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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel agency |
| Founded | 1959 |
| Founder | Eric Capey Bourne |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Phil Nuttall (CEO), Paula Nuttall (Director) |
| Services | Cruises, river cruises, package holidays, tailor-made travel, flights, hotels |
Number of employees | approx. 140 |
| Website | travelvillagegroup.com |
Travel Village Group is a travel agency based in Blackpool, England. Its brands include The Travel Village, The Holiday Village, Southampton Cruise Centre and RiverCruising.co.uk. It offers cruises, holidays and other travel services in the UK and overseas.[1]
History
[edit]The company was founded as Bourne Travel in 1959 by Eric Capey Bourne in Blackpool.[2] It later opened Savensail, which was one of the first cruise-only high street travel agencies in the UK.[3] The business later became The Cruise Village and then Travel Village Group.
In the 2000s and 2010s, the group set up new brands including The Travel Village, The Holiday Village, Southampton Cruise Centre and RiverCruising.co.uk.[4]
In 2024, it marked its 65th anniversary and introduced training academies for its team.[5] Chief executive Phil Nuttall has commented in trade press on issues including team workload and conference scheduling.[6][7] He and director Paula Nuttall were profiled in a TTG Media interview about running the family business.[8]
Operations
[edit]Travel Village Group is based in Blackpool and has a team of around 140 people across the UK.[9] It is part of the Midcounties Co-operative Travel Consortium[10] and is a member of ABTA (number P6710).[11]
The group offers cruises, package holidays and tailor-made trips through its brands. It has added digital booking systems and automation tools.[12]
Technology
[edit]Travel Village Group has introduced ecommerce and back-office automation. In 2024–2025, it worked with suppliers to link Dreamlake cruise bookings into Vertical Systems' vTarsc system. Group e-commerce manager Lewis Johnston said this had "noticeably improved the efficiency of [the] after-sales process".[13][14] It also set up a dedicated river cruise website using TProfile tools.[15]
Brands
[edit]The Travel Village is the group's retail travel agency in Blackpool. It has featured in the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies.[16]
The Holiday Village is a homeworking brand with a team of travel consultants across the UK. It won 'Top Homeworking Agency (Small)' at the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2025.[17]
Southampton Cruise Centre is a cruise-focused brand. In 2023 it relaunched its website for online cruise bookings and was named the UK & Ireland's Top Cruise Agency at the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies awards.[18]
RiverCruising.co.uk is the group's river cruise brand. It was named 'Top River Cruise Agency' at the TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies in 2022[19] and was quoted in Forbes' list of the best European river cruises for 2025.[20]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Travel Village Group and its brands have been recognised in trade and consumer awards, including:
- TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies (multiple category winners, 2022–2025)
- Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards
- Best Place to Work in Travel (2022)[21]
- Carnival UK Partnership Achievement Awards[22]
- Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for RiverCruising.co.uk (10 consecutive years)[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Travel Village Group celebrates 65 years in Blackpool and multiple nominations for 2025 Travel Awards". Blackpool Gazette. 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Travel Village Group celebrates 65 years in Blackpool and multiple nominations for 2025 Travel Awards". Blackpool Gazette. 31 December 2024.
- ^ "SAVENSAIL LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "The Travel Village launches river cruise website as part of TProfile tie-up". Travolution. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "New Travel Village Group training academies will take agents 'on a journey'". TTG Media. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Trade backs 'save our BDMs' plea". Travel Gossip. 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Travel Village retimes conference in bid to 'reduce industry fatigue'". Travel Gossip. 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Face To Face: Phil and Paula Nuttall". TTG Media. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Travel Village Group celebrates 65 years in Blackpool and multiple nominations for 2025 Travel Awards". Blackpool Gazette. 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Midcounties Co-operative Travel Consortium". Your Co-op. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "ABTA Member Search: Travel Village Group". ABTA. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Vertical Systems enhances automated cruise offering". TravelMole. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Vertical Systems enhances automated cruise offering". Travolution. 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Vertical Systems partners with Dreamlake to launch new automated service for Travel Village". Travolution. 8 February 2024.
- ^ "The Travel Village launches river cruise website as part of TProfile tie-up". Travolution. 18 May 2022.
- ^ "TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2023 – Full list of winning agencies". TTG Media. 28 April 2023.
- ^ "The Holiday Village wins Top Homeworking Agency (Small) at TTG Top 50 2025". Blackpool Gazette. 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Southampton Cruise Centre named UK & Ireland's Top Cruise Agency". Southampton Cruise Centre. 2 May 2023.
- ^ "TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2022 – Full list of winning agencies". TTG Media. 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The 9 Best River Cruises In Europe 2025, According To Experts". Forbes. 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Best Workplaces in Travel revealed". Travel Gossip. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Carnival UK brands celebrate agents at UK Cruise Awards". Cruise Lines International Association. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "Local travel agency's online brand wins prestigious award for 10th year running". Blackpool Gazette. 5 February 2025.
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