November 11, 2002
HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano, addressing the ASTA congress here last week, emphasized his commitment to the state's No. 1 industry and credited agents with much of Hawaii's success.
HONOLULU -- Mastering the complexities of travel insurance is just something agents have to do.
ARLINGTON, Va. -- US Airways will launch nonstop weekly service to St. Kitts from Philadelphia on Dec. 7, staking claim as the only carrier offering jet service to St. Kitts from the U.S.
LONDON -- Marketing group British Heritage Cities announced at World Travel Market here that it will re-launch an updated Web site next month in an effort to sell more Americans on land-only BritRail
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Sweepstakes, online guides, hot lines and commission boosts are among the agent initiatives unveiled by the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. (PRTC).
AT THIS WEEK'S ASTA congress in Honolulu, delegates were reminded that Greater Miami will play host to the October 2003 event. Both the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Port of
The prospect of war with Iraq is giving the U.S. travel industry the jitters, and no wonder. With airlines, hotels and the other segments of the business still hurting badly from the aftershocks of
November 11, 2002 by Arnie Weissmann
ASTA's annual gathering is only two-thirds over as I write this, but I can say with confidence that it is -- unexpectedly -- the most successful congress in recent memory.
When Billie Ruff launched a new travel agency in 1999, she drew on her 20 years' experience in the industry, classes provided by the Institute of Certified Travel Agents, a nine-month class in
The two new entrants into ASTA's Travel Hall of Fame, Mario Perillo and Gordon "Butch" Stewart, would appear to have little in common.