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Barrhead Travel founder Bill Munro passes away aged 80

The former Scottish banker is hailed as one of travel’s biggest names as he revolutionised the concept of high street travel agencies in the 1970s

Watch: Belize's people, food and culture highlights by district

A series of videos showcasing Belize’s different districts highlights the people, food and cultural attractions you can use to entice adventurous clients to book a holiday

Not in the Guidebooks bolsters trade team with three Co-op Holidays staff

The experience operator brings in Tracy Lote as sales team leader with Vicky Lawrence and Hannah Mildenhall also joining

Cunard names David Jones as new UK sales boss following Struthers departure

Jones becomes Cunard’s new vice-president global marketing and UK/EMEA sales

Transfer firm seeks to capitalise on trade growth with new hire

Suntransfers has appointed Giorgio Valenti as its newest head of sales for southern Europe

Caribtours appoints Elaine Jones to newly created UK trade sales manager role

Based in the north-west, Jones will help Caribtours develop new business coming from British luxury agents

Domes Resorts names Maria Psarros new sales and marketing exec

Psarros will work alongside senior sales and marketing manager Penny Naoum and business development manager Nick Hindle to help Domes with its growth strategy

Riviera Travel to sharpen trade focus with new team hire

Docherty will start on 8 April and will report to head of trade and partnerships Vicky Billing

Sunlife names Trailfinders’ Indian Ocean specialist Beth Lewis its new sales chief

In her new role, Lewis will be responsible for driving revenue growth in the UK and forging strong connections with customers

Limitless Travel appoints first customer experience manager

Danny Smith will work alongside Limitless Travel’s sales team, and brings experience from his six years as a volunteer for the RAF Association

Ambassador Cruise Line names agent Carly Bowkett as new BDM

Bowkett will be responsible for driving trade relationships in the north of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Ex-Cook cruise lead and Celebrity sales manager to join Advantage

Zoe Edwards joins the Advantage Travel Partnership following a seven-year stint at Celebrity Cruises

Celebrity regional sales manager Peter Ryan to join Azamara

Ryan brings more than 25 years’ industry to his new role with Azamara, most recently as regional sales manager at Celebrity Cruises

Explore MD: ‘Our single biggest challenge is growing without doing more damage’

TTG caught up with Explore managing director Michael Edwards to find out and how its first Purpose Paper will drive its B Corp journey

Explore: ‘If you’re not B Corp Certified in our space, it’s a disadvantage’

Adventure specialist becomes latest travel business to obtain B Corp Certification after going through a rigorous process dating back to November 2021

Exsus Travel’s Emily Rutter joins Pure Luxury as product manager

Rutter’s career in the luxury travel sector began six years ago, when she joined Elegant Resorts as team leader

Chris North marks return to travel with new chief executive appointment

North stepped down as managing director of Vertical Systems in late October after more than 25 years in the business

'Being B Corp Certified isn't a not-for-profit exercise'

Daniel Pearce sets out the reasons why TTG Media started the journey to become B Corp Certified 12 months ago – and why more travel businesses should make the leap.

Byron Davis joins Wendy Wu Tours as new southern BDM

Davis joins the Asia specialist from South African Tourism, where he was the tourist board’s trade training specialist

Riviera Travel reveals second key account manager hire in a week

Chris McCloskey follows Lloyd Morris to Riviera, and will link up with the river cruise and escorted touring specialist as its new key account manager for Scotland and Ireland next week

Alex Delamere-White confirmed as HX chief commercial officer

The announcement comes as part of the expedition travel provider’s rebrand, which started late last year

TTG Media achieves B Corp status after year-long certification process

TTG Media has achieved B Corp status after a rigorous assessment process during 2023, committing to a positive influence across the five pillars of social impact.

New agency launches first recruitment drive amid ambitious expansion plans

MyCruise – which has set its sights on becoming one of the biggest cruise agencies in the UK – is seeking a new specialist cruise consultant

Travel firms leading the way on recruitment of ‘top talent’, says specialist

Travel and tourism firms are the tenth most likely industry to land top talent due to offering the best candidate experiences during the recruitment process