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British Airways launches direct flights to Finland's most northerly airport
TTG joined a group of agents onboard BA’s inaugural flight to Ivalo in Lapland last week
The rise of rail and 'coolcations', and why agents will have to 'work for it' in 2025
Reflections on a strong but challenging 2024, a disappointing Budget and demand for cooler climes were some of the debates waged in the final Agenda 2024 seminar hosted by TTG and PwC
'Our evolution has only just begun', says confident Crystal boss
The luxury cruise line has announced an order of three new-build ships by 2032.
Delve into Dubai: the best new restaurants, beach clubs and hotels
A whole host of new dining and cultural experiences have arrived in the Emirati city.
Grecotel celebrates 'record-breaking year' at lunch for luxury agents in Cheshire
The Greek luxury hotel brand hosted 20 agents for a special lunch in Cheshire after another successful year.
10 of the best luxury activities in Florida
Florida has long been a favourite destination of UK and Irish families, but perhaps less well known is its extensive luxury offering. Here, we detail 10 activities for your discerning clients
The Adventure People to sell through agents for the first time
The Adventure People is to work with the trade for the first time after designing its own tour itineraries
Crystal Ski reveals full range of shorter duration breaks
Crystal Ski has hailed good early sales as it confirms its full range of shorter duration breaks on the slopes
Mandarin Oriental shares plans for luxury property collection following rebrand
The hospitality brand launched its exclusive collection of private villas in 2022 and is now looking to expand its offerings.
Classic Collection to ramp up trade activity next year after 'transformative' 2024
More fam trips and educationals, new training resources and marketing assets and additional trade call centre support all in the pipeline, says B2B director Si Morris-Green
'Agents – make it your business to find the right holiday for everyone'
Champion accessible holidays to tap into a growing market, writes Aaron Langford, Royal Caribbean International’s senior sales director UK and Ireland, for TTG
'No reason Classic Collection can’t double in size now,' says On the Beach chief
Shaun Morton, chief executive parent company On the Beach, has revealed what he has in store for Classic Collection following its restructure
Safari specialist of more than 25 years ceases trading as Atol holder
East Cape Tours and Safaris ceased trading as an Atol holder on Monday (2 December)
Travel bucks wider retail trends again in November, despite tough Budget
New Barclays research shows travel agencies doing very well, partly as consumers cut back on essential spend to save for luxuries
On the Beach hails Classic Collection's return to profitability after restructure
Classic Collection has a ’significant opportunity to become the go-to B2B provider of Ryanair packages’, according to On the Beach Group chief executive Shaun Morton
Outbound travel now contributing more to UK economy than pre-pandemic
Outbound travel’s contribution to UK PLC now exceeds that of pre-pandemic, new figures from Abta estimate
Time for action: how can the luxury travel sector become more sustainable?
With its higher carbon footprint per passenger, the luxury travel industry is finding alternative ways to provide a more sustainable product. 
'Business as usual,' says Scenic Group as Nick Hughes departs
Director of sales, partnerships and strategic growth departs, with Scenic pledging to ensure support for agents is ’business as usual’
Jet2 to explore mid-haul routes and meet with Doncaster Sheffield
Taking questions from agents at the Jet2holidays conference in Paphos last week, chief executive Steve Heapy opened up on some of the airline and operator’s short-to-medium term planning
Wild Frontiers: 'We want to be a go-to adventure operator for agents'
Wild Frontiers’ sustainability lead Nardia Sullivan tells TTG’s Rob Gill about the brand’s trade goals after achieving B Corp certification
Agents share fam trip frustrations as poll reveals majority want change 
Nearly 90% of travel agents believe the fam trip, which is often seen as a perk of the job, needs a major shake-up.
Just how much will the Budget cost the travel industry?
Labour’s first Budget since taking power has left businesses reeling, and travel was no exception. So to what extent could the reforms hamper growth for agents and suppliers?
AI search, space travel and Christmas in Cyprus: nine unmissable Jet2 conference takeaways
Jet2holidays returned to Cyprus for its 10th VIP agent conference this week, bringing with them a grumpy time machine to take delegates on a journey through all things Jet2 past, present and future
Abta names Danny Waine's successor and new board members
Roberto Balasco will join the trade body from Kenwood Travel on 13 January. In his new role, he will support Abta members and help drive the association’s membership strategy