Unpacked, by TTG

By TTG Media

Unpacked, by TTG is a fortnightly podcast, featuring guest appearances from familiar faces throughout the UK and Ireland travel trade who join the TTG editorial team as we dissect and discuss the hott... more

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May 13, 2026 News in Brief: Live from the 2026 Advantage Conference
On this special edition of our News in Brief podcast, managing editor James Chapple quizzes Advantage's commercial director John Sullivan on how they're supporting members in the current climate of uncertainty, his predictions for the rest of the year and why we really need to speaking to – rather than writing to – our AI friends...
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May 07, 2026 Fuel Crisis Special: Will Summer Holidays Actually Happen?
What does the fuel crisis really mean for summer holidays abroad this year? Is there even a fuel crisis? And how are agents reassuring customers (and maintaining bookings)? Join us for this special episode as we take a deep dive into the big question dominating both the travel industry – and national press: will summer holidays overseas actually happen this year?
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28min
April 30, 2026 News in Brief: Fuel surcharges, Greece's 'loophole', and defending Inteletravel
The TTG team debate whether other EU nations will follow Greece’s lead in pausing biometric border checks to avoid summer travel chaos, analyse the fuel surcharge landscape as operators move to protect summer demand amid global economic uncertainty and and discuss why suppliers have been busy defending InteleTravel this week.
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13min
April 20, 2026 EU border rules: a summer of chaos ahead?
On this latest epsiode the TTG news team are joined by Abta's director of public affairs Luke Petherbridge and Suzanne Cumpston, sales and commercial manager, Sam Smith Travel as they explore the impact of the EU’s new biometric border rules and what it means for summer travel. Early signs suggest we may see significant disruption at some airports, but how widespread will this be? Can we expect European airports and ports to offer a smooth process by summer, or is this just one more headache that the travel industry – and holidaymakers – need to be braced for?
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28min
April 09, 2026 News in Brief: Iran-US ceasefire – what does it mean for travel?
The US-Iran ceasefire has huge repercussions for travel (and the wider world!). So how has the industry reacted to the news? What does it mean for this summer and for the lates market? And where are holidaymakers now likely to be heading – or not heading! – to over the next few months? The TTG news team dissect what the ceasefire means for the UK and Ireland travel industry.
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13min
March 30, 2026 Can Dubai win back the tourists?
Moving beyond the headlines to understand what the situation in Dubai is like right now, what clients are saying about travelling to the Middle East, how long it will take for travellers to feel comfortable travelling there again, and what it means for the future of the Middle East as a transit hub. Plus where else are travellers heading to this Easter and which other holiday hotspots are being impacted by the Middle East crisis and war on Iran?

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29min
March 26, 2026 News in Brief: The 'Katie Price Travels' controversy and a travel agency's headline-grabbing efforts to rescue clients in Middle East
The TTG news team discuss the controversy around Katie Price Travels; the launch of a new social media-led travel agency; why one Scottish travel agent is launching a charter programme 700 miles south of its HQ; Royal Caribbean's latest UK deployment move; and a Welsh agency's headline-grabbing efforts to rescue clients stuck in the Middle East.
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12min
March 16, 2026 Does travel actually care about sustainability?
The TTG team are joined by an agent and operator who both specialise in selling sustainable holidays for an honest and frank conversation about whether the travel industry is embracing change fast enough, if there is a genuine desire to alter behaviours (or if travel firm are more interested in good PR) and whether customers even care about sustainability anyway...

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27min
March 13, 2026 News in Brief: Live from the Jet2holidays Conference
On this second episode of our special edition News in Brief podcast, TTG's Daniel Pearce and James Chapple join Jet2holidays' Alan Cross and Jade Evers for a recap of the conference, plus why is Jet2holidays focusing on the luxury market? And Alan gives his take on what the current Middle East crisis means for the travel industry this summer.
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22min
March 02, 2026 Special episode: What does the Iran conflict mean for travel ?
What does the Middle East crisis mean for travel? This week’s podcast is a special episode as travel agent Sam Ballard joins the TTG news team and reveals he has a client in the UAE literally "watching missiles fly overhead". How are agents looking after their customers at this time? What's been the impact on cruises in the region? And what are the wider implications of this crisis for the travel industry?
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25min

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How many episodes does Unpacked, by TTG have?

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