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'We make sure they feel supported': Global Travel Collection on helping agents flourish

Global Collection Travel UK’s vice president Francesca Mendola reveals how she helped to overhaul the brand during the pandemic

The immersive Kissimmee villas that have to be seen to be believed

Clients can get comfortable in a home-away-from-home, surrounded by Florida’s natural beauty and with the major theme parks right on their doorstep.

MSC Cruises to put 2026 ex-UK programme on sale this week

MSC Virtuosa will be based in the UK for summer 2026, sailing a range of two- to 14-night itineraries

Expanding Domes brand to make Santorini debut next month

This new family-friendly resort boasts 50 suites and villas, all of which come with their own private pools and terraces overlooking the Aegean Sea.

Star Clippers to homeport in Grenada during 2025/26 winter season

Line will station one of its vessels in the Caribbean during winter 2025/26

IHG partners with Just a Drop charity to fund safe water projects

The Water for All initiative will be piloted at five of IHG’s voco hotels, including two in the UK

Heathrow predicts busiest-ever year after record February

Some 5.8 million people travelled through Heathrow last month, including more than two million during half-term

Not in the Guidebooks to host first long-haul fam trip

Experiential travel specialist will take eight agents to Costa Rica this June

Carrier hails agents for their support in driving operator's best ever year

The tour operator held its annual recognition event at BAFTA, where it thanked agents for their support

TTG Luxury award winner's cruise sector diversity project moves to next level

Founder of The Compass Project Edwina Lonsdale is preparing to add a Southampton school into the project

Celebrity regional sales manager Peter Ryan to join Azamara

Ryan brings more than 25 years’ industry to his new role with Azamara, most recently as regional sales manager at Celebrity Cruises

Scott Dunn parent expands executive team with two new appointments

Sonia Davies and Victoria Courtney will report into Flight Centre Travel Group global leisure chief executive James Kavangh

Insight Vacations launches small group women-only tours with agent incentive

Insight Vacations, a sub brand of TTC is launching 11 tours aimed at solo female travellers across the globe with an incentive for agents and travellers alike

'We don't want to be superheroes: we want to be mums and have a career'

Two new Travel Counsellors share how starting a business at home has ticked all their boxes for being a “working mum”.

Women in Travel marks International Women's Day with new award categories

The new categories honour women in travel tech, mentees and mentors, and diversity, equity and inclusion professional of the year

Balkan Holidays recruits former agent Natasha Smith as new RSM

Smith will look after agents in southern England and south Wales, with Wayne Szczambura taking the lead in central England and north Wales

Three tenacious women telling stories that need to be heard in the world

We bring you three stories of inspirational women who are breaking down barriers and fostering a world where all women can thrive without discrimination or exclusion.

Gold Medal parent hails agents for buying into peaks campaigns

’All of our B2B brands had a successful peaks and achieved some exceptional records,’ said dnata Travel Group UK B2B product and commercial director Adrian James

A-Rosa names Michelle Daniels new UK and Ireland sales director

Daniels will join the trade-only river cruise specialist in April, reporting into managing director Lucia Rowe

Adventure travel leads express hope for carbon labelling to become an industry ‘common currency’

Panellists at Adventure Travel Networking 2024 were keen to see an industry standard for carbon labelling trips but insisted those that can’t should not be penalised

Visit Florida

Find out when’s best to travel, flight schedules, essential travel information, what’s on in 2024 and watch training videos all in one place.

Budget 2024: everything agents need to know

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt raises premium Air Passenger Duty rate but cuts National Insurance contributions

Agent's hunch inspires £1 million sell-out cruise venture

Not Just Travel agent Vikki Coffey has told how she teamed up with a theatrical impresario to charter cabins on an MSC cruise ship

Short watch: Virgin Voyages In The Spotlight

Get an overview of Virgin Voyages and find out what’s coming up for the line, exactly what’s included with every sailing and which clients you should be promoting them to, in this five-minute In The Spotlight video