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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
Intrepid expands hotel portfolio with Morocco and Tasmania properties
The two new additions are part of Intrepid’s strategy to grow its portfolio to 20 properties worldwide over the next three years
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St Kitts' new agent portal and upcoming fam In The Spotlight
Hear about St Kitts Tourism’s new travel agent incentive and discover the array of support available to agents through its new trade portal, in this new In The Spotlight video
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10 of the top off-the-beaten-track places for your clients to visit in Ireland
Make your client’s holiday with these suggestions for experiential detours near popular touring routes
TTG 30 Under 30 to host fundraising pub quiz and live music night
The 2024/25 cohort will be raising money for the Marie Curie cancer care charity in support of Virgin Voyages business development manager Layla Davies, whose mum passed away in October from the disease
‘Accessibility is seen as a hassle’ – now one country is on a mission to drive change
Paralympian Ade Adepitan says too many in travel believe customers with accessibility needs “means extra work”
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Agents to gain India booking boost as Virgin Atlantic signs deal with IndiGo
New deal with IndiGo gives agents access to 36 Indian cities and seamless connections via Virgin Atlantic flights
When they tell you they haven't got a budget, and five other things that make agents scream internally
From impossible demands to disrespectful behaviour, what are clients doing that drives agents up the wall?
Celebrity Cruises to pump millions into revamping Solstice series
The line aims to have Celebrity Solstice welcoming guests again by March next year with other vessels in the ship class being upgraded soon after
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Crystal Cruises hires Carnival Cruise Line's Luke Smith to help drive UK and EMEA sales
Prior to joining Crystal, Smith spent more than 12 years at Carnival Cruise Line and a further six-and-a-half years at Carnival UK
All change: how and why travel to Europe is poised for a reset
Despite recent efforts to forge closer post-Brexit ties between the UK and the EU, a new reality for British travellers awaits with biometric checks and visa waivers on the horizon
The Travel Network Group's Managed Service proposition and new chapter In The Spotlight
Discover what differentiates the group’s offering and hear about the variety of support services it could offer your business
Stunning self-drives and luxury eco-lodges: introducing the TTG Namibia Selling Guide
From flight guides to marketing tips from key operators, the new TTG Namibia Selling Guide – compiled with the tourist board – contains succinct information on everything agents need to sell holidays to this stunning southwestern African country
InteleTravel recruits Kelly Cookes from The Advantage Travel Partnership
The Advantage Travel Partnership has lost its chief commercial officer Kelly Cookes to InteleTravel, where she will take on the new role of commercial director from 1 September
Tui River Cruises vows to ‘always’ invite independents onboard to see new products
The adults-only line is set to launch Tui Bahareya and Tui Aria in the next 12 months to meet growing customer demand for itinerary programmes
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Watchdog to probe Kuoni parent Dertour’s deal to buy Hotelplan
Switzerland’s competition authority is to investigate whether the purchase of Hotelplan by Kuoni’s parent company Dertour would create an unfair monopoly for consumers in Switzerland following the announcement of the deal in February