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But, just as LGBTQI artists have been incredibly influential throughout music history - shaping the sounds we hear today and leaving a lasting mark on our queer identities and pop culture in general - so too are the class of 2021. I took some time off of the road and spent time just investing in music and delving into all the particular variables, trying to cultivate an individual relationship to writing songs that was no longer collapsed with me being a touring musician and playing live, or having an obligation to say something profound. It's been funny since the record came out, talking about those songs, and she said that she had her suspicions, but it'd be too embarrassing to assume that one song was about her. When I think about my future music, I picture more songs like Paradise - big endings and lots of vocal layers. [Extracted from the article]

FEATURES Welcome to the Visible Lesbian 100, designed to highlight women who have made great strides for the LGBTQI community generally, but women-loving women in particular. Actor and musician Heather Peace is beloved by the community for roles in shows such as Lip Service, as well as her activism for the LGBTQI community and women in music. One of the reporters for the Channel 4 News team, Minnie Stephenson covers LGBTQI stories, culture and social affairs. As director of Opening Doors, a charity for LGBTQI people over 50, Alice Wallace's role is to develop ODL to ensure that it is a vibrant organisation meeting the needs of the LGBTQI community. [Extracted from the article]

Boutique cruise line SeaDream is looking to grow trade sales and expand its fleet. Sophie Griffiths talks to the bosses about the company's plans for the future SeaDream is renewing [...]

Sophie Griffiths The Costa Concordia tragedy and struggling economy have been blamed for a marginal growth in UK cruisers of just 0.06% in 2012, compared with 4.8% the previous year. [...]

Sophie Griffiths Hurtigruten is renewing its commission rate pledge to the trade in the wake of reductions to remuneration levels by other cruise lines. Speaking ahead of the launch of [...]

Sophie Griffiths A GLASGOW-based travel agent from STA Travel has described how he helped with the filming of new blockbuster Cloud Atlas. The Scottish city, which has become an unlikely [...]

Sophie Griffiths The sale of Seabourn's three oldest ships to Windstar should be seen as 'great opportunity' for agents, the line's boss has told TTG. The move, which was announced [...]

Sophie Griffiths & Edward Robertson Abta has issued a new warning over fraud, amid fresh cautions from the Financial Fraud Action UK and the American Society of Travel Agents. The [...]

Sophie Griffiths The cruise industry has been attacked by a maritime union which has been campaigning for ships to alter the way they conduct lifeboat drills. This came after five [...]

Olympian athlete Kirani James may be Grenada's most recent hero, but Sophie Griffiths finds he's not the only thing the islanders are proud of Of all the Caribbean islands, it [...]

After just four months in the job, new Global Travel Group boss Andy Stark talks to Sophie Griffiths about how he plans to grow the group's membership and why he's [...]

Sophie Griffiths Silversea has insisted that it will not be cutting commission this year, despite the growing list of lines slashing agent remuneration. Speaking to TTG last week Mike Bonner, [...]

After rising up the ranks, Sharon Munro took over from her father as managing director of Barrhead Travel in 2007. Sophie Griffiths finds out why the group continues to defy [...]

Sophie Griffiths Barrhead Travel is looking to expand its brand name into England and internationally, with plans to open stores in a number of locations around the world by the [...]

Sophie Griffiths A number of cruise lines have completed refurbishments, beginning 2013 with new looks and refreshed areas on board their fleet. Azamara Journey, the second of Azamara's twin ships [...]

Just after the anniversary of the Concordia disaster, UK agents say that it has had little impact on their long-term cruise bookings sales. Sophie Griffiths reports On January 13, hundreds [...]

Lucy Siebert & Sophie Griffiths A travel agent has described how Qatar Airways lost a booking of 16 potential passengers travelling to Perth because they did not wish to fly [...]

Patrick Whyte & Sophie Griffiths Abta has defended itself after facing accusations of failing to offer sufficient support to agents targeted by HMRC for unpaid VAT on credit card charges. [...]

Sophie Griffiths The cruise industry has kicked off the New Year by launching a wave of sales and promotions to boost early bookings. Royal Caribbean, Cunard and P&O started their [...]

Sophie Griffiths Lawyers are warning travel agents to question customers in detail about any mobility impairments they may have, or potentially face a #5,000 fine, under new measures being brought [...]

It is a year to the day since Thomas Cook released the statement that it needed to delay its full year financial results and seek emergency funding from its banks. [...]

Sophie Griffiths An international maritime union has warned the cruise sector that it must do more to improve safety, after three new safety procedures were introduced by the industry last [...]

The surprise airport taxes which the Spanish government introduced this summer are likely to be decreased as soon as the public deficit is reduced, the minister for tourism said, writes [...]

Sophie Griffiths Parts of the trade are reporting that bookings for next summer are already up year-on-year, with a number of consortia citing double-digit growth, TTG has learned. Advantage chief [...]

Sophie Griffiths On October 18, Norwegian Cruise Line announced plans for a new ship, to be delivered in 2015, with the option for a second ship for spring 2017. The [...]

To reach out to a worldwide market, TTG partner OTT's site has been redesigned to cater for the foreign travel trade too. By Sophie Griffiths Online Travel Training, the official [...]

Sophie Griffiths Norwegian Cruise Line boss Kevin Sheehan has admitted that he initially wanted the line to stop working with travel agents when he took over the helm in 2008. [...]

Sophie Griffiths Gatwick's announcement to look at options for a second runway has received a muted response from airlines, amid warnings that the London airport should not be seen as [...]

Sophie Griffiths A new lobby group has been set up within Abta, headed by Barrhead boss Bill Munro, to represent the interests of independent and online travel agents. The group, [...]

Sophie Griffiths & Sara Macefield Royal Caribbean's decision to slash commission to 10% came after the company failed to see a 'significant' shift in sales, despite agents promising to switch-sell [...]

Sophie Griffiths A number of cruise lines are planning million-dollar refurbs for their ships this autumn. Silversea will be carrying out a 'major stern-to-stern refurbishment' for its vessel Silver Cloud, [...]

Thomson's Sensatori resorts provide families with a five-star experience.Sophie Griffiths takes three generations of her family to Sensatori in Crete My two-year-old nephew Josh squeals in delight at my drenching [...]

From the temple guides in Luxor to the country's tourism minister Hisham Zaazou, there is optimism that tourists are returning to Egypt - despite the recent anti-US protests. By Sophie [...]

Sophie Griffiths Egypt is planning a raft of new measures around its top tourist sites, in order to encourage more visitors to the region. Tourism minister Hisham Zaazou revealed the [...]

Sophie Griffiths in Cairo The Egyptian minister of tourism is confident the number of inbound tourists to the country will return to their peak 2010 levels by the end of [...]

Sophie Griffiths & Patrick Whyte The travel sector looks unlikely to see any major failures this year, despite a particularly difficult 12 months for the industry, financial experts have said. [...]

Sophie Griffiths Cruise lines are ramping up their offers for National Cruise Week, which runs between September 15 and 23, as Ace urges agents to start planning their afternoon tea [...]