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Not Just Travel co-founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison
New franchise options and mentoring offering driving record recruitment, says Not Just Travel
Geoffrey and Carol Foy (right) have invested in the business run by Jeff Ford-Foyne and his wife Steffannie
Agency explores 9pm closing and at-home evening appointments for families with young children
Holder joins Inspire as Social Media Lead
Inspire Group recruits Natalie Holder to sharpen social media marketing focus
An easyJet aircraft on the runway in Prague
EasyJet agrees terms of £5.7bn takeover by US private equity firm Apollo
Graphic of tiny people around paper sheet with FINE written on it
‘It’s got worse’: Travel agents back crackdown on event no-shows as 95% call for fines
Exoticca trade team
Exoticca expands trade sales team to meet soaring demand from agents
Catalina Sugar Beach
MSC Group reveals details of new Caribbean beach destination opening in November
Neil Swanson is Tui UK and Ireland's managing director
Tui UK&I boss insists indie agents 'remain a priority partner' despite B2C brand launch
Becky Baumbach
Wendy Wu Tours hires APT National Sales Manager Becky Baumbach
Rachel Mould
'If we want to grow escorted touring, we must nurture the next generation of travel agents'
Gatwick airport interiors
'With Gatwick's expansion approved, airport bosses will now hope to land a major US airline'
Rich Rochester from Go Cruise & Travel with family
The homeworking agent who left travel for 18 years – and started all over again
Steve Witt, James and Natasha Oliphant and Rachael and Colman Coyne
Not Just Travel unveils new retail programme to help homeworkers make high street jump
Graphic image of person blocking door
‘It’s just rude': Calls for industry to ‘blacklist’ (and even fine) agents for event no-shows
Gatwick airport
Gatwick to open second runway after campaigners lose bid to challenge expansion
Greig Avinou
Top-selling Jet2holidays agent Greig Avinou joins operator as Partnership Development Manager
Lorraine Saunders launched Plan Your World in October 2025
New travel agency Plan Your World launches ultra-flexible 'work anywhere' model
Plane flying over Palma airport
Palma airport strike confusion after rival trade unions contradict each other
Julia Lo Bue-Said, Ashley Quint
Advantage chief Julia Lo Bue-Said joins 'vital' ITV News debate from Berkhamsted travel agency
EasyJet sale
EasyJet gives Castlelake and Apollo Friday deadline to make firm offers
Shops
Audley Travel identifying 'sites to open first-ever retail shop in UK'
Augustus Lonsdale
Windstar Cruises promotes Augustus Lonsdale to role of International Sales Director
Perfect Getaways' new homeworking division
Not Just Travel's Natalie Singleton joins Perfect Getaways to lead agency's new homeworking division
Carly Taylor and Mrs Davidson
New Seaside Travel agent turns displeased customer into lifelong cruise client: 'We just clicked'