VisitBritain has revamped its travel advisor training, BritAgent Pro Sales Companion. VisitBritain partnered with TravPro Mobile to relaunch the program. It is mobile-friendly. The training program...
Jamie Biesiada Among hosted travel advisors, those who work full time saw the largest gains in income in 2023, according to Host Agency Reviews’ annual Travel...
LAS VEGAS — Business in 2024 is up compared to 2023 for Virtuoso member agencies, though high prices are giving clients pause, travel advisors said during...
LAS VEGAS — Travel agency network Virtuoso said its sales are up 213% from 2019, the year before the pandemic hit. According to Tourism Economics, spending for...
Jamie Biesiada When Texans Diedra Pyle and Lindsay Messina started their agency a few years ago, one of their goals — their “North Star,” as Pyle...
LAS VEGAS — Globus has launched a new category of tours, Small Group Discovery, which average 15 to 18 guests. The tours are bookable now. “What...
New episodes of reality series “1st Look Presents: Extra Mile Club,” featuring two Global Travel Collection travel advisors, will focus on Maui. “Through our partnership with...
ORLANDO — Luxury travel was firmly on the minds of the attendees of Avoya Travel’s Million Dollar Showcase being held this week at the Waldorf Astoria...
From “new normal” to “unprecedented times,” the pandemic inspired many a catchphrase. Now, four years on, a new word is catching on in the travel landscape...
Jamie Biesiada After a career in the travel industry spanning more than 40 years, AAA Travel senior vice president Paula Twidale will retire at the end...
Jamie Biesiada New York-based Embark Beyond has hired Annie Fitzsimmons as its editor in chief of special projects and content. “You need new ways to reach...
The Association of Retail Travel Agents (ARTA) has largely stayed out of the headlines in recent years, but the 60-year-old organization said that it has never...