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Travel Counsellors seeks experts to 'empower' new-to-cruise agents
The homeworking giant has launched its Set Sail programme and is looking to appoint cruise experts to support both seasoned cruise experts as well as new-to-cruise agents
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New Thailand visa options hailed 'a great sales opportunity for agents'
Thailand has extended its current visa exemption scheme from 30 to 60 days and expanded the number of eligible countries to 93
Crystal Cruises to 'enhance' trade tools following launch of new booking engine
The ultra-luxury cruise line launched its new booking engine on 1 August, two years after it was acquired by A&K Travel Group
Travel trade support group Back in Time for Bed names first board
Berry Consulting’s Julie Berry, Club Med’s Jemma Bridges, Celebrity Cruises’ Michael Young-Richards and DoSomethingDifferent’s Lucy Paterson will comprise the group’s first board
Spending with travel agents continues to defy slowdown – Barclays
Barclays Consumer Spend shows spending with travel agents is still increasing, bucking a downward trend in card transactions in July
UK cements place as Turkey's third-largest market after visits go up 20%
1.8 million UK tourists visited the country during the first six months of the year
Video captures stunning first look at Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship
The 4,000-passenger vessel is slated to launch in December with a maiden eastern Caribbean cruise from Port Canaveral
Global Travel Collection launches ‘time-saving’ social media programme for agents 
The platform is designed to help the group’s advisors boost their social media content and find more leads
Why the fate of Indigenous traditions is linked to tourism in Peru
Travelling through the Arequipa region, this writer discovers how tourism can have a profoundly positive impact on Indigenous women and their culture.
Read TTG August 2024
Meet the 30 Under 30 class of 2024, find out how the Top 50 Travel Agencies stacked up with the top stats from the insights report and read TTG’s Guide to Cruise in the August edition.
Hays Travel team unhurt after shop vandalised during Sunderland unrest
Hays Travel owner Dame Irene Hays’ daughter Helen Hays said bricks were thrown through the agency’s Vine Place store on Saturday (3 August)
5 ways to adopt a more inclusive travel marketing strategy
From using inclusive language to training staff, tailoring your marketing can help make your business a more forward-thinking, representative brand.
Abta: 'It’s clear many of the industry’s priorities have been heard'
One month to the day since Labour took power after 14 years in opposition, Abta’s director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge assesses the party’s actions since forming a new government – and what its priorities mean for travel’s prosperity
Expedition Cruise Network to host its first-ever awards in October
The ceremony will award prizes across 14 categories – five for the travel trade, seven for expedition cruise lines and two special ones
British Airways owner IAG abandons plan to buy Air Europa for second time
British Airways’ owner says demand for travel remains “robust” this year
TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2025
See the shortlist and secure your seat at the must-attend TTG Luxury Travel Awards, returning to the stunning Raffles London at the OWO on Friday 28 February!
Jet2holidays doubles apprentice fund available to agents to £1.2 million
Operator launched the scheme last year to help agencies recruit new staff
‘Jasper is Canada in a nutshell – after the wildfires, it will open its arms to your clients’
Earlier this year, TTG’s Gary Noakes headed to Jasper in Canada – he reflects on the impact of the recent wildfires that have ripped through parts of the town and the national park, and what agents can do to help the destination recover
The sales director reinventing what it means to be ‘on the road’
Anzcro’s Shubhra Halliday hit the road in a Maui motorhome earlier this year to promote the operator’s new New Zealand brochure to agents – she talks TTG’s Harry Kemble through her exciting journey
Emerald Bay closure communicated to agents ‘as soon as possible’ – Sandals
Sandals has told TTG it notified agents of its decision to shut Sandals Emerald Bay in Exuma for a refurb ‘as soon as possible’, with the resort set to reopen after the works under the group’s Beaches brand
What's it like to stay at a remote camp in the desert dunes of Tunisia?
The Residence Douz is on the border of the Sahara Desert, making it the perfect starting point for clients visiting North Africa