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'Agents – make it your business to find the right holiday for everyone'

Champion accessible holidays to tap into a growing market, writes Aaron Langford, Royal Caribbean International’s senior sales director UK and Ireland, for TTG

Is this Japan's most luxurious resort? Inside Hoshinoya Taketomi Island

Hoshinoya Taketomi Island is the perfect place to stay if you’re visiting the remote Okinawan village.

Video: Watch as Peta activist interrupts Abta event to protest Tui

Nathan Stower, Tui UK and Ireland’s head of public policy, was speaking as part of a panel at Abta’s Travel Matters conference in London on Tuesday when a Peta protester took to the stage – the second time in a month Tui’s stance has been protested at a major event

'No reason Classic Collection can’t double in size now,' says On the Beach chief

Shaun Morton, chief executive parent company On the Beach, has revealed what he has in store for Classic Collection following its restructure

Safari specialist of more than 25 years ceases trading as Atol holder

East Cape Tours and Safaris ceased trading as an Atol holder on Monday (2 December)

Travel bucks wider retail trends again in November, despite tough Budget

New Barclays research shows travel agencies doing very well, partly as consumers cut back on essential spend to save for luxuries

Inspire My Holiday aiming to connect agents with one million potential customers

The holiday inspiration platform plans to launch its ’Find An Agent’ service on Boxing Day which will give individual agents ’free exposure’. So far, ’hundreds’ of agents have signed up

Oetker Collection shares first look at St Tropez hotel

The German luxury hotel brand will makes its debut on the glitzy French coastal town in 2027.

On the Beach hails Classic Collection's return to profitability after restructure

Classic Collection has a ’significant opportunity to become the go-to B2B provider of Ryanair packages’, according to On the Beach Group chief executive Shaun Morton

Outbound travel now contributing more to UK economy than pre-pandemic

Outbound travel’s contribution to UK PLC now exceeds that of pre-pandemic, new figures from Abta estimate

The stylish new hotel that's next door to ancient Pompeii

Incredible new discoveries, revealed in a BBC series, have piqued the public’s interest in Pompeii, which has recently introduced a 20,000-a-day visitor cap

Time for action: how can the luxury travel sector become more sustainable?

With its higher carbon footprint per passenger, the luxury travel industry is finding alternative ways to provide a more sustainable product.

Silversea's Mediterranean, expedition and 2026 voyages In The Spotlight

Get the inside scoop on Silversea’s Mediterranean cruises and what makes them unique, hear why your clients will love an expedition voyage with the line and discover the new ocean voyages for 2026, in this short In The Spotlight video

'Business as usual,' says Scenic Group as Nick Hughes departs

Director of sales, partnerships and strategic growth departs, with Scenic pledging to ensure support for agents is ’business as usual’

EasyJet to trim domestic flight network in response to APD hike

Chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis branded Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to increase the domestic and short-haul rates of Air Passenger Duty by £1 and £2 per passenger respectively not ’a smart move’

Jet2 to explore mid-haul routes and meet with Doncaster Sheffield

Taking questions from agents at the Jet2holidays conference in Paphos last week, chief executive Steve Heapy opened up on some of the airline and operator’s short-to-medium term planning

Florida Showcase to cover Universal Epic Universe, cruise-and-stay holidays and more

The agenda for the TTG Visit Florida Showcase, taking place 4-5 December, has been revealed.

Wild Frontiers: 'We want to be a go-to adventure operator for agents'

Wild Frontiers’ sustainability lead Nardia Sullivan tells TTG’s Rob Gill about the brand’s trade goals after achieving B Corp certification

A&K and Crystal bosses on making their marriage work

Abercrombie & Kent and Crystal have been working together since 2019.

Joseph Whittle: 'Use the human aspect to talk about sustainability'

From marketing temp to sustainability lead, Joseph Whittle has risen through the ranks at Travel Counsellors and is on a mission to improve the future of travel

Working with family: agent shares his best advice for success

Ralph Thacker joined his mother’s Grimsby travel agency business in 2019 and hasn’t looked back since

Jet2holidays to offer agents daily prizes with return of Christmas advent calendar

Prizes will be given away every weekday between 2 and 24 December as TTG Media and Jet2holidays team up for a third year for the TTG Christmas Countdown

Search under way for Best Workplaces in Travel 2025

Entries open to find the best places in travel to work, with the scheme now progressing into its fourth year

Agents share fam trip frustrations as poll reveals majority want change

Nearly 90% of travel agents believe the fam trip, which is often seen as a perk of the job, needs a major shake-up.