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The Homeworker: 'Three simple steps that helped me be a better agent'
’Weaving sustainable practices into your homeworking business is a journey that once you start, you will never end,’ writes Travel Counsellor Marie Rowe for TTG’s latest homeworking column
Sandals Island Run team bolts past £100k target for 100km Antigua half-marathon challenge
The Sandals Foundation Island Run team have completed a 100 kilometre challenge over Antigua in four days to hit a £100,000 fundraising target for childrens’ charities in the Caribbean.
TTG releases third Travel Agent Tracker report of the year
Quarterly poll of the trade yields key insights into the agent market heading into autumn after a busy summer
Storm Babet: Tui closes two stores in Scotland after vicious storm
Tui shut its Aberdeen and Dundee stores on Thursday, while Hays Travel and Barrhead Travel said they were monitoring the situation
Travel Agent Tracker Report Q3 2023
TTG’s third Tracker report of the year highlights key booking trends from July, August and September, and charts how agents are getting on in the post-Covid travel selling world
Aer Lingus to restart Manchester-Barbados route next month
Services between Manchester and Barbados will resume from 1 November, operating three times a week
Tui names new commercial director following wider UK and Ireland shake-up
Phillip Iveson moves into the UK and Ireland role from Tui Group’s product and purchasing team, while there are new roles for Chris Hackney and Chris Logan
Storm Tammy: 10 Caribbean islands placed under hurricane watch as landfall nears
The tropical storm is predicted to affect Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, Leeward Islands and Dominica
Trend towards all-inclusives set to continue into 2024 – Advantage
Nearly a third of all half-term bookings with Advantage members made on an all-inclusive basis, rising to 36% for 2024 bookings
British Airways to relaunch Heathrow-Abu Dhabi route next spring
The carrier said on Thursday (19 October) services operated by a Boeing 787-9 aircraft will resume in April
Luxtripper suspends operations amid race to secure new funding
The luxury operator has suspended operations amid a financial restructure
Storm Babet bears down on Scotland prompting rare red weather warnings
The Met Office has issued a range of red and amber warnings for Scotland, with the second named storm of the year poised to bring high winds and heavy rain
Foreign Office strengthens Lebanon travel warning as Middle East crisis intensifies
FCDO upgrades warning to advise against all travel to Lebanon, with all Brits in the country urged to leave immediately via any remaining commercial services
30 Under 30's Molly Attwell: 'The HR field has transformed significantly'
The Tui HR practitioner explains how the burgeoning remit of human resources makes her career choice so rewarding
AE Expeditions removes seafood dishes on selected days to protect oceans
The initiative on the line’s Sylvia Earle ship runs alongside the Sustainable Sea Day which raises awareness about non-sustainable fish farming
Airlines demand tens of millions in compensation for bank holiday ATC meltdown
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary reiterated his call for Nats boss Martin Rolfe to stand down during the showdown with MPs
Govt overhauls air passenger travel guide in light of post-Covid disruption
The Air Passenger Travel Guide, formerly known as the Aviation Passenger Charter, outlines what people can expect if things go wrong while travelling
Jet2 opens multimillion-pound centre to take control of in-flight retail operations
The airline said around 300 jobs have been created at the facility in Cheshire, which will see its in-flight retail operation go in-house
New benchmark tool helps agents find responsible wildlife tourism experiences
Agents are being encouraged to use a new free platform to help them discover responsible wildlife tourism experiences around the world to promote to clients
Fresh focus on consumer insights ‘will help shape the future of Travel Counsellors’
Travel Counsellors chief Steve Byrne tells TTG the homeworking giant will run a major consumer trends and intentions survey every year following its first Travel Tracker poll
Abta chief Mark Tanzer to address 2023 InteleTravel conference
Tanzer is one of several industry leaders set to appear at the three-day conference in Malaga next month
‘Enormous opportunity’ for agents to ramp up expedition cruise sales
Only a small percentage of expedition cruise sales currently come from the UK trade, new Expedition Cruise Network research reveals
Visit Malta relaunches agent training and fam programme
Marketing promotions manager Lindsey Thorpe said on Wednesday (18 October) the new courses and the fam programme show “our dedication to supporting hard-working agents”
Ex-Tui agent and partner make jump onto the high street
Holiday Franchise Company franchisee MBK Travels was opened last week by Paul McLeod and Kelly Hall, becoming the business’s first franchisees to set up on the high street