Episodios

  • News in Brief: The 'Katie Price Travels' controversy and a travel agency's headline-grabbing efforts to rescue clients in Middle East

    News in Brief: The 'Katie Price Travels' controversy and a travel agency's headline-grabbing efforts to rescue clients in Middle East
    Mar 26 2026
    The TTG news team discuss the controversy around Katie Price Travels; the launch of a new social media-led travel agency; why one Scottish travel agent is launching a charter programme 700 miles south of its HQ; Royal Caribbean's latest UK deployment move; and a Welsh agency's headline-grabbing efforts to rescue clients stuck in the Middle East.

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    11 m
  • Does travel actually care about sustainability?

    Does travel actually care about sustainability?
    Mar 16 2026

    The TTG team are joined by an agent and operator who both specialise in selling sustainable holidays for an honest and frank conversation about whether the travel industry is embracing change fast enough, if there is a genuine desire to alter behaviours (or if travel firm are more interested in good PR) and whether customers even care about sustainability anyway...


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    27 m
  • News in Brief: Live from the Jet2holidays Conference

    News in Brief: Live from the Jet2holidays Conference
    Mar 13 2026
    On this second episode of our special edition News in Brief podcast, TTG's Daniel Pearce and James Chapple join Jet2holidays' Alan Cross and Jade Evers for a recap of the conference, plus why is Jet2holidays focusing on the luxury market? And Alan gives his take on what the current Middle East crisis means for the travel industry this summer.

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    22 m
  • Special episode: What does the Iran conflict mean for travel ?

    Special episode: What does the Iran conflict mean for travel ?
    Mar 2 2026
    What does the Middle East crisis mean for travel? This week’s podcast is a special episode as travel agent Sam Ballard joins the TTG news team and reveals he has a client in the UAE literally "watching missiles fly overhead". How are agents looking after their customers at this time? What's been the impact on cruises in the region? And what are the wider implications of this crisis for the travel industry?

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    25 m
  • News in Brief: £100k booking, handcuffed homeworkers and is Mexico safe?

    News in Brief: £100k booking, handcuffed homeworkers and is Mexico safe?
    Feb 26 2026
    The TTG news team discuss a £100,000 cruise booking; why homeworkers are apparently being “financially handcuffed”; Sabre’s new AI agent technology; the Foreign Office's warnings on Mexico and the “powerhouse outfits” which luxury agents wear to win over their clients.

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    10 m
  • Luxury travel: is there an accent bias?

    Luxury travel: is there an accent bias?
    Feb 16 2026

    This week the conversation centres around the experiences of travel agent Leander Lynch, who was trolled for her accent after a video she posted on Facebook went viral.

    Leander joins editor in chief Sophie Griffiths and luxury reporter Emma Dooney as they explore different prejudices within the industry, and how agents can deal with online backlash.


    Social media expert Lotte Gossage also joins as a guest speaker, sharing her own experiences in the luxury sector and how she combats negativity online.


    Can an accent really put off – or attract – clients? Are some accents more “premium” than others? Are there other biases in the sector? And how can agents combat this?

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    28 m
  • AI in travel: friend or foe?

    AI in travel: friend or foe?
    Feb 2 2026
    On this week's episode we unpack how artificial intelligence is reshaping the travel industry and debate whether AI is ultimately a threat or a powerful ally to travel agents, featuring Travel Counsellor Marie Rowe as our guest.

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    24 m
  • Is this the biggest sales trend of peaks 2026?

    Is this the biggest sales trend of peaks 2026?
    Jan 19 2026

    As the peak season gathers momentum, the travel trade is seeing clear patterns emerge in what’s selling well, how clients are booking, and where demand is shifting. In this episode, the TTG team are joined by an award winning travel agent as they explore how well sales are going, and the (unlikely) trend that seems to be emerging. But is it really the biggest sales trend of peaks 2026?



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    22 m