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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
Azamara, Not Just Travel, InsideJapan: all the latest travel trade people moves
Recent moves see a familiar face return to Not Just Travel, and new roles for two senior leaders at small-ship cruise line Azamara
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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. 
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
Domes Resorts, NCL, Star Clippers: all the latest travel trade people moves
This week’s people moves includes the promotion of Penny Naoum and Kirsty Webb as well as Celebrity Cruises captain Kate McCue joining Four Seasons Yachts
Scenic and Emerald, Riviera, Newmarket: all the latest travel trade people moves
Moves this week include a promotion and two hires at Scenic and Emerald, and a bolstering of the Riviera Travel team tasked with continuing the operator’s expansion into North America
Love To Travel boss quickly recruits family friend before his agency shuts down
Charlie Coyle, manager at Guernsey-based agency Trafalgar Travel, has stayed in touch with Love To Travel owner Joanne Dooey over the years and now the pair will work together
Intrepid, Fred Olsen, Oceania: all the latest travel trade people moves
Moves this week include a return for a familiar face to many in the trade from his times with Tui, First Choice, Thomas Cook and Ambassador, and a promotion for Intrepid Travel’s UK lead
It's time to put agents over influencers: ‘We're selling, not inspiring’
Lotte Gossage is determined to support agents with her exclusive network, Hotel Fam Club.
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Gold Medal unveils fam trip 'hub' with exclusive offers for agents
The UK tour operator is continuing to invest in trade education after hosting more than 200 agents across 35 fam trips last year.
‘I mentor new-to-cruise agents and this is how I coach them to success’
Sector expert John Ryrie and new-to-cruise agent Valerie Avery were matched through Travel Counsellors’ mentoring scheme
Travel agent shares Covid qualification that has clients 'going wild'
Karen Simmonds of Travel Matters decided to upskill during the pandemic to enhance her agency’s experience offerings
APT, Oceania, Jules Verne: all the latest travel trade people moves
Recent moves include a new, permanent role for a TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus, and a return for an experienced travel trade pro. Elsewhere, a river line and touring firm is looking for a new BDM
New courses launched with aim to offer agents route to accreditation and drive up standards
Former Abta head of membership Danny Waine has worked with training provider Talent Vista on the new courses, who have been endorsed and accredited by the Institute of Travel and Tourism
5 ways that travel apprentices earned the ‘You’re hired!’ call
As National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, we salute the young travel agents who have aced their training and been rewarded with permanent positions
Riviera, Hurtigruten, G Adventures: all the latest travel trade people moves
Recent moves include promotions for two TTG 30 Under 30 alumni and a change at the top at a river cruise line, while an operator group has created its first agent engagement panel
TTG seeks 20 Sustainable Travel Ambassadors with launch of 2025 programme
TTG seeks 20 Sustainable Travel Ambassadors with launch of 2025 programme
The TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes travel agent training programme is back for its fourth year and is looking for 20 more enthusiastic agents to join workshops and fam trips with its sector-champion partners: easyJet holidays, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts and Intrepid.
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Ambassador Cruise Line unveils dedicated training events for homeworkers
Ambasasdor’s bottomless brunch training sessions will be aimed at homeworkers based around the country, which it will host on a trial basis this month
'You don't need a degree for a successful travel career,' says 30 Under 30 star
Bethany Dimond has shared her top tips for pursuing a career in travel after wowing the judges of TTG 30 Under 30.
Carrier to 'raise the bar' with fam trips ahead of £100k booking push
The luxury tour operator is determined to invest in its educational experiences for agents.
Tui, Hays Travel, Contiki, Celestyal: all the latest travel trade people moves
Moves this week include Contiki boss Adam Armstrong departing the business after five years and industry veteran Andy Freeth returning to travel after a year-long break
EasyJet holidays to bring TOOT roadshows to nine new locations this year
EasyJe holidays will add five additional agents’ roadshows to its schedule this year, bringing the total to 16
Audley Travel, Stuba, Aito: this week's travel trade people moves
Recent moves include a promotion at a tailor-made specialist, a B2B bed bank bolstering its sales team and a well-known trade body recruiting a new marketing and events executive
'Travel won't be happy with the Budget, but it could have been much worse'
Travel salaries rise again in 2024 to boost sector’s ‘competitiveness’
New figures show average travel salaries went up by 8.4% last year to more than £37,000, and have increased by more than a fifth since 2022 and a third since 2021