The seminar on February 1 will examine public appetite for travel following the easing of testing restrictions – and how confident industry bosses are now feeling about the year ahead.
‘People are definitely a lot more optimistic than they were, but we are still in a very tough period,’ Advantage leisure director Kelly Cookes told TTG
Rise of new variant and reintroduction of travel restrictions saw business ’drop off a cliff’ for agents, but there is positivity yet for peaks with the rules set to be lifted imminently
Agents have described the painful process in applying for a share of the funding, with a postcode lottery seemingly determining the success of applicants but said others should keep trying
Trade resources include a 24-page mini-brochure, in-store and social media marketing materials, personalised video content, destination seminars and agent incentives and giveaways
’The learnings from our past allow us to look and plan ahead – these learnings ensure we stay calm and focused on what is really important,’ writes Travel Counsellors’ UK chief for TTG
UK government action on Omicron, and that of the devolved administrations, likely to define whether travel enjoys strong turn-of-year sales, agents tell TTG
Agent campaign group Target echoes warning from Abta that agents will be up against businesses from other sectors in their bids for new Additional Restrictions Grant cash
Economy minister Gordon Lyons told to take ‘urgent action’ to support agents with their counterparts in the Republic of Ireland set to benefit from a new €10 million business support fund
Thornhill, who has previously worked for Fred Olsen and Tui, joins the boating holiday specialist as its new head of partnerships and business development
