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‘How I booked £150,000 after a Greenland cruise with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions’
Spear Travels’ associate Sally Dixon explains how her expedition cruise sales soared after she joined an epic adventure to Greenland with HX Hurtigruten Expeditions, and shares her key selling tips for the line
Santorini remains on sale for summer despite earthquake state of emergency
Operators are continuing to take forward bookings for Santorini as the threat of earthquake damage to the island shows no sign of receding
Disney Cruise Line reveals UK deployment for summer 2026
Disney Dream to sail series of three-, four- and seven-night voyages from Southampton
Holland America Line launches biggest-ever UK ship visit programme
Visits will get under way in late-April and will run through to 3 August, with agents able to get onboard two of HAL’s Pinnacle class ships – Rotterdam and Nieuw Statendam
TTG Sustainability Festival returns in March – sign up to attend
TTG’s online festival helping travel agents boost their knowledge and confidence for selling more responsible travel is back!
Why agents should embrace sports tourism this year
Sports tourism is one of the fastest-growing sectors within the travel and tourism industry and it is expected to reach $1.33 trillion by 2032. So why UK agents aren’t embracing it? Ilaria Grasso Macola investigates
Norwegian Air puts budget Lapland and Nordic flights for winter 2025/26
Norwegian Air Shuttle goes on sale for next winter with destinations including Lapland and Tromso
Shrinking the world: is mid-haul about to have its moment?
A combination of new aircraft economics and strain on Mediterranean hotspots could drive rapid evolution of the mid-haul market, and potentially bring destinations like Cape Verde, Senegal and Ghana into the mainstream
Luxpo to return in April at London's COMO Metropolitan
21 handpicked agents will enjoy an inspiring day of supplier training, meetings and networking
Travel Counsellors delivers record £138 million in January sales
Travel Counsellors has detailed a record-breaking January, helped by increased premium sales as well as corporate travel
Designer Travel hits £10 million monthly sales for the first time
Luxury homeworking agency achieves “real milestone” during January
NCL confirms firm order for four new ships
Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent company has firmed up an order for four 8,000-plus capacity ships for delivery from 2030
Take a fly-through video tour of MAN’s new £1.3bn terminal
Set to be completed by the year’s end, Manchester airport’s Terminal 2 will have a sleeker and more modern look as well as additional amenities and restaurants
Half-term sorted: family activities to promote at Four Seasons’ countryside retreat
As Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire celebrates its 20th anniversary this month, our writer checks in to discover how the team ensure the family offering stays fresh
Pakistan International Airlines prepares to resume London flights
Pakistan’s flag carrier is preparing to relaunch UK services after it was banned by the UK and EU on safety grounds in 2020
How did peaks 2025 compare with last year?
TTG’s survey of more than 130 travel agents reveals concerns for suppliers undercutting on price, a peaks that is on par with the previous year and tips for new destinations to tempt clients
‘I'm no longer selling Mauritius only to honeymooners’
Agent Bridget Perriman won a Mauritius holiday in a Sunlife competition with TTG with her idea for an island treasure hunt – and she got to try it out herself
‘People said retail travel was coming to an end – thankfully, I didn't listen to them!’
Don Bircham, whose agency business this year marks its 25th anniversary, tells Ilaria Grasso Macola how a big risk paid off
Riviera, Hurtigruten, G Adventures: all the latest travel trade people moves
Recent moves include promotions for two TTG 30 Under 30 alumni and a change at the top at a river cruise line, while an operator group has created its first agent engagement panel
Jet2 launches Bournemouth base and confirms plan for third based aircraft
A bullish Jet2 has confirmed it will add a third aircraft to its Bournemouth fleet as it starts flights from the south-coast airport on Tuesday (4 February)
How Celebrity Cruises plans to drive sustainability firsts with its Edge series
Just days after its latest ship, Celebrity Xcel, was floated out from the French shipyard where it is being built, Celebrity Cruises announced a new Edge-class ship will join the fleet in 2028. Sara Macefield reports from Saint Nazaire in France
Doncaster Sheffield airport: major European operator named as strategic partner for reopening
Munich Airport International will provide operational and management services to FlyDoncaster, the company set up by City of Doncaster Council to run DSA should it reopen
Six immersive experiences in ‘the world’s leading sustainable destination’
The lesser-visited coastal Caribbean gem of Belize is making waves as a rising star of sustainable travel. Here are six ideas for activities that support local communities
Santorini residents evacuate despite earlier earthquake reassurances
Residents on the tremor-hit island of Santorini are fleeing despite earlier predictions seismic activity would diminish