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Value, culture and ‘destination dupes’: Advantage reveals the trends powering travel in 2025
Advantage Travel Partnership has highlighted the late booking trend among other issues in a state-of-the-nation update issued during its annual conference in Malta taking place this week
Luxury agent makes £50k booking for unlikely clients – here's how
Sam Cooper of RB Collection teamed up a bespoke tour operator to sell a unique destination.
Steve Witt, Not Just Travel
Not Just Travel sees sales bounce back after slow April with 'many agents away'
Not Just Travel says sales are up again after they ’stalled’ in April due to families holding back and its own travel counsellors being away on their own holidays
‘I was taking photos to show clients... and then my partner proposed’
Agent April Willmott loves Sandals, and has visited nearly all the resorts – so it was fitting her husband-to-be popped the question while they stayed at one of her favourites
Agent reveals fam-inspired 'add-on' that made £100,000 safari booking
Mark Davidson of Oasis Portfolio reveals how he sold the Kenya trip to a longtime customer who had previously taken more straightforward holidays.  
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: The art of selling responsible travel (without the “S” word)
Promoting positive-impact tourism doesn’t always have to be centred around the word "sustainable” - for some travellers, it might even be a turn-off. Hear creative ideas for marketing responsible travel experiences without overusing the "S" word – from celebrating local culture to showcasing community-driven projects, this session will help you connect with clients in an engaging way without focusing solely on environmental impact.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Ethical wildlife tourism – guiding responsible choices
Offering advice on wildlife tourism can present a tricky - and at times contentious - issue for agents. This session will help you be able to confidently steer customers toward responsible wildlife experiences, avoiding pitfalls and covering key ethical considerations.
Eight ways agents can take a neuro-inclusive approach to selling holidays

“It describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways. There is no one ‘right’ way of thinking, learning, and behaving.” 

This is how Hester and Kelly Grainger, co-founders of consultancy Perfectly Autistic, define neurodiversity.

Limitless Travel secures £6.5 million investment to fuel expansion plans
Limitless Travel has secured a multi-million pound investment, with plans to take the brand to US consumers and offer more product to existing UK customers
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Agent training with easyJet holidays
easyJet holidays delivers a snappy 15-minute presentation detailing their sustainable destinations, products and experiences available to your customers.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Agent training with Iberostar
Iberostar delivers a snappy 15-minute presentation detailing their sustainable destinations, products and experiences available to your customers.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Agent training with Intrepid
Intrepid travel delivers a snappy 15-minute presentation detailing their sustainable destinations, products and experiences available to your customers.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025:Meet the sustainable destinations leading the way
Hear from destinations setting the standards on sustainable tourism, balancing the needs of travellers, local communities and the environment. Hear about the innovation taking place and gain a deeper understanding of how to communicate this good work to customers.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Choosing responsible suppliers... and asking the right questions
How can travel agents ensure the suppliers they partner with are genuinely offering sustainable and responsible experiences? This session will explore key areas to consider – from understanding a supplier’s environmental impact, to evaluating their ethical working practices. We’ll guide you through conversation starters to help you make more informed choices for customers.
TTG Sustainability Festival 2025: Positive steps: making sustainable changes in your business
Explore practical steps to run your businesses more sustainably - whether in your shop, office, or daily operations. This session will cover simple yet effective changes, as well as how to engage your teams and colleagues in the sustainability journey to drive a culture of environmental responsibility.
Hotels making ‘massive mistake’ by judging agents on social media following
Luxury hotels who undervalue agents are at risk of losing business – but influencers are not the ones to blame, says Duncan Greenfield-Turk. 
EasyJet holidays credits agents for new Southend base's early success
EasyJet says its new Southend base has sold more package holidays as a percentage of sales than any other base and thanks local agents
Hot off the press: how to build a magazine to inspire clients
Creating an inspirational magazine for your clients can make all the difference in helping them take the plunge to book that holiday – so how do you do it? 
Insight Report reveals increased spend on trade by luxury suppliers
The TTG Luxury Travel Awards Insight Report 2025 drew upon data shared by 42 trade-facing supplie finalists in tour operator, cruise, and hotel categories
New Travel Counsellor reaches Gold status during Heathrow chaos
Luxury travel agent Nathalie Adams reveals how she made the prestigious club just hours after Heathrow Airport closed. 
Luxury cruise agent shares ‘overlooked’ rule that can ‘make or break’ clients’ trip
Claire Parsons was named a “Virtuoso Cruise Icon” after impressing the travel network with her exemplary cruise sales.
Gordon McCreadie
Elegant Resorts shares luxury sports brand plans with 'niche' angle
The tour operator says it will empower its trade partners to organise elite sports travel as it embarks on a new era under Gordon McCreadie’s leadership. 
Why travel agents will need £2,000 in extra commission from 6 April
The consortium says agencies will need to sell seven extra holidays per staff member to fund rises in minimum wage and National Insurance from April
Gold Travel Counsellor's No.1 rule for Gen Z daughter when speaking to clients
Top-selling agent Lisa Hillyard is keen to show daughter Amy that sometimes, the “old-fashioned” way of dealing with customers is best