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Low pay is prompting agents to consider leaving the travel industry

A TTG survey has looked into the travel industry’s state of pay to reveal that more than a third of professionals are considering an alternative career as their pay is too low

Waldorf Astoria launches first Seychelles resort

Waldorf Astoria has debuted its first resort in the Seychelles, featuring 50 seafront villas and a range of eco-lux experiences

Grecotel unveils raft of new resorts and upgrades

Grecotel will open two hotels this year, as well as adding new villas, suites and upgrades among its 40 properties in Greece

‘We must keep on increasing our wages to secure talent’

C&M Travel Recruitment managing director Barbara Kolosinska on why the travel industry needs to increase salaries if it wants to create any kind of talent pipeline for the industry for future years.

Virtuoso grows UK footprint with new agency signings

Luxury travel network Virtuoso has accredited two new agency members including alpine specialist Oxford Ski Company

Homeworking giants smash monthly sales records in January

Travel Counsellors and Not Just Travel enjoy boom in bookings during crucial month

‘I was told I was too old to work in travel – that was 37 years ago!’

Continuing our series of agents still serving at 70 to mark TTG’s own landmark 70th anniversary, we meet Sandra Colbourne, founder of Charter Travel in Newbury.

Cruise app founder lays out ambitious 2024 plans

Co-founder Sefton Monk reveals ambitions for My Kind of Cruise to become the “biggest cruise retailer in the world” with around 31,500 users that are new to cruise

Royal boss hails agents as he unveils cruise giant's ‘obsession’

Jason Liberty, Royal Caribbean Group’s president, said the company was leveraging its three brands to narrow the gap with land-based holidays

Fewer operator collapses, but more refunds in 2023, says CAA

The Air Travel Trust says there were fewer operator collapses in 2023 but that repatriation and refunds cost it more than the previous year

Royal Caribbean Group sees the figures turn black in 2023

Royal Caribbean Group is back in profit after resuming full operations following the pandemic

Turkey sees another leap in UK arrivals in 2023

Turkey’s weak currency led to another increase in UK arrivals last year, new figures show

Chris North marks return to travel with new chief executive appointment

North stepped down as managing director of Vertical Systems in late October after more than 25 years in the business

Is this the most fun you can have in St Moritz?

During a visit to one of Switzerland’s most exclusive boltholes, the Carlton Hotel, Madeleine Barber discovers mixing a luxury stay with snowy adventures is the perfect recipe for a winter holiday

Greater Manchester Police targets travel fraud in crackdown

A week-long campaign to combat holiday booking fraud is underway in the Greater Manchester Police area

Celebrity hands Stirrup expanded role as part of efforts to grow EMEA footprint

The new EMEA sales team – under Claire Stirrup’s leadership – would help the line ’drive best practice, improve efficiencies and accelerate growth’, Celebrity said

TV presenter to appear on screen at TTG’s Visit Florida Showcase

This month’s Visit Florida Showcase will reveal clips from new ITV series Jimmy Doherty’s Taste of Florida as part of a session on how to harness the power of TV in travel marketing.

Airports and airlines warn of cancellations and disruption as German security staff walk out

Three rounds of talks haven’t produced a settlement for the airport security workers

Ama's UK boss outlines the levers he pulls to drive trade bookings

The line’s managing director Jamie Loizou insists lines must talk about the experiences on offer to increase the sector’s customer database

'Being B Corp Certified isn't a not-for-profit exercise'

Daniel Pearce sets out the reasons why TTG Media started the journey to become B Corp Certified 12 months ago – and why more travel businesses should make the leap.

Exploring the ski resort loved by Austrians – and alpacas

Pepper Collection offers a range of chalets and hotels to suit a range of tastes – including those of alpacas

Tauck plans expanded agent training programme to grow UK sales

National sales manager Tom Dumbrell has noted a ‘good number’ of new-to-brand agents looking to sell Tauck’s land and river cruise products

Explore bolsters trade team with new agency sales executive

Alison Davis joins Explore Worldwide from her previous role as aviation product executive at Audley Travel and will be focused on increasing the trade team’s presence in the business

Ambassador releases trade ship visit dates ahead of summer season

The line plans to host more than 500 agents at eight regional ports in 2024