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Travel 2

TAs can now cancel Gold Medal and Travel 2 bookings free of charge

Alastair Newport Mar 10, 2020

Tour operators Travel 2 and Gold Medal have announced changes to their cancellation and amendment policies applicable across their whole package holiday portfolio. Agents booking new…

Travel Agents

Travel 2 rocks the peak season

Megha Paul Feb 26, 2020

A combination of unbeatable tactical offers and enhanced rewards has helped drive Travel 2’s business to new heights during the peak selling period. The worldwide tour operator has seen…

Tourism

Travel 2 sees a rise in winter sun bookings

Megha Paul Oct 22, 2019

Travel 2 is seeing an increase in winter sun bookings and to help agents sell these holidays, the operator has launched its third 'Winter Sun' mini brochure. Produced in conjunction with…

Travel 2 cruises towards growth

Megha Paul Oct 3, 2019

Tour operator Travel 2 has seen an increase of 12% in the number of agents selling cruise year on year. In the last five months alone, there has been in excess of over 100 new agents…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 Far East brochure: 43 new hotels, 20 new tours

Tian Tolentino Aug 14, 2018

Global tour operator, Travel 2, has launched its new Far East brochure for travel agents featuring additional hotels, new tours and a chance to win a GBP 250 (USD 320) voucher.

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 inks deal with Wendy Wu to capitalise on the touring market

Tian Tolentino Jul 31, 2018

Travel 2 has announced a partnership deal with Wendy Wu Tours to increase its collection of tours across the Far East.

Air

Travel 2 marks significant sales increase with new brochure

Tian Tolentino Jul 3, 2018

Travel 2, one of the UK's largest long-haul tour operators, has announced a new brochure with incentives for travel agents, as a response to the increased sales in the Middle East and the…

Travel Agents

Final few days for agents to earn up to £200 per booking with Travel 2

Tian Tolentino Apr 27, 2018

Tour operator, Travel 2, gives agents the chance to earn up to £200 on their bookings with the return of ‘Every Day’s a Pay Day’ running until 30 April 2018.

Canada

Have your own adventure with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Jan 11, 2018

Travel 2 is giving three agents the chance to win one of three activity day out vouchers worth £250 each. The tour operator’s new “Find Your Adventure in Canada” campaign aims to promote…

Cruise

Travel 2 launches new Cruise Plus mini brochure

Jill Sayles Dec 14, 2017 8

Travel 2 has introduced a mini brochure dedicated to cruise itineraries. The 44-page brochure has been created in response to a 31 per cent increase in cruise revenue this year for the…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 expands Caribbean portfolio

Jill Sayles Dec 12, 2017 7

With Caribbean bookings up 18 per cent this year, Travel 2 has added 26 new properties and 12 new tours to its 2018 Mexico, Latin America and Caribbean brochure. Famed for having over 70…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Earn extra T2 rewards on Dubai bookings

Jill Sayles Nov 30, 2017 15

Travel 2 is giving agents £5 in T2 Rewards for every new adult ticket booked to Dubai Parks and Resorts until the end of 2017. Children go free with every adult One Park, One Day ticket…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 adds more luxury to Australia and NZ brochure

Jill Sayles Nov 3, 2017 1

Travel 2 has expanded its luxury and touring offering in response to increased demand for holidays in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. There has been a 25% year on year…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 launches USA & Canada brochure with Apple Watch incentive

Jill Sayles Sep 28, 2017 14

Travel 2 has expanded its North American programme and launched an Apple Watch agent incentive to welcome its 2017/18 USA & Canada brochure. With marked growth across the…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Earn triple rewards with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Sep 25, 2017

Agents making a new booking to North America, Asia or the Caribbean this month with Travel 2 will be rewarded with triple earnings on their T2 Rewards cards. To receive the bonus…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 expands luxury brochure

Jill Sayles Sep 7, 2017

With luxury sales up 12% year on year, Travel 2 has added 30 new properties to its new Simply Luxury Long Haul brochure to cater for the rising demand. Oceania has performed particularly…

Travel 2 joins forces with Millington Travel

Jill Sayles Aug 24, 2017

Travel 2 joined forces with the Millington Travel team for their annual training day. Suppliers conducted training across their products and the day culminated in a drink in a local…

