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A snowcapped Mt Fuji
Overtourism 'crisis' forces Japanese city to cancel annual cherry blossom festival
Residents have complained of chronic traffic congestion, litter and defouling from tourists
Travel sellers are being asked to display flight emissions data upfront
CAA tells industry – including agents – to provide flight emission data at point of purchase
New framework seeks to standardise how the industry, including agents, is providing emissions data and ensuring it is comparable during purchasing journeys – and even in advertising
Po Delta
Bog standard or absolutely fen-ulous? How to sell the humble wetland
For World Wetlands Day, we are celebrating the fens, marshes, floodplains and coastal mangroves that act as vital ecosystems, but can also be sold as some of the world's best adventure holiday destinations
The audience at the Adventure Travel Networking Conference in 2025
Adventure Travel Networking Conference returns for sixth year
The biggest players in the adventure sector will come together on 26 February for the sixth annual Adventure Travel Networking (ATN) Conference
Dr Susanne Etti will oversee a new climate department at Intrepid within its purpose team
Intrepid Travel creates new climate department to sharpen purpose mission
New team will be led by Dr Susanne Etti with Intrepid recruiting for a decarbonisation manager, while there are new impact-focused roles for Sara King and B Corp lead Rochelle Turner
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Tracey Laing
Is this the hottest agent sales trend of 2026?
An unlikely holiday style is in vogue, leading to a noticeable growth in bookings for several operators... and it's probably not even on agents' radars yet – here's why it should be
Snorkellers in the water
'We need agents to call out unethical snorkelling excursions in the Maldives'
The Indian Ocean archipelago can provide unforgettable encounters with manta rays and whale sharks but given our writer had a chaotic experience that was far from a one-off event, how can you ensure your clients enjoy respectful interactions that cause wildlife no distress?
Caroline being blessed by monk
'I saw the best and worst of Sri Lanka, and it's changed how I sell it'
After experiencing overcrowding during an elephant safari, Travel Counsellor Caroline Joyner is now committed to recommending positive impact tourism operators in the destination
TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors in India
Meet the first-ever TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors
The first TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors training programme took place this year in partnership with Intrepid Travel and Virgin Atlantic. After attending educational workshops, completing bespoke business-building tasks and joining an inclusivity-focused fam trip to India, four travel agents have been named the 2025 TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors
The Ambassadors at the adults-only Cook's Club Hersonissos
Selling a different side of Crete: what agents learnt on an exclusive fam
Come behind the scenes on the TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes fam trip to Crete, led by easyJet holidays and the Greek National Tourism Organisation, as six agents discover how to sell the island's community-led experiences, culture and cuisine
'Big step for sustainable travel': Eurostar signs deal for direct rail link with Germany
Set to start in the early 2030s, the routes would use Eurostar’s new double-decker Celestia fleet
Susie de Carteret and Steve Endacott at 2025 Aito Overseas Conference
Remember, DEI is lucrative and sustainability saves you money – plus six more Aito conference takeaways
The rise of AI, an increasingly discount-led market and the business benefits of DEI and sustainability were key talking points at this year's Aito conference in Asturias. Dea Jusufi reports
Those agents making sustainability claims tend to be doing so in a way that could fall foul of the watchdog's rules
Agents 'missing out' by failing to champion travel's green credentials in their advertising
Vast majority of travel agents are not capitalising on travel's sustainability efforts in their advertising, but among those that are, two-thirds are making mistakes that could incur the watchdog's wrath
Annika Nickson
TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassador partners with beauty brand to create travel essentials kit
Annika Nickson personally tested the beauty kit everywhere from the turquoise lagoons of Tahiti to the icy wilderness of Svalbard
A small plastic ship on the shore
Agents warned to back up green claims in supplied marketing materials – or risk regulator's wrath
When it comes to eco-friendly claims about cruise lines and air travel, agents are discovering to their cost the buck stops with them
TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors took a cooking class at Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites in Mexico
Turtle-y transfixed: behind the scenes on Iberostar’s fam blending nature with nurture
Iberostar whisked four TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors off to the Mexican Caribbean to show the travel agents why its all-inclusive loving clients will love the Paraiso resort’s extra special wildlife encounters, exceptional gastronomy and community-based jungle adventure
Intrepid has worked with the Da Bac community in Vietnam to create to create a number of authentic experiences for visitors to the area
Four reasons why you and your clients should prioritise positive impact travel
The fourth TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes workshop saw Intrepid extol the virtues of selling positive-impact holidays – and share how agents can benefit too.