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Fred Olsen Travel reveals growth plans as company nears £100m turnover

Speaking to TTG exclusively to mark the business’s 35th anniversary, Fred Olsen Travel bosses sense room for growth

Luxury agency recruits marketing expert to spearhead growth push and B2B partnerships

With an experience in the travel industry spanning 30 years, Manzano will focus on spearheading growth and enhancing Optimum’s visibility

‘I was a mess!’: agency owner's shop floor tears of pride after selling up

Don Bircham opened his first shop in the north Wales town of Mold in 2000; 23 years later he approached Dame Irene about selling up

Clia reveals first details of ‘biggest-ever’ conference for 2024

The trade body will host hundreds of agents at the conference, which will run over 23-25 May

John McEwan named first-ever chair of Limitless Travel

Industry veteran to take up newly created boardroom role with disabled-friendly specialist

Specialist youth travel agency opens its first UK shop

Kilroy, an agency specialising in youth travel, opens first UK shop, hoping to tap into the market left by STA Travel

Agency boss honoured after dismissing award nomination as ‘spam’

Shona Thorne picked up the Business of the Year Award at the Scottish Women’s Awards on Saturday on behalf of Thorne Travel

Agency boss teases further expansion as plans for sixth shop revealed

Now Lets Travel chief Paul Johnstone opened his first store in Jesmond in 2015

Par for the course: how agents can get into the swing of selling golf holidays

TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola dives into the lucrative world of golf tourism to explore what untapped business opportunities the sector offers for agents

Hays Travel promotes Cherie Richards to newly-created role

Hays Travel gives Cherie Richards an expanded brief and new job title

From 'never the plan' to 'meant to be': Market Place Travel to expand into Yorkshire with second branch

The new store in Richmond comes despite boss Mark Lomas admitting additional branches was ’never in the plan’

Hays Travel acquires North West and Wales franchise partner Just Go Travel

Dame Irene Hays pays tribute to ‘true entrepreneur’ Don Bircham, who will sell all but one of his 46 agencies to franchise partner of some 20 years Hays Travel

Agents investing in their business in anticipation of record demand for their services

Advantage Travel Partnership members have benefited from an influx of new customers this year, and are investing in their businesses as demand grows anew for agents’ services

‘Our summer sales have been the latest I’ve ever seen’

Advantage Travel Partnership says 2023 summer booking patterns were a blip and early booking is now back

School's out for summer: should travel push for earlier term finishes to beat the European heat?

Should government look to change timings of school summer holidays as extreme hot weather across Europe could herald a shift in travel habits?

‘It's time for another golden age of travel,’ says travel journalist turned agency chief

Sam Ballard’s Club Voyages wants to be at the forefront of a new era of higher quality travel

Spending with agents continues to grow even as summer winds down

According to new data from Barclays, spending on airlines and travel agents grew in August, yet the uplift was lower than in July as the summer season drew to an end

Agency hosts auction to raise funds for animals impacted by Rhodes wildfires

The site went live on Friday (1 September) via Facebook

Scenic to offer Eclipse II fam events to more than 200 agents

The fam events culminate in a four-day sailing for ten agents from Dublin to Plymouth

Long time, no see: what Tui needs to do to win over independent agents

With 1.1 million extra seats to fill from the UK next summer, the heat is on for Tui to try to regain its top position by charming independent agents

Riviera relaunches website with enhanced agent functionality

The river cruise and touring operator’s online platform now allows all holiday information to be accessed on itinerary pages

The Homeworker: 'I sometimes miss the thrill of making £25k bookings in my pyjamas'

’The home-based agent community has fully embraced the Brave New World in which we now live – and it feels like a levelling-up of opportunity,’ writes Travel Counsellor Jo Shayler-Tarrant for TTG’s latest homeworking column

Airlines urged to improve communication with agents following ATC delays

After an ATC system glitch caused flight cancellations and severe delays across the UK on Monday (28 August), chief executive of the Advantage Travel Partnership Julia Lo Bue-Said said it was "critical" airlines remain in close contact not only with their customers, but also travel agents and tour operators.

New agency plots growth after recruiting 100 agents in four months

One Travel Club, launched by industry veterans Lee Evans and Gregory Barratt, will look to put a personal touch on the onboarding process for new agents