Australia

Fifteen agents attend Travel 2’s Queensland fam trip

Jill Sayles Aug 4, 2017

Fifteen agents on Travel 2’s Queensland fam trip show off their certificates for completing the Ocean Walker underwater walk with Travel 2’s key account manager, Gemma Pinder and Qantas’…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win designer sunglasses with the launch of the Travel 2 Dubai, Arabia and Indian Ocean brochure

Jill Sayles Jul 17, 2017

Travel 2 ended its financial year with a 38% year-on-year increase in sales to the Indian Ocean and a 46% year-on-year increase in sales to the Middle East. The emirates of Fujairah…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win an Abu Dhabi themed evening worth £500 with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Jul 14, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of three Abu Dhabi themed evenings worth £500 each as part of its latest campaign – ‘Experience Abu Dhabi. Experience life.’ The…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win luxury carry-on luggage worth £330 with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Jul 3, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of two luxury carry-on luggage cases worth £330 as part of its latest campaign – ‘Did someone say USA & Canada?’ The campaign is…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win one of three £100 Travel 2 rewards card credits

Jill Sayles Jun 23, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of three £100 Travel 2 Rewards points as part of its latest campaign – It must be Barbados. The operator has partnered with Barbados…

United Arab Emirates

Travel 2 launches Affordable Dubai mini brochure

Jill Sayles Jun 19, 2017

Travel 2 has launched its new Dubai Mini Brochure in partnership with Emirates Airlines to promote ‘Affordable Dubai’. The brochure will include holidays for agents to use to target…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win one of two Red Letter Day vouchers with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Jun 16, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of two £200 Red Letter Day vouchers as part of its latest campaign – Feel on Top of the World in Peru. The tour operator has teamed…

Gold Medal and Travel 2 announce new UK senior management sales B2B team

Jill Sayles Jun 15, 2017

Paul Smith, the recently appointed interim CEO for Gold Medal and Travel 2, has announced the details of his new senior sales team who will support him across both brands. Colin Currie is…

Tourism

Win one of four Ticketmaster vouchers with Travel 2

Jill Sayles Jun 15, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of four £100 Ticketmaster vouchers as part of its latest campaign – ‘Eternity begins in Nassau Paradise Island’. The operator has teamed…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 launches Summer Sun mini brochure

Jill Sayles Jun 8, 2017

Travel 2 has released its 2017 Summer Sun mini brochure ahead of the busy booking period. The brochure is a guide for agents selling last minute summer holidays and includes deals from…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Six Mauritius fam places up for grabs with Travel 2

Jill Sayles May 19, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a trip to Mauritius as part of its latest incentive – Air France/ KLM ‘you’ll love the lengths we go to’. The worldwide operator has…

United Arab Emirates

Travel 2 offers scratch card Dubai incentive

Maria Airey May 18, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win a scratch card with prizes including cinema vouchers, designer handbags and luxury holidays including spending money. The operator has…

United Arab Emirates

Travel 2 offers scratch card Dubai incentive

Jill Sayles May 17, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win a scratch card with prizes including cinema vouchers, designer handbags and luxury holidays including spending money. The operator has…

United Arab Emirates

Earn T2 rewards points with Ras Al Khaimah campaign

Jill Sayles May 12, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of three £100 T2 Rewards Card points with its latest campaign, ‘Ras Al Khaimah – A new point of view’. Theoperator has teamed up with…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win one of four £100 restaurant vouchers with Travel 2

Jill Sayles May 3, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of four £100 restaurant vouchers as part of its latest Japan campaign. The operator has teamed up with the Japan National Tourism…

United Arab Emirates

Win one of three £100 T2 rewards

Jill Sayles Apr 27, 2017

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of three £100 T2 Rewards points as part of its latest Dubai campaign 'Enjoy 5-Star Living with Travel 2'. The operator has partnered with…

Airlines and Aviation

GoPro giveaway with Travel 2’s Australia incentive

Aaron Greenwood Apr 18, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two GoPro Hero 4s with its latest campaign, ‘Create Your Perfect Australian Holiday’. The tour operator has teamed up with Tourism…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Win one of three £200 shopping voucher with Travel 2

Gemma Greenwood Apr 7, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of three £200 shopping vouchers as part of its latest campaign ‘Tobago – The Real Caribbean’. The operator has teamed up with the…

Qatar

Win one of three £100 shopping vouchers with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Mar 25, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of three £100 shopping vouchers as part of its latest campaign – ‘Discover Qatar with Travel 2’. The tour operator has teamed up with…

