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Luxury travel boss warns AI misuse would be ‘outrage to luxury’
Little Emperors founder Rebecca Masri says AI has benefitted the luxury travel business, but vows it will never replace its human advisors.
Luxury agents share red flags for a time-wasting client
From price matching to upgrade demands, these are luxury advisors’ biggest turn-offs when dealing with potential customers.
Restaurateurs turned homeworking travel agents make jump onto the high street
Travel Chaps co-owner Ashley Phillips tells TTG why he and husband Matt decided to take their business out of their home
Exsus names top agents for 2025 as trade sales continue to boom
The luxury tour operator hosted its annual Travel Agent Awards ceremony in London on Friday, marking the fifth edition of the celebratory event. 
‘I booked a couple to Brazil – now they live there!’: 5 times agents changed their clients’ lives for ever
TTG has challenged readers up and down the country to share the best ways in which they had an impact on their clients, showing that travel agents can change lives for ever – not just for the duration of a holiday
Carrier unveils plans for accreditation of ‘authentic’ agents at second annual retreat
The luxury operator shared more details on the accreditation programme at its annual retreat earlier this week.
Top luxury agencies set to be recognised as part of innovative new awards programme
The new initiative by TTG Luxury is set to offer luxury agencies in the UK & Ireland access to first-of-its-kind recognition opportunity.  
Experiential travel reigns but climate is still volatile: luxury experts reveal 2025 travel trends
TTG and PwC once again join forces to present Agenda 2025 Summer Breakfast with a focus on the key drivers affecting luxury travel and its clients in the year ahead
The seven habits of high-net-worth clients that agents need to know for 2025
Carrier has shared original data on its bookings over £100,000, offering key insights into who these high spenders are – and what they want from their travel advisor.
TTNG: 'We believe male mental health needs same level of support as menopause'
The consortium announced several initiatives to help members’ male members of staff with their mental health at its conference in Bucharest
Cutting down to scale up: could working with fewer suppliers be better for agents' businesses?
Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool
Designer Travel to celebrate record-breaking year at Abu Dhabi conference
The luxury homeworking agency is welcoming more than 100 of its top-selling advisors in Abu Dhabi
The agent getting her face out there – on the side of the local car wash, plus 8 other TTNG business tips
Six agency bosses took to the stage at the Travel Network Group conference in Bucharest to discuss business nuts and bolts, from marketing and expansion to social media and Christmas working hours
‘It's comfortable and cosy’: why working from bed is key to this agent’s success
Paula Hansen, co-founder of World Accessible Holidays, lives with a chronic health condition that makes working from an office almost impossible
P&O Cruises unveils new ship visit programme with 650 agent places available
The line says more ship visits will be announced later this summer and it hopes to welcome more than 1,000 travel agents onboard this summer
Idle Travel, Perfect Getaways and Go Ben win share of £80,000 Jet2 high street fund
The first recipients of funding from the airline and operator’s Scale Up Your Street campaign have been revealed
Tour operator eases disabled clients’ safari ‘fear factor’ with simple tweak
Enable Holidays says the couple, who had dreamt of going on safari for years, has since gone on to book four more trips with the accessible tour operator.
'I didn't really join the industry to sell travel, but then I began to think – this could have legs'
The founder of Janine Loves Travel tells Rob Gill how she fell into ’a great industry’
Agent claims high street jump has helped grow 'five-figure' bookings
Agency owner Liz Houston says she has ’not got any regrets’ about opening a shop – and has plans to, one day, open a second branch in a nearby town
How to generate £500,000+ from a client event
Client events are a mainstay for many agencies, with some generating revenue in the hundreds of thousands. Three high-flying travel businesses share what works for them
Payday driving booking spikes that could replace traditional peaks, says agency
Increased demand soon after payday has prompted The Personal Travel Consultants to wonder whether the traditional peak booking periods are ending
How I landed a £40k Cunard booking after stepping off Queen Mary 2
GoCruise & Travel franchisee Zoe Coope said agents should ’go the extra mile’ when making big bookings, as these types of holidays are ’a big event in someone’s life’
Jamaica shares fam trip plans for agents as it joins Virtuoso
Jamaica’s national tourism office has announced a number of initiatives to support the UK trade following news of its Virtuoso membership
Travel Village Group to launch new podcast series aimed at bringing 'travel to life'
The Blackpool-based business will invite a mix of guests and employees to share their stories when the first episode airs later this month