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Limitless Travel secures £6.5 million investment to fuel expansion plans
Limitless Travel has secured a multi-million pound investment, with plans to take the brand to US consumers and offer more product to existing UK customers
Agent lands ‘last-minute’ £110,000 French villa booking with string quartet and open-air cinema

A top agent secured a six-figure booking for a French rental villa – with just less than a month’s notice to plan. 

 

In partnership with onefinestay, the luxury travel advisor worked diligently to organise a family holiday for seven nights with a strict set of criteria. 

 

Clients are able to open windows onboard Eurostar's trains
Competition on cross-Channel rail routes moves a step closer
The rail regulator has said there is room for new entrants to use Eurostar’s maintenance facility, removing an impediment for more operators on cross-Channel routes
Hotels making ‘massive mistake’ by judging agents on social media following
Luxury hotels who undervalue agents are at risk of losing business – but influencers are not the ones to blame, says Duncan Greenfield-Turk. 
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The £20 device that could save your clients' lives
A charity has gained FCDO recognition of a £20 device that warns if lethal gas emissions are found in holiday accommodation
EasyJet holidays credits agents for new Southend base's early success
EasyJet says its new Southend base has sold more package holidays as a percentage of sales than any other base and thanks local agents
Seaside Travel's Richard Lowrey-Heywood joins Not Just Travel as BDM
Lowrey-Heywood, whose career in travel has seen him rep for Thomas Cook in Rhodes and work in Jet2’s contact centre, will work with Not Just Travel’s more than 700 franchisees and consultants to help grow their businesses
Winning luxury agents celebrate success and share business tips at VIP event
The agent winners of TTG Luxury Travel Awards in February returned to Raffles London at The OWO for an exclusive lunch at a private dining venue
Hot off the press: how to build a magazine to inspire clients
Creating an inspirational magazine for your clients can make all the difference in helping them take the plunge to book that holiday – so how do you do it? 
Jet2holidays sets deadline for agents to transition to self-serve platform for amendments
Trade will be required to use online trade portal for changes to clients’ bookings from 9 April
Jet2 earmarks 'potential six-figure sum' to help up to 10 agencies grow high street presence
Agents invited to compete for funding and expert advice through launch of new Scale Up Your Street campaign, announced last year
Virgin Voyages boss praises agents and predicts 2025 will be the line's 'best year yet'
The adults-only line said bookings have grown 34% year-on-year while sales of longer itineraries of eight nights or more have jumped more than 40% in the UK
Six feared dead after Red Sea tourist sub sinks weeks after FCDO warning
A tourist submarine has sunk off Hurghada on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, with six Russians reported to be killed, raising more questions about safety standards in the country
Insight Report reveals increased spend on trade by luxury suppliers
The TTG Luxury Travel Awards Insight Report 2025 drew upon data shared by 42 trade-facing supplie finalists in tour operator, cruise, and hotel categories
Spring Statement: chancellor insists consumers will have more disposable income this year
Average consumer will be £500 better off this year says chancellor Rachel Reeves allowing them to spend more on non-essentials like travel
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Norwegian Cruise Line to expand trade team ahead of decade-long fleet expansion
NCL’s vice-president and head of UK and Ireland, Gary Anslow, said the line is starting to see positive results after opting to put more ’boots on the ground’ two years ago
New Travel Counsellor reaches Gold status during Heathrow chaos
Luxury travel agent Nathalie Adams reveals how she made the prestigious club just hours after Heathrow Airport closed. 
The search is on for the country’s Top 20 Luxury agencies
TTG is launching an exciting new programme to spotlight excellence across 10 agent categories with a ceremony in November
InteleTravel acquires sport and entertainment ticketing platform
InteleTravel has paid an undisclosed sum for a ticketing specialist that will operate as a stand-alone brand and provide product for its agents
Luxury cruise agent shares ‘overlooked’ rule that can ‘make or break’ clients’ trip
Claire Parsons was named a “Virtuoso Cruise Icon” after impressing the travel network with her exemplary cruise sales.
Inside Travel Group creates dedicated agency sales team after record Q1 for trade business
Asia specialist to transition to single point of contact for agents, led by senior team leader Claire Brothers
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Abta LifeLine reveals it wrote off £78,000 in debt for travel staff last year
Abta’s charity arm, Abta LifeLine, helps travel professionals who are struggling financially to pay their debts
Hays Travel awards millions in bonuses to 4,500 employees after £3 billion sales bounty
Staff at the UK’s largest independent agency will receive £100 per year of service after the agency reached £3 billion in total transaction value six weeks ahead of its year end
Gatwick pursues long-haul goal with new Kenya and Bahrain routes
The hub is counting the benefits of attracting more long-haul airlines, with Kenya Airways and Gulf Air the latest to bring services