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Newmarket, Ponant, Explore: this week's travel trade people moves

Intrepid Travel has hired a new chief impact officer, while Exodus Adventure Travels has brought in a new marketing director – these are the latest travel trade people moves agents need to know about

‘Apprenticeships are a second chance and vital to us,' says Dame Irene Hays

Dame Irene Hays tells BBC Radio 4 programme how important apprentices are to the business and remembers the pandemic and Thomas Cook acquisition

WestJet forced to ground planes and pull flights after hailstorm pummelling

Canadian carrier grounds 16 aircraft after a hailstorm pummels its Calgary hub, leading to an average 50 flight cancellations a day

Small changes, big action: how to help your customers travel more responsibly

Help your customers travel more responsibly on their next trip by sharing easy top tips from the third of this year’s TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes expert workshops.

Cruise lines race to replace Bermuda and Puerto Rico calls as Ernesto approaches

The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) confirmed a hurricane watch is in effect for the British island territory of Bermuda

Families of suspected murdered agent pair speak out

Relatives of two agents found shot in a burned out car in Sweden have spoken of their loss as investigations into the suspected murder continue

Canada's capital to regain direct London air link next year

Air Canada will restore flights from London to Ottawa in spring 2025, starting with a summer-only service but with the potential of a year-round frequency

EasyJet axes hundreds of flights as cabin crew in Portugal walk out

Of the 232 flights easyJet has cancelled, 27 return flights between the UK and Portugal have been pulled, the airline confirmed in a statement

Black Opal ready to more than double its sales team in size

Since launching in 2019, Black Opal has sold luxury holidays alongside high-end specialist sports tours and now plans to grow the sales team to meet new targets

HF Holidays makes carbon measurement part of ‘product-to-market’ process

Carbon measurement and trip labelling will form a core part of the walking holiday specialist’s aim to reduce its carbon footprint by 5% a year

Tui starting to reap rewards of new dynamic strategy, chief exec insists

Tui chief executive says new digital strategy and wider spread of destinations is helping it to reach new clients across the globe

Luxury chiefs revealed as latest speakers for TTG Luxury Travel Summit

A range of luxury industry leaders will join the debate at the annual conference in London

Tui hopeful of 25% spike in full-year earnings with summer nearly 90% sold

UK market bookings for the summer up 5% year-on-year, with prices remaining ’robust’

How agents can use new selling guide to boost expedition cruise sales

TTG has partnered with the Expedition Cruise Network (ECN) to create a comprehensive expedition cruise selling guide for travel agents

TikTok: 7 tips to get the most out of the platform agents can no longer afford to ignore

With TikTok users spending upwards of 90 minutes a day on the platform, on average, We Are Llama’s Marta Safin explores some of the ways savvy agents can use it to their advantage

Spanish Tourist Office reveals roadmap to 'five-star service' for disabled travellers

The Spanish Tourist Office has released its first-ever Accessibility Findings Report as part of its ongoing Spain For All campaign, which champions accessible travel

Virgin Voyages taps demand for eclipse cruises with new programme

The adults-only cruise line’s new range of ’marvellous voyages’ will coincide with an expected total eclipse on 12 August 2026

Top 5: The luxury hotel news agents need to know this week

We’re back with our favourite luxury properties of the week.

Jet2holidays and easyJet holidays 'monitoring Athens wildfires closely'

Major package operators urge customers in the area to follow guidance from their hotels and local authorities as thousands evacuated on the outskirts of the Greek capital

Byway's Paul Conroy: 'I'd love to reach out to more agents this year'

Byway’s head of partnerships Paul Conroy tells TTG’s Gary Noakes about its bold new operator and agency tie-ups, and what it plans to do with healthy new investment

'Cruise has to demonstrate to the communities it visits it's doing the right thing'

MSC Cruises’ vice president of sustainability and ESG, Linden Coppell, talks TTG through the line’s latest sustainability achievements, including the use of liquefied natural gas

'Spain won't avoid the hard questions when it comes to accessibility'

Writing for TTG, the Spanish Tourist Office’s UK director Manuel Butler reflects on humbly listening to experts to find solutions when it comes to issues around accessibility

Designer Travel academy homeworkers make nearly £1.2 million in sales

The hardworking trainees all came to the programme with no experience in travel.

Cash injection set to accelerate 'One A&K' strategy and expansion

$500 million in funding will help plans to streamline and unify the business and build up DMCs, camps, lodges and boats for the brand