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'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.

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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

Five ways to sell Bahia Principe’s new luxury Tenerife hotel

Opening its doors on 1 December 2026, Bahia Principe Luxury Tenerife will be the collection’s latest addition to the island – and the brand’s first luxury property in Spain.

Chenot to launch wellness programmes on ‘world’s largest yacht’

The Swiss-based wellness operator has partnered with Ulyssia, a residential superyacht concept slated to launch in 2029

Intrepid to invest nearly £1m into emission reduction initiatives each year

The B Corp-certified operator has revamped how it assesses the carbon impact of its holidays, calculating the total impact including individual flights

Cost rather than climate change driving demand for shoulder season travel, Abta Convention told

Bosses of industry's two largest operators play down effect of climate change on demand for shoulder seasons

Rise of 'social commerce' set to transform how travel is sold over next decade

By 2033, social commerce – sales via social media channels – will be 10 times the size of Amazon today, Abta Convention delegates told

Tattoos, cabaret and dirty fries: Inside Designer Travel’s first-ever festival

The luxury travel agency hosted 110 advisors and 40 suppliers at its inaugural ‘Designer Fest’ last month.

EasyJet holidays steps in to save Experience It Now’s conference after Classic Collection closure

The tour operator has replaced Classic Collection as sponsor of the agency's conference, ensuring the event can go ahead

Catalonia channels energy into cultural tourism for 2026

One of Catalonia’s key messages at WTM London this year will be focused on cultural tourism as a central theme for the region’s tourist board in 2026.

Demand for travel continues unabated despite Trump's return and Israel-Gaza war

Around 95% of the 2,0001 survey respondents said they weren't discouraged from travelling overall as a result of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East or political changes in the US.

This figure is even lower for those who travelled abroad in the past 12 months, with 97% saying they would travel overseas regardless.

Around 14% of respondents visited the US in the last 12 months, which is no change from the year before.

Icon of the Seas cruise offered to agents in new Royal Caribbean competition

Agents will have the opportunity to answer a new question or solve a new riddle every weekday from 7 to 30 October for the chance to win prizes including branded suitcases, AirTags, Stanley cups and more.

Four Inspiring Travel itineraries that harness the power of personalised holidays

We’re all searching for that ‘wow’ moment – the one where a holiday doesn’t just meet expectations, but far exceeds them. The truth is, these moments can be rare, especially when visiting some of the world’s most loved destinations. So how can agents help their clients rediscover this special feeling? Enter Inspiring Travel, the expert with more than 50 years’ experience, crafting tailor-made luxury journeys around the globe.