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All change: how and why travel to Europe is poised for a reset
EU inches closer to autumn launch target for new biometric border rules
Planned introduction of the EU Entry-Exit System this autumn inches closer following series of progress milestones
Sunmaster Holidays' destinations included Lanzarote (Credit: Piet Bastine / Unsplash)
Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance
Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets
Qatar has placed the UK on its travel red list (Credit: Rowen Smith / Unsplash)
Flights to the Middle East resume after Qatar missile crisis briefly pauses travel
New Foreign Office advise for several states in the region after Iran’s retaliatory strikes on a US airbase in the country triggered an airspace closure
Luxury travel boss warns AI misuse would be ‘outrage to luxury’
Little Emperors founder Rebecca Masri says AI has benefitted the luxury travel business, but vows it will never replace its human advisors.
Inghams sends sales team out on the road in support of June agency blitz
Brand’s sales team joins agency sales team on the road to get agents thinking about its ski and Lapland product
Restaurateurs turned homeworking travel agents make jump onto the high street
Travel Chaps co-owner Ashley Phillips tells TTG why he and husband Matt decided to take their business out of their home
US strikes on Iran prompt Foreign Office alerts for UAE, Jordan, Qatar and others
Hostilities in the Middle East ’could deteriorate quickly and without warning’ says FCDO following US strikes on nuclear sites in Iran
Exsus names top agents for 2025 as trade sales continue to boom
The luxury tour operator hosted its annual Travel Agent Awards ceremony in London on Friday, marking the fifth edition of the celebratory event. 
Carrier unveils plans for accreditation of ‘authentic’ agents at second annual retreat
The luxury operator shared more details on the accreditation programme at its annual retreat earlier this week.
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Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group secures approval to launch in Ireland
The group, which comprises Abercrombie & Kent, Cox & Kings and Crystal, can now sell to customers in the republic for the first time
Travel Corporation pledges to put agents at the centre of new ‘strategic growth plan’
Trafalgar, Uniworld and Contiki parent to invest in expanding on-the-road sales support for agents and a new inside sales team to grow partnerships
Friends unite to bring a travel agency back to their high street and continue town’s revival
Jeff Ford-Foyne, one of Dee Travel’s four directors, came up with the idea of opening a travel agency in Shotton after working as a taxi driver
Royal Caribbean to revamp Liberty of the Seas ahead of debut UK summer season
The 4,960-passenger ship will replace Independence of the Seas in Southampton next summer
Great Little Breaks moves to correct 'damaging' false reports it had collapsed
MD Diana Evans has hit out at two media outlets after they confused it with Great Little Escapes, which has ceased trading as an Atol holder
TTNG's new cruise sales director unveils conference and ship charter plans
John Wilson, Celebrity Cruises’ former EMEA sales director, told TTG there’s an opportunity for TTNG to capture a larger share of the cruise market, with ocean cruise currently accounting for nearly a quarter of members’ sales
EasyJet confirms 22 new routes for winter 2025/26 including Belfast-Lapland
EasyJet wil link Northern Ireland to Lapland this winter, claiming a first from Belfast to Finland with its new route – one among 22 it is adding to an expanded schedule
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Regent Seven Seas Cruises to host more than 600 agents this summer
More than 600 agents will board Seven Seas Grandeur this summer when it calls at four UK ports, marking the ship’s debut northern Europe itinerary
Designer Travel to celebrate record-breaking year at Abu Dhabi conference
The luxury homeworking agency is welcoming more than 100 of its top-selling advisors in Abu Dhabi
The agent getting her face out there – on the side of the local car wash, plus 8 other TTNG business tips
Six agency bosses took to the stage at the Travel Network Group conference in Bucharest to discuss business nuts and bolts, from marketing and expansion to social media and Christmas working hours
Julia Lo Bue-Said and Jo Rzymowska recognised in King's Birthday Honours
Advantage chief executive Lo Bue-Said has been recognised for her services to business and tourism, and Rzymowska for her efforts to effect change in the diversity, equity and inclusion space
The CAA has published another Atol consultation document
Great Little Escapes ceases trading as Atol holder prompting CAA advisory to agents
The CAA has issued instructions to the trade after Great Little Escapes and subsidiary brands ceased to be an Atol holder on 13 June
Riviera Travel hands Vicky Billing expanded brief after driving 'rapid' trade growth
Billing, who has overseen nearly 50% year-on-year growth through the trade, has been promoted to director of trade and partnerships UK and Ireland
Foreign Office advises against all travel to Israel as conflict with Iran escalates
FCDO upgrades advisory to caution against all travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Murray Travel to launch exclusive Gran Canaria charter programme next year
’The dream is to make the Highlands feel less cut off,’ said the agency’s co-founder Scott Murray