The upcoming four-week England-wide lockdown has split trade opinion between agents who say it will make little difference and those who feel “the lights have been turned off” as sales picked up. After
read moreIndustry financial adviser Chris Photi has described the September 2020 Abta bond renewals as “an ongoing bloodbath”, and suggested travel firms will have little choice but to operate trust models in the future. Speaking during Tuesday’s Barclays Travel Industry State of the Nation – Part 1 (3 November), Chris Photi of White Hart Associates said:…
read moreOther industries have just discovered the merits of working from home, but travel agents have been doing it for decades, finds Samantha Mayling.Over the past 25 years, the homeworking agency sector has evolved from a handful of pioneering companies to an estimated 50‑plus players. Now, amid lockdowns during the Covid-19 crisis, vast numbers of office and…
read moreBeing made redundant spurred Hattie Seal to realise her dream of establishing a travel business with her friend Annabel Upson. Juliet Dennis reports.Q. Why did you set up an agency this summer? A. About six years ago, I started my career at Tucan Travel, where I worked my way up to tailor-made manager. I was headhunted by a…
read moreNew start-up tour operation Sunny Heart Travel has hired more former Thomas Cook staff and joined Protected Trust Services.
read moreFormer Protected Trust Services relationships manager Lucy Clarke explains why now is ‘a better time than any’ to launchQ. What was your background before launching Travology Travel? I’d been at Protected Trust Services since 2018, recruiting agents. It was fantastic, but I was speaking to travel agents and wishing it was me. I’ve worked as…
read moreProtected Trust Services managing director Daniel Landen makes case for model but says companies should have choiceTrust accounts have long been a financial protection solution for travel businesses in the UK. Many travel businesses that have embraced well-managed trust accounts pre-Covid-19 are now reaping the rewards. Sadly, misconceptions and misrepresentations of trust accounts have led…
read moreSurrey couple Hugh and Ben Eddon-Carruthers spotted a gap in the market. They spoke to Samantha Mayling about setting up Huben Travel during the pandemicQ: When and why did you set up Huben Travel? Ben: We started work on it in January and launched in July. I was a West End stage manager for 11 years…
read moreEasyJet Holidays has begun selling its packages through independent travel agents. The tour operator,
read moreThe owner and director of new homeworking agency Wonderluxe Travel, Sheena Summer, has won a small‑business award after just over a year’s trading. Juliet Dennis reports.Q. How and why did you set up your own business? A. When I left school I dipped my toe in leisure and tourism, working for Going Places. I then embarked…
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