Does The Travel Industry Have a Problem With Professionalism?
Is travel’s event culture getting out of hand? In this episode of Unpacked by TTG, we debate drinking, freebies and 'freeloaders' at trade events – and whether it’s time for the industry to rethink th...
24 Sep 20min
Blacklisting agents: A Step Too Far or Sometimes Justified?
Fines? Blacklists? Or simply bad manners? With 95% of TTG readers backing penalties for event no-shows, TTG's Sophie Griffiths and Emma Dooney are joined by travel agent Jenny Jackson and marketing sp...
1 Sep 26min
Have Ship Visits Had Their Day? (And what comes next?)
Are traditional ship visits still the best way for travel agents to get to know a cruise brand – or have they had their day? In this episode of Unpacked by TTG, we explore how ship visits are changing...
10 Aug 24min
Selling Cuba: When (and How) will Tourism Bounce Back?
In this episode of Unpacked by TTG, Editor in Chief Sophie Griffiths is joined by Cuba specialist Matt O'Sullivan to explore the deepening crisis facing one of the Caribbean's most iconic destinations...
27 Juli 24min
Andy Burnham's Britain: Is It Good News for Travel?
On this episode, the TTG team are joined by Alan Bowen, legal advisor to the Association of Atol Companies, and northern-based travel agent Tony Mann, director of Idle Travel, as they explore what a p...
8 Juli 29min
CMA pricing guidance: Transparency or torture?
On this episode, the TTG team are joined by travel agent Jackie Stedman, founder of Travel Time World, and Jo Kolatsis, director at Themis Advisory, as they explore the industry-wide headache caused b...
22 Juni 31min
News in Brief: Why is one sector of travel booming right now?
Travel agents are having to sell in a very tricky lates market at the moment. To compound matters, there are EU Entry-Exit System issues are still being ironed out and there's still the looming spectr...
18 Juni 11min
Has America Lost Its Appeal? (and is it all Donald Trump’s fault?)
The latest episode of Unpacked by TTG explores the decline in travel and tourism to the USA, and whether the World Cup, kicking off on June 11, can stimulate demand to a country which has seen a signi...
9 Juni 30min
