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'Travel has changed beyond recognition,' says Oasis Travel founder

Sandra Corkin talks TTG through the Northern Ireland agency chain’s big 2024 anniversary

The future of fam trips: 'agents shouldn't just be herded around'

Lush Experiences believes it has launched a new type of fam trip that aims to put the advisor first

Princess Cruises 'tailors' trade platform ahead of Star Princess launch

The line believes the upgrades will make the booking process even smoother for agents

Aspen Travel owner ready to sell up after more than 30 years

Brendan Clancy, who recently turned 70 and is looking to retire, is seeking buyers for his Greater Manchester-based retail and online business

Travel Counsellors offers agents live hotel booking capability

Travel Counsellors has upgraded its Phenix system to allow live hotel bookings and to show real-time availability as it searches for more accommodation partners

Olive Lounge Travel to expand to second premises and host first conference

Yorkshire agency will return to having a second premises, more than three years after shutting its Barrowford branch, and will whisk around 20 members of its team to Marrakech for an in-house educational

Luxury travel company launches VIP club for top advisors

The Suite Club will have just 28 members who will be offered a number of benefits and resources

Discounting frustration, female leadership and famous explorers, plus four more cruise talking points

How did cruise lines react when agents expressed frustration over discounting in the market? What can agents do to up their expedition sales? And how cruise is becoming a more sustainable holiday choice? Everything we learned from Advantage’s biggest-ever cruise conference

Elegant Resorts launches loyalty scheme for agents

Elegant Resorts says it hopes the new initiative will encourage partnerships more luxury travel advisors.

Barrhead Travel founder Bill Munro passes away aged 80

The former Scottish banker is hailed as one of travel’s biggest names as he revolutionised the concept of high street travel agencies in the 1970s

Panache Cruises makes senior hires as it fixes sights on becoming £100m business

Chorley-based cruise agent has appointed a new head of sales and operations, and its first head of people and culture

The question every new luxury advisor should ask their client

A luxury advisor has revealed the one thing she always wants to know from clients after 25 years of industry experience

Savile Row Travel's new consortium targets agents who no longer work full time

Operator looks to recruit homeworkers for its Authentic Cruise Company brand

Jet2 launches agent podcast – and wants to hear your voice

Jet2 is to launch a series of podcasts featuring input from independent agents and is calling for participants and contributions

‘Hundreds’ of agencies can now sell Oceania Cruises after year-long trade project

Ahead of the launch of Oceania’s new 2026 Collection, international sales vice-president Jason Worth revealed how successful the trade engagement exercise had been

Hurtigruten targets 1,000 agents for new rewards platform by Christmas

Iain Powell, the line’s vice-president of sales and marketing, says B2B revenue has risen by 107% so far this year and believes this trade programme – hurtigrutenrewards.co.uk – will help grow distribution further

Deadline nears for TTG Luxury Travel Awards - all you need to know to enter

Now in its seventh edition, the awards will be returning to Raffles London at The OWO on the afternoon of Friday 28 February

Kellie Samuda launches new business for homeworkers with former ITC boss

The industry veteran has launched Travel Seen Collective, a business to support homeworkers build their digital profiles, with Jen Atkinson

Where InteleTravel plans to expand next – plus four other key points

From the reasons behind InteleTravel’s success to the need to own your social media game, here is everything we have learnt from the homeworking giant’s annual conference

Award-winning advisor launches agency with top family travel platform

Swords Travel associate Hollie Stillion has partnered with Tiny Travelship on the new project after being named New Luxury Travel Designer 2024

P&O Cruises says now is 'sweet spot' to launch new programme

Just weeks after being recognised at the Travel Industry Awards for the first time, P&O Cruises has launched 78 itineraries featuring 102 destinations for 2026/27

Knightsbridge Circle’s new boss shares top priority ahead of expansion

Industry veteran Hannah Westaway joined the luxury concierge company in September

Why budget holidays and green taxes don’t mix – plus five other travel talking points

Delegates at the Abta Convention heard how important it is to have a collaborative approach when tackling the pressing issues facing travel today

Hays Travel sees profits leap five years after Cook purchase

Hays Travel has revealed a 43% jump in pre-tax profits exactly five years after it took on the former Thomas Cook chain of shops