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‘Hundreds’ of agencies can now sell Oceania Cruises after year-long trade project

Ahead of the launch of Oceania’s new 2026 Collection, international sales vice-president Jason Worth revealed how successful the trade engagement exercise had been

Jet2 adds Slovakia and Sweden to city break line-up

Jet2 will offer city break packages to Malmo and Bratislava this winter, it has confirmed, with flights from most of its UK airports

More than 90% of trade believe agents should undergo mandatory exams

According to 94% of respondents, travel agents should undergo training before joining the sector while 90% feel the profession is threatened by non-professionals

Loganair to resume Glasgow-Newquay service

The carrier will reinstate a weekly Glasgow-Newquay service next summer, it has confirmed

UK travel trends for 2025 revealed in new report

PoB Hotels has unveiled the findings of its second annual travel trends report.

Barbuda's new international airport a ‘game-changer’

Antigua and Barbuda’s government have invested $14 million in a new airport for Barbuda catering for high-end travellers, attracted by the island’s exclusive feel

The agent with a sideline selling her teenage son's artisan pizzas

Travel Counsellor Sara Greene tells TTG about 14-year-old son Rocco’s side hustle and how the family enterprise has risen to success

Hurtigruten targets 1,000 agents for new rewards platform by Christmas

Iain Powell, the line’s vice-president of sales and marketing, says B2B revenue has risen by 107% so far this year and believes this trade programme – hurtigrutenrewards.co.uk – will help grow distribution further

Top 5: The hotels and resorts luxury agents need to know this week

Our list of the week’s best new hotel news is back

Bruce Poon Tip: 'People need to start linking their values with their holiday'

The founder of G Adventures laid out his vision for the community-based tourism it has pioneered over the past 35 years at its second GX summit. Claire Dodd reports for TTG

Deadline nears for TTG Luxury Travel Awards - all you need to know to enter

Now in its seventh edition, the awards will be returning to Raffles London at The OWO on the afternoon of Friday 28 February

Emerald Cruises to launch new river ship in 2026

Emerald Cruises will launch its seventh river cruiser in 2026 as it continues its refurbishment programme of its existing vessels

When TTG met the world’s first all-female anti-poaching unit

A TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes adventure with Intrepid Travel saw agents share dinner around a campfire in Kruger National Park with South Africa’s Black Mambas

Homeworkers prosper from post-pandemic luxury travel boom

The rapid rise of the homeworker has been one of the most significant trends in the travel industry

EasyJet, A-Rosa and On the Beach: this week’s travel trade people moves

People moves this week include a familiar face returns to the cruise industry after a short spell away, a top budget carrier appoints a new chief financial officer and there’s been a high-profile departure at On the Beach

Kellie Samuda launches new business for homeworkers with former ITC boss

The industry veteran has launched Travel Seen Collective, a business to support homeworkers build their digital profiles, with Jen Atkinson

TTG teams up with Switzerland to launch sixth agent-focused selling guide

Discover the destination’s year-round offering in the new online guide, and access information and resources to help you sell more

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Antwerp’s first five-star hotel puts city on luxury radar

The former monastery has set standards high for the Belgian city’s luxury hotel scene

Cruise vs Extinction Rebellion: battle lines drawn...

After climate activists blocked ships from entering the port of Amsterdam this summer, TTG cruise editor Harry Kemble explores whether the city has a future as a cruise destination

Eurostar keen to start testing EES on passengers despite delay to roll-out

A House of Lords committee has heard the UK and French authorities should have more "latitude" to implement a phased approach to the roll-out of the EU Entry-Exit Sytem.

Poll: Should travel agents undergo mandatory exams?

Following a thought-provoking TTG Luxury interview with Amanda Teale, the founder of Minerva Private Travel & Lifestyle Management, we want your views on whether new agents should receive formal training before they can make bookings

Where InteleTravel plans to expand next – plus four other key points

From the reasons behind InteleTravel’s success to the need to own your social media game, here is everything we have learnt from the homeworking giant’s annual conference

10 of the most impressive hotels for stargazing

With northern lights fever fuelling a wider trend for astro-tourism, our writer uncovers the best accommodation picks in destinations that will have clients reaching for the stars