Opinion

Comment: ITT Conference has created the brand advocates that Israel needs

How the country is challenging misconceptions with grand tourism plans

Why Asia-Pacific is cruise’s safety valve

Like most people, I’d seen pictures of Harmony of the Seas on the news so when I headed down to Southampton for a pre-launch peek, I thought I knew what to expect

Let's Go: There's plenty of life in package holidays yet

Depending how long you’ve been in travel, there are moments in the evolution of package holidays in the 1950s and 60s that you might find hard to imagine...

Tui may just regret its Travelopia garage sale

Derek Jones takes a playful angle on the Tui Specialist Group sell off

Comment: Let’s not turn away when margins shrink

For tour operators and travel agents there are some places that just sell themselves – both tend to obtain the vast percentage of their bookings from just three or four destinations

Should we stay or go? The factors the travel industry needs to consider

The European Health Insurance Card and flight delay compensation could disappear if the UK votes to leave Europe

Comment: Why cruising is the Kylie of this industry

It never rains, but it pours, goes the saying. That’s the feeling I’m sure many of us are feeling about cruise ships...

Advantage conference: Astronaut inspiration will last a lifetime

At the blink of an eye, the conference is over and as I touch down back into the UK, I take some time to reflect on the last few days at sea, onboard MSC Fantasia...

Why Aston Villa's drop is a lesson to us all

Another season of discontent, pain and misery. The fifth in a row. And this time there is to be no escape

TTG's big Brexit debate

Last week TTG held the first in a series of TTG Debates, focusing on Brexit and the pros and cons for travel – and business at large

Let’s liberate ourselves from a world of paper

“The factory of the future will have only two employees: a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching any of the controls.”

Trust the experts who can sift out the facts

Whoever said the internet would kill off the travel agent has proved to be entirely wrong...

Breathing fresh air into our partnerships

Kuoni UK’s sales director, Helen Roberts talks about nurturing the special relationships for shared business success

A mixed start to the year reflects troubled times

Aito Agents chair, Gemma Antrobus wonders if the day of the January peaks season is done

Beware TV portrayals of life on a cruise ship

Watching how the other half lives on TV is pretty much a national pastime...

Stephen D’Alfonso: Devolution means no let-up in APD lobbying

The real APD challenge for the chancellor is devolution...

My happy discovery of reverse mentoring

Holidaysplease director Richard Dixon remembers the trials and tribulations of learning the trade

Martin Alcock: The key to success is bold decision making

Why the best leaders are able to combine visionary intuition with hardcore financial or statistical analysis

'We'll never walk away from the independents'

Kuoni UK’s boss asserts his commitment to travel agents despite new retail stores

Package holidays will change, not disappear

The Aito chairman takes a calm look at the two distinct markets in the travel industry; the specialists and the mainstreamers

Celebrity Cruises: Gaining an Edge in the market

It’s been almost four years since Celebrity Cruises launched a new ship, but that doesn’t mean the line hasn’t been busy

Richard Dixon: Don’t be lured down the dark discount alley

My heart sank in mid-December when an email from a travel company hit my inbox announcing their pre-January sale...

Why is innovation in travel travelling light?

Innovation has always been at the heart of travel...

Julia Lo Bue-Said: How to future-proof your business for the next 20 years

’Understanding how customer expectations will shape the future of our industry will assist us in ensuring we remain relevant’