Management

EasyJet holidays bolsters executive line-up with two promotions

Paul Bixby named chief commercial officer, while Matt Callaghan becomes chief operating officer

Advantage Travel Partnership names new business travel boss

Advantage Travel Partnership reveals a new head of its business travel division, who joins from Visa

‘We must keep on increasing our wages to secure talent’

C&M Travel Recruitment managing director Barbara Kolosinska on why the travel industry needs to increase salaries if it wants to create any kind of talent pipeline for the industry for future years.

Chris North marks return to travel with new chief executive appointment

North stepped down as managing director of Vertical Systems in late October after more than 25 years in the business

Industry warned travel salaries have been ‘too low for too long’

Average travel salaries have increased by more than 20% compared with pre-pandemic levels, but are failing to keep pace with other sectors – leaving travel at risk of risk haemorrhaging talent

Gold Medal smashes single-day call record as peaks hots up

It comes after the operator broke its record for web bookings twice over the past two weeks

Dame Irene and Hays senior leaders return to the shop floor for peaks

Dame Irene said getting back into Hays’ branches during the busiest period of the year would help the independent’s management team gather direct feedback from clients

Lovetovisit.com heralds successful first year of trading

Lovetovisit.com, a John Hays Entrepreneur award winner, has hailed a successful first year of trading and fundraising

Boeing chief admits 737 Max quality control issues

Boeing boss says inspections of the 737 production line has been stepped up following Alaska Airlines door plug blow-out

JetBlue chief executive to step down next month

JetBlue appoints new chief executive after Robin Hayes announces he will step down for medical reasons

Travel jobseeker numbers 'at their highest level since the spring'

‘The travel industry has been crying out all year for quality candidates,’ says C&M Travel Recruitment boss Barbara Kolosinska following a ‘big increase’ in applicants

Travel businesses told to ‘shape their future before it shapes them’

Hoseasons former boss Richard Carrick has urged delegates to make forecasts with caution

Belfast's Travel Solutions sets out expansion plans following stellar 2023

Owner and managing director Peter McMinn said on Wednesday (22 November) the growth was a result of ’great loyalty’ from customers and agent partners alike

Consumer spending habits to take centre stage at Abta Travel Trends conference

The full-day Abta event in London on 28 November will give delegates insights into the latest trends, data, insights and product news in the travel industry

Ambitions Travel Recruitment expands team with two hires

Genna Davis has joined the firm as talent acquisition operations specialist and Claire Castro has taken up the role of brand operations manager

Global Travel Collection promotions to strengthen support for agents

Global Travel Collection enhances roles of management to step up support for the trade

Changing holiday buying behaviours to top agenda at Abta Travel Trends conference

The full-day Abta event will be held in London on 28 November and will offer market insight and expert advice on how to capitalise on the buoyancy of the travel industry

Advantage targets 'vigorous growth' of its managed service model over the next year

Advantage said members operating under its AMS model increased their turnover by 30% over the past year, while booking margins have gone up by 3%

Awaze to axe James Villas brand risking 40 jobs

Awaze chief executive Henrik Kjellberg said James Villas represented less than 1% of the group’s total portfolio

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines names new chief as Peter Deer takes up another role

Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has confirmed a change at the top, bringing in an executive from a leading German tour operator, with serving managing director Peter Deer moving into a new chief financial officer role

Former Thomas Cook comms boss takes up Advantage PR chief role

Advantage Travel Partnership appoints Alexis Coles Barrasso as its new PR and corporate affairs chief after playing a key role in Advantage’s UK outbound travel lobby effort

Barrhead confident homeworking growth will continue into 2024

Director Linda Pyle told TTG on Thursday (5 October) she would like to see another year of growth around a third

Barrhead 'ready to adapt' should cost of living squeeze hit bookings

Sales and marketing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell said spending per person had gone up by £683 despite tough economic conditions

Barrhead parent: 'There's a huge opportunity for high street growth over the next five years'

John Lovell, president of Barrhead’s parent company Travel Leaders Group, has reiterated his support for the Scottish agency