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‘As managers we can make a real impact – staff need to know they’re not alone’
Hays Travel’s Hayley Gadd was named Manager of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards by TTG last month
Winter Travel Pride returns! Join the festivities on 30 November
It’s time to get that glittery outfit at the ready and bring your dancing shoes
G Adventures and Planeterra vow to ‘uplift’ 300 communities by 2030
The Project 300 initiative has been described as “the next chapter” for G and Planeterra’s charity work
Sandals Island Run team bolts past £100k target for 100km Antigua half-marathon challenge
The Sandals Foundation Island Run team have completed a 100 kilometre challenge over Antigua in four days to hit a £100,000 fundraising target for childrens’ charities in the Caribbean.
New benchmark tool helps agents find responsible wildlife tourism experiences
Agents are being encouraged to use a new free platform to help them discover responsible wildlife tourism experiences around the world to promote to clients
Jet2holidays earns praise from Which? following low deposit investigation
Which? said it had verified the operator’s claim that customers’ £60 deposit is all they stand to lose in the event of cancellation
CMA issues guidelines on navigating legal pitfalls around sustainability
The Competition and Markets Authority publishes document detailing advice for businesses on how to cooperate on sustainability without falling foul of the law
Watchdog comes down on Accor over influencer's TikTok 'ad' for The Savoy
Accor rapped by the UK’s advertising watchdog after influencer Lydia Millen posted a TikTok of her stay in London’s The Savoy in November 2022 without labelling it as an ad
EasyJet becomes world’s first airline to participate in Airbus' carbon removal project
easyJet group markets director Thomas Haagensen said the airline’s “ultimate aim” was net-zero flying
Byway launches new flight-free Christmas market trips
Byway has released three new multi-country European Christmas market trips travelling by train this festive season
‘Travel has no choice but to get on the front foot when it comes to the climate crisis’
TTG Media’s CEO joined more than 20 other industry representatives at the Greece National Tourist Office’s first ‘Agora’ to discuss the existential challenges facing travel – here’s what he took away
Hays regional sales managers walk 360 miles to support young people’s mental health
Division sales manager Graeme Tolchard said the message put out by Young Minds “strongly resonates” with Hays’s ethos
'We’re up for the challenge!': The Sandals Island Run team pounding 100km for charity
The 100km Sandals Island Run challenge is on – four of the participants set torun across Antigua in four days reveal their motivations, and the challenges that lie ahead
The Big Question: Does all-inclusive value come at too high a price for the planet?
All-inclusives have been a travel industry mainstay for decades, and have surged in popularity amid the cost of living squeeze – but do they have a future as travel looks to forge a new path towards sustainability?
The end of travel as we know it? How the climate crisis could change holiday habits forever
B Corp-certified operator Intrepid has made a raft of future travel predictions as the impact of climate change becomes more prevalent, and come up with some solutions and remedies
'I’ve witnessed the progress travel has made on DEI, but I’ve also seen where it falls short'
After National Inclusion Week, we head into Black History Month – a time for reflection and action within the travel and tourism industry, writes Communicate Inclusively’s Atlyn Forde for TTG
Three things to consider before selling animal experiences
In a special TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors workshop, agents learnt how some animal experiences can cause trauma for wildlife, and how to avoid them
Hays Travel expands Big Thank You rewards to seven monthly winners
Dame Irene Hays said on Thursday (28 September) she hoped staff members enjoyed “the additional money in the run up to Christmas”
Operator makes World Tourism Day plea to agents to promote community-led tourism
Chief executive Carol Savage said on Wednesday (27 September) World Tourism Day was providing “the perfect opportunity” to push for more “ecotourism” holidays
Inside travel's unseen rescue mission in Morocco
The earthquake on 8 September has left parts of Morocco devastated, but travel has a huge part to play in the country’s recovery – both now and in the future
Simple ways the holidays you sell can have a positive impact
In the fourth TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors workshop, agents heard how the right kind of tourism enables clients to proactively support people, wildlife and biodiversity. 
Tour operator calls for carbon labelling to become industry standard
Explore Worldwide said on Friday (22 September) carbon labelling will ensure consistency and make comparisons easier for customers
International Women in Travel and Tourism Forum to return next June
Launched in 2019, the IWTTF has grown to become a staple in the industry’s conference calendar
Intrepid Travel places carbon labels on more than 500 itineraries
The operator said carbon labelling on each individual tour would look like a nutrition label found on food