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Blue Bay Travel begins homeworker recruitment
Blue Bay Travel uses virtual coffee morning to recruit new homeworking agents
Simon Applebaum appointed Gold Medal managing director
Former Attraction World boss to head up trade-only operator
Travel must project 'more positive' image of its prospects
While travel may be gradually recovering from the Covid crisis, the sector is now facing a new hurdle as a recruitment crisis looms
Classic Collection to host VIP agent fam this week
Trip to Madeira will be led by director of agency sales Si Morris-Green and will see several members of Classic’s senior management team attend to deliver a business update
Advantage chief: Agents will be vital to recovery of US travel
Julia Lo Bue-Said said agents would play a key role cutting through the complexities of travel to the US when the country reopens to fully vaccinated foreign travellers on Monday (8 November)
'To be an agent is something to be proud of'
Jo Shayler of Holidaysplease was recently crowned UK & Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards by TTG. She tells Abra Dunsby what the award means to her.
Target to meet with Abta to discuss agent representation
Co-founders of the agent campaign group, Jill Waite and Graeme Brett, will sit down with representatives from the association early next month
Nearly all agents now taking bookings as travel recovers
TTG’s latest Travel Agent Tracker survey reveals how the trade is seeing sustained increases in enquiries and sales, both of which have hit record levels since the start of the pandemic
WTM London: 'Omnichannel selling approach needed to succeed'
Agents who mixing face-to-face appointments with emerging digital technologies will benefit most, says WTM London panel
Royal Caribbean hosts agent seminars onboard Anthem of the Seas
Delegates completed workbooks and sampled dining experiences during the cruises
WTM London: Fifth of travellers aged 18-44 now 'more likely' to book with agent
New research by WTM London explores changing consumer trends owing to the pandemic, including demand for expert help
Travel Counsellors boosted by ‘surge’ in long-haul sales
Homeworking firm says removal of final red list countries is another boost for industry
Holidaysplease returns to profit for first time during Covid crisis
Homeworking agency makes monthly profit in August as bookings and departures rise
Cosmos chief: Agents have a key 'reassurance' role to play
Ahead of Abta’s Travel Trends conference, Giles Hawke tells TTG about his belief clients will value ’increased hand-holding’ when it comes to travel next year
Advantage begins first direct mail campaign in 18 months
Consortium confirms resurgence in travel buying with marketing ramp up
Scotland to ditch Day 2 PCR tests from 31 October
First minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms country will align with UK government and replace Day 2 PCR tests with lateral flow tests
National Holidays launches new TV ad campaign
30-second spot features an agent call to action, and highlights National’s theatre breaks, family theme park trips, city breaks and tours, and experiences
Inghams planning Lapland and ski fams for winter 2021/22
Head of agency sales Julie Franklin tells TTG about the operator’s plans to support agents over the coming months
Inghams trade chief: 'We hope to be back on the road in November'
Julie Franklin, Inghams head of agency sales, tells TTG her team will be more ’targeted, focused and strategic’ in their approach as travel looks to rebuild from the Covid crisis
Travel Counsellors launches revamped training platform
The new scheme will offer its homeworkers a ’personalised digital experience’
Off Broadway Travel opens new Luxury Travel Lounge in Kent
Founder Tricia Conroy Smith told TTG the move would meet demand from clients for in-person meetings with personal travel specialist Mark Beattie
Abta urges travel to tap unspent Covid grant funding
Hundreds of millions of pounds still available to agents and operators, association says
If Only pleads for patience from agents as demand soars
Luxury specialist urges agents to ’bear with us’ while more hands are brought onboard to expand reservations team
US, Caribbean and UAE dominate Travel Counsellors' winter bookings
Homeworking giant reveals new UK booking volumes now running at levels comparable with 2019