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Tui, Riviera Travel, MSC Cruises: all the latest travel trade people moves
Moves this week include Attraction World Group chief financial officer Joe Hyland taking the top job, while MSC Cruises hires former Balkan Holidays RSM Natasha Smith
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TTG Abu Dhabi Selling Guide: your go-to resource for selling the emirate
From flight guides to marketing tips from key operators, the new TTG Abu Dhabi Selling Guide – compiled with the tourist board – contains succinct information on everything agents need to sell holidays to the UAE’s capital
Top London hotel to give agents commission within 24 hours of guest departure
Agents often have to wait between 30 and 60 days to make money from their bookings.
Sail in Greece plans fleet expansion after making waves with the trade
Sail in Greece noted around 70% of customers aged between 18 to 35 booked direct, while around 90% of clients aged 50 and above booked through agents
Travel Counsellor Jodi Kerr explored Route 66 on last year’s Midwest Memories MegaFam itinerary
Eight top tips to help you sell Route 66 ahead of the highway's 100th anniversary
With the centenary of Route 66 marked next year, Travel Counsellor Jodi Kerr shares her advice for selling the iconic highway
“My client's partner proposed in front of penguins for £24,000 – here’s what happened next”
Ross Johnson, founder of Travlux, chose Ponant to be his first ever Antarctica booking after being wowed by one its educational trips. 
Attraction World names new chief with bosses Nicholls and Mahoney set to depart
Attraction World Group has named Joe Hyland as new chief executive after the former post holder and chief commercial officer leave the business, with both remaining tight-lipped about their future plans
Marella Cruises details return to Tunisia in winter 2026/27 programme
Tui’s UK cruise brand is to return to Tunisia after an absence of more than 10 years in the 2026/27 season, with several new ports also confirmed by Marella Cruises
'There's little I haven't seen': agent Andrew Rowdon shares his 40 years of learning
Andrew Rowdon talks Ilaria Grasso Macola through his 40-year career in travel, from the internet’s advent to AI (passing through wars, natural disasters and a pandemic)
Inside the ultra-luxury Moroccan riad your clients need to know about
A new riad in Marrakech could act as the catalyst for suggesting clients take a very special and stylish short break to this most vibrant of cities.
'He really wants to move the needle': Prince Harry's travel charity chief lays out 50-year vision
In a rare interview, Travalyst chief executive Sally Davey tells Ilaria Grasso Macola why Prince Harry’s sustainable travel charity is focusing on projects that will have a lasting impact over the next 50 years
'One of the best things to have happened in cruise', and five other Clia conference takeaways
TTG’s Harry Kemble headed to Southampton this week to bring agents all the latest from the cruise sector – including a show of strength by one major player, and a worrying sustainability admission from another
EasyJet holidays puts first-ever Cairo packages on sale
Jules Verne to target 'Queenager' market with new touring partnership
Jules Verne has teamed up with NOON, the online community for women over 45 to offer tours targeted at this age group, saying there is a gap in the market and encouraging other operators to consider it
Travel's 'big three' lay their cards on the table as peak summer beckons
With travel’s three largest operators now commanding nearly 50% of the Atol market, the fortunes of the few increasingly shape the environment in which the rest operate. Gary Noakes explores pre-summer trading
Delta will invest $1 billion in carbon mitigation over the next 10 years
Delta Air Lines boss hints at Birmingham link with 'great market' comment
Ed Bastian tells The Sunday Times ’there’s a great market out of Birmingham’
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How to sell this jewel in the Gulf coast of Florida's crown
With outstanding repeat visitor rates and good booking duration flexibility, this is an authentic, tranquil and beautiful corner of Florida
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Why this Dutch city should be on every agent’s radar
The arrival of a new hotel in an under-appreciated city is the perfect excuse to divert your clients from Amsterdam
Travel sweats on Budget to assess full impact of winter fuel payment cut
Agent cautions others against becoming too reliant on 'shouty' Facebook
Thorne Travel’s Shona Thorne talked TTG through her agency’s efforts to diversify their social media output
Agent duo team up to launch 'real, truthful and unfiltered' podcast for the trade
Jake Cullum-Hollins and Becky Walker said Tales of a Travel Agent gives an unfiltered insight into the life of travel agents, offering laughs as well as practical tips on how to help businesses thrive
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The Bradenton Area's award-winning beaches and top Florida twin-centres In The Spotlight
Discover why the Bradenton Area is famed for its beaches, how it can be combined with other destinations in Florida for a twin-centre holiday and get top selling tips for this fantastic destination, in our new In The Spotlight video
P&O Cruises launches winter 2025/26 Caribbean charter programme
P&O Cruises launches winter 2025/26 Caribbean charter programme
Services will operate between November 2025 and March 2026 from a variety of UK departure points, including London, Edinburgh and Newcastle
Beverley Travel readies third shop and plots growth to five branches over the next year
Beverley Travel director and co-founder Karl Douglas told TTG the agency’s new branch will open on 7 June in the Yorkshire town of Market Weighton
Tui stalwart of more than 25 years Belinda Vazquez to leave the business
Tui’s director of customer sales and service, who joined the business more than 25 years ago as a trading assistant, to ’pursue a fresh challenge’