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Virgin Voyages to offer daily prizes in TTG Countdown to Christmas
Christmas hampers, champagne and a bathrobe set are among the daily prizes being offered to travel agents who answer a question correctly about Virgin Voyages in TTG Media’s annual Countdown to Christmas advent calendar
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Hays Travel’s Kelly Green joins Virgin Voyages as line hails 17% UK growth
Virgin Voyages has strengthened its on-the-ground presence with key appointments across its core international markets
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Virgin Voyages shakes up fare model promising passengers more 'flexibility and transparency'
The new VoyageFair Choices model includes three fare types – the Base fare, the Essential fare and the Premium fare
Virgin Voyages UK sales director SJ Walker
'Agents – we've fixed our pricing issues,' insists Virgin Voyages UK sales chief
'The success we’ve had this year is around our pricing stability,' SJ Walker tells TTG as Brilliant Lady captures agents' attention
'Without agents, we wouldn't be here': Virgin Voyages hails trade support for new ship Brilliant Lady
The adults-only line welcomed more than 1,000 agents onto its newest ship Brilliant Lady in Portsmouth this week
SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages to 'explore' luxury cruise market as Brilliant Lady arrives in UK
SJ Walker, Virgin Voyages’ UK sales director, believes there’s an ’overlap’ with what luxury customers want and what the line offers
Titan Travel hires Virgin Voyages' Andrea Jones as trade team expansion continues
Senior sales manager role Jones will manage a range of strategic accounts across the UK ’to drive deeper relationships and forge mutually beneficial business growth plans’
Meet the new generation of cruisers who want your customers’ cabins
Forget stereotypes of silver-haired clients gently dozing on deck, lines are welcoming younger passengers who they hope will become the repeat bookers of the future
Virgin Voyages boss praises agents and predicts 2025 will be the line's 'best year yet'
The adults-only line said bookings have grown 34% year-on-year while sales of longer itineraries of eight nights or more have jumped more than 40% in the UK
The business development executive who ditched hairdressing to work with agents
Layla Davies, who works for Virgin Voyages, went to college to train as a hairdresser but quickly decided the practical side of the job wasn’t for her and she wanted to work in the travel industry
Virgin Voyages' SJ Walker promises agents: 'We'll fix the choppy pricing'
Virgin Voyages UK sales director SJ Walker tells cruise editor Harry Kemble how the line plans to offer a ‘strategic’ fam programme in 2025 and bed in a new pricing model
Virgin Voyages to pay agents £8,200 commission on sales of new annual pass
After debuting its 2025 Annual Pass last year, the adults-only cruise line decided to unveil its expanded 2026 version early to meet customer demand
SJ Walker, director of sales at Virgin Voyages
Virgin Voyages hands SJ Walker bigger remit in sales team shake-up
UK sales director SJ Walker’s remit has been broadened so she is responsible for all of the adults-only line’s UK trade distribution while global training manager Luke Day has been promoted to global trade engagement senior manager
Virgin Voyages, Carnival Corp, Balkan Holidays: this week's travel trade people moves
People moves this week include a leadership shake-up at Carnival Corp and industry veteran Chris Cundall becoming JTA Travel Group’s new head of UK sales
Virgin Voyages' autumn offer and 'MerMillionaire' incentive In The Spotlight
Get the inside scoop on Virgin Voyages’ fantastic offers and agent incentives for autumn, and find out how you can become a "MerMillionaire" by winning a million Virgin Points, in this new In The Spotlight video
Titan Travel names Shane Lewis-Riley as its new trade lead
Lewis-Riley, who left Virgin Voyages last month after six years, will take up a newly created director of trade distribution role with the escorted touring specialist
Davina McCall on using a travel agent – and her big cruise idea...
The TV presenter was the celebrity host of The Travel Industry Awards by TTG - editor Sophie Griffiths caught up with her to talk all things travel
EasyJet holidays bags hat-trick at Travel Industry Awards by TTG 2024
TV royalty Davina McCall returned for hosting duties and guests were treated to a scintillating set by Ella Henderson
The Selling Guide includes information on the Virgin Voyages fleet...
Virgin Voyages names Scarlet Lady as first ship to get makeover
The vessel will head into dry dock over 14-28 November before embarking on a series of longer Caribbean voyages this coming winter
New BDMs, Fred Olsen Travel, Virgin Voyages: all the latest travel trade people moves
Virgin Voyages has bid vice-president international sales Shane Lewis-Riley farewell, while Premier Travel has promoted one of its own to a director role. Elsewhere, agents can look out for three new BDMs on the road
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Virgin Voyages international sales chief Shane Lewis-Riley to leave line
The international sales vice-president plans to ’pursue new opportunities’ and ’challenges’ after six years with the adults-only line
PJ parties to bungee classes: discover Virgin Voyages' entertainment and activities
PJ parties to bungee classes: discover Virgin Voyages' entertainment and activities
From epic all-ship parties and live music to ground-breaking shows, Virgin Voyages is shaking up what you can expect from entertainment at sea
Razzle Dazzle: Virgin Voyages dining and bars explained
Razzle Dazzle: Virgin Voyages dining and bars explained
When it comes to food and drink, there’s plenty of fun, innovation and choice on a Virgin Voyages cruise. Discover what’s on deck for your foodie sailors.
Virgin Voyages taps demand for eclipse cruises with new programme
The adults-only cruise line’s new range of ’marvellous voyages’ will coincide with an expected total eclipse on 12 August 2026