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Explora Journeys looks to attract 'yet-to-cruise' customers with debut Asia programme
Between September 2027 and May 2028, Explora III will visit 28 countries including Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia
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Agenda 2025 – Autumn Breakfast

Created in association with PwC, TTG’s third Agenda report of the year features essential insights and explores the key trends, consumer behaviours and challenges set to shape the rest of 2025 for travel businesses.

Globus's new BDMs Janine Sykes and Sarah Hillier
Globus recruits experienced business development managers Sarah Hillier and Janine Sykes
Hillier joins Globus from Olympic Holidays, while Sykes brings experience from posts with Sandals Resorts and CroisiEurope
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Langham to launch new platform for agents to check commission amid 'industry-wide issue'
The luxury hospitality group says advisors are currently waiting ‘too long’ to receive payment
Tien Shan Mountain Range, Kyrgyzstan
10 overlooked, undervalued destinations to offer your clients
Every year Intrepid Travel, in partnership with Globetrender, spotlights 10 lesser-known destinations that are ready to welcome more tourists
MSC Cruises may replace 'taster' cruises with more seven-night sailings in future ex-UK summer programmes
Antonio Paradiso, MSC Group's international sales chief, believes week-long cruises offer the 'perfect balance'
TransIndus has recruited Gareth Mason as its new BDM
Newmarket's Gareth Mason joins TransIndus as BDM and group product manager
Mason will serve as TransIndus's primary point of contact for agent training, events and fams
Danni Gallagher and Cassie Mullen have joined Olympic Holidays as BDMs
Olympic Holidays recruits Cassie Mullen and Danni Gallagher as BDMs
Mullen will look after agents in the south, and Gallagher agents in the north
Jet2holidays' director of travel agent relationships Alan Cross
Jet2holidays postpones 2025 travel agent conference
The UK's largest tour operator had been set to host its 10th annual agent conference this December
WeRoad travellers in Patagonia
WeRoad launches to UK trade targeting a quarter of bookings to come via agents
Group travel specialist WeRoad will begin selling through agents, planning to offer over 300 itineraries to the trade
Cycling a French vineyard in Cognac region
Why there's more to this bucolic region than its famous brandy
Laurette Didière from Charentes in Flow DMC has all the tips you need to unlock the treasures of the Cognac region for your clients
Michelle Woodley, president at Preferred Travel Group
‘High-net-worth travellers are savvy, not stingy’ – how agents can maximise value
With luxury travellers increasingly using hacks to avoid overspending, the role of the travel advisor is fast evolving
A mother with her daughter overlooking Portugal's capital Lisbon from a balcony
Barclays data highlights healthy travel spend in August and rising shoulder season popularity
Transactions with agents grew by nearly a fifth year-on-year last month, the highest of any sector
Kelly Baldwin and the Aspire Team chose Thrapston for the brand's second branch
Aspire Travel expands to second shop and launches recruitment drive as team race to quote 145 enquiries worth £750,000
'I took a risk going from homeworking to this,' owner Kelly Baldwin told TTG as she now seeks to scale her agency business further
Virgin Voyages UK sales director SJ Walker
'Agents – we've fixed our pricing issues,' insists Virgin Voyages UK sales chief
'The success we’ve had this year is around our pricing stability,' SJ Walker tells TTG as Brilliant Lady captures agents' attention
Gemma Ashworth joins Riviera after a short spell with Discover the World
Gemma Ashworth joins Riviera Travel as dedicated key account manager for home-based agents
Ashworth was among a number of industry professionals who left Carnival Cruise Line earlier this year
Sarah Ayling has joined Caribtours from Classic Collection
Classic Collection's Sarah Ayling joins Caribtours as trade sales manager
TTG 30 Under 30 alumnus Ayling will look after agents in the home counties
Copenhagen Hellerup harbour
5 things your clients have probably never done in Copenhagen
Simon Britchfield returns to the Danish capital to experience its hidden gems 40 years after his first visit.
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Discover the perfect destination for foodies with Explore Cognac

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More than 20 ex-Baldwins colleagues are returning to the high street
Five ex-Baldwins Travel teams ready to return to the high street with Ashdown Travel and Premier Travel
New Ashdown Travel and Premier Travel stores open their doors as teams look to the future
New Celestyal Travel staff with the brand's managing director Janet Parton
'It's more than a retail outlet': Celestyal opens first-ever shop where agents can be trained
Celestyal launched an operator brand in the summer, which sells land and cruise packages through agents
Rebecca Barnes rides on a Zodiac in Svalbard
'I couldn't photograph the polar bear with my phone, but I didn't care'
A Svalbard circumnavigation onboard a small ship still delivers the quintessential Arctic cruise experience – despite stricter environmental regulations
Everything you need to know about French Polynesia specialist Aranui Cruises
Discover everything you need to know about Aranui Cruises, with a chance to win a €1,000 cruise voucher and a deluxe French food hamper
A travel agent helps a young couple with an enquiry
Advantage equipping agents to guide clients through 'confusing time for travellers'
New EU border rules and school holiday reform on the consortium's agenda this autumn