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Ponant reveals plans to downsize ahead of move to ‘slow cruising’
The changes are part of the luxury cruise line’s commitment to becoming a zero-emissions company.
Luxury advisor's last-minute family booking advice after whirlwind trip
The luxury travel advisor pulled off a mammoth planning feat for a Sri Lanka trip in less than 10 days
Inghams reveals how it plans to celebrate its 90th anniversary with agents
Walking specialist to host fam trip and ’quirky’ roadshows to help agents get ’under the skin’ of its new product launching next year
Davina McCall on using a travel agent – and her big cruise idea...
The TV presenter was the celebrity host of The Travel Industry Awards by TTG - editor Sophie Griffiths caught up with her to talk all things travel
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Barrhead Travel chief: 'We're thriving in uncertain times'
TTG caught up with Barrhead Travel’s senior management team to discuss everything from next year’s peaks to why the business will always prioritise quality over quantity
Barrhead Travel brand ‘must evolve if it is to attract new customers’
‘We’ve got to evolve and modernise,’ Barrhead sales and marketing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells TTG as the Scottish independent plans a 50th anniversary makeover
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Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform
The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use
How a luxury advisor's £500 investment saved a near-disaster booking
The travel advisor says the investment in his luxury clients was ’entirely worth it’.
Celebrity Cruises’ fifth Edge-class ship to use new flex fuel engine
Celebrity Cruises to move away from ex-UK 'taster' sailings with Apex return
The 2,910-passenger Celebrity Apex will return to the UK in 2026, but will operate a programme without any shorter cruises
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Why Explora Journeys has the biggest culinary budget at sea
The luxury cruise line has one chef for every seven guests and its new culinary experience is making its debut on Explora II
‘Give us a go’: Tui ready to step up campaign to win over independent agents
The operator, Europe’s largest, has spent the past year persuading the trade to sell more of its holidays; TTG caught up with Tui’s Neil Swanson to find out how this effort is going
Highly Recommended Hotels founder shares what’s missing from the collection 
The luxury hotel collection is looking for new members across the UK.
Nick Hughes: 'Supporting agents isn't just about boots on the ground'
For the past six months, Nick Hughes has been trying to understand what he needs to do to take Scenic Group’s UK team ’to the next level’ – he tells TTG’s Harry Kemble why getting support for agents right will be key
American Affair's Chris Hedley on bookings, trends and launching a brand in a pandemic
American Affair's Chris Hedley on bookings, trends and launching a brand in a pandemic
Chris Hedley, managing director at American Affair, talks to Abra Dunsby about launching a brand during the pandemic and reveals his hopes and plans for the business.
Weiss: 'If there’s one thing that will be with me for ever, it was that feeling of being humbled by the team.' (Credit: Virgin Atlantic)
Shai Weiss: 'Our people are Virgin's magic sauce'
It’s been a turbulent year for all airlines – Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss talks people, sustainability and future plans with TTG
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Video: easyJet boss Lundgren on aviation in a post-Covid world
EasyJet chief Johan Lundgren sits down with TTG editor Sophie Griffiths to discuss easyJet’s fortunes and future in the age of Covid
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Business travel the focus for next Agent Matters panel
TTG’s sixth Agent Matters panel takes place on Tuesday 5 May at 11am with a focus on business travel and TMCs.
Hawke: 'I wouldn’t have had the career I’ve had without freedom of movement'
Giles Hawke: ‘Brexit is so grossly unfair and wrong’
Cosmos boss Giles Hawke discusses his career with Sophie Griffiths, and explains why he feels Britain leaving the EU is one of the biggest threats facing travel
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Put your questions to Celebrity Cruises' UK boss Jo Rzymowska
Have you ever wondered where Celebrity Apex got its name? Where it will be sailing? What features it will have?
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Dnata's John Bevan on his career success
Dnata Travel Europe chief executive John Bevan charts his journey from French hoteliers, through the dotcom landscape to taking the helm at one of Europe’s largest travel companies.
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Jerry Springer’s take on travel and Trump
Next week Advantage members will travel to Miami for the consortium’s conference, where TV legend Jerry Springer will join as keynote speaker. He talks to TTG about his love of agents, the Cunard sailing that brought him to the US and why he won’t be running against Trump in 2020
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RCI: Delivering a digital agenda for cruise
As Royal Caribbean International gears up for the launch of the first of its 10 ships on order, president and chief executive Michael Bayley meets TTG to talk gratuities, staff bonuses and going digital
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G Adventures remains on the acquisition trail
G Adventures hit the headlines earlier this month when it emerged it had acquired former All Leisure Holidays Group firms Travelsphere and Just You. Founder Bruce Poon Tip talks about why the operator remains in ‘growth mode’
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Celebrity Cruises: Gaining an Edge in the market
It’s been almost four years since Celebrity Cruises launched a new ship, but that doesn’t mean the line hasn’t been busy