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Intrepid Travel launches e-rickshaw initiative to empower Indian women
The Intrepid Foundation has invested £28,000 in the Holy City Rickshaw Program in Varanasi, which will train women to become rickshaw drivers
The Antarctica alternative agents needs to know about
A British tour operator is the only company operating private flights for leisure travellers to Antarctica and is boosting its trade presence
Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform
The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use
EasyJet holidays backs new non-profit aiming 'to make sustainable holidays mainstream'
Operator signs up as founding partner of The International Centre for Responsible Tourism global with the aim of ’making sustainable holidays mainstream’
SPL Villas to offer price parity as it rolls out flight booking functionality
Villa specialist reveals it will offer guaranteed price parity for the first time as it introduces flight booking functionality for the trade
Youth mobility 'part of UK government's blueprint to reset EU relationship'
The government has appeared to flip-flop on youth mobility during the summer but the subject will be discussed in talks between Sir Keir Starmer and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday (2 October)
Tui veteran Helen Caron leaves the business after 24 years
Caron, who has has held senior leadership roles across product, purchasing, cruise and distribution during her 24-year Tui career, will leave the company at the end of September
Tui expands hotel portfolio hours after revealing bold new vision
New properties in Sardinia, Tunisia and Turkey added to Tui’s offering
Tui to restructure around 'global curated leisure marketplace' model
Tui UK and Ireland chief marketing officer Neil Swanson to succeed Andrew Flintham as Tui UK and Ireland’s managing director
Andrew Flintham to leave Tui to head up British Airways Holidays
Tui’s UK and Ireland managing director will succeed Claire Bentley at the end of October
Jet2holidays puts summer 2026 programme on sale with 22 new routes
Airline will launch new routes from Bournemouth, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stansted and Newcastle airports
Autism-friendly attractions and adapted boat trips: Florida's accessibility drive
From wheelchair-accessible beaches to autism-friendly attractions, Florida is working to make the state user-friendly for all
New Pure Luxury Masterclass homes in on agent training
Agents are being invited to learn about the unique offering of Pure Luxury, and access the tools and inspiration they need to grow luxury sales with the operator
'Don't price ordinary people out of travel,' Jet2 chief Steve Heapy warns new govt
Jet2.com and Jet2holidays held a fringe event at Labour’s annual conference, outlining what it wants from the new government and warning it not to penalise the holidays of ’hard working families’
The Travel Corporation names Melissa DaSilva as Gavin Tollman's successor
The group’s north American touring chief DaSilva will take over from Tollman as chief executive of TTC Tour Brands on an interim basis, with Tollman set to depart later this year when TTC’s sale completes
'Many ways to support a low carbon future,' Responsible Travel insists
The activist operator announced on Tuesday (24 September) all the progress it has made since releasing its 2023 impact report
Park Hyatt London River Thames to make debut
The luxury skyrise hotel will open on London’s iconic river in October, with 203 rooms
Tui expects profits to bounce back to £1 billion mark this year
Tui says full year 2023/24 profits are set to increase by 25% in line with expectations, breaching the £1 billion barrier
The fam trip that 'nailed' the experience of authentic travel
Agents found that Not in the Guidebooks lived up to its billing on its first long-haul educational, to Costa Rica, with TTG in tow
Why Explora Journeys has the biggest culinary budget at sea
The luxury cruise line has one chef for every seven guests and its new culinary experience is making its debut on Explora II
‘Give us a go’: Tui ready to step up campaign to win over independent agents
The operator, Europe’s largest, has spent the past year persuading the trade to sell more of its holidays; TTG caught up with Tui’s Neil Swanson to find out how this effort is going
The pursuit of value, and five other things agents should watch out for in 2025
Consumers pursuit of value, their confidence to book with agents and the spending power of the so-called ‘silver traveller’ market emerged as key talking points at TTG’s Agenda 2024 Autumn Breakfast this week
5 unusual Colombia itineraries featuring military helicopters and a lost city
Military helicopters, a coffee-scented self-drive and a lost city: five operators share their highlights
The trade's tropical Christmas holidays, rated for their festive factor
Late December can be the ideal time to book a trip, but how jolly does it feel when you’re away from home for Christmas? We canvassed the trade for their experiences