Australia

Places up for grabs in Travel 2 Queensland FAM

Aaron Greenwood Mar 20, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of 15 places on its upcoming FAM to Australia’s sunshine state as part of its latest campaign – ‘I Know Just the Place’. The worldwide…

Airlines and Aviation

NZ holiday for two up for grabs with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Mar 16, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a holiday for two to New Zealand with Business Premier seats as part of its latest campaign – ‘Discover New Zealand, Uncover the World’. …

Travel 2 updates mini brochure for 2017

Aaron Greenwood Mar 15, 2017

Travel 2 is rolling out a new version of the successful ‘Little Book of Incredible Journeys’. To meet demand, the new guide includes an enhanced Sri Lanka and India section along…

Travel 2 launches new booking incentive

Aaron Greenwood Mar 3, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents a chance to win up to £200 with its latest incentive - Every Day’s a Pay Day running until 15 March. Agents can earn between £10 and £200 T2 Rewards on a number…

Travel 2 launches DSLR camera giveaway

Aaron Greenwood Mar 2, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two DSLR cameras worth £500 each with its latest campaign – ‘Unlock the Secrets of the Caribbean’. The tour operator has teamed up with…

Win one of two £500 shopping vouchers with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Mar 1, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two £500 shopping vouchers as part of its latest campaign – ‘It’s time…..Visit USA and Canada.’ The tour operator has teamed up with…

Simply Luxury by Travel 2 reports booking boost

Gemma Greenwood Feb 13, 2017

Simply Luxury by Travel 2 has reported a 25 per cent increase in bookings for luxury long haul holidays over the past 12 months. To celebrate the range of luxury holidays on offer across…

Travel 2 launches Indian Ocean campaign

Aaron Greenwood Jan 26, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of 10 £100 shopping vouchers with its latest campaign – ‘Escape Completely Indian Ocean’. The tour operator has teamed up with…

Cruise

Travel 2 launches standalone cruise brochure, agent incentive

Gemma Greenwood Jan 13, 2017

Travel 2 has reported a 25 per cent growth in revenue across its cruise portfolio year on year with a 15 per cent increase in passengers. Vancouver continues to perform well for the…

Travel 2 offers incentives on Touring options

Aaron Greenwood Jan 8, 2017

Travel 2 has reported growth in touring bookings with an 11.7 per cent increase in self-drive bookings, a 10.4 per cent growth in escorted and independent tours, a 7.4 per cent rise in…

Shopping vouchers up for grabs with latest Travel 2 flights incentive

Aaron Greenwood Jan 8, 2017

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to earn Love2Shop vouchers with every flight booking made with Royal Brunei Airlines. The vouchers can be spent in over 20,000 stores, restaurants and…

Australia

Holiday the Aussie way with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Dec 17, 2016

Agents have the chance to win a luxury holiday for two to Sydney and New South Wales with Travel 2’s latest campaign- ‘Take a Fresh View of Sydney & New South Wales with Travel 2’.…

Travel 2 introduces new training modules and cruise options

Aaron Greenwood Dec 8, 2016

Travel 2 has launched a range of new modules and a brand new dedicated cruise section to its popular training programme, the T2 Academy. The new Cruise section provides agents with an…

United Arab Emirates

Rollercoaster of a ride with Travel 2 in Dubai

Aaron Greenwood Dec 1, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a holiday to Dubai and tickets to Dubai Parks and Resorts with its latest campaign. The tour operator has partnered with Dubai Parks and…

Agent rewards with Mauritius bookings and Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Nov 28, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two £100 credits on their T2 Rewards card as part of its latest Mauritius campaign. The T2 Rewards Card points can be spent in over…

Australia

Travel 2 marks new Australia and NZ brochure with agent incentive

Aaron Greenwood Nov 20, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a nine per cent year on year increase in bookings to Australia and New Zealand. In response to the increase in interest in both destinations, the Australia and New…

Airlines and Aviation

Gold Medal and Travel 2 report rising interest in premium travel

Aaron Greenwood Nov 16, 2016

Gold Medal and Travel 2 have reported a boost in scheduled air travel over the last year, with flight bookings up seven per cent overall. The rise signifies their highest level of…

Travel Agents

Rewards up for grabs with Travel 2’s China bookings incentive

Aaron Greenwood Nov 15, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of three £200 credits on their T2 Rewards card as part of its Discover China Southern Airlines with Travel 2 campaign. The T2 Rewards Card…

