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Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
Southern Africa red list move could have ‘knock-on effect’ on other destinations
Advantage chief executive says Black Friday has taken on “new meaning” for travel industry
Jet2: 'It's time to have a serious look at your marketing'
Jet2: 'It's time to have a serious look at your marketing'
Head of trade sales Alan Cross says launch of airline and operator’s new Travel Made Simple campaign should serve as a wake-up call to the trade ahead of peaks
Bircham: 'We've got peaks coming up so it's all hands on deck trying to fill these gaps'
Hays North West steps up recruitment drive ahead of peaks
’We believe there is a great opportunity coming in January,’ owner Don Bircham tells TTG as firm looks to recruit for around 20 roles
Jet2 head of product Zoe Towers introduced the new brochure concept
Jet2holidays unveils new 'brozine' brochure concept
Four new brochures – Find Your Destination, Families, Luxury and Discover More – with greater focus on editorial and lifestyle content to land with agents in mid-December in time for peaks
Jet2holidays has launched its Travel Made Simple campaign for independent agents
Jet2holidays launches Travel Made Simple agent peaks campaign
New campaign is designed to help the trade to convert more enquiries into bookings
Mark Duguid told delegates there was 'renewed confidence' among travel sellers
Agents urged 'to put the joy back into travel'
Maintaining personal interaction with clients vital to staving off threat from online travel sellers, Abta’s Travel Trends conference told
The association has partnered with a charity that provides pre-owned PCs, furniture and other vital amenities to UK primary and secondary schools
Agents asked to offer spare desk space to supplier sales staff
The idea from agent campaign group Target sees sales reps given temporary workstations to allow them to catch up on emails and calls
Blue Bay Travel's David Coulter secured the whopping booking to Beaches’ Negril Beach Resort and Spa in Jamaica
Agent 'nearly fell off chair' after securing £125k sale
Blue Bay Travel’s David Coulter secured the whopping booking to Beaches’ Negril Beach Resort and Spa in Jamaica
'It's a natural extension to launch a US operator,' said Hedley (Credit: VisittheUSA.com)
Travel Counsellors reports ‘significant’ uptick in sales
The company’s leisure travel trading figures are said to be at 127% compared to pre-pandemic levels
"A working time frame definitely has to be established for a cash refund," agents told TTG
Rising holiday prices add to challenges faced by agents
Price hikes of increasing concern to the trade, agents tell TTG in latest TTG Travel Agent Tracker survey
Las Vegas will host IPW 2021
Record number of agents now receiving holiday enquiries
Latest TTG Travel Agent Tracker survey also shows continued resurgence in demand for holidays to the US and Canada
'This fight isn’t just for me. It’s for the other travel businesses who find themselves in the same situation,' Holroyd told TTG
Agent renews emotional plea for financial support
‘I actually thought I was done with Strawberry Travel at one point this summer,’ founder Kate Holroyd tells TTG as she prepares to hand-deliver 68 letters to her local council
Madeleine Hubble, Matthew Corcoran and Emily Waters join the CV Villas trade team
CV Villas adds three to trade team and plans agent portal
Madeleine Hubble and Matthew Corcoran join as villa specialists, while Emily Waters has been appointed to a new villa specialist support and concierge role
Henry (right) joined the team to help with start-up and strategy implementation
New agency will offer 'phenomenal' long-haul knowledge
Doors2Manual’s cabin crew turned agents will ’add real value’ to long-haul trips for its customers, Sally Henry tells TTG after joining Doors2Manual’s senior management team
Simon Applebaum will take over as Gold Medal managing director on 30 November
Simon Applebaum appointed Gold Medal managing director
Former Attraction World boss to head up trade-only operator
Travel has lost staff to other industries during the Covid crisis, but there is hope people will return (Credit: iStock)
Travel must project 'more positive' image of its prospects
While travel may be gradually recovering from the Covid crisis, the sector is now facing a new hurdle as a recruitment crisis looms
The event will be held at Reid's Palace, Madeira (Credit: Classic Collection)
Classic Collection to host VIP agent fam this week
Trip to Madeira will be led by director of agency sales Si Morris-Green and will see several members of Classic’s senior management team attend to deliver a business update
The move comes after the agency acquired local companies Alba Travel and Beaver Travel earlier this year
Inverness Travel rebrands as Murray Travel following expansion
The move comes after the Scottish agency acquired two travel brands earlier this year
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Agent and tour operator insolvencies jump 17% in a year
New data from audit and tax specialist Mazurs suggests end of furlough has placed additional pressure on the sector
Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen
Advantage chief: Agents will be vital to recovery of US travel
Julia Lo Bue-Said said agents would play a key role cutting through the complexities of travel to the US when the country reopens to fully vaccinated foreign travellers on Monday (8 November)
Petherbridge said he expects the government's additional £5 billion in retail grants to extend to travel agents
Target to meet with Abta to discuss agent representation
Co-founders of the agent campaign group, Jill Waite and Graeme Brett, will sit down with representatives from the association early next month
Nearly every agent respondent took new bookings in the two weeks to 29 October (Credit: Dawid Zawila / Unsplash)
Nearly all agents now taking bookings as travel recovers
TTG’s latest Travel Agent Tracker survey reveals how the trade is seeing sustained increases in enquiries and sales, both of which have hit record levels since the start of the pandemic
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WTM London: 'Omnichannel selling approach needed to succeed'
Agents who mixing face-to-face appointments with emerging digital technologies will benefit most, says WTM London panel
The seminars concluded with agents building their own 'perfect day' for one of 10 guests
Royal Caribbean hosts agent seminars onboard Anthem of the Seas
Delegates completed workbooks and sampled dining experiences during the cruises