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Tui commits to opening more than 20 new high street stores this year
Three of the new stores have already opened, with the locations of the remaining 18 sites yet to be announced
AE Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer hosts first UK trade event
Jos Dewing, managing director EMEA of AE Expeditions, welcomed onboard tour operators and travel agents to inspect the ship first-hand
Panache Cruises looks to grow team by 30% with fresh recruitment drive
James Cole, founder and managing director of Panache Cruises, said the business will be quadrupling the size of its office premises over the coming months to accommodate its growing team
Princess to increase trade engagement ahead of Sphere-class launch
Speaking to TTG, the line’s sales director Nick Hughes said Princess is currently in the process or rewriting its trade training programme to reflect the new class of ship
ArrangeMy Escape aiming to build on winning formula with new store
The agency has recently opened its second branch in the Worcestershire town of Malvern
Is it time clients started tipping travel agents?
Offering great service to customers could be rewarded with a post-holiday cash tip
TTG Top 50 winner Beverley Travel launches homeworking division
The Beverly-based agency has already seen an interest from four potential applicants take part in an in-store training session
Brilliant Travel reports sharp rise in cruise bookings
Members are experiencing cruise booking growth of up to 271% this year compared with 2019
The Travel Suite recruits Fahy Travel's Caroline O'Toole
During her time with Fahy Travel, O’Toole developed Cruise Worldwide
Marriott Bonvoy unveils new all-inclusive trade incentive programme
Agents can now acquire the benefits of earning Marriott Bonvoy points on every booking logged
New Midlands agency targeting 50-plus stores over next decade
Horizon Holidays and Travel Money to place technology at the heart of its offering as it seeks to build a base among Morrisons shoppers and employees in the Midlands
Online onslaught: how worried should traditional agents be by the OTAs?
There are now eight OTAs among the CAA’s top 20 Atol holders
Brand USA hosts 60 UK agents across six itineraries in April
The group visited Maryland and Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan, Georgia and Alabama, Massachusetts and Connecticut, Washington DC, as well as California, Nevada and Arizona.
Dates and location revealed for TTG Top 50 Champions Trip
Representatives from 12 regional and seven nationwide category champions will join the exclusive trip in June
Agency marks seventh anniversary with seven 'random acts of kindness'
Keighley’s Olive Lounge Travel chose seven customers at random to win a range of prizes
APT and Travelmarvel detail 'value added' summer trade promotion
Travelmarvel’s ’Best Available Cabin Upgrades’ will be returning for another year following the success of the brand’s 2022 summer campaign
Attraction World relaunches trade roadshow programme
The first event, themed around Las Vegas, will take place in June
A sandcastle palace and mid-flight quiche; how travel is celebrating the coronation
Agencies and companies alike have pulled out all the stops to mark King Charles’s coronation on Saturday (6 May)
Audley Travel unveils 2024 ‘A-list’ agent reward scheme
The operator has also announced the qualifiers for its inaugural loyalty scheme for high-performing agencies
Advantage returns to profit following ‘strong’ 2021/2022
Chair Steven Esom said the group remains ‘enormously grateful’ for the ‘support and continued commitment’ of its members
The Big Question: Should agents start charging for their time?
With the pandemic serving only to underline how precious agents’ time is, we ask this month whether agents should start charging for their time, service and expertise
Agents call for more ex-Scotland sailings to meet increase in demand
Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson, who is also vice-president of the Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association, believes the country has the infrastructure to handle more vessels
TTG Top 50 winners toast triumphs and share secrets to success
“Every single one of us gets involved... we all have a part to play"
Meet Yorkshire's Beverley Travel – TTG Top 50 champion 2023
After opening its doors in July 2020 at the height of the pandemic, this eight-strong team of travel experts has gone from strength to strength