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First look at NCL's upgraded 270-acre private island featuring new waterpark with 19 slides
The cruise line – part of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings – expects to welcome a million guests to Great Stirrup Cay across 15 of its ships next year
'It took me seconds to say yes!': Lynsey Jones on her 'shock' redundancy and new start with Ambassador
Balkan Holidays’ head of sales’s professional world came crashing down in April 2025 when she was made redundant but she is now back doing what she loves the most – helping agents sell more holidays
Hays Travel acquires Cruise.co.uk to expand into online cruise market
Hays hails deal as its biggest since acquiring Thomas Cook in 2019
Growth in pay for 'standard' travel jobs failing to keep pace with higher earning roles
’Wages for these positions need to at least match the rate of inflation or our industry risks missing out on top graduates who could otherwise have a long and fulfilling career within travel,’ warns C&M Travel Recruitment chief Barbara Kolosinska
How agents can sell a no-fly trip to three French hot spots
Paris, Provence, St Tropez: could there be a better trio of sophistication? And clients can also do them all without ever getting on a flight.
Here's how to put a different spin on Queensland for your clients
From bush camping in an ancient outback museum to farm-to-table tours, Tropical Northern Queensland is weaving Indigenous-led tourism around established hero products
Travel Chaps owners joined by new staff and supplier reps for official shop opening
Matt and Ashley Phillips, whose background is in hospitality, joined the travel industry during the pandemic, setting up their agency with Not Just Travel
Turkey Tourism: 'Agents' knowledge of the range of options Turkey offers is crucial to us'
Turkey’s efforts to extend the summer season and shift the spotlight onto lesser-known destinations is bearing fruit, and agents stand to benefit, Turkey’s tourism lead tells TTG’s Gary Noakes
Titan Travel hires Virgin Voyages' Andrea Jones as trade team expansion continues
Senior sales manager role Jones will manage a range of strategic accounts across the UK ’to drive deeper relationships and forge mutually beneficial business growth plans’
'We can move forward': Baldwins Travel's Tricia Lester joins Ashdown Travel along with nine colleagues
Surrey agency Ashdown Travel approached Lester on LinkedIn ’a couple of months ago’ before revealing plans to add two branches and recruit more staff
Top Villas appoints Rachel Bramley to support agents in deepening trade push
Following her appointment, Bramley revealed how Top Villas plans to ’offer the kind of hands-on, responsive support that travel agents and tour operators really value’
What does the introduction of Marriott mean for New Zealand’s tourism?
Independent hotels currently outnumber international chains in New Zealand, but does the arrival of big-hitter Marriott signal a step change for the country?
Halstead Travel owner's video interviews see her win funding for first retail shop
Arline Sloan will launch Halstead Travel on the high street in September for the first time, eight years after setting up the homeworking brand
Your lovable agency mascots and their globe-trotting adventures

Have you ever wished you could fold yourself up and fit into a client’s suitcase when they go travelling? Well, these mascots are lucky enough to pull it off – they are often to be found travelling the world, accompanying agents on fam trips, joining clients and their families on holiday, and helping their agent owners to host escorted tours.

Agents warn 'out of hand' resort fees are putting clients off visiting the US
One agent told TTG she had to stump up an extra $700 in fees during a 16-night itinerary
Norwegian Prima to return to UK homeport in 2027 and sail the Nordics
The 3,099-passenger Norwegian Prima is currently operating ex-UK sailings to Iceland from Southampton
'How our agency became a top seller for Silversea'
From managing a sausage crisis to clinching record-breaking bookings: how Silversea helped one agent supercharge her sales
‘Let independents decide their suppliers,’ urges agency with 100% commission promise
A new host agency, Independents – Powered by Azure, has criticised restrictive contracts that limit the potential of advisors’ earnings. 
Quark 'in conversation' with shipyards and operators as search for new ships gathers pace
The three-ship expedition line insists any vessel that joins the fleet will carry fewer than 200 passengers
Orient Express Corinthian reveals first Caribbean season itinerary
The 220-metre-long vessel will head to the Caribbean for the first time next autumn, just a few months after its maiden voyage in June 2026
Discover a more relaxed side of Florida on the TTG Luxury Journey to the Bradenton Area
Entries are now open for the TTG Luxury Journey to the Bradenton Area, which will see five luxury travel advisors whisked away to Florida’s west coast this October
TTG Luxury Summer 2025
RAYS OF SUNSHINE. Indian Ocean destinations have upped their game, offering not just sun, sea and sand but also myriad new properties and exciting ecological, cultural and dining experiences.
Natasha Marson: 'We're quirky, there's a bit of sass in there – that resonates well with the trade'
EasyJet holidays’ head of trade distribution talks TTG’s James Chapple through her mission to engage the trade with sassy activity, produce better tools for agents and forge ever-stronger ties with homeworkers, as well as the memories she still draws on for inspiration
The surprising new twist to a Sandals Resorts holiday
There’s a growing trend among fans of the Sandals brand to opt for twin centres, so they see more of the Caribbean and experience more of the portfolio