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'Today should be a day of celebration for the UK's travel industry'
Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said reflects on nearly two years of immense hardship for the sector as Westminster further eases the UK’s Covid travel rules
Not Just Travel confirms Cherie Richards departure
Decision comes as the homeworking agency’s recruitment arm, The Travel Franchise, saw a 200% increase in new members last month
Travel Counsellors' bookings hit pre-pandemic levels
The homeworking firm reported a ’continuing surge in bookings’ as customers seek ’a more personal service’
Best-case scenario: trade chiefs assess 2022 opportunities
Agent bosses are “optimistic” for the year ahead but nobody expects an immediate return to pre-Covid booking trends
Where the heart is: meet the new homeworkers
With homeworking continuing to draw in new recruits, Abra Dunsby speaks to four travel professionals who joined companies during or just before the pandemic to hear their motivations.
Not Just Travel reveals new supplier membership programme
The homeworking firm has launched its "Key Trade Partner Programme" in a bid to "change the way" it works with its trade partners
Shortlists revealed for Top 50 special categories
Three accolades celebrate travel agency staff going above and beyond to look after customers, colleagues and communities during the past year
'Multi-Ethnic travellers have £4.5bn to spend with the brands that get it right'
’Trust is key for Multi-Ethnic holidaymakers; the opportunity for agents to win their business is immense,’ writes Backlight CEO and Black Pound Report founder, Lydia Amoah, for TTG
Spear Travels rejoins Aito after five-year hiatus
Group’s 12 Spear and Broads branches, as well as its homeworkers, set to benefit from support of Aito network again
Midcounties homeworkers notch up best day's trading for 10 years
Sales during the last week of January came in 16% ahead of the same week in January 2019, with PTA taking nearly £500,000 in a single day on 25 January
Next stage of Mercury Holidays' growth 'can come through trade'
Boss Tom Bugeja catches up with TTG’s Tom Parry to discuss the operator’s aim to extend its trade presence and drive forward its modernisation aims
Crest of a wave: Has travel ridden out the Covid storm?
’We’ve reached the stage where new enquiries outweigh cancellations and amendments, which is very, very positive,’ one agent tells TTG – so is it game, set and match?
Not Just Travel records 'busiest ever' Sunday
Bookings were up 7% on the agency’s previous busiest ever Sunday in January 2020
Half-term ski sales hampered by limited availability
Agents and operators tell TTG strong demand is far outstripping supply, with flights and beds largely sold out for half-term – but a late Easter may yet provide opportunities to convert
Holidaysplease records 'highest ever' single day sales revenue
The figure the homeworking firm recorded on Wednesday (26 January) was 20% higher than its previous best day for sales revenue
Travel Counsellors reports 'record' booking volumes and value
Homeworking giant says it took as many bookings in the week commencing 17 January as it did during the whole of January 2021
Not Just Travel records busiest day since onset of Covid
Sales on Monday (24 January) up 50% on same day in 2020 with one consultant, Gilly Bachelor, securing more than £50,000 in new sales – and £5,000 in commission
Jenny Farenden to lead Not Just Travel franchising push
Farenden will grow and develop the homeworking firm’s marketing team and implement ’new and innovative opportunities’ for franchisees
New rules 'will bring the joy back to travel'
Trade hails imminent end of Day 2 testing for fully vaccinated travellers, albeit while warning the industry isn’t yet ’out of the woods’
Scrapping Day 2 tests 'only one piece of the jigsaw'
Trade hails government’s decision to further ease testing rules in England, but warns there is still some way to go before travel returns to normal
Speakers announced for TTG Agenda 2022 seminar: 'Is travel taking off again?'
Gold Medal’s new managing director Simon Applebaum and Tui’s chief marketing officer Katie McAlister are amongst the latest speakers confirmed for the event on 1 February
Saga's trade retreat 'a real kick in the teeth' for agents
Over-50s specialist’s decision to cut the number of trade partners it works will impact trade sales ‘greatly’, agents warn
New Not Just Travel recruit nets £50k bookings in first week
Ami Wood completed her training on 7 January and helped Not Just Travel set a new record on Monday for the most passengers booked in a single day
Saga 'to work with smaller group of trade partners'
Over-50s specialist to work with fewer agents as travel resumes this year