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TTG Fairer Travel Festival 2024: Welcome from TTG and easyJet holidays

An introduction to the week – what to look forward to and what prizes are up for grabs, with TTG and easyJet holidays.

Virgin Voyages offers up to 300 agent ship visit places this year

The adults-only line says UK agents who attend the ship visits in August and September will have a ’true understanding’ of its products

ECN promises agents ‘unprecedented’ insights with new webinar series

Starting 24 July, the cruise trade body will host a series of agent-focused webinars until the end of the 2024

'Tens of thousands of Brits' cannot use eGates, says former home secretary

Lord David Blunkett called for ’joined-up’ training to help improve passengers’ experiences at airports, airlines and at the UK border

Day of Luxury set to return in October combining two favoured events

The event will bring together agents, suppliers and industry experts for a day of networking and panel discussions

Barrhead Travel teams up with Gold Medal to offer apprenticeships

Barrhead Travel has offered 11 additional apprenticeships in its stores in a partnership with Gold Medal

Virgin Voyages' First Mates Appreciation Month In The Spotlight

Discover everything about Virgin Voyages’ First Mates’ Appreciation Month in July, a special offer available throughout the month and why your clients need to join the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club.

Not in the Guidebooks bolsters trade team with three Co-op Holidays staff

The experience operator brings in Tracy Lote as sales team leader with Vicky Lawrence and Hannah Mildenhall also joining

Devon agency marks 10 years on the high street with launch of third shop

Sue Hunter told TTG she chose to open her third shop in the north Devon town of Barnstaple because of the many opportunities the location presented

Scenic to reward agents with series of dinners this autumn

Places will be randomly allocated to 40 agents who make a booking from the new programme or who ’go above and beyond to promote the new season’

Travel job placements plummet in May despite increase in candidates

New monthly data from C&M Travel Recruitment reveals the number of candidates searching for travel jobs increased in May to its highest level for six months

Holiday Architects and Holiday Extras named among travel's best workplaces

Holiday Architects received three special accolades at Best Workplaces in Travel 2024, while Holiday Extras took the top spot in the large business category

Why travel must learn to tell its story better: eight takeaways from the ITT conference

Hundreds of current and future travel leaders took on some of the weightiest issues facing the industry this week at the 2024 ITT conference; James Chapple reports

Irene Hays: ‘Nurturing new talent vital as customer routes to market change’

Hays told ITT conference delegates Hays Travel was now using more than 60 different dialects to make its social media content more engaging – and to latch on to social media sales trends

Inghams expands trade sales team with BDM appointment

Charlie Cooper – an industry veteran with 36 years of experience – will focus on growing all brands and products in his new BDM role

New travel job placements jump by more than a third in April

In April, travel job placements reached the highest point since July 2023 but remained down on pre-pandemic levels

Free sailings to be offered at TTG VV Fest next month

TTG VV Fest is set to return for its second year from 24-28 June and will once again see Virgin Voyages offer free sailings to attendees

Advantage to offer more training to members in 2024 than ever before

The consortium announced the programmes at its annual conference in Costa Mujeres in Mexico on Friday (17 May)

Agents told to expect longer call waits during Classic Collection restructure

The On the Beach-owned operator confirmed the B2B brands would merge and be called Classic Collection earlier this week.

Tauck aims to grow UK presence with series of trade educational events

The in-person seminars will run between 9 and 13 September in Bristol, London, Sutton Coldfield, Manchester and Harrogate

Explora Journeys’ Pioneers programme sees hundreds of agents sail on Explora I

The luxury cruise line offered agents a number of benefits as part of its Pioneers programme

Travel's gender pay gap ‘almost solely’ down to disparities for highest-paid roles

C&M Travel Recruitment research reveals pay parity for men and women at most industry levels except the very top, where men still take most roles

Global Travel Collection unveils series of events for agents in London, LA and New York

Global Travel Collection’s events aim to unite luxury advisors with industry partners in three destinations

The trade show that helps boost business – and your wellbeing

Synergy – The Retreat Show connects travel advisors with wellness experts from all around the world.