Luxury

Luxury travel agency sees business soar after Wimbledon move

Swords Travel opened the new store in Wimbledon Village in January as part of its long term business strategy

Lucy Constantine

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Stephanie Wolf

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The next big thing agents need to focus on: wellness travel

Agents are being encouraged to register for Synergy – The Retreat Show, set to take place in Bali

How to survive 100 years: Gleneagles boss on celebrating a big birthday

Since its acquisition by Sharan Pasricha almost a decade ago, the iconic Scottish hotel has gone from strength to strength

Greece's first helicopter service to Aegean Islands takes off

Hoper will operate direct and return flights to a range of Aegean islands from Athens in under 45 minutes

Rebecca Tudor

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Global Travel Collection to integrate independent Altour advisors

This transition re-positions Global Travel Collection as the ‘central home for all luxury independent travel advisors’ within Internova Travel Group

The Tuscan seaside village offering a different kind of luxury

Founder of Swedish-owned Erqole shares why the brand is investing in a village on a Tuscan resort town

Canaves Collection to expand to new Greek island after Santorini success

The Greek company is set to open its first hotel outside of Santorini in Paros, marking the sixth addition to its collection of luxury properties.

Latin America road show returns to UK for second year

LATA will head to Glasgow, Leeds and Cheshire next month to raise the profile of Latin America’s numerous destinations

Peninsula London hosts extravagant grand opening party with VIP guests

The luxury hotel group hosted more than 2,500 guests at its new London property this week to mark the special occasion

Gold Medal ‘to transform travel trade landscape’ with new booking platform

Gold Medal says it will cut agents’ admin with new technology tie-up with Inspiretec that will automate the inputting of booking data

Co-op Travel holds Millionaire's Club lunch for highest-performing agents

The special event celebrated the 21 travel advisors who had hit £1 million in sales between 2023 and 2024

Shauna Hill

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Summer 2024 'sold well' despite late booking trend and cost worries

A TTG Agenda 2024 panel agreed the summer had so far sold well, but a section of the market is holding back due to financial concerns

Consumer sentiment on the up, but holiday cost remains an issue – PwC

PwC survey reveals optimism among consumers about the economy, but some are holding back on booking travel citing cost and concern about household finances

Carrier takes on new head of trade partnerships

The move sees Lee Marshall join the luxury operator permanently while Rick Milne is also promoted

Scenic to reward agents with series of dinners this autumn

Places will be randomly allocated to 40 agents who make a booking from the new programme or who ’go above and beyond to promote the new season’

J.K. Place boss on opening a hotel in former Versace HQ

The boutique hotel brand will open its fourth property next year, in the heart of Milan’s fashion district

New Silversea boss weighs up major deployment changes

The line’s new chief told the trade he was bringing in a lot of resources to enhance the customer experience

The Greek resort complex has elevated the residences of its Asterias property.