Australia

Travel 2 launches FAM competition to Western Australia

Aaron Greenwood Nov 13, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of nine places on its upcoming FAM to Western Australia. The tour operator has linked with Emirates and Visit Western Australia for…

United States

£1,500 towards a holiday to Florida up for grabs with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Oct 28, 2016

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win £1,500 towards a Florida holiday with its latest campaign – FUNtastic Florida. The tour operator has teamed up with British Airways,…

Tourism

Travel 2 launches partnership with Insight Vacations

Aaron Greenwood Oct 26, 2016

Tour operator Travel 2 has partnered with Insight Vacations to become the only sales agent for the touring specialist’s luxury product for independent agents in the UK. ‘Luxury…

Travel 2 launches agents’ incentive

Aaron Greenwood Oct 24, 2016

Travel 2 is offering agents the chance to win one of two Nokia DSLR Cameras with its latest campaign – ‘Give Into Happiness, Visit The Indian Ocean’. The tour operator has teamed up with…

United States

USA and Canada bookings on the rise for Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Oct 17, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a 20 percent year-on-year increase in bookings to the USA, as well as a 28 percent increase in bookings to Canada. In response to the region’s ever-increasing…

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi holiday up for grabs with Travel 2

Aaron Greenwood Oct 8, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a holiday to Abu Dhabi as part of its latest ‘Sensational Abu Dhabi’ campaign. The worldwide tour operator has teamed up with the Abu…

Airlines and Aviation

Travel 2 offers agents luxury incentive

Aaron Greenwood Sep 27, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of five items worth £400 including a luxury watch, or handbag with its latest campaign, ‘Cathay Pacific – The Life Well Travelled’. The…

Airlines and Aviation

Travel 2 treats agents to shopping spree

Aaron Greenwood Sep 26, 2016

Travel 2 has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to offer agents the chance to earn £10 of T2 Rewards Card credits for every Premium Economy and Upper Class seat booking made. Agents selling…

Airlines and Aviation

Travel 2 treats agents to shopping spree

Aaron Greenwood Sep 8, 2016

Travel 2 has teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to offer agents the chance to earn £10 of T2 Rewards Card credits for every Premium Economy and Upper Class seat booking made. Agents selling…

Double rewards up for grabs with Travel 2 touring bookings

Aaron Greenwood Sep 5, 2016

Agents can add up to £200 to their T2 Rewards Card as part of the worldwide tour operator’s latest ‘Every Day’s A Pay Day’ incentive. Travel 2 has launched the ‘Tour the World with…

Airlines and Aviation

Travel 2 teams with Virgin Atlantic for agent offer

Gemma Greenwood Aug 16, 2016

Agents can win one of two £500 prizes added onto their T2 Rewards Card with Travel 2’s latest campaign – ‘Go East with Virgin Atlantic’. The tour operator has teamed up with Virgin…

Travel 2 launches Summer Sun mini-brochure

Aaron Greenwood Aug 11, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a 50 per cent growth in bookings to New Zealand and 45 per cent growth to holidays in Malaysia year on year. The Caribbean remains a strong summer holiday choice for…

Travel Agents

Travel 2 offers agents chance to win £100 T2 credits

Aaron Greenwood Jul 13, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two £100 credits on their T2 Rewards Cards as part of its latest campaign – ‘Escape with Sun Resorts’. The tour operator has teamed up…

Travel 2 launches rewards initiative

Aaron Greenwood Jul 11, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win either one of two £500 T2 Rewards Card credits or two return tickets flying to Indonesia as part of its latest campaign – ‘Indonesia – Delight in…

United Arab Emirates

Travel 2 launches Dubai & Indian Ocean promotion

Aaron Greenwood Jun 30, 2016

UK travel consolidator Travel 2 has reported a 77 per cent year-on-year increase in bookings to the Indian Ocean, as well as a 44 per cent year-on-year increase in bookings to the Middle…

Tourism

Gold Medal reports bumper rise in Caribbean bookings

Aaron Greenwood Jun 3, 2016

Gold Medal has reported a 144 percent year-on-year room nights’ increase for holidays departing to the Caribbean between 1 April 2017 and 31 March 2018. In response to the growing…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Gold Medal and Travel 2 combine for ‘Mega FAM trip’

