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Touring and Adventure

TTG launches new 'Fairer Travel Week'
Taking place from 4 - 8 July, Fairer Travel Week, in association with the Spanish Tourist Office will feature Travel Pride, a Sustainability and Diversity Forum and an online supplier showcase event
Travel Village Group to tap in-house expertise to up touring focus
The group will utilise existing expertise among its ranks to drive new touring and adventure sales, managing director John Warr has told TTG
Try quoting ‘wildcard’ options this summer, agents told
‘Don’t be afraid to suggest things clients haven’t asked for,’ Inghams trade chief Julie Franklin tells agents
Inghams puts summer 2023 programme on sale with low deposit
Julie Franklin, head of agency sales, said the early programme launch gives the brand’s agent partners the chance to ‘maximise the selling period’
Jet2 celebrates inaugural Edinburgh-Santorini service
The first flight to the new destination for the airline and operator departed on Thursday (26 May)
Japan to allow foreign visitors on package tours from June
From 10 June, Japan will open to foreign tourists, initially limited to guided group tours
Explore ups sustainability focus with new European trips
The operator said it briefed its product team to include travel by public transport in the new itineraries ’wherever possible’
Richard Hey rejoins A&K as agency sales manager
Hey took on roles with villa specialist Onee Luxury Travel and Adriatic Holidays during the pandemic
Expanded Tui Collection 'revamped and relaunched'
TUI Collection portfolio expands from 385 to 650 experiences available in more than 100 beach and city destinations
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
Touring trends in a post-Covid world
Recognising some of the current trends in touring and adventure holidays will help agents to cash in. 
Japan bookings spike for Wendy Wu as reopening beckons
In the past seven days, the operator saw enquiries increase by 170% compared with the previous week
Jet2 and Exodus Travels triumph at 2022 Which? Awards
Airline and tour operator Jet2 named Travel Brand of the Year, while adventure specialist Exodus crowned Sustainability Champion of the Year
Gold Medal appoints Sarah Lancashire as marketing director
She will manage inhouse campaigns, partnerships and studio teams which produce marketing collateral for the brand’s agent partners
Jen Watson joins G Adventures’ UK trade sales team from Hays
Watson will be responsible supporting G’s agent partners in the north of England, Ireland and Scotland
How to sell Latin America wildlife experiences

A timely campaign from the Latin American Travel Association will put a focus on biodiversity and wildlife tourism in 2022.

It’s opportune because one thing heard loud and clear from consumers during lockdown was a yearning to get back to nature. People either rediscovered the great outdoors near them or, in some cases, had two years mostly confined to urban vistas.

Travel to Japan ‘likely to be a reality this summer’, says specialist
Inside Travel Group co-founder Simon King hails destination’s plan to reopen to limited package tours this month ‘another cautious step in the right direction’
Audley Travel launches first worldwide brochure
The single resource will replace its current suite of 26 regional brochures
G Touring bolsters trade sales team
Rachel Mould to re-join Travelsphere and Just You parent in June as national account manager north, while Polly Poulton promoted to national account manager south
Explore unveils new range of annular eclipse trips
Adventure specialist to offer six departures across three annular eclipse itineraries in October 2023
Intrepid backs Australian sustainable cabin operator
Adventure specialist to invest almost Aus $8 million in CABN to help the firm create more than 70 off-grid eco-friendly cabins across Australia by 2023
Jet2holidays to host two fam trips in May
The operator will take 20 agents to Antalya and Rhodes this month
Laos drops tests for fully vaccinated as borders reopen
The south-east Asian nation has also reinstated its visa-on-arrival and e-visa schemes
Explore quiz to raise money for Ukrainian refugees
Operator is urging agents to take part in its online travel quiz night to raise funds