RiverCruising.co.uk has been awarded the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award 2026. This accolade recognises eleven years of consistently high customer service based entirely on verified […]
Travel Village Group has once again brought its business owner community together with a series of Network & Nosh events held across the UK, rounding […]
Travel Village Group is delighted to announce our sponsorship of Foxhall FC, a brilliant local children’s football team here in Blackpool. As a fourth generation […]
Southampton Cruise Centre, part of the award-winning Travel Village Group, has unveiled its brand-new website – a next-generation cruise platform built in partnership with Dreamlake, […]
Travel Village Group Commercial Manager, Richard Cross, recently had the incredible opportunity to take part in the Aston Martin Track Experience, courtesy of our luxury […]
We are absolutely delighted to share some wonderful news. Last night, at the glittering TTG Travel Industry Awards 2025 held at London’s iconic Roundhouse, our […]
Following the success of the inaugural River Cruise Academy earlier this year, the Travel Village Group has officially launched its second cohort of future river […]
We are thrilled to share that Emma Andrews from The Holiday Village has been shortlisted for Sustainability Champion of the Year at the prestigious 2025 […]
We are absolutely thrilled to share that our very own Jenny Higgins has been named one of TTG’s Thirty Under 30 for 2025 – an […]
Travel Village Group is delighted to announce that the Travel Village’s Becky White has been named Leisure Agent of the Year 2025 at Travel Weekly’s […]
Following the widely discussed industry call to “reset the compass,” Travel Village Group has announced its biennial conference will return in 2026 – with a […]
We’re thrilled to announce that four outstanding members of the Travel Village Group team have been shortlisted for the 2025 Travel Industry Awards by TTG […]
Something exciting is taxiing to the runway at Travel Village Group, and we can’t wait to take you on board. As a proud 4th generation […]
We’re ecstatic to announce that the Travel Village Group has been shortlisted for an impressive eight awards at the upcoming 2025 Travel Weekly Agent Achievement […]
After last year’s calf-burning, lung-busting, energy-sapping attempt at the Welsh 3000s, I’ve decided to trade breathy summits for breast stroke in 2025! This year, I’m […]
Members of the Travel Village Group’s Senior Leadership Team are thrilled to share their immense gratitude to P&O Cruises for the once-in-a-lifetime invitation to attend […]
At The Travel Village Group, we’ve always been proud of our team’s big hearts. And now one of them is proving it in a sky-high […]
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that our homeworking brand, The Holiday Village, has been crowned Top Homeworking Agency (Small) at the prestigious TTG Top 50 […]
We’re proud to announce that RiverCruising.co.uk has been recognised as the Top Overall Online Travel Agency (OTA) at Riviera Travel’s first-ever agent awards ceremony, held on 10 April […]
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Network & Nosh series, Travel Village Group (TVG) has once again taken to the road—bringing business owners, senior […]
Travel Village Group Business Owners celebrated their graduation at CLIA RiverView Conference 2025 in Budapest having completed the first TVG River Cruise Academy – devised […]
Get the party poppers out! Our specialist brand RiverCruising.co.uk has received the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for the tenth consecutive year, following stellar reviews! […]
On the 12th December members of the Travel Village Group team began their morning with a sense of purpose as they gathered in the High […]
As the Travel Village Group close 2024 – our 65th year of trading – we’re celebrating the potential for 4 amazing awards in 2025. All […]
On 6th December 2024, travel agents, tour operators, friends and family gathered in Blackpool to celebrate the Travel Village Group’s 65th anniversary. The day kicked […]
What’s better than selling a dream holiday? Experiencing it first-hand! Recently, four business owners from The Travel Village Group embarked on a dazzling four-night river […]
As the holiday season fast approaches, Travel Village Group returns to send extra Christmas magic to families venturing to Lapland! This year, we’re thrilled to […]
We’re thrilled to share that our very own Emma Andrews, a dedicated Holiday Village business owner, has been recognised as an expert in sustainable travel! […]
At the Travel Village Group, we’re proud to say that our family business of 65 years is supporting the National Trust’s Plant a Tree initiative. […]
Exciting news! For the second year in a row, one of our independent travel agents, Wendy Haines Travel has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 Allica […]
On 25th September 2024, the Travel Village Group celebrated the official launch of its exciting new ‘River Cruise Academy’ at a welcome event in Manchester […]
With our 65th Birthday party just a few months away, Phil and Paula decided to take us on a walk down memory lane, to reminisce […]
We’re thrilled to share that no fewer than three members of the team at Travel Village Group have been shortlisted for awards at The Travel […]
We are thrilled to share that we’ve made the shortlist for no less than 5 of the trade’s highest accolades at the Travel Weekly Agent […]
Travel Village Group top sales agents and Holiday Village business owners were rewarded, in May 2024, for their amazing accomplishments. How? Well, with a fabulous […]
Emma Andrews has recently become a TTG sustainability ambassador in training. With this, her main objective is, travelling responsibly and still having an unforgettable holiday. […]
As an award-winning, fourth-generation family business celebrating our 65th anniversary in 2024, we at Travel Village Group are excited to announce our new Training & […]
The team from Blackpool’s Travel Village were in the midst of the travel industry’s top talents on 25th April 2024, at a glittering celebration held […]
Homeworker Andrea Smith has planted five trees on her farm for TTC Tour Brands after making a sustainability pledge at the Association of Touring and […]
The Travel Village Group has business owners, agents and support staff working from bases all over the UK, so it can be hard to bring […]
Our company having a more sustainability focus is not just a trend; it’s a strategic plan which we are using to benefit both our business […]
Celebrating 65 Years Of The Travel Village Group It’s 2024, and we’re celebrating 65 years of trading for our 4th Generation Family Business, known, these […]
In 2024, the Travel Village Group and a few of our amazing tour operator partners will be taking on the iconic Welsh 3000s challenge in a bid to raise funds for Reuben’s Retreat.
