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How you can help make the holiday experience better for families with an autistic child
When it comes to invisible disabilities such as autism, a little awareness can go a long way
Tips for selling a Florida villa break
Tips for selling a Florida villa break
With seclusion and space high on customers’ holiday checklists, Madeleine Barber speaks to the experts to investigate the appeal of Florida’s private holiday villas.
Steve Witt and Paul Harrison at Not Just Travel's summer conference
Not Just Travel unveils more agent initiatives
Not Just Travel unveils ’the New NJT’
Ryanair will reduce its aircraft based in Faro from three to two, but will keep the base open
Agency launches ‘beat the gas bill’ long-stay packages
Thorne Travel is promoting long-stay holidays as an alternative to paying soaring energy bills this winter
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Cruise sales are top for Blue Bay PTCs for the first time
Blue Bay Personal Travel Consultants see cruise sales top the chart in three-month period
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Luxury operator in Cancer Research UK partnership first
Connoisseur Travel Collection signs fundraising partnership with leading charity
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Agents encouraged to use cruise trade tool
Session leader Damian Gevertz said the portal supplied a "vast" cruise database, all in one place
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How to sell family safaris
As demand for bucket-list travel booms, new agent-friendly specialist Coral Tree Travel shares tips on selling family safaris
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'It’s time to make the most of ancillaries'
"They can improve customer experience, diversify your income streams, and add some additional margin to each sale"
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Travel spend 'ring fenced' despite cost-of-living crisis
Many consumers still spending on travel despite impending household bill rises
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Tapping into Africa - online training platform Africa Hub
Online training platform the Africa Hub helps travel sellers boost their destination knowledge, sales and marketing skills
Carbon offsetting branded 'get out of jail card' for aviation sector
Abta overhauls sustainability guidance for agents
New advice designed to help agents ’find a sustainability approach that is suitable for their business’, says association
Travel Counsellors has launched the TCs Like You recruitment campaign
Travel Counsellors receive double Gold rewards
Strong peaks period sees Travel Counsellors double the number of Gold Weekends for its agents
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Social media pays dividends for Personal Travel Agents
Almost a quarter of Personal Travel Agents sales now come through social media channels, the homeworking brand reveals
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Australia launches ad campaign as reopening nears
Tourism Australia to spend £21 million to kick-start visitor return
Icelolly's search figures are recovering (Credit: John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
Major Travel launches social media marketing tool for agents
New trade marketing platform will allow agents to flag and support individual offers more easily
How to switch-sell city break fans to river cruise
City break fans can often be the perfect clients to sell a river cruise trip to, often offering you more chances for commission in the process, explains Debbie Ward.
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How to stand out from the competition this year
As we begin a new year, Abra Dunsby gleans expert advice on everything from boosting sales to operating more sustainably, to help agents hit the ground running in 2022.
Jet2 head of product Zoe Towers introduced the new brochure concept
Jet2holidays unveils new 'brozine' brochure concept
Four new brochures – Find Your Destination, Families, Luxury and Discover More – with greater focus on editorial and lifestyle content to land with agents in mid-December in time for peaks
Mark Duguid told delegates there was 'renewed confidence' among travel sellers
Agents urged 'to put the joy back into travel'
Maintaining personal interaction with clients vital to staving off threat from online travel sellers, Abta’s Travel Trends conference told
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Jet2holidays cleared by advertising watchdog over child prices
Advertising Standards Authority throws out complaint about differential child pricing in operator’s ads
Looking ahead to 2022 with the Travel Heroes' mentee agencies
Looking ahead to 2022 with the Travel Heroes' mentee agencies
As the TTG Travel Heroes hang up their capes, they leave mentee agencies Key Holidays and Destina Travel poised to welcome 2022 with positivity, fresh ideas and strengthened client and supplier relationships.
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'Travel has a problem with Gen Z, and we need to fix it'
’Gen Z is becoming a major economic force, but they don’t trust us yet,’ writes Travelport’s Jennifer Catto for TTG
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What to see, do and where to stay in Kyushu, Japan
Japan’s third-largest island is blessed with warm weather and natural beauty, from volcanoes and bubbling onsen to forests and lush coastline. And with a new bullet train route linking Nagasaki and Saga from next autumn, there’s never been a better time to start planning clients’ trips there.