Aaron Greenwood Apr 24, 2016

Gold Medal and Travel 2, part of the dnata B2B UK group, have launched their first joint 'Mega Fam trip' to the Caribbean. The trip will see 26 agents split into three groups and sent to…

Australia

Travel 2 launches Australia incentive for agents

Aaron Greenwood Apr 6, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of eight £250 credits on their T2 Rewards Card as part of its ‘Live your dreams, Visit Australia’ campaign. The tour operator has…

United Arab Emirates

Travel 2 launches Dubai agents’ promotion

Aaron Greenwood Mar 31, 2016

Travel 2 is giving nine agents the chance to win a place on a family themed FAM trip to Dubai as part of its latest campaign to highlight the family friendly nature of the destination.…

Airlines and Aviation

Travel 2 teams with Jet Airways for agents’ promotion

Aaron Greenwood Mar 21, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a pair of Jet Airways tickets as well as two other chances to win £200 worth of T2 Rewards as part of its ‘Jet Off with Travel 2 and Jet Airways’…

Japan

Travel 2 launches Japan agents’ incentives

Aaron Greenwood Mar 17, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a 13 per cent increase in passenger numbers to Japan year-on-year, with the majority of bookings including escorted tours. To celebrate the increase in interest to…

Australia

Travel 2 launches Australia incentives

Aaron Greenwood Mar 13, 2016

Tour operator Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of four Red Letter Days’ vouchers worth £200 each as part of its latest campaign with Virgin Australia – ‘Fly Virgin Australia…

Canada

Travel 2 launches DSLR agents’ promotion

Aaron Greenwood Mar 10, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of three DSLR cameras as part of its ‘Canada – Nature’s Art Gallery’ campaign. To be entered into the prize draw, agents need to make a…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 offers agents chance to win iPhone 6s

Aaron Greenwood Feb 29, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win one of two iPhone 6s as part of its ‘Visit the Indian Ocean – The Definition of Relaxation’ campaign. The tour operator has teamed up with…

Travel 2 offers double earnings on US & Caribbean bookings

Aaron Greenwood Feb 24, 2016

Tour operator Travel 2 is offering double earnings as part of its popular ‘Every Day’s a Pay Day’ campaign on all USA and Caribbean bookings. Agents can earn up to £440 per booking on…

Travel 2 launches Orlando incentive promotion

Aaron Greenwood Feb 19, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win £1,000 towards a holiday to Florida as part of its ‘Travel 2 presents... Orlando – It’s got Universal appeal’ campaign. The operator has…

Travel 2 reports 54 percent increase in Cruise Plus bookings

Aaron Greenwood Feb 17, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a 54 percent increase in Cruise Plus bookings, the worldwide tour operator’s dedicated cruise brand offering tailormade cruise and stay holidays incorporating cruise,…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2 revamps ‘Incredible Journeys’ brochure

Aaron Greenwood Feb 12, 2016

With sales up by over 55 per cent year-on-year for Travel 2’s touring product in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica and Argentina respectively, tour operator is rolling out a new version of its ‘Little…

Australia

Travel 2 launches WA FAM trip competition

Aaron Greenwood Feb 7, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a place on a Western Australia FAM trip as part of its latest ‘Visit Extraordinary Western Australia’ campaign. The operator has teamed up…

Travel 2 offers agents chance to win luxury Dubai FAM trip

Aaron Greenwood Feb 1, 2016

Travel 2 is giving agents the chance to win a place on a luxury FAM trip to Dubai with its new ‘Travel 2’s Dubai Festivals’ campaign. Agents will get the chance to stay at Atlantis The…

United Arab Emirates

UK agents enjoy ‘Fam trip of a lifetime’ in Dubai

Aaron Greenwood Jan 28, 2016

Travel agents from around the UK recently visited Dubai as part of the ‘FAM Trip of a Lifetime’ competition, thanks to tour operator Travel 2, airline partners Emirates Qantas and Dubai…

Travel Agents

Travel 2 offers record-breaking incentives deal

Aaron Greenwood Jan 26, 2016

Travel 2 has reported a strong start to the year with independent agents. The worldwide tour operator has equipped its call centre with additional staff and is offering a record 20…

Travel Agents

Travel 2 offers agents T2 Rewards

Aaron Greenwood Jan 26, 2016

To celebrate the release of its 2016 Simply Specials Mini Brochure, Simply Luxury by Travel 2 Short Haul is giving agents the chance to earn up to £100 worth of T2 Rewards points per…

