Travel agents have called for quicker responses from airlines and tour operators to help them support holidaymakers hit by the latest spate of cancellations and delays. — Gemma Antrobus (@LuxuryTravelGem) May 31, 2022Waite was one of the co-founders of Target – Travel Agents Reform Group Engaged Together – and pointed to the government for the current chaos. Slater said Jet2 was reaping the benefits of selling via independent travel agents while Tui was driving more direct bookings. Ken Garrity, of Ken Garrity Travel in Altrincham, agreed the latest national news headlines are yet more bad publicity for the travel sector. “I feel very strongly that the tour operators, especially Tui, have had to crisis-manage instead of being proactive and sorting this out,” he said.

Source: The Guardian June 01, 2022 06:49 UTC