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Top 50 2021 winners party
Agents come together for TTG Top 50 winners party
The winners were finally able to celebrate their success together and network with sponsor partners face-to-face after being awarded their accolades back in March
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Explore to return to Pakistan for first time in 20 years
Adventure specialist rolls out 2022 brochure featuring new Pakistan, Oman and Jordan tours, as well as a handful of new ex-London rail journeys across Europe
Tenerife in the Canary Islands is a winter sun favourite (Credit: iStock)
Rays of hope: is a strong winter-sun season vital to travel's recovery?
Sales of winter-sun holidays will be critical over the coming weeks and months, alongside October half-term breaks – so far, the signs are promising as more destinations open up
Steven Reilly joined Hays in 2019 following the collapse of Thomas Cook
Steven Reilly to head up Explorer Travel
Former Thomas Cook regional manager Reilly appointed franchise general manager of Hays Travel Independence Group homeworking firm
Sheena Whittle, head of The Personal Travel Agents at Co-operative Travel
US reopening 'influential' in Midcounties PTAs sales boost
Sheena Whittle, head of the Midcounties Co-operative homeworking arm, reported an uptick in couple-centric bookings to New York and Las Vegas
Tips for maximising the potential of email marketing during the pandemic
Midcounties to launch insights dashboard for homeworkers
The announcement came during the Midcounties Co-operative’s homeworking division’s ninth conference
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Recovery continues for agents as enquiries and bookings rise
TTG Travel Agent Tracker shows how improved consumer confidence is boosting the trade
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'I've cried, I've not slept but I still love being a travel agent'
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on Sunday (10 October), TTG hosts a special panel to reflect on the challenges of working during the pandemic
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A future after furlough: Homeworking agencies offering help
Here’s what they and other TTG Top 50 online and homeworking agencies are doing to offer a fresh start post-Furlough
Wendy Wu hailed the benefits of hosting a programme of virtual travel events (Credit: Chris Montgomery / Unsplash)
Kuoni set to launch hybrid working for head office team
The plans to "boost productivity, attract talent and support wellbeing" will be introduced on 1 January
Inspire managing director Lisa Henning said the company has built on the "strong foundations" of its homeworking business over the last few months
The Inspire Group announces rebrand and plans to double workforce
The company is set to change its name to Inspire Travel Associates and is looking to grow its team to 80 over the next year
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Holidaysplease launches agent job retention scheme
The agency will employ travel staff members faced with redundancy on short-term contracts under its brand during the winter
'We’re getting to the point where we’re trading OK,' said Polka Dot's Mark Johnson (Credit: iStock)
Inching closer to the light: travel plots route out of pandemic chaos
Agents and operators have reported an improvement in trading as the industry seeks to start rebuilding from Covid – but the hard work begins now
Taylor opened high street outlet Inspire Travel by Shaun in Lincolnshire in June
Inspire homeworker secures £55,000 Jamaica booking
Shaun Taylor hit £100,000 in overall sales for September
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Azamara to double agent incentive during October
Line will offer agents up to £20 per new booking this month
Government is looking to agree air bridges or travel corridors with holiday hotspots
Purpose of furlough 'wasted at last minute', says TransIndus boss
’Why lose the good work of the furlough scheme at the last minute and allow it to die out now?’ Amrit Singh tells BBC
Skylink ceased trading on Friday (Credit: Craig Whitehead / Unsplash)
'The chancellor must act to prevent a tidal wave of job losses'
’Government must not pull the rug out from under the feet of the travel industry,’ writes Liberal Democrat MP and treasury spokesperson Christine Jardine for TTG as furlough ends
Agencies are now having to cope with the closure of the government's furlough scheme (Credit: Laura Davidson/Unsplash)
Many agents set to continue working reduced hours as furlough ends
Industry fears another wave of redundancies after government withdraws job retention support
Sheena Whittle, head of The Personal Travel Agents at Co-operative Travel
Co-op PTAs gear up for conference after 'rollercoaster 18 months'
’Keep calm and conquer’ them for Midcounties Co-op homeworkers’ ninth annual conference next week
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Wellbeing and cruise speakers added to summit line-up
Accor’s head of wellbeing and the regional boss of Celebrity Cruises will take to the stage at the TTG Luxury Travel Summit
The country's herd immunity threshold of 60% vaccination in adults was passed on Monday (30 August)
Beachcomber trade team ready to get back on the road
Mauritius specialist to ramp up trade activity next month
95% of respondents reported new enquiries in the latest Tracker survey (Credit: Carlos Alberto Gomex Iniguez / Unsplash)
New enquiries hit highest level for six months
Latest TTG Travel Agent Tracker survey charts immediate effects of government concessions on travel rules and testing
Travel Counsellors has launched the TCs Like You recruitment campaign
Travel Counsellors launches new recruitment drive
Homeworking specialist has seen a surge in enquiries over the past three months
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Classic Collection to host first agent awards
Up to 120 agent partners will be invited to attend