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Advantage boss stresses importance of travel agents following Which? report

Julia Lo Bue-Said’s comments come after the publication of a report that urged consumers to book directly with airlines and hotels to get a good deal

Maltese adventure awaits agents on Top 50 Champions Trip

A dive into Malta’s adventure, gastronomic and cultural experiences awaits agents joining this year’s TTG Top 50 Champions Trip in June

Low pay is prompting agents to consider leaving the travel industry

A TTG survey has looked into the travel industry’s state of pay to reveal that more than a third of professionals are considering an alternative career as their pay is too low

‘Be like Bev and Trev and build your businesses on stone, not sticks and straw’

Once upon a time, Bev and Trev ran a travel agency. When a global pandemic hit, they rolled up their sleeves and worked all hours to look after their customers – this is their story

The sweet spot: Travel Matters’ Karen Simmonds on 25 years of doing what she loves most

Karen Simmonds, founder of south-west London agency Travel Matters, sits down with TTG to talk about how following your beliefs makes good business

Should agents have a share of the TV ad spotlight with supplier partners?

Should travel brands include travel agents in their calls to action among their advertising? Heath Heise from We are Llama takes a look at the benefits and drawbacks

Peaks so far: trade hopes for new records as UK consumers get into holiday mode

Despite the gloomy British weather, many agents and operators have recorded their best-ever January sales – and expect that trend to continue

Westoe Travel co-owner pays tribute to wife as agency celebrates 35th anniversary

Graeme and Joan Brett opened Westoe Travel in a newsagents where Graeme’s mum Olive and dad Stan also worked in South Shields in 1989 – and the agency has gone from strength to strength ever since

Jet2holidays launches £10 per booking January payday incentive for agents

Payout for agents will apply to all summer 2024 bookings made by the end of the month

Thousands of UK agents sign up for access to villa firm's white-label product

Top Villas’ platform allows agents to share its portfolio of more than 10,000 properties with their clients ’without the risk of being cut out from the booking process’

Extra ex-UK capacity fuelling ‘astonishing’ wave period for agents

Cruise specialists are reporting higher sales so far this year compared with January 2023, aided by more cruise options departing the UK

Jet2 chief Steve Heapy to address SPAA dinner next month

Jet2.com and Jet2holidays boss Heapy will be joined at the event by chief executive of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, Dr Liz Cameron CBE

Barrhead weathers Storm Isha to secure third consecutive record-breaking weekend

‘With payday on the horizon, we’re predicting a busy weekend with a real buzz across our network,’ said president Jacqueline Dobson after Storm Isha failed to dampen clients’ enthusiasm to book

Irene Hays confident of another strong year despite ‘flattering’ financials

Dame Irene Hays is hopeful of another strong year after Hays Travel’s exceptional performance was born out in its recent accounts, not to mention several turn-of-year record sales sales, albeit fuelled by strong pent-up travel demand

Dame Irene and Hays senior leaders return to the shop floor for peaks

Dame Irene said getting back into Hays’ branches during the busiest period of the year would help the independent’s management team gather direct feedback from clients

Hays Travel reaps rewards of post-Covid rebound with £52 million profit

Hays Travel annual results confirms return of demand for travel in 2022/23 with a big increase in turnover and profits

Tui to host nearly 200 agents across 14 fam trips this year

The programme will feature 14 trips over the course of the year, including a stay onboard a Marella Cruise and a skiing trip

Travel Counsellors, Advantage and Barrhead hail record sales

Travel Counsellors and Advantage Travel Partnership spell out record peaks sales mid-way through January

Celebrity Cruises to push premium message to trade in new programme

The line will launch a new marketing educational programme for trade marketers working at cruise-selling agencies later this month

The Homeworker: ‘Homeworking doesn’t equate to alone-working’

Out of This World consultant Ben Casey shares his tips on how not to go it alone in the world of a homeworker travel agent

Cruise sales surprise boosts Hays Travel’s ‘record-breaking’ Sunshine Saturday

Hays Travel completes a record-breaking day of sales in the first Saturday of 2024 with cruise bookings significantly up on the previous year

Travel industry veteran to lead training at Tour America brands

Neasa McHugh left Irish travel agency Tour America in 2009 but has now returned to lead training and development at the company

Oceania Cruises 'bakes' gratuities into cruise fare following agent feedback

The cruise line hopes the move to include gratuities in fares will provide more sales opportunities to ’valued’ travel agent partners in the UK and Ireland

TTG launches latest Travel Agent Tracker for Q4 2023 and agent views of how peaks will pan out

Latest survey, covering trading in the third-quarter of the year (three months to 30 September), will go out via email on Monday 2 October