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Elegant Resorts shares plans for agent fam trips after brand makeover

The luxury tour operator has confirmed it will be hosting more fam trips this year as part of its trade commitment.

Cruise line rips up rule book with 'new style' fam

The line will host agent groups on a destination-focused fam, as well as a learning academy at sea later this year, sales director Hayley Moore tells TTG

InteleTravel agent lands €150,000 booking for 234 people – just two years after career switch

Dublin-based Lucille Furlong pitched the idea of taking students from the Starstruck Dance Academy, where her son is enrolled, to Disneyland Paris after realising how lucrative it would be to book overseas trips for them

‘She was a rock’: Not Just Travel's Kristina Janes passes away aged 49

Homeworking outfit pays tribute to Janes, a member of the agency’s corporate team, who died after a short illness aged 49

Not Just Travel invests more than £2 million in quotation tool

One Not Just Travel consultant said TProfile, which NJT has been trialling since September, had allowed him to more than double sales conversions

The key ships launching in 2025 – and how agents can get on them

TTG approached travel’s ocean and river lines late last year to find out how agents could get onboard the new vessels launching in 2025. Here’s what they had to say

Entries open for TTG Top 50 2025 special awards

Five special accolades recognising outstanding service, giving back to local communities, making strides in sustainability, unsung team heroes and contribution to retail will be awarded

Agencies anticipate arrival of true 'Sunshine Saturday' this weekend

Plummeting temperatures and heavy snow have encouraged customers to stay at home so far this year, but agencies told TTG they hope things will change this weekend

Riviera Travel to pay agents commission on wider range of elements in 2025

Starting 1 January, the operator now pays commission on single supplements, upgrades, extra baggage, pre-booked seats and priority boarding bookings

'He made me belly laugh from start to finish': Hays Travel PTCs remember 'kind soul' Jon Berridge

Berridge suffered ’a sudden unexpected cardiac event’ on 23 December just a few weeks after telling delegates at Hays Travel’s conference in Turkey about his career change last year

Ambassador ships to host 600 agents in 2025

The no-fly UK cruise line is hosting 12 ship visits at six regional ports across the UK in 2025, which trade partners can apply to join now

How travel advisors can make the most of booking private homes in 2025

The founder of Hidden and Found says there is a big opportunity for agents to build up how they book private home stays for clients

'Escape to the Country helped us find the perfect location for our new branch'

Agency owner Angie Akister decided earlier this year to relocate her agency from Southend to the Norfolk-Suffolk border and open her first bricks-and-mortar shop

AE Expeditions unveils ship visits and fam trips for 2025

The expedition cruise line plans to invite 150 UK and Irish agents on its fleet next year and give them the same experiences customers have

'Quality over quantity': How GoCruise & Travel finds new agents with the right 'vibe'

Of the 17 new members Colin Martin-Weekes has brought into the business this year, seven were ’complete novices’ with no travel experience whatsoever – he shares with TTG the secrets of his success

Travel Counsellors unveils peaks campaign as December sales surge

Homeworking giant is planning its ’most ambitious’ 10-week marketing drive during peaks after making £17.5 million worth of bookings in the first week of December.

Inspire targeting 'significant' growth with launch of 'one-stop-shop' cruise website

Inspire Europe customers can search different live cruise options according to their preferences on the new website – www.cruisecollection.uk – but must call one of the agency’s 90 homeworkers or ring its call centre to book. The site features 44 lines from across the cruise sector

The Pig says it will embrace agents more, as founder Robin Hutson steps down

The UK boutique hotel collection says it is ready to work more closely with the trade as it continues to grow its portfolio

Shortlist revealed for Top 50 Travel Agencies by TTG 2025

Read more about the travel agencies who are going forward for judging next year

Virgin Voyages hands SJ Walker bigger remit in sales team shake-up

UK sales director SJ Walker’s remit has been broadened so she is responsible for all of the adults-only line’s UK trade distribution while global training manager Luke Day has been promoted to global trade engagement senior manager

Grecotel celebrates 'record-breaking year' at lunch for luxury agents in Cheshire

The Greek luxury hotel brand hosted 20 agents for a special lunch in Cheshire after another successful year.

Inspire My Holiday aiming to connect agents with one million potential customers

The holiday inspiration platform plans to launch its ’Find An Agent’ service on Boxing Day which will give individual agents ’free exposure’. So far, ’hundreds’ of agents have signed up

Agents share fam trip frustrations as poll reveals majority want change

Nearly 90% of travel agents believe the fam trip, which is often seen as a perk of the job, needs a major shake-up.

Carrier to launch exclusive business course for advisors after inaugural summit

The luxury travel company unveiled its plans for 2025 at its first ever summit on Monday.