Riviera Travel

Iain Powell, Beverley Philpotts, John Wilson: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include Riviera appointing former Ireland’s Travel Trade Network (ITTN) BDM Carrie Day as its new Ireland country manager while Hurtigruten has promoted Iain Powell to chief commercial officer

Second TTG Riviera Fest to focus on touring and offer Morocco fam trip

TTG Riviera Fest will return for its second year from 9-13 June with panel discussions, masterclasses and training focusing on the operator’s European and worldwide escorted tours.

Riviera 'always looking to evolve' says trade chief as brand extends trade support

The operator has changed the way it pays out commission and launched a new training platform to try and attract new agent partners in recent months

Five things agents need to know from the Clia RiverView conference

Hundreds of delegates flew to Budapest for the latest edition of Clia’s RiverView Conference where several points – including the impact of Celebrity River Cruises’ market entry – were raised on-stage over the weekend

Riviera Travel combines top sellers to meet demand for combination cruises

The river cruise and escorted touring specialist is offering six combination cruises in 2025 and 2026, including the new 14-night Grand Cruise of France itinerary

The key ships launching in 2025 – and how agents can get on them

TTG approached travel’s ocean and river lines late last year to find out how agents could get onboard the new vessels launching in 2025. Here’s what they had to say

Riviera Travel to pay agents commission on wider range of elements in 2025

Starting 1 January, the operator now pays commission on single supplements, upgrades, extra baggage, pre-booked seats and priority boarding bookings

'It's a great alternative to a city break': behind the scenes on the TTG Riviera Fest fam

Join a group of lucky agents on Riviera Travel’s Burgundy, The River Rhone and Provence sailing onboard the Lord Byron, and discover their highlights and key selling tips

Travel Counsellors, Riviera Travel, Exsus Travel: this week's travel trade people moves

Moves this week include former Seabourn president Natalya Leahy becoming chief executive at Lindblad Expeditions while Travel Counsellors has upped its support team

Tui, Crystal, Silver Travel: all the latest travel trade people moves

Tui has announced major changes to its leadership in the UK and at group level, and there has also been a change at the top at British Airways Holidays. Elsewhere, a familiar face in the agent world returns to travel

Riviera Travel targets further growth in trade sales with new e-learning platform

The new Riviera Explorer platform features brand updates, bite-sized training modules and selling kits for agents with different levels of experience to use

How to sell the Rhone, by agents on a Riviera fam trip

Nine agents experienced the Burgundy, the River Rhone and Provence itinerary onboard the Lord Byron after winning their places at TTG’s Riviera Fest

EasyJet holidays bags hat-trick at Travel Industry Awards by TTG 2024

TV royalty Davina McCall returned for hosting duties and guests were treated to a scintillating set by Ella Henderson

Newmarket, Intrepid, Riviera: all the latest travel trade people moves

Newmarket Holidays has bolstered support for agents in the North East, while Intrepid Travel has brought in two new partnerships managers – elsewhere, Riviera Travel has appointed a new business development manager in Ireland

Riviera Travel to expand Mekong-based fleet in 2026

Victoria Mekong, which launched in 2019, will operate six departures between January and November 2026 on behalf of the river cruise and escorted touring specialist

Riviera trade chief pins sales spike on agent meetings tackling 'the good, bad and ugly'

Head of trade and partnerships Vicky Billing, who joined the company nearly a year ago, believes the escorted touring and river cruise specialist’s sharper trade focus is paying off

What's new from Riviera Travel?

Riviera Fest shone a light on what makes the iconic brand – celebrating its 40th anniversary this year – stand out

Riviera Travel launches app to help sales team maximise time with agents

The Riviera Travel Sales App allows key account managers to track their agent visits and outcomes

First-ever TTG Riviera Fest to offer eight fam trip places

TTG Riviera Fest will take place for the first time 13-17 May and offer attendees the chance to win one of eight places on a fam trip

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

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

Riviera to shrink group numbers following customer feedback

European tours from 2025 will see the number of tourists allowed go down from 50 to 36 to “enhance the guest experience even further”