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River sector 'must find its voice' as lines clamour to meet demand, says APT's UK boss
APT Luxury River Cruises and Tours, UK and Europe, managing director Paul Melinis highlighted the 'demand' the company is currently seeing for its river cruise products
Sani/Ikos vows never to ‘migrate’ agents’ clients in renewed trade partnership push
The luxury hospitality group has announced three new initiatives as part of its longterm strategy to solidify its trade relationships
Travel's next big transformation, and nine other takeaways from the 2025 Abta Convention
Is cost or climate change driving shoulder season demand? What is social commerce? And will things actually get any better when Donald Trump completes his second term?
EU Entry-Exit: everything agents need to know as system goes live, including cruise and Eurostar latest
On Sunday 12 October new automatic EU border control checks will begin their rollout. TTG explains the key information that agents – and their clients – need to know
New WTM London chief vows not to change ‘treasured’ show

Chris Carter-Chapman has spent 15 years in the events industry, enough to know that if an event isn’t broken, it doesn’t need fixing.

Speaking four months into his new job of WTM London event director, he is clear about his approach: “There’s a tendency when you come into a new event to radically try and change it; I’ve worked on previous events where there was a case for doing that.

“For WTM, that’s just not needed. It’s successful because of its evolution, so for me it’s about how can I add value to an already highly successful and treasured show.”

Inside Travel to step up agent incentive programme in 2026 ahead of new summer push
Asia specialist has been running a £25,000 cultural adventure promotion this year
Nine do’s and don’ts of marketing to LGBT+ travellers
The second of two TTG LGBT+ Travel Ambassadors workshops with Intrepid and Virgin Atlantic took place online in September, focusing on how to effectively market and communicate LGBT+ travel
'It is a bittersweet privilege to have Petra to ourselves'
Our writer observes just how badly peaceful Jordan's tourism industry has been rocked by its warring neighbours
Algarve: 'We want to show we are more than just beaches'
Andre Gomes, president of Visit Algarve, expands upon the Portuguese region's plans to become a year-round destination
Norway eyes UK luxury market with exclusive London travel workshop

Norway is aiming to further its appeal to affluent travellers in the UK with the hosting of a workshop designed to connect luxury travel planners with a range of Norwegian partners.

 

'It doesn't happen overnight': Six InteleTravel agents share their journey to becoming business owners
TTG spoke to six InteleTravel agents to find out how they have developed as business owners since choosing the homeworking giant to kickstart their travel careers.
'We're all looking to grow': B Corps seek to dispel myth that being purpose-driven comes at the expense of profit
'It's shorthand for people to understand a business has a purpose and is the kind of business I want to buy from rather than just relying on a marketing message'
'Don't design the customer journey without first creating the colleague journey'
EasyJet holidays chief operating officer Matt Callaghan urges travel firms not to fall foul of errors in process that are costing the economy nearly $9 trillion
Top agency reveals five ‘soft skills’ for homeworkers closing sales
Cartology Travel has shared its subtle tricks for improving client satisfaction and boosting business
Madeira to host Abta Convention for the first time next year
Event will be held over 12-14 October at Funchal's Savoy Palace Hotel
Classic Collection's Jorge Quibell and Kim Sellman join Specialist Holidays Group
Group says new hires underline 'plans for trade expansion'
Is your workplace the best in luxury travel?
TTG Luxury is on the hunt for the sector’s best workplace, as the deadline to enter the TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2026 closes at the end of this month
Operator says each salesperson now generates £1.5m since selling through agents
A move to trade sales boosted Exsus Travel’s bottom line, an Aito meeting heard.
Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026
TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026 has now opened for entry to celebrate the very best travel agencies in the UK & Ireland
Morocco: 'We want to break into the world's top 10'
Meryem Bennouna, director UK, Ireland and Nordics, Moroccan National Tourism Office shares an update on the country's tourism ambitions
'It's a great growth opportunity for us': Tui ready to put more resource behind supporting third-party agents
MD Neil Swanson tells TTG more face-to-face support for agents likely in time for peaks as trade nears 10% of Tui's sales in the UK and Ireland
Operators reveal talks over return to Doncaster Sheffield as airport targets winter 2027/28 flights
'We're not ready to announce anything yet, but clearly it is something we are looking at and talking about,' Neil Swanson tells Abta Convention