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'We don't just let anyone in': How InteleTravel vets hundreds of agents every month
People who want to join the US homeworking agency receive a score which will determine whether they can become an InteleTravel agent
'Travel won't be happy with the Budget, but it could have been much worse'
Travel salaries rise again in 2024 to boost sector’s ‘competitiveness’
New figures show average travel salaries went up by 8.4% last year to more than £37,000, and have increased by more than a fifth since 2022 and a third since 2021
EasyJet holidays targets 25% growth after early winter profits leap by £12 million
Airline and operator charts ’significant improvement’ in first-quarter results (three months to 31 December) amid ongoing strong demand for flights and holidays
New trade hub 'to make selling Tui and Marella as easy as possible'
The TuiTradeHub is already available to agents and is divided into two sections – one on the company’s land product and one on Marella Cruises
Hays Travel, British Airways and Clia to represent outbound on new govt panel
The government’s Visitor Economy Advisory Council has held its first meeting, with appointees from the outbound industry as well as inbound
Fred Olsen Travel edges closer to 25-branch target with first Kent shop
Fred Olsen Travel’s retail director Paul Hardwick has repeatedly stated he wants to grow the agency’s network to 25 branches by the end of 2025
Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airport expansions 'poised for govt go-ahead'
Government signals expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports will be approved in the next few weeks, according to national media reports
‘Our long-term vision is to be a global cultural experience specialist’
Inside Travel Group’s co-founders tell Gary Noakes about new investment and exciting additions to its programme
TTG Media reveals charity partner for 2025
The TTG Media team chose the charity in support of a TTG colleague who was diagnosed with the condition
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Brands team up for £100,000 Race Across the World-inspired agent incentive
Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Virgin Atlantic have joined forces to give agents the chance to win £100,000 in marketing and commercial support for their business, as well as a spot on a cruise
Jet2 trade chiefs: ‘We know package holidays are here to stay’
They run the trade operation at the UK’s largest tour operator, so what have Jet2holidays’ Alan Cross and Lloyd Cross got in store for agents in 2025? James Chapple reports
New Admiral Travel branch to be ‘everything to everybody’
’When you put all your eggs in one basket, you do very well when it’s boom time and not so well when it’s not,’ owner Andrew Nelson told TTG after the agency opened its fifth branch in time for Sunshine Saturday
Transit passengers to be exempted from UK's new electronic visa
Passengers transiting through UK airports, predominantly Heathrow, will no longer have acquire an electronic travel authorisation, although the government has hiked the price by 60% from £10 to £16
Jet2 adds more flights and holidays to Greece and Turkey hailing demand
Airline and operator has further expanded what it claims is already its largest-ever summer programme with more flights and holidays to Antalya, Kos, Rhodes and Heraklion
A-Rosa, Barrhead, G Touring: this week's 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
Abta: 'The mood music is changing in Westminster when it comes to travel'
Parliament to debate youth mobility bill following Abta intervention
It follows a 69% decline in UK nationals working in the EU in the five years following the Brexit referendum
Gold Medal launches out-of-date-range holidays to Florida and New York
Agents can now book trips to Florida up until March 2027, as well as holidays to New York until March next year
Hays Travel franchisees join forces to set up new business
Lewis Miller and Andy Holbrook, who met thanks to the both of them being Explorer Travel franchisees, have founded WorldLuxe Travel and joined the Hays Travel Independence Group
AI start-up enlists Danny Waine's help to launch to agents
SystemsX says it will make it easier for agents to handle enquiries and deliver personalised services by helping them narrow down their clients’ needs, and will also assist with back office efficiencies
Agent launches initiative to bridge gap in 'support and inspiration' for female solo travellers
Not Just Travel consultant Bachelor and experienced solo traveller Katrina Lowes have teamed up to encourage more women to travel solo through their new No Stopping Her initiative
Falling debris from Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets causing flight delays
Qantas services among those understood to have been affected as rockets operated by Tesla billionaire space programme break up upon re-entry over the Indian Ocean
Have your say: Will 2025 be the year of the travel agent?
What holidays are your clients buying? Are they really prioritising spend on travel? And where do you think they should be holidaying this year? Let us know your views in our new survey on the outlook for 2025.
'The market is ripe for change': Virgin lays down £500m challenge to Eurostar
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is reportedly ready to place an order for a dozen high-speed trains to end Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on cross-Channel rail services
Easyjet holidays to take on OTA and DIY sectors with city break blitz
New easyJet boss Kenton Jarvis keen for in-house operator to capture bigger share of the city break market