January is always going to be a busy month in travel, but that’s even more reason to make sure your clients have every opportunity to […]
During January Peaks it’s a battle to get your sales message heard, so TVG came up with an idea that benefits everyone. At our 2023 […]
Back in June 2019 the Travel Village Group celebrated a significant anniversary at Blackpool’s iconic Tower Ballroom. Little did we all know, that in a […]
Phil Nuttall took to the stage to open the main day of TVGConf2023, at Paphos’ Attikon, with introduce Opportunity Knocks, news of the Group’s results […]
2023 was a year of individual charity events every month, for various worthy organisations, but there’s always been one that’s very close to the Travel […]
Following conversations held at our TVGConf2022, aboard MSC Virtuosa in May 2022, we made plans to hold our 2023 Conference at Constantinou Bros. fabulous 4* […]
Heather Tarrant, our Personal Travel Consultant and owner of Travel With Heather, recently returned from an amazing trip to Mexico. She travelled with the team […]
Sri Lanka, often referred to as the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean,’ is a treasure trove of natural beauty, rich history, and vibrant culture. This […]
Samantha Davis, a Personal Travel Consultant at the Travel Village Group, is thrilled to announce her participation in the London Marathon 2024. She is raising […]
The TTG Travel Industry Awards are highly regarded accolades that recognise excellence in the travel and tourism sector. So, you can imagine how proud we […]
Amanda Taylor has been appointed as our new Business Development Manager for The Holiday Village. After several years of working outside the travel industry, in […]
The Travel Village Group have cruised into the world of eCommerce by offering online booking at SouthamptonCruiseCentre.com. New ventures in the digital world are always […]
Our Blackpool-based travel agent has been named a TTG Sustainable Travel Expert! Jenny Higgins, our Marketing Executive, was selected by TTG Media and the TTG […]
Well, we hope everyone is well rested from July’s hiatus from a physical challenge, because August is here and we’re supporting our local charity! Trinity […]
The annual celebration of travel, Travel Weekly’s Agent Achievement Awards, took place on 13th July 2023 in London. The Travel Village Group were honoured to […]
In June 2022 the Travel Village Group took on our first ever apprentices, Millie Jackson and Annie Shaw. A year later we’re welcoming another two […]
The team are taking a well-earned rest in July from an active charity challenge, and from asking family, friends and colleagues for donations (thank you […]
Wendy Haines, an independent travel business owner based in the Midlands, is thrilled to announce her inclusion in the esteemed shortlist for the highly acclaimed […]
For a second year in a row the Travel Village Group has made it to the finals of the Best Workplaces in Travel 2023 (BWIT) […]
Travel Village Group celebrate members of our team reaching the finalists’ shortlist in 4 categories at the TTG Travel Industry Awards 2023
Many of our charity challenges have been set in an effort to support organisations that encourage a healthy body and mind, and June will be […]
We all know that the Travel Industry is the very best business to work within, and few of us are so lucky that we dedicate […]
Earlier this year, TTG (Travel Trade Gazette) set out on a mission to find 20 passionate people within the travel industry, who are committed to […]
We’re firmly into Spring now, and what better way to celebrate than by getting out and enjoying the turn in weather! This month we’re encouraging […]
At a glitzy ceremony in Birmingham, on 27th April 2023, representatives from the Travel Village Group attended the TTG Top 50 Awards ceremony with hopeful […]
As part of April’s charity activity for Guide Dogs UK, members of the team took part in blindfolded walks. Whilst one took place in Blackpool, […]
Travel Village Group, in collaboration with Royal Caribbean International, has teamed up with Enveco NW Environmental Services (a Blackpool Council wholly-owned business) to help save […]
On Tuesday 18th April, some members of the Travel Village Group team took part in a mile long blindfolded walk in order to raise awareness […]
Some of our incredible team and top-selling agents at the Travel Village Group flew out to Amsterdam for a voyage with Amadeus River Cruises. They […]
