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Photo of Leanne Edwards, head of sales at Olympic Holidays
'Agents had forgotten about us!': Olympic Holidays pushes peaks incentives and luxury fam to raise brand awareness
An Aer Lingus aircraft lands at Manchester airport
Union to ballot Aer Lingus members on strikes over future of Manchester base
Michael Edwards is taking the helm at Inntravel, in additional to remaining as Explore MD
Explore boss Michael Edwards to head up Hotelplan stablemate Inntravel
Ex-dnata UK and Ireland chief Ailsa Pollard has been appointed Abta chair
Ex-dnata chief Ailsa Pollard to succeed Blue Bay's Alistair Rowland as Abta chair
High Street
'Include high street agents in business rates reform', Abta and SPAA urge governments
An Aer Lingus aircraft pictured at Manchester airport
'Thrown under a bus!': agents slam 'nightmare' Aer Lingus plan to stop selling transatlantic flights to and from Manchester
Sarah Lancashire and Simon Applebaum
Gold Medal claims soaring peaks sales following recruitment drive and 'continual' digital enhancements for agents
Retail expert Mary Portas delivered a keynote address at last year's Fairer Travel Event
Changemakers wanted to take to the stage at TTG's Fairer Travel Event
Abta chief executive Mark Tanzer
Five challenges travel must meet head-on in 2026, according to Abta
An Aer Lingus aircraft pictured at Manchester airport
Aer Lingus ends ticket sales for Manchester transatlantic services
A tourist takes part in a craft workshop with a local guide
Shift from material to experiential spending set to boost travel this year
Holiday essentials including passport, money, sunglasses and binoculars
'The message for travel businesses is clear – unavoidable charges must be part of headline pricing'
Sara Park (left) and Clare Crowson (right) have taken up new roles with Premier Holidays
Premier Holidays launches search for new head of trade sales as Debbie Goffin prepares to retire
Manchester airport Terminal 2
Riyadh and Tokyo top Manchester airport chief's long-haul wish list
Unpacked by TTG
New TTG podcast ep: Trump's latest power plays – should travel be worried?
Janna Thomson has joined Attraction World after nearly 20 years with Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity BDM Janna Thomson leaves line after 20 years to join Attraction World
Hotelplan's Julie Franklin
Julie Franklin to leave Inghams and Santa's Lapland after seven years
Debbie Goffin, sales and marketing director at Premier Holidays
Debbie Goffin to leave Premier Holidays after 25 years and retire
Vicky Edwards, business development manager at Not in the Guidebooks
Not in the Guidebooks names new BDM to drive expanded trade programme
Seat Unique concert - credit: Seat Unique
Seat Unique partners with TTG Media to launch new trade programme in UK travel market
Scott Sangster joins If Only as business development executive for Scotland and Ireland
If Only names ex-Cook agent as new trade lead for Scotland and Ireland
Virgin Atlantic's new-look senior leadership team
Virgin Atlantic names new-look leadership team following Shai Weiss departure
Travellers check in at Lisbon airport
Portugal suspends new EU border rules at Lisbon airport for three months
Couple jumping from small cliff into sea
Agents confident of Sunshine Saturday sales boost but warn peaks 'aren't what they used to be'