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HX planning 'statement' fam for UK and Irish agents to mark 130th anniversary
The 500-passenger Fridtjof Nansen ship will be ’filled’ with travel agents, according to global sales chief Nathaniel Sherborne
'Many places struggle with overtourism, but our region is still relatively unexplored’
New Deal Europe’s co-founders Tine Murn and Robert Dee tell Rob Gill why they’re backing the Balkans
Luxury hotel brand to offer private ‘after-hours’ experiences
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts plans to work directly with agents who wish to book the activities of its new campaign.
Agents to gain access to 'unsearchable' luxury product at exclusive event
Ultra 2026 will connect top advisors with some of the industry’s most sought-after suppliers.
Involved Holidays’ Richard Forde: ‘We need agents to distribute our product’
Walking specialist Involved Holidays has hired a familiar face to help it sell its products through the trade for the first time
Luxury agent makes £50k booking for unlikely clients – here's how
Sam Cooper of RB Collection teamed up a bespoke tour operator to sell a unique destination.
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UK and Irish agents will get chances to sail on new Windstar ship before maiden voyage
The small-ship boutique line has not launched a new-build vessel since 1987
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Agents flocking to sell AmaWaterways’ ‘cutting edge’ Colombia ships, says UK chief
The ultra-luxury line recently launched its first ship on Colombia’s Magdalena River with another vessel set to start operating in June 2025
The 30 Under 30 strategist on a mission to make a corporate giant more sustainable
Megan Bowbrick, part of the 2024 class of TTG 30 Under 30, reveals why it’s better to surround oneself with people rather than doing everything alone
From homeless heroin addict to £1 million Travel Counsellor
Travel agent Dean McMackin shares his personal journey to redemption, from drug addiction and incarceration to running his own successful travel business
Top family agent reveals ‘red flags’ for luxury hotel kids’ clubs
Claire Masse, founder of Frangipani Holidays, says there’s one crucial detail parents should always look for in kids’ clubs after evaluating those at some of the world’s top luxury resorts.
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Alcohol-free club to 'normalise' sober events as 80% of agents demand change
The Travelcohol-Free Club held its first event in London last week after an overwhelmingly positive response to its initial launch. 
Anthony Daniels leaves Hurtigruten after nine years
Ponant 'ready' to host more UK clients with agents now making £2,000 in commission
The French cruise line hosted an intensive seminar as part of its mission to attract more British and Irish passengers
National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions to convene travel agent board to boost UK bookings
The expedition cruise line – part of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings – currently sources almost entirely from the US but has plans to attract more customers from the UK
‘It's changed my career!’: the marketer who segued into trade sales – and is loving it
Lewis Quigley freely admits that moving from marketing to trade sales at Scenic Group has ‘changed’ his career
How Wales's top agency La Vida Travel achieved TTG Top 50 stardom
Newport’s La Vida Travel has been named Top 50 Travel Agencies by TTG’s new Top Agency UK and Ireland; TTG’s Madeleine Barber finds out what makes this well-established Welsh agency such a force to be reckoned with
Debbie O'Neill: ‘The first thing I wanted to do as Jules Verne MD was bring the brand to the trade’
O’Neill talks evoking nostalgia and placing importance on both the destination and the journey with TTG’s Gary Noakes
Pippa O’Keefe leaves 360 Private Travel for new role at luxury competitor
The travel specialist speaks exclusively to TTG Luxury about her recent move to ASmallWorld. 
Corendon Airlines eyes Egypt and senses opportunities in UK regions
Six months into his role at the Turkish carrier’s UK country manager, Matthew Carpenter sets out his vision for growing into the UK market – in partnership with travel agents
Agents want to complete training before they join ship visits, says ECN chief
The trade body believes that its new training platform, Expedition Cruise Academy, will boost agents’ understanding of the sector for years to come
Beverley Travel plans rapid retail expansion as Budget measures take effect
The award-winning agency has outlined plans to recruit several new members of full-time staff, plus apprentices, to work in the agency’s existing branches, as well as a new shop in an as-yet-undisclosed east Yorkshire location
Byway at five: 'More and more people are making sustainability-led decisions'
Slow travel specialist’s founder Cat Jones tells Rob Gill why the market for slow travel is burgeoning as Byway turns five
Riviera 'always looking to evolve' says trade chief as brand extends trade support
The operator has changed the way it pays out commission and launched a new training platform to try and attract new agent partners in recent months
'Olympic Holidays is seen as an old-style operator – we need to change this perception with agents'
New managing director Reeva Kingston talks TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola through her plans for the brand and why agents will be key to its growth