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Global Travel Group reports surge in sales

Friday, 28 July 20173 min read

The Global Travel Group recorded double-digit sales growth across its 350-strong contingent of independent travel agents last month.

Forward bookings for 2018 are also up year-on-year by 18%.

Top performing destinations for 2017 so far include Spain with bookings up by 90% year-on-year, including the Balearics and Canary Islands, followed by Italy and a UK staycation seeing a 20% and 15% growth in sales respectively.

Further afield bookings to Mauritius and the Indian Ocean are up by over 100% with the UAE securing 15% growth year-on-year to date.

The news comes soon after the consortium reported a 22% increase in new members over the past 12 months.