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Krissy Yoder, president and owner of Be Our Guest Travel Company in Pinehurst, N.C.

It's a small world: Many advisors get their start in travel by selling DisneyDisney vacations are a starting point for many advisors, who later diversify to meet client demand for new experiences.

AI-native host agency Voyagier aims to simplify bookings

AI-native host agency Voyagier aims to simplify bookingsThe architecture behind Voyagier's platform employs agentic AI and enables advisors to complete multiple trip components in one...

HX Expeditions' Roald Amundsen in Antarctica. Expedition cruise lines say they are increasingly altering Antarctica itineraries midsailing due to weather conditions.

Climate change: Tourism's hot topicClimate change effects are having a growing impact on how and when travelers vacation and how the industry accommodates them.

CEO Dana Manacher said Shrtlst "helps narrow the universe down to the places and experiences that deserve to be on your short list."

A look at Shrtlst, a platform for those who aspire to luxury travelA members-only site, Shrtlst offers hotel discounts, curated city guides and, now, full-service travel planning.

The Pink Ribbon Passport Society cruise will depart March 19 from Fort Lauderdale on Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas.

Advisors' shared cancer experience inspires a cruiseFollowing their own breast cancer diagnoses, two advisors set out to create a cruise for survivors, those currently in...

Expedia Cruises president Matthew Eichhorst said advisors are using an AI role-playing tool to sharpen their selling skills.

How Expedia Cruises is leveraging AIThe agency franchisor is using AI in communications, analytics, marketing and more to come.

AI is making travel fraud harder to detect

AI is making travel fraud harder to detectASTA director of industry affairs Todd Wallace said AI enables fraudsters to enhance the schemes they've been running for...

Under CEO Iya Magen, Talma Travel Solutions has made a handful of large acquisitions.

Power List agency Talma is rapidly rising through the ranksThe TMC is No. 20 on Travel Weekly's Power List and aims to rise even higher, said CEO Iya Magen.

Virtuoso CEO Matthew Upchurch at Virtuoso Travel Week 2026 in Las Vegas.

At Virtuoso Travel Week, word of another banner yearThe luxury travel agency network projects a 21% sales increase for 2026. High prices are a factor, but bookings are up, too.

Under NCL's prior strategy, pricing was sometimes held high throughout most of the booking curve and then dropped steeply in the final few months before the cruise.

Cruise sellers are on board with NCL's change in pricing strategyNCL aims for more consistent and moderated pricing throughout the booking curve, which is expected to reel in earlier bookings...

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