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Former Shearings national account manager Claire Dutton joins Inspire Europe
Dutton will start her new role on 6 October and will support the company’s first-ever Independent Travel Associates conference in Majorca the following week
Celebrity Cruises invites agents to start placing deposits for first river holidays next month
Agents can start securing spots for their clients onboard Celebrity’s first river cruises from 3 September
Tui pledges £1 million in unspent apprenticeship funding to tackling UK skills shortages
Cash will go towards helping the NHS, charities and businesses create training opportunities in sectors facing workforce challenges
Virgin Voyages to 'explore' luxury cruise market as Brilliant Lady arrives in UK
SJ Walker, Virgin Voyages’ UK sales director, believes there’s an ’overlap’ with what luxury customers want and what the line offers
Seven ways luxury travellers are avoiding overspending, and how to broach them
High-net-worth individuals are becoming increasingly discerning as luxury travel prices continue to rise.
‘This is what changed my mind about using a travel agent’

Stories of things going wrong are our bread and butter in the travel trade media. Agent saves clients’ wedding from disaster! Agents work through the night repatriating clients! Agent rescues client’s teddy from sinking sightseeing boat!

'Travel's new power couple' bringing domestic bliss to the shop floor
Claire and James Smith’s romance was an unlikely one – so how are they making things work now they’re also working together?
'Here's how to sell Star of the Seas – trust me, my agency has already made three bookings!'
Travelmax’s Savannah Bracewell shares Star of the Seas’ key selling points after sailing on Royal Caribbean’s second Icon class ship
Air Canada to resume operations after half a million travellers disrupted by strikes
Airline promises ’gradual’ resumption of operations on Tuesday (19 August) after reaching an agreement with 10,000 striking cabin crew
Private tour inspires Indus Experiences' first-ever Pakistan programme
Indus Experiences is launching four Pakistan itineraries as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations
Ryanair to offer Albania's capital Tirana from Birmingham and Dublin next year
Budget carrier will also boost frequencies on its exist Stansted-Tirana service with the launch of a new three-aircraft base in the city
Four Seasons Yachts addresses guests after delaying launch of first vessel
Four Seasons I will now make its debut in the Mediterranean next March rather than in the Caribbean
Is this Ibiza's hottest new break for clubbers?
Bonito Ibiza is San Antonio Bay’s newest resort, fast gaining traction for its casual luxury vibe and partnership with celebrity-studded day club O Beach
Seabourn and Uniworld combine to offer 'first-ever' ocean and river cruise package
Agents can now book a Venice and the Mediterranean Sea package departing that brings together a Uniworld sailing and a seven-night cruise on Seabourn Quest sailing between Venice and Athens
‘Booking windows are shortening’ – and other luxury travel myths debunked
Virtuoso has unveiled a number of key insights into the reality of luxury travel bookings for 2026
Why agents need to pitch a night in the South African bush to clients
There’s a very special way to enhance a safari stay: spend a night in the andBeyond Ngala Treehouse
Agents share top priorities when choosing suppliers
Having access to the best contacts at a tour operator is among the most crucial factors when deciding who to work with, travel advisors shared during the finale lunch for Pure Luxury: The Masterclass. 
New Holiday Village agents 'hit the ground running' with flurry of 'complex' £50,000 cruise bookings
Nicki Bryan and Hemali Iverson worked together at Baldwins Travel’s Lewes shop in Sussex for four years before setting up their own businesses under the Holiday Village brand this summer
Jet2holidays general manager trade Lloyd Cross to leave operator after 13 years
Cross confirmed his departure in a LinkedIn post, adding he will remain in the travel industry
Gatwick baggage screeners suspend pre-bank holiday strike action
Action over 22-26 August off, but walkout over 29 August to 2 September could yet go ahead if Unite union members employed by ICTS at Gatwick reject a new pay offer
EasyJet aircraft involved in early-morning collision at Manchester airport
The two aircraft clipped wings while taxiing early on Friday morning (15 August)
‘This hotel collection has completely changed the way we sell Sri Lanka’
These two agents now have a new trade-friendly property portfolio on speed dial, after joining fam trips designed around boutique hotels and authentic experiences
P&O Cruises grows regional support for agents with two new hires
The line hopes Amber Eastwood and Isla Wilson will ’enhance its regional presence and strengthen relationships with the trade’
‘They asked me to track down an 80s sports star!’: agents reveal their clients’ most outlandish demands
From reunions with 80s cricket stars to international baby formula deliveries, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what agents will do for their clients – three top agents share some of their most remarkable asks with TTG