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The Big Question: Is there a future for private jets in travel?
The Big Question: Is there a future for private jets in travel?
Private jets offer unparalleled comfort and convenience, but as travel ramps up its response to the climate crisis, can they still be justified?
Panache Cruises makes senior hires as it fixes sights on becoming £100m business
Panache's LGBT+ advocacy group 'to put diversity at heart of business'
The group will be made up of five self-nominated members of the Panache team and led by founder and managing director James Cole
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Tui to come in from the cold and court independent agents again
Commercial director Richard Sofer tells TTG how Tui plans to start selling more holidays through independent agents and ’redress the balance’ of recent years
Tui will fly to a new airport further away from the city centre (Credit: Aditya Vyas / Unsplash)
Visit Orlando to up UK trade focus through Aviareps partnership
The representation firm will promote the city through strategic trade sales activities in Pan-Latin America and Pan-Europe
The Homeworker: 'Change is good – don't try to swim against it'
Romantic retreats and a bucket-list bounce: Six trends set to define summer
As the industry prepares for what is tipped to be the busiest summer since 2019, TTG catches up with travel experts to get their take on what’s shaping this year’s peak season
Riviera Travel to host 100 agents on fam trips this year
Riviera Travel to host six river cruise fam trips this summer
More than 50 agents will get the chance to experience European itineraries
Will lowering the energy price cap heat up the lates market?
Will lowering the energy price cap heat up the lates market?
Despite the good news for consumers, will ongoing financial pressures mean they keep their purse strings pulled tight?
Tibbert said Scotland's travel sector was in 'real and immediate jeopardy'
SPAA urges members to increase engagement with sustainability initiatives
The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association has created a discussion document of Sustainability Considerations for its membership
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Agent launches community-based business networking group
Brewood Means Business was launched on Tuesday (23 May) by local business owner Sarah Bywater and owner of Gilly Bachelor Travel Expert Gilly Bachelor
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Gold Medal adds 27 new properties to Latin America programme
The additions come as part of the launch of its new-look Caribbean, Mexico and South America programme
Agency helps raise more than £120,000 for Cancer Research UK
West Kilbride’s LAH Travel sponsored an annual gala dinner alongside Classic Collection
Jet2holidays trade lead Alan Cross promoted to new director role
Jet2holidays to host five trade-facing ‘nights out’ this summer
In June and July, the operator will host events in Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle and Leeds
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Hays pledges support for IG members hit by SABS system shutdown
It comes after SABS announced plans to remove and discontinue support for its Quantum and older Traveller platform
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Cunard hosts first agent ship visit of the season onboard Queen Mary 2
The line welcomed 15 agents from across the industry onboard the vessel while it was docked in Southampton last week
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Supporting agents’ sustainability missions ‘a top priority’ for Advantage

At the Advantage conference in Benidorm on Monday (22 May), Lo Bue-Said outlined how supporting agents with their ESG strategies is "a top priority" for the consortium.

To support the development of products and services, Advantage is introducing a Sustainability Member Steering Group made up of a mix of members to help develop and input into the strategy.

Colleagues across Advantage HQ have also been recruited as "sustainability ambassadors" to help keep the business focused and embed sustainability across the business.

Peat joins from Celebrity Cruises, and has previously held roles with Viking, Thomas Cook and Princess
Advantage confirms location and vessel for 2023 cruise conference
This year, the consortium will place an enhanced focus on luxury river cruising during the three-day event
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Barrhead to host annual conference overseas for the first time
Running throughout the first week of October, the conference will bring together around 250 delegates
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Luxury homeworking agency hosts inaugural wedding academy in Paphos
Designer Travel agents took part in the training course to become wedding and honeymoon specialists
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Riviera hails agents' role in securing raft of new-to-brand clients
Speaking during an event in London on Wednesday (17 May), the company’s
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Altour UK creates new sales roles amid Scotland expansion plans
The corporate travel division of the Internova Travel Group has created three new full-time positions to support the expansion
More specialists join ECN as trade members surpass 300
The group also announced an ‘extensive webinar series’ on expedition cruising will run during the rest of 2023
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Horizon Holidays names Louise Devall as head of retail
Devall will be tasked with the rollout of multiple branch openings
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South Shields to host raft of events to remember Chloe and Liam
Nearly 200 businesses, schools and organisations in the local area have signed up to take part in events on the day in honour of the young couple killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
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Jules Verne to up agent focus with new mini-brochure
Small group specialist unveils agent-focused brand refresh, driven by a story-led mini brochure which shares a selection of tours grouped by theme instead of destination