Our Travel Agents Cruise The Danube River Onboard Travelmarvel Vega
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 […]
Travel Village Group Sends Extra Festive Spirit to Santa’s Lapland Adventurers
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 […]
Holiday Village’s Emma Andrews Recognised As Sustainable Travel Expert
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! […]
Travel Village Group Supports National Trust’s Plant A Tree Initiative
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. […]
Wendy Haines Travel Shortlisted for Prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Awards – Again!
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 […]
Travel Village Group launch the River Cruise Academy in Manchester
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 […]
Looking Back At 65 Years Of The Travel Village Group History
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 […]
Recognition For Travel Village Group Team At The Travel Industry Awards by TTG
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 […]
TVG Makes The Shortlist As Finalists For Five Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards
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 […]
Top Sellers Head To Dubai For Gold Medal Trip
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 – Sustainability Ambassador in Training
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. […]
Travel Village Group Launch River Cruise Academy As First Stage In Training & Development Academy Programme
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 & […]
Travel Village Win & Retain Title of TTG Top 50 Best North West Travel Agency!
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 Trees for TTC Sustainability Pledge
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 […]
TVG Hit The Road For Business Owners’ Networking Events
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 […]
Sustainability Focus: Blackpool Sixth Form Utilise Travel Village Brochures
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
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 […]
TVG Take On Welsh 3000s Challenge For Reuben’s Retreat
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.
Travel Village Travel Show 2024 Success
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 […]
Opportunity Knocks For Travel Village Group Sales In January Peaks Advent
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 […]
The Travel Village Group Celebrates Turning 65 with a Winter Wonderland
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 […]
TVGConf2023: Opportunity Knocks For All
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 […]
TVGConf2023: Announcing Reuben’s Retreat As Official Charity
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 […]
TVG Conference 2023 at Constantinou Bros. Hotel
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* […]
Visiting Mexico With RCD Hotels
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 […]
Exploring Sri Lanka: Jenny’s Touring Trip
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 […]
Running The London Marathon For British Heart Foundation!
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 […]
Our TTG Travel Industry Awards Winner & Finalists
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 & Layna Mcmoran Join The Holiday Village
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 […]
Southampton Cruise Centre Launches Online Booking
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 […]
Travel Village Group Named A TTG Sustainable Travel Expert
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 […]
August 2023 Charity Challenge: Night Run
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 […]
Winner of The Mental Health Matters Award
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 […]
Apprentices: Inspiring The Future Generation Of Travel
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 […]
July 2023 Charity Challenge: Volunteering Time
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: Retail Entrepreneur of the Year Shortlist
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 […]
Best Workplaces In Travel 2023: Finalist
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) […]
Celebrating Our Finalists For TTG Travel Industry Awards
Travel Village Group celebrate members of our team reaching the finalists’ shortlist in 4 categories at the TTG Travel Industry Awards 2023
June 2023 Charity Challenge: Memory Marathon
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 […]
Our Legends Of Travel!
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 […]
Introducing Our TTG Sustainable Travel Ambassador (in training!)
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 […]
May 2023 Charity Challenge: 50 Miles As You May
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 […]
Travel Village Group Win Best Agency Awards
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 […]
Blindfolded Hike Up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon): Guided Walk For Guide Dogs UK
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 Completes First Beach Clean Of The Year
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 […]
Walk A Mile In Someone Else’s Shoes: Guided Walk For Guide Dogs UK
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 […]
Our Team Onboard Amadeus Queen Along The Rhine
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 […]
April 2023 Charity Challenge: Blindfold Walks
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 […]
Travel Village Group Attends CLIA RiverView Conference 2023
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 […]
Gold Medal Top Sellers Trip To Doha
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 2023 Charity Challenge: Steps For Stonewall
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 […]
Record Breaking Sales At Peaks
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 […]
February 2023 Charity Challenge: Fifty In Feb
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 […]
It’s A Win At Carnival UK Cruise Awards!
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 […]
Tangle & Travel Village Group: A Partnership We Are Proud Of
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 […]
Record Numbers Attend Inaugural Travel Village Show
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 […]
Travel Village Group Have Gone Platinum For Feefo!
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 […]
Going Above & Beyond At Celebrity Cruises Awards
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 […]
Recognition for Contribution to River Cruising
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 […]
January 2023 Charity Challenge: Run The Month
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 […]
TTG Top 50 2023 Shortlist For Travel Village Group
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 […]
AmaWaterways Top Sellers Rhine Fam Trip
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 […]
Travel Village Group Launches 2022 Family Christmas Giveaway
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 […]
Jet2Holidays Award Travel Village Group Agent Of The Year
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 […]
Career Opportunities with Leeds Beckett University
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 […]
Agents Take VIP Trip with Uniworld
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, […]
Royal Pitch Marketing Funds Secured From Royal Caribbean
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 […]
It’s Double Win For Travel Village Group At Cruise Adviser Awards!
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 […]
Hiring and Inspiring: The Travel Village Group hires TWO first-class university graduates
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 […]
Buckingham Palace Invites Our Travel Experts
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 […]
Record Sales Following Travel Village Group Conference 2022
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’ […]
Travel Village Group CEO Recognised By Travel Industry
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 […]
Holiday Village Scoops Leisure Agent of the Year 2022
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 […]
Travel Village Sponsors Lancashire’s First Inclusive Rugby Team
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 […]
Officially the “Best Place To Work In Travel” 2022
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 […]
