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Club Voyages managing director Sam Ballard
Club Voyages ends eight-month search for second retail shop as business expansion continues
Club Voyages boss Sam Ballard revealed he has been searching for the 'perfect' premises in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, since the start of the year
Jet2.com to pay out £58m to staff
Jet2.com pays out £58 million to staff as Covid-era share scheme matures
Almost 6,000 Jet2 staff investors will receive an average £10,175 after a share option offered to them in the pandemic matures
Barrhead Travel celebrated its 50th anniversary at its 2025 conference in Dubrovnik
'As Barrhead Travel turns 50, you'd be brave to bet against it realising its bold vision'
TTG CEO Daniel Pearce reflects on the Scottish independent's strong 2025 trading figures, its commitment to its people and future goals following its annual conference in Dubrovnik
InteleTravel's James Ferrara and Tricia Handley-Hughes
InteleTravel to up focus on luxury market: ‘In times of economic stress, the middle and lower end of the market sees the damage’
InteleTravel's James Ferrara and Tricia Handley-Hughes tell TTG why agents are more commonly turning to travel full-time and what's on the radar in 2026
Kaigan Lewis joins Intrepid from Hays Travel
Intrepid Travel recruits Hays Travel BDM Kaigan Lewis to its trade team
Lewis to look after Intrepid's relationships with agents in the north of England and Scotland
Weir came up through Manchester United's academy
From scoring goals to booking holidays for famous friends: the Premier League footballer who became a Travel Counsellor
James Weir made his Premier League debut for United in 2016 – the same day Marcus Rashford made his – and now sells holidays for a living
Kat Davies becomes Jet2holidays' first national sales manager dedicated to non-retail agents
Jet2 appoints Kat Davies to newly created role dedicated to supporting non-retail agents
Davies becomes Jet2's first national sales manager – non-retail, with sales executive Kerry Burnham also promoted to business development manager
The Wardles: Chris, Ruth and Doug, have created an ITT conference bursary
Agent pledges £10,000 to support next generation of travel talent
Doug, Ruth and Chris Wardle, of Wardle Travel, have created a bursary to help young people attend the ITT conference
A Jet2holidays aircraft mid-flight
Tui and easyJet holidays extend Atols as Jet2 freezes capacity at seven million
EasyJet holidays adds 400,000 seats to its Atol and Tui another 90,000 to its, while Jet2 pauses Atol growth for first time since the pandemic
easyJet holidays has launched a luxury sub-brand
EasyJet holidays vows to 'redefine premium travel' with launch of luxury brand
Operator to put more than 80 five-star hotels in its portfolio under a new upmarket sub-brand
Michael Budge is joining Abta from the CAA
CAA's head of Atol Michael Budge to join Abta as director of finance
Budge has been with the CAA since 2012 following a career in corporate finance
Emma Parry-Thorpe was named UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards 2025
UK and Ireland's new top agent shares the secrets to her success, including a £45 marketing hack worth £100,000
Designer Travel's Emma Parry-Thorpe was named Home-based Agent of the Year and UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards
InteleTravel founder and chief executive James Ferrara
Cruise boom, itinerary builder and travel in 2040: 8 takeaways from the InteleTravel conference
Everything we learnt as InteleTravel revealed plans to leverage AI, put more tools at agents' disposal, and expand into new markets
France is bracing for a week-long period of industrial action
French strikes prompt Foreign Office warning as major ATC walkout looms next week
FCDO says strikes by eight French unions could cause travel disruption on Thursday (2 October) with larger action by air traffic controllers due to get under way on Tuesday (7 October)
St Louis's gateway arch dominates the city's skyline
British Airways poised to launch new route to St Louis next year
Link would be London's first for 20 years with the city, which straddles Missouri and Illinois
Chancellor Rachel Reeves pictured in Newcastle
Chancellor confirms government backing for UK-EU youth mobility scheme
Rachel Reeves says government working towards arrangement that would allow British youngsters to work abroad for a set period
Barrhead MD Nicki Tempest-Mitchell addressed the conference on Monday
Barrhead Travel bullish as sales soar during 50th anniversary year
Quality over quantity focus for Scottish independent, managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell tells Barrhead conference delegates
Iceland's Play ceased operations on Monday (29 September)
Icelandic airline Play ceases operations and cancels all flights
Carrier was formed following the demise of WOW Air and took off in 2021
Mariana Canico joins Simpson as business development executive
Simpson Travel expands trade team and makes play for Classic Collection business
Mariana Canico joins the villa specialist as business development executive, which says it is well placed to provide alternatives to Classic enquiries
InteleTravel founder and chief executive James Ferrara
InteleTravel chases £350 million UK and Ireland sales target after another 'record-breaking' year
Founder and chief James Ferrara tells agents in the UK and Ireland to 'take ownership' of firm's successes
Gold Medal managing director Simon Applebaum
Gold Medal puts more trade support behind 'booming' European programme
Room nights booked in Europe have more than doubled this year, with average booking values up 15%
Hurricane Gabrielle over the Azores
Hurricane Gabrielle bears down on Azores prompting Foreign Office travel alert
Atlantic storm neared the Portuguese archipelago on Thursday and is expected to bring 'tropical storm conditions'
Lynn Robinson opens Hays Travel's newly refurbished Wickersley branch
Long-time Hays Travel agent given honour of reopening her revamped shop
Lynn Robinson has been working in the same South Yorkshire agency for nearly four decades
Homeworkers jumping onto the high street
'Retail is in our blood': 5 homeworkers reveal why now is the time to jump onto the high street
Homeworkers are moving onto the high street in numbers to try and cater for the ever-changing booking preferences of the British public