Opinion

'Remember, the Budget pause is temporary – your customers are still there waiting for a reason to commit'

Soaring jet fuel costs poised to push up package prices next year as another carrier sounds alarm

'Yes, AI can build travel itineraries, but only agents can make them matter to people'

Viva Cruises' Michelle Daniels: 'Agents shouldn't assume all customers want a cheap holiday'

Portugal highlights importance of travel agents as it targets UK growth outside the Algarve

What AI still can’t do: seven messages for luxury travel agents

The Holiday Village: 'The future of homeworking is bigger than simply working from home'

Agency boss: 'Water levels rise and fall but there's another crisis that concerns me more'

'The power of telling a future travel leader "you'd be brilliant at this" is incredible'

'The way we promote homeworking and franchising risks creating the impression making money selling holidays is easy'

Steven Freudmann: 'Travel would love to rejoin the EU after misery of Brexit'

'With more people self-identifying as travel agents, perhaps reputation and customer approval is the new accreditation'

'This summer showed just how deeply climate anxiety is influencing consumer decision-making'

Credibility at stake?: 97% of travel agents demand accreditation as debate over industry standards heats up

'Tipsy agents aren’t the problem at our industry events – it's the freeloaders'

'I've been in travel for nearly 40 years – this is why I think all travel agents should be accredited'

Top agent calls out advisors for unprofessional behaviour: 'It reflects on us all'

‘This is a live testing environment’: Virtual plunge pools, tummy-flipping VR, and the future of river cruising

‘Cowboy’ agents capitalising on demand for lucrative experiential trips pose serious risk to industry, luxury advisors warn

Who owns the beaches? How agents can help their clients be part of the solution

'The travel industry is at risk of missing out on the talent that should safeguard its future'

Blanket fines for travel event no-shows would be 'a step back' for DEI, disabled agents warn

‘It’s got worse’: Travel agents back crackdown on event no-shows as 95% call for fines

'If we want to grow escorted touring, we must nurture the next generation of travel agents'