Readers joining the new TTG+ membership scheme as a Premium Member+ will have full access to the library, and will be able to download individual editions of TTG – from the first edition in March 1953 all the way up to present day.
Creation of the archive over the past few months has been prompted by popular demand, with regular requests from travel companies, as well as academic institutions, to make use of it – previously kept only in hard copies at TTG Media headquarters.
The founding editor of TTG Ted Kirkham, who passed away last year at the age of 100, described previously how the rise of TTG through the decades mirrored the story of the UK’s outbound travel industry.
“Such was the significance and pace of events – nationally, internationally, on land, sea, in the air and in the political arena too – they were all big stories. We had front-row seats.” he said in his unfinished autobiography.
“Our aim was to be the first and best with the news. International travel and tourism activity, growing at an unprecedented pace, provided us with a non-stop flow of news.”
At a time of such immense challenges, we’re proud to bring forward some of the lessons of the past _ and to remind everyone of the resilience of the travel industry.
Here, we pick out eight classic front covers from TTG’s eight decades.
Become a TTG+ member and find out more for yourself. Visit flymy.co.uk/membership for full access to the TTG archive.
