January 22, 1998
Reed Travel Features
Travel Weekly West Coast bureau chief Jerry Brown talked with Thomas Tait, executive director of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, during the Nevada Governor's Conference in Reno. Tait's comments
Travel Impressions FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Travel Impressions said it will pay agents 15% commission on air-land and land-only packages to Hawaii, Europe and Costa Rica for reservations made before March
Travel Impressions FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- To encourage travel to Europe, Travel Impressions set a 15% commission pay plan for bookings through March 31. Complete packages to London start at $519, while
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Vacation Store opened its first walk-in retail location here on Jan. 20. Previously, the Vacation Store had been marketed only through cable television shows such as The
January 21, 1998 by Laura Del Rosso
Several major operators quietly implemented a two-tiered commission system, paying overrides for packages booked through computerized reservations systems and paying a flat commission for telephone
January 21, 1998
Air travelers often can save money using "Six Secrets to Cheap Air Fares" and by booking through a travel agent, a segment of the ABC network news show "20/20" reported.
WASHINGTON -- Travel agency sales through the Airlines Reporting Corp. broke $70 billion for the first time last year, while ARC recorded a decrease in the total number of accredited locations, the
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- ASTA chastised United Airlines for running an ad in the Wall St. Journal proclaiming that consumers are "better off" if they book through United's Web site.