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'You need to show up in this industry': ITT Future You panel shares how to make a splash in travel and tourism

Four breakthrough industry entrants shared how they got a foothold in the sector on the final day of WTM London

Malaga to host 2026 ITT conference next June

Conference to return to Spain for the first time since 2010 over 8-10 June next year

Agent pledges £10,000 to support next generation of travel talent

Doug, Ruth and Chris Wardle, of Wardle Travel, have created a bursary to help young people attend the ITT conference

ITT Future You reveals theme for annual WTM London forum event

Student-led panel discussion to explore theme of reimagining travel in a changing world

Can travel embrace AI while retaining its human touch? Plus, 12 other ITT conference highlights

The war for talent, travel’s stand on DEI, and AI’s coming of age were among the key talking points at the 2025 ITT conference in Sardinia this week...

Travel brands ‘need a bit more carrot and stick when it comes to decarbonising’

Felix Hamer, expedition line HX’s strategy manager (sustainability), said brands shouldn’t be afraid of admitting they are at the start of a journey, and should start taking whatever action they can – even if it starts with low-hanging fruit – with a focus on transparency rather than perfection in the first instance.

Travel and tourism brands told time has come to appoint 'an excite and delight director'

ITT conference hears it is no longer enough for travel and tourism businesses just to deliver on people’s expectations, they must go beyond them

Next generation of industry talent 'won't put up with inaction on DEI'

While numerous big companies have publicly turned their backs on DEI, easyJet and Tui have revealed they are ’doubling down’ on inclusion – here’s why.

New courses launched with aim to offer agents route to accreditation and drive up standards

Former Abta head of membership Danny Waine has worked with training provider Talent Vista on the new courses, who have been endorsed and accredited by the Institute of Travel and Tourism

Eight places on ITT board up for election this year

The association is also looking to fill a currently vacant position on the board representing the hotel sector

Rugby legends Sinfield and Jones-Buchanan named as ITT conference keynote speakers

Kevin Sinfield’s bond with former teammate Rob Burrow captured imaginations following Burrow’s motor neurone disease diagnosis, and has seen him raise millions for the cause

Why travel must learn to tell its story better: eight takeaways from the ITT conference

Hundreds of current and future travel leaders took on some of the weightiest issues facing the industry this week at the 2024 ITT conference; James Chapple reports

Irene Hays: ‘Nurturing new talent vital as customer routes to market change’

Hays told ITT conference delegates Hays Travel was now using more than 60 different dialects to make its social media content more engaging – and to latch on to social media sales trends

Julia Lo Bue-Said: 'We need £200k to get govt to recognise travel as an economic sector'

Advantage Travel Partnership chief calls for travel to band together to fund a lobbying ’war-chest’ to ’drive policy engagement through what may be a change of government’

'AI can't replace your un-Googleable knowledge,' agents told

Travel industry can’t afford to ’forget the human element’ as it adopts more and more AI tech, Amadeus’s Clare de Bono tells the 2024 ITT conference

'More top Atol holders must make firm commitments on sustainability'

Less than a third (30%) of the UK’s biggest travel companies have proactively and publicly published comprehensive sustainability plans, new research carried out in partnership with the ITT’s Sustainability Committee has revealed.

We at TerraVerde Sustainability analysed the websites of the UK’s top 50 Atol holders for evidence of their sustainability commitments and strategies, while also evaluating their efforts to promote sustainable travel choice.

The findings revealed:

Network ITT to return to Scotland next week

ITT-led networking event will feature a ’Sabrage’ demonstration – the art of opening a bottle of champagne with a blade

Industry working group steps up campaign to secure the future of post-16 education and training

Abta, ITT and colleges embark on next phase of campaign to secure alternative qualifications for those keen to pursue careers in travel and tourism ahead of impending government funding cuts

ITT reveals 2024 conference destination and mandatory carbon offset fee

The announcement follows ITT hosting its most recent conference in Qatar this summer

TTG Media unveils TTG 30 Under 30 class of 2023

Judging panel ran the rule over more than 100 applications for what is the 10th intake before choosing the final 30 to go ahead to the year-long programme supported by Tui and ITT

Travel Counsellors and ITT team up to launch £100k scholarship programme

Homeworking giant partners with ITT Future You Foundation for industry-first programme to support budding entrepreneurs

Advantage's Lee Ainsworth appointed to ITT board of directors

The institute has also reappointed Claire Steiner, Fiona Jeffery, Barbara Kolosinska and Charles Wilson for a further two years

Industry rallies to challenge govt plans to defund travel and tourism training

New working group established to challenge Department for Education move to defund level 3 travel and tourism qualifications from 2025

ITT tears up Matt Hancock’s invite to Qatar conference

ITT chair Steven Freudmann said WhatsApp revelations involving the former health secretary “were the straw that broke the camel’s back”