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Gold Medal's Little Book of Incredible Journeys features more than 30 itineraries
Gold Medal unveils Little Book of Incredible Journeys
New digital mini-brochure is designed to help agents “inspire” their customers
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Si Morris-Green: 'We have to bring clients and agents with us'
Classic Collection’s director of agency sales tells TTG why it’s never been more important to connect with the trade
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Portugal tourism chief blasts UK govt's traffic light decision
Luis Araujo said Portugal remained confident of safely welcoming visitors this summer
Shipman joins Classic as strategic account manager for consortia
Classic Collection confirms full trade team restructure
New strategic business development division to offer agents and consortia more tailored support
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Phil Shipman joins Classic Collection as consortia lead
Former G Touring key account manager and Club Med business development manager to joins Classic to oversee its relationships with consortia partners
Tim Alderslade from Airlines UK has asked chancellor Rishi Sunak for a "comprehensive" package of measures
Airlines UK demands clarity from Shapps over traffic light changes
Alderslade has a series of questions about the methodology used to determine a country’s status in regards to the opening of international travel
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Tui sells minority stake in Spanish hotel group Riu
Tui will use the proceeds from the €670 million (£575 million) deal to help pay off its Covid debts
Classic Package Holidays will offer Mexico, among other new mid- and long-haul destinations
Tui extends amber and red list cancellations to late June
All Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Turkey, Egypt, Cape Verde, Morocco, Tunisia and Bulgaria holidays off until 28 June at the earliest
The brochures are available from the Classic Collection website now digitally
Classic Collection launches winter sun programmes early
Operator brings forward 2021/22 Canary Islands and short-haul winter sun brochure drops
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Club Med launches new agent training programme and booking platform
Brand seeking to train up new Club Med Experts, while the booking tool has been designed to offer additional services for clients
Kuoni will offer Covid testing packages (Credit: Mufid Majnun/Unsplash)
Kuoni to offer Covid test packages 'by end of the week'
Jones was speaking as part of panel in the latest TTG Debate, analysing the government’s traffic light announcement on Friday
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Clients ramp up spending on luxury bookings
Pure Luxury reports average booking spikes in Barbados, Dubai and more as campaign encourages upgrade options with agents
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Demand for 'greener and fairer' holidays rising – Tui
Operator records 84% increase in customers staying in sustainably certified hotels over past five years
In its ruling, the court said the passenger should be refunded with interest
Operator aims to turn Ryanair refund row into charity boost
Simpson Travel is urging clients with outstanding Ryanair refunds to claim the money from the budget carrier directly and donate it to charity
Bevan has been responsible for dnata Travel Group's UK brands for the past three-and-a-half years
John Bevan to assume global role with Gold Medal parent dnata
Bevan promoted to divisional senior vice-president, with responsibility for all of dnata’s global travel brands across leisure, trade, technology, corporate and destination management
Pendergast started her career in travel with Gold Medal 16 years ago
Diane Pendergast rejoins Gold Medal trade team
Former Prestbury Travel senior product manager to take up specialist Indian Ocean and Africa role at Gold Medal where she started her career more than 15 years ago
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Tui chief: 'We're still confident of a decent summer'
Fritz Joussen insists vaccine programmes and testing will be sufficient to avoid a repeat of the challenges of summer 2020
Tui's TV campaign will focus on offering reassurance to consumers about booking a holiday
Tui still planning for 17 May restart
Travel giant hopeful of prompt resumption of travel this spring
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Operators launch back to high street trade incentives
Classic Collection, Titan Travel and Saga among firms celebrating agents reopening their doors this week
Tui has renewed its focus on families and multi-gen holidaymakers
Tui puts extra 100k summer 2022 holidays on sale
Summer 2022 bookings up 120% on summer 2021
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Top travel firms sign BBC Watchdog 'package holiday pledge'
Commitments include no amendment fees for rebookings owing to Covid impacts and full refunds paid within 14 days
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ITC to give entire workforce day off
Staff will be encouraged to make the most of the new easing of restrictions around small gatherings outside
Mauritius is prioritising front-line tourism staff for Covid-19 vaccination
Kuoni extends and expands flexible booking policy
Flex+ will allow guests due to travel any time up to 15 December 2021 to change or cancel their booking up to ten days before long-haul travel or 21 days for European travel 
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Agents get behind Audley Travel's trade strategy
The tailor-made specialist is starting to see the rewards of last year’s shift to working with agents