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Jet2 releases four million seats as part of largest-ever winter programme

It is launching two new winter routes – Bournemouth to Malaga and Luton to Majorca – while also expanding its Morocco, Malta and Madeira programmes

How I landed a £40k Cunard booking after stepping off Queen Mary 2

GoCruise & Travel franchisee Zoe Coope said agents should ’go the extra mile’ when making big bookings, as these types of holidays are ’a big event in someone’s life’

Sustainability

Quarter of consumers now booking package holidays, according to Barclays' 10-year review

Barclays has identified an upward trend in package holiday demand and spending with travel agents in a report that reviews consumer behaviour over the last decade

Travel brands ‘need a bit more carrot and stick when it comes to decarbonising’

Felix Hamer, expedition line HX’s strategy manager (sustainability), said brands shouldn’t be afraid of admitting they are at the start of a journey, and should start taking whatever action they can – even if it starts with low-hanging fruit – with a focus on transparency rather than perfection in the first instance.

Barrhead to reveal location of new Northern Irish branch 'in coming weeks'

The Scottish agency is currently recruiting ’experienced’ travel professionals to fill positions in its soon-to-be-announced branch in the region

Jamaica shares fam trip plans for agents as it joins Virtuoso

Jamaica’s national tourism office has announced a number of initiatives to support the UK trade following news of its Virtuoso membership

Inside the luxurious Ibiza hotel for clients who want to party hard – and relax harder

Steps away from the nightlife, Ibiza Gran Hotel provides a luxury retreat for guests who’d rather leave the party at the club

InteleTravel, Crystal Cruises and Tui: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include InteleTravel recruiting Advantage Travel Partnership’s Kelly Cookes, while Carnival Cruise Line’s former international sales director Luke Smith has joined an ultra-luxury cruise line

Travel Village Group to launch new podcast series aimed at bringing 'travel to life'

The Blackpool-based business will invite a mix of guests and employees to share their stories when the first episode airs later this month

Travel Zing launches cruise brand – and immediately bags two £10k bookings

Scottish agency Travel Zing has capitalised on the growing appetite for cruise holidays by revisiting an old idea and launching a cruise-focused brand, Cruizing

'Tui's seeing really strong growth with agents – why would we turn away from that?'

Nearly six months into his new role as Tui’s marketing and sales director, and two years on from Tui’s decision to re-engage the trade, Bart Quinton Smith talks TTG through how Tui is evolving its relationship with independent and third-party agents

Travel and tourism brands told time has come to appoint 'an excite and delight director'

ITT conference hears it is no longer enough for travel and tourism businesses just to deliver on people’s expectations, they must go beyond them

Next generation of industry talent 'won't put up with inaction on DEI'

While numerous big companies have publicly turned their backs on DEI, easyJet and Tui have revealed they are ’doubling down’ on inclusion – here’s why.

Agent launches platform to revolutionise hotel image access for luxury advisors

A luxury travel designer has launched a new website for agents to access hotel marketing tools, after noticing a gap in the market for a more efficient way of sourcing visual content.

Speaking to TTG Luxury, Emma Squire revealed she was inspired to start the company following years of battling “clunky systems” for content sharing.

Former Jetline and Forever Cruises bosses to open cruise and package division at Skylord Travel

Seven former Jetline Travel staff have moved to seat-only specialist Skylord Travel to set up a new cruise and holidays division

Cumbria Travel bids farewell to agent retiring after 38 years

Baxter joined the travel industry in 1987 as an AT Mays travel assistant before joining Thomas Cook, where she worked for 33 years

Advantage: 'We can be the catalyst for clients seeking quality travel agents'

Advantage’s commercial director John Sullivan and chief executive Julia Lo Bue Said talk TTG’s James Chapple through some of the consortium’s major developments and milestones over the past year, and explain why they’ve never been more optimistic about the consortium, its members and the trade’s future

Living the dream: the growing – and lucrative – market starting to appear on the trade's radar

TTG contributor Dave Monk discovers how the growing number of residential ships offer both high-net-worth clients and cruise agents a dream scenario

Hays Travel buys The Spear Travels Group's shops and homeworking network

The acquisition comes almost a year since the agency bought Miles Morgan Travel

‘Pride isn’t just a symbol, it’s action – you either stand up, or stand back’

’It’s Pride Month – I’m celebrating," says Jo Rzymowska. "But I can’t ignore the growing urgency... You either stand up, or stand back’.

Full Circle pivots away from 'aggressive' fly-and-flop market with new wellness business

Full Circle boss Niall Douglas encouraged the launch of Full Circle Retreats because he wanted the agency to pivot away from the competitive ’two flights, one hotel’ market

Atlantis shares plans to support UK agents ahead of ‘London takeover’

The luxury hotel brand has shared incentives for UK agents as it prepares to bank 20% of its 2026 bookings in just one month.

Sports Entertainment Tours targets more agent partners following successful trade launch

A Belfast-based sport and music tour specialist wants to work with more agents in the United Kingdom after the success of partnerships in Northern Ireland and the Republic