Travel 2 launches new agent training modules

Aaron Greenwood Nov 23, 2015

Travel 2 is introducing two new training modules to its T2 Academy and offering generous incentives for agents. Throughout November and December, agents who complete training modules will…

Appointments

Executive appointments, 7-11 September

Aaron Greenwood Sep 10, 2015

Peter Kearns is to take on a newly created role as Executive Director of tour operations with the Egyptian-owned Red Sea Group. Kearns previously worked with the Group to launch UK tour…

Hotels

Travel 2 offers agents incentives on long-haul bookings

Aaron Greenwood Sep 3, 2015

Travel 2 has reported a 20 percent increase in bookings for luxury long-haul holidays over the past year. To reflect the growth in this area, the tour operator has added more than 20…

Travel 2’s Cruise Plus team celebrates second birthday

Aaron Greenwood Aug 20, 2015

Members of Travel 2’s dedicated Cruise Plus team recently celebrated the brand’s second birthday with a party at the team’s headquarters in Glasgow. Since launching in 2013, the brand…

Travel 2 reveals senior management B2B team

Aaron Greenwood Aug 12, 2015

Andy Freeth, the newly appointed managing director for Travel 2 and Gold Medal, has introduced his his new senior management B2B team that will support him across both brands. Gordon…

dnata Travel B2B reveals UK management team

Gemma Greenwood Jul 9, 2015

Andrew Botterill, European CEO for dnata Travel B2B, has announced his new UK team who are charged with driving dnata’s ambitious growth plans. The team has been appointed from existing…

Travel Agents

Travel 2 expands Middle East, India package offerings

Gemma Greenwood Jun 10, 2015

Travel 2 has reported a 41 per cent increase in short breaks and a 32 per cent increase in package holidays to the Middle East, India and the Indian Ocean compared to 12 months ago.…

Package sales drive strong start for Travel 2

Mark Elliott Jan 22, 2015

Package holiday sales have increased 39% year-on-year at Travel 2 as it gets 2015 to a strong start. Sales of packages have been helped along by a new booking path and shopping basket…

England

Stella Travel Services acquired by dnata

Mark Elliott Sep 4, 2014

Stella Travel Services has been acquired by dnata, months after the Dubai-based firm snapped up several brands from Thomas Cook. Chester-based Stella Travel Services is the umbrella…

Scotland

Travel 2 unveils T2 FAM School

Mark Elliott Jul 25, 2014

Travel 2 has announced plans to take 200 travel agents on fam trips this year under its new T2 FAM School. The tour operator has invested more than GBP200,000 into the fam trips,…

Travel 2 unveils short-haul luxury offering

Mark Elliott Feb 12, 2014

Travel 2 has launched a new luxury holiday offering to short-haul destinations. The standalone programme will be available to agents from 17 April and includes four and five-star…

Appointments

The latest industry appointments

Mark Elliott Jan 15, 2014

Ben Bouldin has been named director of sales for the UK and Ireland at Royal Caribbean International. Bouldin will lead an 18-strong sales team dedicated to the brand, following the…

Scotland

Travel 2 offers more help during peak period

Mark Elliott Jan 8, 2014

Travel 2 has introduced a series of initiatives to help travel agents confirm sales during the peak booking period. The operator has introduced a new ‘Price Beat’ policy where it will…

OTAs & Tour Operators

Travel 2’s training academy goes live

Mark Elliott Jul 23, 2012 18

Travel 2 has launched its online training academy with tourist boards, airlines and product suppliers. Its T2 Academy includes training courses specialising in long-haul destinations that…

OTAs & Tour Operators

New brochure round-up 25/06/12

Mark Elliott Jun 25, 2012 15

New brochures released in the last week. Great Rail Journeys’ 2012/13 Great Rail Journeys has released its ‘Cruising by Rail 2012-13’ brochure with six new river and ocean…

New UK brochure releases (28/05/12)

Mark Elliott May 28, 2012 18

Travel 2’s mini with incentive Travel 2 has created a new mini brochure with three cash prizes up for grabs. Its brochure include ‘The BIG 30 Destinations of 2012’ to mark its anniversary…

Tourism

Tour operators push Vietnam incentives

Mark Elliott May 16, 2012 15

Tour operators have announced travel agent incentives on bookings to Vietnam to take advantage of the new flights to the country. Travel 2 has teamed up with Travel Indochina and Vietnam…