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Exsus Travel’s Emily Rutter joins Pure Luxury as product manager

Rutter’s career in the luxury travel sector began six years ago, when she joined Elegant Resorts as team leader

Travel Village Group unveils new ‘time-saving’ tech to help cruise sales agents

Vertical Systems said the new service is a “valuable asset for both agents and businesses, offering a convenient solution while upholding data transparency”

TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes 2024 launches with new sector champions

AE Expeditions (part of Aurora Expeditions) and TTC Tour Brands have joined Iberostar and Intrepid as sector champions for this year’s TTG Sustainable Travel Heroes travel agent training programme – launching today (5 February)

Check in and chill out in Greater Palm Springs

From new boutique hotels and enticing spa resorts to glamorous mid-century modern architecture and novel activities, Greater Palm Springs continues to evolve.

Caribtours' specialist Slovenia tour operator brand launches to trade

Paul Cleary, chief executive of Just Slovenia parent company Caribtours, has told TTG ’agents were crying out’ for good suppliers to the country

Bali to introduce £7.50pp tourist levy next week

Visitors to the Indonesian island will have to pay the new fee on a per entry basis, on top of Indonesia’s approximately £25 30-day tourist e-visa

Ainsley Harriott: ‘I didn’t expect that of Malta!’

With Ainsley Harriott’s new five-part TV series Ainsley’s Taste of Malta airing this week (5-9 February), Madeleine Barber catches up with the chef to discover why he thinks the destination deserves the spotlight – and your customers’ bookings

Not Just Travel's huge cruise push pays off after firm achieves 25% sales hike

Co-founder Paul Harrison said Not Just Travel was gaining a reputation for being "the best in the business for teaching franchisees how to become cruise experts"

Advantage boss stresses importance of travel agents following Which? report

Julia Lo Bue-Said’s comments come after the publication of a report that urged consumers to book directly with airlines and hotels to get a good deal

APT and Travelmarvel hire two new BDMs including first for Ireland

Luiza Sullivan to join river cruise and touring specialist as BDM for central England, while Travelmarvel has appointed Elaine O’Brien its first dedicated BDM for the Irish market

Limitless Travel records biggest sales day in eight-year history

Disabled-friendly travel specialist appoints Kate Parsons to newly created role of financial controller following ’excellent’ 2023

Carnival Cruise Line welcomes Carnival Firenze to fleet

Line’s fleet grows to 27 with addition of former Costa Cruises ship, which will now undergo a two-month Italian-inspired makeover

Maltese adventure awaits agents on Top 50 Champions Trip

A dive into Malta’s adventure, gastronomic and cultural experiences awaits agents joining this year’s TTG Top 50 Champions Trip in June

Luton airport ‘on track’ to meet deadline to end 100ml liquid rule

New scanners should be in place at Bedfordshire airport by government’s target date

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