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Sandra Foreman will become Wendy Wu Tours' first national account manager
Wendy Wu Tours appoints first national account manager and promises dedicated BDMs for Scotland and North West
Sandra Foreman, a long-time member of the operator's trade team, will step into the new national account manager role
Rowe pictured at the 2022 Clia RiverView conference
A-Rosa River Cruises UK chief Lucia Rowe to depart line this month
Rowe was part of the start-up team at A-Rosa more than 20 years ago and returned in 2015 to launch the brand to the UK travel trade
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‘They’ve decimated a once-great brand’: agents slam closure of Classic Collection after nearly 40 years
On the Beach on Wednesday confirmed it would wind down its B2B operation to focus solely on B2C
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On the Beach to shut Classic Collection putting 26 jobs at risk
The OTA acquired Classic for £20 million back in August 2018 but will now begin 'an orderly wind down' of the brand
ITC Suzanne Warren (credit: ITC)
ITC hires Suzanne Warren to boost ‘paramount trade partnerships’ following Cheryl Elliott-Edwards’ departure

Reporting directly into national trade partnership manager Gary Bates, Warren will build the southern region’s trade relations for Inspiring Travel, Regent Holidays, Rainbow Tours and Spectate. 

Warren has worked extensively in the travel industry, including a career at Riviera Travel and Constantinou Bros Hotels, before Mundy Cruising. 

Bates said: “Suzanne brings a wealth of experience to the role and we are very excited for her to meet the amazing agents in her remit area.

Tui expects its profits to go up despite a flat booking outlook
Tui expects annual profits to rise in defiance of 'competitive' market and flat bookings profile
Tui has achieved a small increase in summer UK bookings following a capacity freeze but warned of a tough market
Riviera's George Eliot will sail a season of exclusive solo departures in 2027
Riviera Travel to dedicate 140-passenger ship to solo travellers for an entire season
The escorted touring and river cruise specialist will operate 19 departures across its fleet that are specifically for solo travellers
Edwin Doran has passed away at the age of 79
Sports tour operator, agent and Aito stalwart Edwin Doran passes away aged 79
Edwin Doran who founded his eponymous sports tour brand in London's Twickenham in the 1970s
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‘Building on 2024 was always going to be a challenge’ – so should summer 2025 be cause for celebration, or concern?
Latest TTG and PwC data unpicks lates market trends and consumers' pursuit of value
Greg Thurston, Audley Travel’s trade sales manager
Audley Travel launches VIP membership club for ‘top-selling’ agents
‘Kindred’ will offer special privileges to a handpicked group of advisors in recognition of their continued support of the luxury travel operator
Globus's new BDMs Janine Sykes and Sarah Hillier
Globus recruits experienced business development managers Sarah Hillier and Janine Sykes
Hillier joins Globus from Olympic Holidays, while Sykes brings experience from posts with Sandals Resorts and CroisiEurope
TransIndus has recruited Gareth Mason as its new BDM
Newmarket's Gareth Mason joins TransIndus as BDM and group product manager
Mason will serve as TransIndus's primary point of contact for agent training, events and fams
Danni Gallagher and Cassie Mullen have joined Olympic Holidays as BDMs
Olympic Holidays recruits Cassie Mullen and Danni Gallagher as BDMs
Mullen will look after agents in the south, and Gallagher agents in the north
Jet2holidays' director of travel agent relationships Alan Cross
Jet2holidays postpones 2025 travel agent conference
The UK's largest tour operator had been set to host its 10th annual agent conference this December
WeRoad travellers in Patagonia
WeRoad launches to UK trade targeting a quarter of bookings to come via agents
Group travel specialist WeRoad will begin selling through agents, planning to offer over 300 itineraries to the trade
Gemma Ashworth joins Riviera after a short spell with Discover the World
Gemma Ashworth joins Riviera Travel as dedicated key account manager for home-based agents
Ashworth was among a number of industry professionals who left Carnival Cruise Line earlier this year
Sarah Ayling has joined Caribtours from Classic Collection
Classic Collection's Sarah Ayling joins Caribtours as trade sales manager
TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Ayling will look after agents in the home counties
A family group jump into a swimming pool on holiday
Advantage members ‘thriving’ as ultra-late and ultra-early summer bookings surge
'Travel remains a priority within many households,' says consortium despite people's financial worries
Midcounties Co-op agent Hannah Butlin is joining Gold Medal's trade team
Gold Medal recruits Midcounties agent Hannah Butlin to trade team
Butlin previously worked for a Midcounties Co-operative Travel branch in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, before joining the dnata-owned brands – Gold Medal, Pure Luxury, Cruise Plus and Incredible Journeys
Young Jet2 customers take a selfie as they board one of the airline and operator's aircraft
Jet2 reduces planned capacity growth for coming winter citing 'market difficulties'
Airline and operator has taken around 200,000 seats off sale owing to 'less certain consumer environment'
Celebrity's first river ship concept pictured in motion
Priority access to Celebrity River Cruises' first voyages sells out in just six minutes
Celebrity has also revealed the names of its first river ships, Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker, which will debut on the Rhine and the Danube in 2027
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Dnata weighing sale of UK leisure brands, including Gold Medal
Business as usual for UK entities insists dnata, which operates the trade-only Gold Medal brand, as well as Travel Republic, Travelbag and Netflights
The sun sets over a cruise ship casting yellow light over the water
Travel agency brands fall foul of advertising watchdog's tougher stance on green claims
They include Barrhead Travel, Sunshine Cruise Holidays (Cruise1st), Cruise Circle and Seascanner (cruise.co.uk)
Lloyd Cross is joining Gulf Air Holidays
Jet2's Lloyd Cross to join Gulf Air Holidays as brand prepares to launch to the trade
Jet2holidays' general manager – trade last month announced his plans to move on after 13 years with the operator