November 25, 2002
By the time the zero-commissions torpedo hit, no one was home at PR Travel. Pamela Courtney, the agency's owner, already had adapted to the changed environment by moving from a storefront in White
In this mad, mad world, where there are enough worries to go around and then some, people still are having a good time traveling. Sometimes they have wacky ideas about how to get from here to there. And
ARC hit a nerve, as it knew it would, when it advised the trade that it intends to begin "a consultative dialogue" about "business process improvements."
November 25, 2002 by Mark Pestronk
Q: I am looking for new office space for my agency. One prospective landlord has given me a proposed lease to review. What kinds of legal traps should I look out for, and what clauses should I try to
MILWAUKEE -- In an effort to promote Aeromexico's expanded service from Chicago to Mexico, Aeromexico Vacations launched a travel agent incentive.
NEW YORK -- Panama's celebration of 100 years as an independent nation next year will coincide with its hosting of the Miss Universe Pageant, and both events will serve as a platform for promoting the
GROS ISLET, St. Lucia -- Sandals and Beaches Resorts posted an 11% increase in business from the U.S. during the first nine months of 2002 compared with the same period a year ago, according to Gordon
November 25, 2002 by Arnie Weissmann
The myth holds that, before the announcement of commission caps in 1995, travel agents were, by and large, order takers. Support for the myth is found in numbers: ARC-appointed travel agencies peaked at
THE RENAISSANCE WAILEA Beach Resort Hotel and several golf courses will be sold as a result of a loan restructuring agreement between the Kyoto, Japan-based Shinwa Golf Group and Japan's Resolution and
November 23, 2002
WASHINGTON -- The Travel Agent Arbiter could handle debit memo cases with little or no increase in staff and no immediate increase in funding, although it would have to develop a fee schedule for the