Responsible tourism

Retail legend Mary Portas’s six tips to make business more responsible – and more profitable

Addressing TTG’s Fairer Travel Event, retail guru, broadcaster and co-chair of the Better Business Act campaign Mary Portas OBE set out why kindness, not ball-breaking, should be a part of the creative brief – and why aligning purpose with profit isn’t just business ethics, it’s smart strategy

Hurtigruten's unique offering In The Spotlight

Discover everything you need to know about Hurtigruten’s various voyages, with a chance to win a £100 Lifestyle voucher

How you can send your clients into the 'wild heart of Europe'

A lesser-known mountain range and a tour that combines one operator’s passion for conservation, rewilding and community tourism

Travel urged to discourage 'high-emission short breaks' and set up climate justice fund

The Travel Foundation has put forward proposals to help tourism combat climate change, including compiling an official list of destinations most at risk and discouraging short breaks, with ideas to be discussed at COP 30 in November

Lanzarote vows to be pickier about tourists in new ethical stance

Lanzarote has launched an ethical tourism campaign, saying it will be more selective in the type of visitor it targets

Agents share 10 simple steps to start reducing your carbon footprint

The first TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop of 2025 included information to help agents reduce the carbon footprint in their homes and workplaces

‘I booked a couple to Brazil – now they live there!’: 5 times agents changed their clients’ lives for ever

TTG has challenged readers up and down the country to share the best ways in which they had an impact on their clients, showing that travel agents can change lives for ever – not just for the duration of a holiday

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.

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

Can travel embrace AI while retaining its human touch? Plus, 12 other ITT conference highlights

The war for talent, travel’s stand on DEI, and AI’s coming of age were among the key talking points at the 2025 ITT conference in Sardinia this week...

'Lean on our specialists' expertise to sell Italy,' association urges agents

Abtoi chair Lisa Leggate told TTG the best way for the association’s members to get closer to the trade is through networking and events such as WTM

Malaysia relying on UK agents to increase tourist numbers, deputy PM says

Malaysian deputy prime minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced the government’s intention to increase the number of UK tourists to the country to 500,000 in 2026

Intrepid expands hotel portfolio with Morocco and Tasmania properties

The two new additions are part of Intrepid’s strategy to grow its portfolio to 20 properties worldwide over the next three years

TTG 30 Under 30 to host fundraising pub quiz and live music night

The 2024/25 cohort will be raising money for the Marie Curie cancer care charity in support of Virgin Voyages business development manager Layla Davies, whose mum passed away in October from the disease

‘Accessibility is seen as a hassle’ – now one country is on a mission to drive change

Paralympian Ade Adepitan says too many in travel believe customers with accessibility needs “means extra work”

Tens of thousands to benefit from scheme incentivising people to opt out of hotel housekeeping

Just a Drop has detailed the success of a project with Park Plaza Hotel Group where guests opt out of housekeeping and donate in return for incentives, including restaurant vouchers

'He really wants to move the needle': Prince Harry's travel charity chief lays out 50-year vision

In a rare interview, Travalyst chief executive Sally Davey tells Ilaria Grasso Macola why Prince Harry’s sustainable travel charity is focusing on projects that will have a lasting impact over the next 50 years

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New Costa Rica specialist seeks agents' help as it targets 'unique' niche

Cecropia Travel offers luxury voluntourism and tailor-made itineraries – and is on the hunt for agent partners

The 30 Under 30 strategist on a mission to make a corporate giant more sustainable

Megan Bowbrick, part of the 2024 class of TTG 30 Under 30, reveals why it’s better to surround oneself with people rather than doing everything alone

Agents forced to reassure 'anxious' clients about Spain after last summer's protests

Several travel agents have told TTG their clients had to be reassured about travelling to Spain this year, because of perceived anti-tourist sentiments

Travel's gender pay gap widens owing to top-level wage disparities

New research from C&M Travel Recruitment reveals travel’s gender pay gap widened to 13.8% in 2024, largely in part to wage disparities in best-paid jobs

Alcohol-free club to 'normalise' sober events as 80% of agents demand change

The Travelcohol-Free Club held its first event in London last week after an overwhelmingly positive response to its initial launch.

Great Barrier Reef in crisis: should your clients visit?

One of Australia’s top attractions, the world’s largest coral reef system, needs visitors now more than ever before: here’s how to allay client concerns