for travel to get back to normal
TTG caught up with four agency leaders to learn more about what it was they did to ensure their businesses got off to the best possible start in 2023
Jet2: 'It's time to have a serious look at your marketing'
Jet2holidays vows to further strengthen trade partnerships in 2023
The pledge comes as the tour operator announces the first two winners of its peaks campaign for independent agents
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Travel Counsellors star in homeworking giant’s peaks campaign
Brand’s key marketing drive focuses on “real customer experiences”
Business travel is at 'the sharp end of this crisis'
Agency reports 'significant' uptick in business travel bookings
Travel Counsellors’ sales for the new financial year (November 22-December 23) are up by 52% on pre pandemic levels
Steve Witt and Paul Harrison at Not Just Travel's summer conference
Not Just Travel to host four trade events in one weekend
Between 6-8 January, the homeworking consultancy will host a Platinum Conference, a trade expo, a New Year New Start training event and a new recruitment drive
Holidaysplease hails 'front-foot mindset' after strong December
Holidaysplease boss ‘confident for peaks’ following record year
Director Richard Dixon said he is "realistically confident" for the upcoming peak sales period after the homeworking agency saw 12 record-breaking months in 2022
Steve Witt and Paul Harrison at Not Just Travel's summer conference
Not Just Travel records massive surge in Christmas Day bookings
Christmas Day bookings up five-fold while average booking values soar by nearly 150% to £5,348, which boss Steve Witt said augured well for peaks
Former Freedom chief Matt Harding has joined Travel Counsellors
Travel Counsellors begins 2023 recruitment drive
The agency is looking to bring in more homeworkers next year