River cruise

AmaWaterways shifts to flight-inclusive pricing following agent feedback

AmaWaterways will offer UK guests flight-inclusive pricing as well as cruise-only options in response to agents’ wishes

Tui expands summer 2025 programme to more than 10 million seats

Operator adds 345,000 seats for summer 2025 and will base an extra aircraft in Exeter

AmaWaterways recruits 'experienced' new BDM to support trade

Anna Borrer will support agents in the south east of England and will work in the trade sales team led by sales director Andrea Stafford

Riviera Travel names Suzanne Warren its new key account manager

Warren will support travel agents in the river cruise specialist and operator’s southeast region and will report into head of trade and partnerships, Vicky Billing

Riviera Travel's 'huge' trade push leads to new key account manager hire

Riviera Travel is poised to expand its trade sales team again as part of a “huge push” to widen distribution in the coming months

Riviera's trade business can still grow ‘significantly’, boss insists

Chief executive Phil Hullah confirmed the company wants to take 200,000 passengers away each year by 2030 with the help of agents

Luxury agency reveals secrets to creating a successful sales day on a budget

Hertfordshire agency Beaver Travel took over the neighbouring estate agents on a Sunday for a hit event

More than 150 Travel Counsellors celebrate their best-ever sales month

Cruise bookings now represent nearly 15% of all leisure sales at Travel Counsellors

Five reasons agents should get excited about selling river cruise this year

TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble headed to the Clia RiverView conference in Amsterdam this week for a river cruise temperature check, and to see what the sector has in store for the trade

Dnata B2B brand signs deal with emerging river line Viva Cruises

More than 400 UK travel agents experienced Viva Cruises ship Viva One at the Clia RiverView Conference this week

Uniworld boss tips UK to become line's top international source market

Uniworld president Ellen Bettridge said the UK has ’a good chance’ of taking the position from Australia which currently sits behind the US

River cruise still has a discounting problem, line's UK boss insists

Last year river cruise bosses raised concerns about pricing due to fears that cruise customers would not rebook when fare levels rose

What's coming down the river over the next couple of years?

Harry Kemble plots a course through the new ships and itineraries arriving in the river cruise sector during 2024 and 2025

APT sales chief encourages agents to grow with river line and operator

APT’s Brad Bennetts noted how selected Danube and Douro departures would be exclusively sold through the UK and Irish market

TTG Luxury award winner's cruise sector diversity project moves to next level

Founder of The Compass Project Edwina Lonsdale is preparing to add a Southampton school into the project

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

A-Rosa names Michelle Daniels new UK and Ireland sales director

Daniels will join the trade-only river cruise specialist in April, reporting into managing director Lucia Rowe

Luxury cruise brand launches for over-55 solo female travellers

The luxury cruise brand offers ’Fully Hosted Journeys’ specifically for mature women travelling solo.

‘Significant stake’ in AmaWaterways sold to US private equity firm

The river line’s founders will retain ‘meaningful ownership’ of the company despite the investment by L Catterton

APT to launch two new ultra-luxury river ships next year

Solara and Ostara will sail some of APT’s most popular European itineraries, starting in March next year

Barrhead's Gary Speirs joins APT as BDM north, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Speirs takes over from Koral Lipton, who left APT for Explora Journeys this week

Riviera launches biggest-ever festive programme for December 2025

Thirty-seven river cruise departures are scheduled for Christmas and new year 2025, six of which will include optional land stays

Riviera's Tom Morgan appointed G Touring trade sales director

Morgan to join team featuring head of trade sales Rachel Mould and newly appointed key account manager Jason Kemp

Riviera shows commitment to solo travellers with biggest-ever programme

The operator will launch later this week three new solo itineraries, bringing the total number of destinations available to single travellers to 12