Travel Trade Gazette

15/08/2025

☀️ British Airways recently hosted TTG and nine lucky agents on a fam trip to St Kitts and Antigua, where they discovered everything this Caribbean twin-centre has to offer.

During the trip, agents took part in immersive cooking classes, sampled authentic nightlife, joined guided walking tours and stayed at some of the destination’s top luxury hotels.

Here’s what they had to say…

15/08/2025

Travel Counsellors tell us their wild client requests - how do yours match up? 🤯

From reunions with 80s cricket stars to international baby formula deliveries, the sky’s the limit when it comes to what agents will do for their clients – three top agents share some of their most remarkable asks with TTG

15/08/2025

Baldwins staff going to work for the The Holiday Village is a match made in heaven 💸

Nicki Bryan and Hemali Iverson worked together at Baldwins Travel’s Lewes shop in Sussex for four years before setting up their own businesses under the Holiday Village brand this summer

15/08/2025

🇬🇷 GRECOTEL HOTELS & RESORTS and teamed up to host more than 20 of the finest luxury travel advisors from around the northwest to a fabulous evening out in Chester this week.

The group enjoyed some glasses of Rathfinny English sparkling wine as a welcome drink in the sunshine at popular Barlounge, before heading over to enjoy dinner at one of Chester’s most-loved restaurants, Upstairs At The Grill.

The group heard from Grecotel’s sales manager for the north Liz Mason, who even gifted some Jo Malone treats to everyone, as well as updating them on the exciting plans across the business and the highlights of four very special hotels within the group.

Keep your eyes peeled for the latest from Grecotel…👀

15/08/2025

Breaking: the action over 22-26 August is off, but the Unite union has warned planned strike action from 29 August to 2 September will go ahead if its members reject a new pay offer 🚨

Action over 22-26 August off, but walkout over 29 August to 2 September could yet go ahead if Unite union members employed by ICTS at Gatwick reject a new pay offer

15/08/2025

Exciting news for Scottish and Irish agents. Well done to P&O Cruises! 👏

The line hopes Amber Eastwood and Isla Wilson will ’enhance its regional presence and strengthen relationships with the trade’

15/08/2025

A great effort from James Cole and his Panache Cruises team here 👇

The Chorley-based luxury agency’s workforce has grown from a team of 67 to 76 across the UK and US in the last year

15/08/2025

🧑‍🎓 Want to become a Florida travel pro?

Check out VISIT FLORIDA's refreshed online training academy – now updated with new resources and an improved user journey. Plus, the first 50 agents to register will receive a Visit Florida goody bag.

Become a Florida expert 👉 https://bit.ly/4oe8JxU

14/08/2025

The strikes will bookend the bank holiday weekend.

Strikes by ICTS employees to bookend one of the busiest weekends for travel of the year

14/08/2025

We have some huge breaking news to share with you...

Jet2.com & Jet2holidays' Lloyd Cross has announced he is leaving the tour operator and will 'start a new chapter shortly'

Cross confirmed his departure in a LinkedIn post, adding he will remain in the travel industry

14/08/2025

⌛ There’s still time to bag a £100 Lifestyle voucher in celebration of the launch of Hurtigruten’s new In The Spotlight video!

Simply watch the video below and then enter at https://bit.ly/4mDiAfb

13/08/2025

Tui doesn't anticipate having to dump seats or sell capacity off cheap this summer, and claims it is better sold than its rivals.

Sebastian Ebel says Tui is well sold in the UK for summer 2025 and will not be as aggressive in late sales pricing as competitors, but signalled bargain prices in the UAE due to the Middle East conflict