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Cherie Richards leaves Travel Solutions Network
Richards joined the business in May as director of homeworking
Agents attracting new customers with lower age profile, Advantage finds
Advantage poll finds 94% of members seeing an increase in new customers
Jet2holidays sees agents move away from tailor-made sales
Agencies are shifting their business models towards mainstream packages, airline and operator’s head of trade tells TTG
Royal Caribbean hosts first ship visit of the year for UK trade
16 homeworkers were invited to experience Anthem of the Seas while the Quantum-class ship was docked in Southampton
Riviera Travel hosts eight agents on Seine fam trip
The group sailed The Seine, Paris and Normandy River Cruise itinerary
Travel Counsellors appoints new finance chief
Mat Hanson will replace Neil Barnes, who has been interim chief financial officer since February
Abta to offer members free sustainability training
Those who take the training before 26 September will be entered into a prize draw
Blue Bay agent secures £207k of MSC bookings in just five months
Homeworker Lynne Walton joined The Personal Travel Consultants in 2021 and landed 54 bookings with MSC between February and June this year
Cruise sales are top for Blue Bay PTCs for the first time
Blue Bay Personal Travel Consultants see cruise sales top the chart in three-month period
TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus to head up new homeworking group
Travelsafe, led by Brett Gerrett, is looking to recruit new and established agents keen to run their businesses ’with simplicity and autonomy’
Agency's training incentive nets £1m cruise sales in 10 weeks
Nearly 80 of Designer Travel’s 110 agents signed up to the initiative, which the business had hoped would double its 2019 cruise turnover by the end of the year
Travel Counsellor generates £1.5m in sales in one month
It comes after 60 of the agency’s homeworkers recorded their strongest ever sales month in June
InteleTravel agents now able to sell Atol packages
The agency was given the go ahead to sell the packages seven months ago by the Civil Aviation Authority
TTNG launches Agent Awareness campaign
TTNG to give agents marketing material urging consumers to book with a trusted retailer
Not Just Travel doubles team and enhances agent incentives
Not Just Travel co-founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison told TTG they have massively reinvested in the company, doubling the size of the business, creating new training and cruise divisions, and increasing commission for agents.
Holidaysplease 'works smarter' with first social media appointment
Di Victory is tasked with sharing a mix of offers, supplier deals and helpful advice articles with the agency’s network of homeworkers
Why you should enter the Travel Pride Champion awards
There are just four days left to enter the Travel Pride Champion awards, celebrating those working within the travel industry who champion diversity and inclusion.
Agenda released for TTG Fairer Travel Diversity Forum
The Forum will focus on practical sessions to help businesses implement real change into their companies
Agents invited to free cocktail-making classes around UK

Attendees at each of the three masterclasses will have the opportunity to make three cocktails using Darwin Gin, which is made using botanicals from the region.

“We know how passionate and hard-working travel agents are and how tough everyone has had it throughout the pandemic, so we wanted to say a big thank you to them,” said Lucy Pares, UK marketing executive for Tourism Northern Territory.

The three cocktail-making masterclasses are taking place between 6-10pm at:

Track your firm's carbon footprint with TTG+ offer
TTG+ members are being offered an exclusive discount on tools to measure the carbon footprint of their business. 
Gain in Spain: industry buoyed by top destination's return
Spain’s decision to finally ease its Covid-19 entry requirements for UK visitors has led to a surge of confidence – and bookings
Homeworking group celebrates best sales in 10 years
The Personal Travel Agents celebrated its strongest Q1 sales in a decade, while parent company The Midcounties Co-operative reported a 38% uptick in bookings compared with 2019
Travel Village Group to tap in-house expertise to up touring focus
The group will utilise existing expertise among its ranks to drive new touring and adventure sales, managing director John Warr has told TTG
Cyprus to host 2023 Travel Village Group conference
Agency boss said the team hoped to arrange a chartered flight from Manchester airport for agents travelling to the event next year