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‘She'd want me to keep travelling’: agent pays tribute to daughter after Laos methanol death

Go Travel agent Sue White’s 28-year-old daughter Simone tragically died of methanol poisoning while travelling in Laos last November. She talks about how she’s coping with returning to promoting the happy proposition of travelling, given the circumstances of her daughter’s death

Easyjet holidays vows to make sustainable travel 'affordable for everyone'

The tour operator’s report highlights the environmental, social and governance principles (ESG) that guide easyJet’s strategy and the measures it has taken to become more sustainable

AE Expeditions unveils new £60,000 extended ship visit programme for agents

EMEA sales director Andrew Turner announced plans to overhaul the line’s UK and Ireland ship visits last year to ensure agents got ’a true expedition experience’

Top agent plans epic 70-day no-fly trip from Belfast to China

The journey took 70 days and included nine legs.

Barrhead boss makes 'bricks and mortar' pledge as she reveals £300,000 investment

The travel agency has so far invested more than £500,000 to give its stores a ’nice, bright and airy look’ and help encourage high footfall

First Class Holidays boss eyes 'gap in the market' with new cruise brand

First Class Holidays chief executive Daniel Gathercole told TTG he and his team have been planning the launch of First Class Cruise for the past 12 months

From river to rail: Uniworld hosts 70 agents on iconic train

Uniworld and Golden Eagle Luxury Trains hosted 70 agents for lunch onboard an exclusive Danube rail experience following the Clia RiverView conference

From hi-tech to tradition: this Swiss ski resort has it all

Flims offers up quite a few surprises for this accomplished skier, from unusual ‘taxis’ in the sky, to fondue sessions in gondolas on the ground – and of course vast and excellent snowy terrain.

Abta launches free AI helpline to help members use technology correctly

The helpline will provide 30-minute sessions on a wide range of topics such as AI risk, ethical guidelines and fairness

An agents’ video guide to selling the Caledonian Sleeper

TTG climbed aboard this overnight train to find out why it’s such a popular add-on to tours for agents. Join us as we take a look at a rail experience with a difference, with tips on how to pitch it to clients

Travel boss slams govt for 'making disabled people scapegoats'

Limitless Travel’s Angus Drummond says accessibility needs to be at the heart of the political agenda otherwise the inference is disabled people are ’second rate’ and their needs are not being prioritised

Luxury agent's clever strategy for staying in touch with clients year-round

Emily Grace has launched a luxury wellness agency that plans more than just holidays for health-conscious travellers.

Nicki Tempest-Mitchell reveals where Barrhead could expand next

Barrhead managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Rob Gill about the remit for her newly created role, and what’s in store for the agency’s 50th anniversary celebrations

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Orient Express La Minerva

Italy has an enduring attraction among luxury clients but there’s even more of a renaissance this year with excitement mounting as Orient Express prepares to open its first hotel. Orient Express La Minerva in Rome will also connect with the brand’s new La Dolce Vita Orient Express trains.

Scenic and Emerald, Riviera, Newmarket: all the latest travel trade people moves

Moves this week include a promotion and two hires at Scenic and Emerald, and a bolstering of the Riviera Travel team tasked with continuing the operator’s expansion into North America

Agent ‘blown away’ by client’s souvenir after whirlwind India itinerary

Luxury travel advisor Victoria Bebb says she is keen to continue working with British artist Jemma Powell following the success of the trip.

Love To Travel boss quickly recruits family friend before his agency shuts down

Charlie Coyle, manager at Guernsey-based agency Trafalgar Travel, has stayed in touch with Love To Travel owner Joanne Dooey over the years and now the pair will work together

Celebrity Cruises names head of sales Nicola McNeish as Claire Stirrup's successor

Reporting into Stirrup in her new UK and Ireland sales director role, McNeish hopes to continue building on ’the amazing relationships’ the premium ocean line has with trade partners

Agents – we can help you overcome your fear of selling France, says specialist

It’s time to push aside barriers to selling our neighbour, says Marcelle Hoff from Expressions Holidays, which is experiencing a trade boom for its tailor-made itineraries

Travel agents to be given 'tools for success' through new initiative

The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced a new initiative – called Together in Travel – which aims with the support of several leading founding members to help travel agencies succeed in the global travel industry

Inverness agency SJ Travel Centre finds new premises after gangland-style arson attack

Inverness-based SJ Travel agency has moved to a temporary office after it and five retail outlets were burned down in an arson attack last weekend

‘I knew I wanted to work for Intrepid one day’, says 30 Under 30’s rising PR star

Emme McKay, part of the 2024 class of TTG 30 Under 30, reveals why she is determined to make her mark in the travel industry – one sustainable holiday at a time

30 Under 30 sets ‘foundations’ for Your Travel Corporate’s long-term success

Agency’s managing director John Stephenson was a member of the Class of 2015

How travel agents can stop these preventable deaths

Poor communication is most often the cause when there’s a sudden, preventable death of a traveller with a severe food allergy, writes Safer Tourism Foundation’s Katherine Atkinson