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Kelly Cookes has joined the Advantage Travel Partnership
Don't lose human touch amid Covid crisis, agents told
Maximise digital innovation, but remember face-to-face is best, WTM seminar hears
Icelolly's search figures are recovering (Credit: John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
Vertical Systems develops new tools for agents
New credit note and rebooking tools offered to trade
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On the Beach raises £67.3 million by issuing new shares
Online specialist says cash will give it “greater resilience, flexibility and firepower”
Icelolly's search figures are recovering (Credit: John Schnobrich/Unsplash)
WTM webinar to focus on customer loyalty amid Covid-19
Panel session will examine how technology can help industry through crisis
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How to protect yourself from cybercrime when working remotely
With cybercrime on the increase since people started working remotely, it pays to work securely, says Craig Atkins, managing director of computer support company 1-Fix Limited.
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Canary Islands to pioneer 'digital health passport'
Islands’ tourism authorities partner with UNWTO to arrange ’pilot’ flight using new health tracking app
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TTG's Digital Destinations Festival 2020 - Seminar Session 1: Exclusive outbound market insight
In the first session of our #TTGDestFest seminar, Juan Gomez from travel analytics specialist ForwardKeys presented the very latest booking and search data for the UK outbound market – showing that interest in booking travel for departure later in 2020 remains high
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Chris North: 'Talking about mental health saved my life'
Vertical Systems managing director explains why "speaking out is so important"
Viewers can learn how to fold towels in the CMV at Home series
Video series injects CMV cruise experience into UK homes
Viewers can learn towel folding, cocktail-making and cookery classes in the CMV at Home series
Uniworld is offering savings on its Venice & The Gems of Northern Italy cruise
G Adventures launches Virtual Travel Experiences
16 virtual attendees will be given a tour of Italy with a G Adventures local chief experience officer
Bruce Martin, managing director of Ginger Juice
Ginger Juice to host free social media webinar

There are already 70 trade, BDM and sales representatives signed up for the Ginger Juice session tomorrow (15 April) at 10am via Zoom. 

It will cover topics such as how to sell a brand, promote a product using social media and create great content.

Attendees can also get advice on tools, advertising and strategy. 

Bruce Martin, managing director of Ginger Juice, said: “This will be a fun, interactive webinar for all the hard working travel sales teams out there and will hopefully get people inspired and primed for when things pick up again.

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Royal Caribbean boss: 'Get prepared for the return of cruise'
Richard Fain stood by his conviction that the "slow return" of cruise is coming
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Co-op's Tom the Traveller helps children in lockdown
The character brings puzzles, quizzes and brain teasers to school children
Agents are switching to book clients on to UK breaks and 2021 departures
'Irresponsible' coronavirus 'retreats' listed on Airbnb
The site has now disabled its “instant book” function
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App recruits ambassadors for travel bounce-back
Hangout on Holiday is searching for volunteers for its new feature
How using and investing in technology could help future-proof your business
How using and investing in technology could help future-proof your business
Travel brands that embrace social media and other technologies during the Covid-19 lockdown are more likely to survive and bounce back, claimed experts during the Israeli Ministry of Tourism’s recent online crisis management seminar. Andrew Doherty reports.
Next week the programme will include Keep Your Business Alive
TTG Media launches new online event programme
It follows a positive response to TTG’s events held during the coronavirus crisis so far
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Spain set to bounce back in 2021, search figures show
Online searches for Europe holidays in early 2021 indicate a post-coronavirus boom is on the cards
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Contiki issues open invitation to weekly film club

Every Thursday from 2 April, the coach tour company will be hosting a film viewing through the Google Chrome extension Netflix Party, which allows multiple people to connect to the same Netflix stream, chat and watch together.

Each week’s film has been specifically selected to showcase destinations around the world.

The Contiki Movie Club aims to dish out a weekly dose of wanderlust from home.

A member of staff at Travel Republic's office in London has tested positive for coronavirus
‘Industry should lobby for new ‘coronavirus clear’ certificates’
The UK government has already ordered 3.5 million coronavirus self-test kits
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Travel Curious livestreams city tours during lockdown
It hopes the livestreams temporarily satisfy client’s “wander-lust”
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Vertical Systems assists agent partners working from home
The technology provider has insisted that it will support its customers during the coronavirus crisis
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World leaders urged to rescue tourism from ‘catastrophic collapse’
WTTC called on the G20 to enact “crucial measures” to help the sector during the coronavirus crisis
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Travelport creates microsite for businesses
Services include an airline policy tracker, Iata data analysis from previous outbreaks and tips for agencies to maximise their existing resources