Travel Gossip FAQs

No, the group is only open to those people that work in the UK & Irish travel industry, work for companies that supply services to the travel industry.  

We welcome people working in the following roles:

• Travel agents
• Tour operator staff
• Travel reservations 
• National and regional tourism boards
  Travel suppliers
• Travel recruitment
• Travel PR & Representation professionals 
• Legal professionals specialising in travel
• Marketing professionals specialising in travel
• Travel trade press
• National press who work on travel desks
• Cabin crew
• Overseas resort management teams
• Car hire staff
• Travel trade memberships organisations
• Travel event organisers
• Hotel & Resort sales, product, management & marketing professionals
• Travel & Tourism university and college lecturers
• Retired travel industry staff
• Furloughed travel industry staff and those ‘between travel jobs’

  Did we miss any?  Contact us!

No, Travel Gossip is for everyone in travel, this includes experienced travel agents, brand new travel agents, tour operators, cabin crew, travel press, travel PR & representation, marketeers, recruiters and anyone who supplies products to the travel industry.

Yes, we welcome travel people between jobs are welcome, please give extra details when you request to join on Facebook.

Yes we welcome retired people in Travel Gossip – their experience and guidance is very valuable.  We just ask that as you are technically no longer working in travel that you keep all information confidential and not shared publically.

This depends and we decide on a case by case basis – please give extra info when you request to join.  

Simply request to join on the Facebook group and complete the 3 pre-entry questions

We try to process everyone within 48 hours if you have answered all 3 questions.  We will not process anyone who has not answered any of the questions.

Thanks for spreading the word!  They will need to answer the 3 pre-entry questions

We can only accept people based in the UK or Ireland, who work in travel or supply services to travel companies.  If you have not been accepted, it is probably because you do not appear to have met this criteria. If you think you should be allowed in the group then please request again and give more details about your circumstances. Due to time pressures, we are not able to alert you if you are not successful.

We suggest leaving it one week to be sure that we have had enough time to process everyone.  If you have not heard within a week, please contact us and we can look into it.

Yes, as of 8th April, we are allowing Inteletravel agents to join, after a ban of four years.  Read more here:

https://www.travelgossip.co.uk/latestnews/travel-gossip-to-end-ban-on-inteletravel-agents/ 

Please click the ‘Notifications’ button at the top and choose All Posts.

Yes, feel free to ask any question related to travel. But please also remember to use the search function to see if your question has been asked before OR use Google if possible. If a question bugs you, please roll you eyes and scroll on.d settings.

No, the Facebook Group is “closed” and cannot be seen by those outside of the group. However, be aware that nothing is 100% secure online and people can still screenshot your posts.  Anyone caught doing this will be removed immediately.

Yes, suppliers are allowed to post a once a fortnight.  Suppliers looking to get more exposure should take a look at your consider our Travel Trade Marketing options which includes many exclusive benefits including additional Facebook exposure, Twitter promotion & web presence.  Please ensure your posts are different each week; we reserve the right to remove any repetitive posts.

We are sorry, with thousands of members, we cannot allow personal charity appeals – or we would risk the group feed being swamped with charity posts.
Travel Gossip’s chosen charity is ABTA Lifeline.

Yes, you are welcome to reply to people asking questions or commenting on something which directly relates to your company.

Yes, you can post once a fortnight about your event, roadshow series or fam trip.gs.

Yes, you can post once a fortnight about your job vacancy for free..

Once we spot it, we will remove it.  It can sometimes take a while to notice.  We will also contact you to let you know why we removed it and request that you or your colleagues refrain from further unpaid adverts.  If you or your colleagues persist, we may be forced to remove you from the Group.ngs.

Please click the … on the top right of the post and “Report to Admin” or contact us  and we will handle it.  We assure you of our complete discretion.

Yes, by using the group you agree to abide by these Group Rules

Yes, feel free to ask any question related to travel. But please also remember to use the search function to see if your question has been asked before OR use Google if possible. If a question bugs you, please roll your eyes and scroll on.

No, the Facebook Group is “closed” and cannot be seen by people outside of the group. However, be aware that nothing is 100% secure online and people can still screenshot your posts.  Anyone caught doing this will be removed immediately.

Yes, suppliers are allowed to post a once a week.  Please ensure your posts are different each week; we reserve the right to remove any repetitive posts.

Suppliers looking to get more exposure should consider our various supplier marketing solutions

If you are going to be doing something like a run for a charity and are seeking donations then you are welcome to post into the group about it, but please do not overdo it.
If you are posting on behalf of a charity seeking general donations then we ask that the charity is somehow linked to the travel industry and that you keep posts to a minimum.
Travel Gossip’s chosen charity is ABTA Lifeline.

Yes, you can post once about your event, roadshow series or fam trip.
If you need to promote your event we have some great paid-for options here

Yes, you can post about your job vacancy for free, once a week.  We also offer paid options to promote your job

Once we spot it, we will remove it.  It can sometimes take a while to notice.  We will also contact you to let you know why we removed it and request that you or your colleagues refrain from further unpaid adverts.  If you or your colleagues persist, we may be forced to remove you from the Group.

Please click the … on the top right of the post and “Report to Admin” or contact us  and we will handle it.  We assure you complete discretion.