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How Inspiretec is helping agents unleash the power of AI
TTG hears how Inspiretec’s new travel booking platform, launching at WTM London today, will streamline the sales process for both agents and tour operators
EasyJet to launch new Tunisia route and packages in the spring
Liverpool-Enfidha route to take off on 1 April 2024
UK tourism minister insists industry's importance 'recognised across govt'
Sir John Whittingdale said the UK tourism industry isn’t always given the recognition that it deserves
Argentina's sporting and culinary bonafides to boost its tourism
Sports and gastronomy tourism will bolster Argentina’s post-pandemic recovery next year, with the country still feeling the halo effect of its 2022 Fifa World Cup triumph
'I want Peru now' campaign launched to woo back visitors
Peru has launched an international advertising campaign spanning television, radio, and print and social media, titled “I want Peru now” in a bid to recoup visitors lost since the pandemic
Idris Elba steps in to revive Sierra Leone routes
Sierra Leone has enlisted top British actor Idris Elba, whose father is from the country, to help secure direct flights from the UK in an effort to increase visitor numbers
TTC Tour Brands appoints Polly Poulton to expanded sales team
The escorted touring specialist has revealed an expanded trade sales team
Spain looks to reduce destination overload by highlighting other regions
Spain’s focus on growing tourism expenditure over visitor numbers will continue, although the country’s minister of tourism believes there will be opportunities over the next two to three years to introduce new tourists to lesser-visited parts of the country
Valencia enlists Abta's help to relay plans to scrap tourism tax to agents
The new government of the Region of Valencia has rubber-stamped plans to scrap a tourism tax that was set to come into force next year
How do UK consumers perceive green travel?
Demand for more sustainable travel options won’t be driven by consumers and must instead be led by the industry itself
New product, accessibility and strategic marketing key to managing over-tourism, say major European destinations
Creating new product in lesser-known destinations, improving accessibility from iconic tourist hotspots and driving innovation in marketing will be crucial to managing over-tourism in Europe
Explore's trade revenue almost doubles in 2023 as it launches new 2024 brochure
The adventure tour operator is currently advertising for an agency sales support executive to bolster trade support
WTM London 2023: Official Daily Day two
Culture club. Discovering people and places of the world at WTM London 2023.
Five ways luxury agents are flexing for success in 2024
At the TTG Luxury Travel Summit delegates heard how luxury agencies and agency networks are getting fit for the year ahead
Tracy Roberts joins Not in the Guidebooks as sales and operations leader
Roberts’ travel career has spanned 26 years, working across various for Thomas Cook and Going Places
Spending with agents continues to defy economic headwinds, new Barclays data shows
Year-on-year consumer spending with travel agents rose by 9.6% last month, while travel booking transactions increased by 12.3%
Greece tourism on track for 'milestone year'
TTG speaks to Dimitris Fragakis, secretary general for the Greek National Tourism Organisation, to discover the latest tourism reports, emerging trends and how the destination is supporting responsible travel
CATA aims to attract European tourists with help of corporate investment
The Central American Tourism Agency (CATA) hopes to increase its marketing budget by between 5% and 10% next year as it looks to boost the region’s profile in Europe
Antigua and Barbuda hopes for tourism lift-off thanks to new astronauts
Antigua and Barbuda is looking to make the most of its new global superstars, mother and daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, who are the first Caribbean astronauts having travelled on the Galactic 02 voyage in August
Tunisia celebrates return to pre-Covid tourism arrivals in 2023
Tunisia is celebrating a return to pre-Covid levels of tourism to the country this year, with arrivals in the first 10 months of 2023 matching those in 2019
Croatia looks to gastronomy and nautical tourism to disperse tourists beyond Dubrovnik and Split
Food and wine will be one of the key pillars of Croatia’s burgeoning tourism offering as it seeks to diversify and disperse tourists more widely beyond the mainstays of Dubrovnik and Split
Your Co-op Travel to unveil nationwide network of revamped branches
Head of omnichannel development Ellis Cain-Jones confirmed the new Your Co-op Travel shops would use existing staff
If Only reveals 'sexy' peaks plans and fam trip winners
The luxury tour operator ran a joint competition with Saadiyat Island in which agents could win fam trip places
Greece lays out five-year tourism plan
Greece has set out its five-year tourism development plan, based around more year-round flights, new product such as city breaks and gastronomy, and highlighting lesser-known destinations for tourism