Operators

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

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.

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

Jet2holidays ups funding to support the travel agents of tomorrow to £1.4 million

The UK’s largest tour operator plans to invest £1.4 million into its Appoint an Apprentice scheme which is now in its third year

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

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

The seven habits of high-net-worth clients that agents need to know for 2025

Carrier has shared original data on its bookings over £100,000, offering key insights into who these high spenders are – and what they want from their travel advisor.

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

Cutting down to scale up: could working with fewer suppliers be better for agents' businesses?

Choosing the right supplier for your clients when there are hundreds, if not thousands, at your disposal can be a challenging task; TTG spoke to four agents who have decided the time is right to start fishing in a smaller pool

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

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

Finalists revealed for TTG Travel Industry Awards 2025

Travel’s most coveted award ceremony is moving to one of London’s most iconic music venues

Idle Travel, Perfect Getaways and Go Ben win share of £80,000 Jet2 high street fund

The first recipients of funding from the airline and operator’s Scale Up Your Street campaign have been revealed

Ryanair threatens to fine disruptive passengers £500 in new crackdown

Ryanair says it will penalise disruptive passengers who are offloaded with a mandatory £500 fine and pursue civil damages in a crack down on antisocial behaviour as the peak season approaches

Brace for more unrest fuelled by Trump's TV agenda, travel warned

The UK’s former ambassador to Washington has said president Donald Trump’s desire to dominate news networks means he will not shy away from scenes like the disturbances in Los Angeles

Outbound travel 'as important as inbound', insists tourism minister

Sir Chris Bryant tells Abta’s Travel Matters seminar he regards outbound tourism as important as inbound, recognising the UK would not be so well connected without it – particularly in the regions

Tour operator eases disabled clients’ safari ‘fear factor’ with simple tweak

Enable Holidays says the couple, who had dreamt of going on safari for years, has since gone on to book four more trips with the accessible tour operator.

'I was wrong to write off Tui – this sleeping giant might finally be waking up'

’With a receding debt mountain and some interesting strategic moves, the leisure giant that is Tui in the UK may finally be awakening,’ argues industry veteran Steve Endacott

Outbound travel to add £10bn to UK economy over next five years, says Abta – if government backs sector

Outbound travel will provide more UK jobs, help regional airports thrive and add £10 billion to the UK economy over the next five years if it is backed by government, Abta has said in a new report

EasyJet holidays puts 11 more destinations on sale from Newcastle for summer '26

Airline and operator will open a three-aircraft base at Newcastle next spring

Eurostar to launch two new London routes to Frankfurt and Geneva

The additions come as Eurostar’s more than 30-year monopoly on cross-Channel rail services looks set to come under threat from several potential competitors

Swords Travel launches in-house tour operator to fill 'gaps' in luxury market

The agency said the venture would better serve clients and address product gaps, while stressing 80% of its business will continue to come through collaborations with partners