Time for something a bit different for our April Charity Challenge. At the end of February, one of the Travel Village Group’s agents had a […]
Members of Travel Village Group’s management and sales team attended the CLIA RiverView Conference in Vienna this month. The CLIA RiverView River Cruising Conference is […]
In conjunction with Gold Medal, Qatar Airways & Qatar Tourism, The Travel Village Group sent several top sellers and some of the senior management team […]
March… it’s a new month, so here’s our new charity challenge! We’re keeping the focus on getting everyone moving away from their desks, and ensuring […]
January 2020 was a booming month for the travel industry, and one of the best “Peaks” for the travel industry in many years. Confidence was […]
Following a great start to the year, raising support, awareness. and nearly £500 for Prostate Cancer UK; Team TVG are taking on another charity challenge […]
Carnival UK Cruise Awards is an annual event that recognises and celebrates excellence in the travel trade, for those that support the cruise industry. The […]
Travel Village Group and Tangle have partnered together to spread more awareness about sustainability within the cruise industry and what we can do to protect […]
On Sunday 22nd January 2023, we hosted our biggest exhibition yet, the Travel Village Travel Show. With over 750 people attending to chat to the […]
At the Travel Village Group we have always prided ourselves on outstanding customer service, and the greatest reward is when our customers tell us how […]
Every year, in the afternoon before Travel Weekly’s Globe Travel Awards takes place, Celebrity Cruises hold their Travel Agent Appreciation Awards. It’s a prestigious afternoon […]
On a chilly, yet extra sparkly, night (8th December 2022) in the heart of the Cotswolds; travel agency representatives and tour operators gathered for an […]
Never ones to rest on our pigs in blankets and leftover turkey butties; the Travel Village Group are taking on a charity challenge for January […]
The Travel Village Group is once again honoured to have been shortlisted for the TTG Top 50 Awards for 2023. Recognising the top Travel Agencies […]
At the Travel Village Group, we love taking part in Fam Trips. Some of our top-selling agents recently boarded AmaWaterways beautiful 5* AmaMora and sailed […]
The Travel Village Group, an award-winning 4th generation family business, has launched their Christmas “We Give You More” campaign. In an initiative that not only […]
15 November 2022, Jet2Holidays Conference, Portugal: During a glittering awards ceremony at the Jet2Holidays conference at the 3HB Guaraná in Portugal, the Travel Village Group […]
From Education to Employment: Jenny and Lilli from the Travel Village Group attend Leeds Beckett’s ‘Get Involved: Get Hired’ event at the Career Opportunities fair […]
The Travel Village Group know that the best way to encourage sales and increase product knowledge is to experience something personally. In conjunction with Uniworld, […]
The Travel Village Group entered the second round of Royal Caribbean’s Royal Pitch in August 2022, to secure a portion of the £200,000 pot. Following […]
Cruise Adviser Awards recognise Agency and Cruise Agent of the Year! Cruise industry magazine Cruise Adviser held their inaugural The Cruise Awards evening event on […]
Investing In The Future Of Travel The Travel Village Group hired two university graduates in Spring 2022. For many university students, finding employment after full-time […]
Norry & Heather Ascroft celebrate at Queen’s garden party. Ever been invited to Buckingham Palace for a Garden Party? At the Travel Village Group we […]
Conference Partners See Growing Business Results From Group In May 2022 we held the first ever Travel Village Group Conference at sea, aboard MSC Cruises’ […]
Phil Nuttall Awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’ 2022 Last week saw the Travel Weekly’s Agent Achievement Awards in association with Virgin Atlantic take place […]
Wendy Haines Scoops ‘Leisure Agent of the Year’ 2022 In July 2022 Travel Weekly’s Agent Achievement Awards, in association with Virgin Atlantic, took place at […]
The Travel Village is excited to announce our sponsorship of Typhoons RUFC The Travel Village Group have agreed a two-year commitment as the new official […]
Travel Village Group voted “Best Place to Work in Travel” in the UK! Ever wondered where the best place to work in travel is? As […]
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