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Co-op Holidays donates free breaks for vulnerable kids
A partnership between Co-op Holidays and charity Go Beyond has seen more than 760 vulnerable kids enjoy free breaks across the UK this year
Abta has opened up to trust accounts (Credit: Andre Taissin/Unsplash)
Membership organisations move to ease cost of living pressures
Abta, Aito and Advantage to allow members to pay in instalments to help alleviate growing cost of living crisis concerns this winter
InteleTravel gained Abta membership in 2019
InteleTravel records 13% year-on-year increase in sales
The homeworking agency saw sales rise 13% in the year to July
Agents headed into the summer season hopeful of a strong summer rebound (Credit: iStock)
Travel Counsellors claims UK sales of £60 million in July
The homeworking giant’s most popular destinations for the remainder of the summer are Spain, the US and Greece
Cautious optimism as new business outstrips rebooks and amends
Travel demand resurgent in July despite 'mad' pricing
Sales back on track, say agents, after June blip as supplier wait times and airport disruptions ease, albeit with pricing and availability headwinds on the horizon
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Virtuoso: 2023 could be "even bigger" than 2019
The global luxury network announced a series of positive sales updates at its Travel Week event in Las Vegas
Mauritius has entered a new two-week national lockdown
Holidaysplease agent secures £200,000 Mauritius booking
Cotswolds-based agent is organising group trip for 90 people to Mauritius in 2023
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Travel Counsellors to remember late colleague with charity walk
Travel Counsellor Gill Peach was a passionate supporter of Reuben’s Retreat and a close friend of its founders
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New Inspire call centre to manage leads from across business
Lisa Henning, Inspire’s Europe managing director, said the call centre team was achieving answering targets of within 30 seconds
'There are several issues that travel firms must yet be mindful of to survive Covid-19'
'Travel must put the sanity of profit ahead of the vanity of turnover'
’Travel can build back better, but to do so, we first have to bid our Wile E. Coyote tendencies farewell for good,’ writes holidaysplease director Richard Dixon for TTG
L-R: Sally O'Hara, Elisha Treserden and Paul Wells have joined Midcounties Co-op's homeworker board
Three new members join Personal Travel Agents homeworker board
The Midcounties Co-operative’s homeworking group The Personal Travel Agents has selected three new board members to represent its homeworking business
Steve Evans has been appointed to a new homeworker support executive role
TTNG makes first of 'several' appointments to homeworker support team
Steve Evans, who is already a TTNG homeworker, has been appointed homeworker support executive with the Independent Travel Experts
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Agent celebrating 50 years in travel 'still has many more left'
Past clients of King Lynn-based homeworker Suzanne Smith include Princess Diana
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Agent diary: Susan Dearing from Designer Travel

This year marks a decade since I joined Designer Travel. I started in the travel industry 23 years ago, and it’s the best place I’ve ever worked.

I work from home in Northampton and, this month, as always, most bookings have come from repeat customers and recommendations. Clients tell their friends I arrange their flight seats and boarding passes and email their hotel to get something extra included. These things make it special, and they see the value in booking through me.

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Every setback 'makes the travel agent all the more important'
The industry has plenty to think about thanks to the ongoing airport chaos, but agents believe it’s a chance to truly convey their value to consumers
Business travel is at 'the sharp end of this crisis'
Travel Counsellors' corporate sales reach £5m per week
The homeworking firm’s top five business travel destinations are the US, the UK, South Africa, Spain and France
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Classic to boost homeworker support with events and trips
Around 400 homeworkers will be hosted across brunch events at 21 venues around the UK this summer
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Blue Bay homeworking arm plots growth as it marks first birthday
The agency wants to increase its team of Personal Travel Consultants from 25 to 30
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Adventure Tours UK to up trade focus as travel recovers
Established in 2018 by Clare Copeman and Jim Gaffney, the firm offers multi-day active adventures across the UK from four to 14 days
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Revells Travel looks to growth and best year since launch
Jamie Revell is reuniting with a school friend and former colleague in his luxury agency
Agent's 'pinch me moment' after landing £50k Warner Bros partnership
Britt-Marie Monks, owner of TTG Top 50 agency The Honeymoon Fixer, has been signed up by Warner Bros and Sky VIP as their booking partner for a TV competition
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Demand for agents’ advice soaring post-Covid – Abta
According to Abta’s findings, people are currently 37% more likely to book with a travel professional now than before the pandemic
Smaller travel businesses can now apply for a Cbils loan from the government
Agents and airlines risk losing £5.45bn to failed payments, data shows
Research shows a 13.4% of consumer travel transactions fail due to fragmented systems
InteleTravel gained Abta membership in 2019
InteleTravel agents encouraged to mentor industry newcomers
The homeworking group’s ambassador scheme currently has 12 members comprising agents “achieving steady sales growth”