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These Florida experiences exceeded agents' expectations – here's why

Last year’s TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies Champions Trip saw category winners experience the best of Anna Maria Island, Universal Orlando Resort and Tampa Bay.

Consumers ‘will spend more’ on travel in 2024 despite hardships, says NatWest

Consumers will continue to prioritise travel over other spend this year and are OK with dynamic pricing, NatWest reports

Silversea promotes industry veteran Massimo Brancaleoni to expanded sales role

Brancaleoni, who joined Silversea as senior vice-president, global sales in January 2023, has been named senior vice-president, global sales and revenue

Tui Group becomes latest signatory to the Safer Tourism Pledge

Airline and operator to throw its weight behind the Safer Tourism Foundation initiative

These are the Florida itineraries operators recommend for your clients

The Sunshine State has so much to offer in addition to its theme parks. Six specialists recommend how to make the most of Florida this year and encourage repeat bookings.

Proud Experiences offers buyer support to attend trade show in LA

LGBTQ+ focused travel trade show Proud Experiences will return this June with an event in LA

Bhutan reduces sustainability fee again and adds online visa

Bhutan has had another rethink about its fee to fund sustainable development, reducing the daily charge

Regent Seven Seas to grow trade team as it launches partner programme

Regent Elevate is designed to ‘empower’ travel agents across the globe, with educational courses; sales and marketing tools; and promotional offers

Intrepid smashes UK and Ireland sales record twice in a week

Adventure specialist breaks sales record on 30 January and again on 31 January, and reports a 30% hike in industry revenue compared with January 2023

Majority of Brits continuing to prioritise travel over all other expenses

Four in five Brits are continuing to choose travel as their top budget priority despite the current macroeconomic headwinds, a new survey has revealed

‘Nothing prepares you for that initial majestic sighting of a whale shark’

Western Australia’s coastal town of Exmouth is where aquatic dreams are made, when you dive into the water for a close encounter with whale sharks.

Virgin Voyages: ‘It’s a month of giveaways!’

SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages, rounds-up some of the highlights coming this month

CBeebies puppeteer to bring agent's inspirational travel companion to life

Through Kaleido, a ‘fresh new travel companion’, LAH Travel’s Linda Hill Miller and author Shirley Husband hope to educate young children about the world

Travel Counsellors recruits former Cook training lead Kristina Seed

Seed, who started her career with Co-op Travel before its merger with Thomas Cook, brings more than 25 years’ travel industry experience to the role with Travel Counsellors

Record rainfall prompts California flooding warning from FCDO

State of emergency declared in eight counties, with the risk of potentially deadly flash flooding set to continue into Tuesday (6 February)

Cruise Nation recruits industry veteran to help boost service levels

Helen Moore joined the Swansea-based call centre agency last month after 27 years at Bolsover Cruise Club

Peaks drives travel to third-biggest leap in January spending growth

According to new data from Barclays, travel was the third-biggest sector for spending growth in January, pipped only by spend on digital content and subscriptions and ‘other services’

Ski specialist ceases trading citing Covid, Brexit and cost of living

Powder White said the ‘immeasurable’ combined impact of the ‘extraordinary challenges’ the travel industry has faced in recent years had left it with no choice but to cease operating

The Big Question: Should the cruise sector shout about lower prices?

A sure-fire way to attract cruisers is to market lower prices – but what impact does this have further down the line?

Join the class of 2024 TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassadors

Would you like to become a TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassador? We’re recruiting agents to help build a Smarter, Better, Fairer travel industry.

Newmarket Holidays hires TTC's Freya Sutcliffe to grow north-west presence

Freya Sutcliffe brings more than 20 years’ industry experience to her role at the escorted touring specialist Newmarket Holidays

Prince Harry’s Travalyst bids to make sustainability information freely available

The coalition, founded by The Duke of Sussex in 2019, will vet more than 100 global tourism certification bodies

Jos Dewing leaves AE Expeditions to pursue ‘next adventure’

The cruise industry veteran spent nearly three years at the two-ship expedition line before leaving last week

Lata calls for calm as deadly Chile forest fires prompt FCDO travel alert

Lata chair Martin Johnson said it was important to remember the fires were limited to Chile’s Valparaiso region