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Selling experiences: Growing your business and making clients happy

Selling experiences: Growing your business and making clients happyThe tours, activities and attractions industry is the third-largest sector in travel. Playing in the space could pay dividends...

No matter an agency's size or available resources, there are ways to hire more inclusively, according to Flight Centre Travel Group's DEI manager Emese Graham.

Agencies are hiring again, leading to chances to increase staff diversityAgencies across the country are scrambling to hire advisors to meet pent-up demand, and at least one is using the opportunity...

Disney declined to reveal how much it spent on the Global Dream but said it paid a "favorable price." Pictured, a rendering of the ship as a Disney vessel.

Travel advisors are excited about Disney Cruise Line's big-ship purchaseDisney specialists called the purchase a good move and are confident that there is enough demand to justify a swift growth of...

Disney specialists cheer Bob Iger's return as CEO

Disney specialists cheer Bob Iger's return as CEODisney CEO Bob Chapek was replaced by his predecessor, Bob Iger, much to the approval of travel advisors who specialize in...

Travel Weekly's Travel Industry Survey 2022

Travel Weekly's Travel Industry Survey 2022Our annual research report, in partnership with Phocuswright, focuses on travel advisors and their business: what they sell and...

Last month, Labor published a proposed rule on contractor classification that uses an economic reality test to determine a worker's status.

Labor likely won't target travel agencies over status of ICsA new Labor Department rule could make it more difficult for agencies to categorize workers as independent contractors as...

The Norwegian Joy. Advisors can now earn commission on NCFs on some of the line's advance bookings.

Trade praises NCL's decision to remove NCFs on advance salesNorwegian Cruise Line's plan was hailed by travel advisors as a sign of the line's commitment to the trade.

Ensemble executive chairman David Harris (left) and president Michael Johnson (right) with Lauren Doyle, president of the Travel Mechanic, who won Ensemble's Reinvention Award during the event.

Advisors have positive vibes as Ensemble embarks on a new eraMember agencies express why they decided to remain with the 50-year-old consortium -- and their optimism for its future.

Norwegian Cruise Line said it is investing in its online direct business because the channel is both "attractive" and "low-cost."

Cruise lines' direct sales keep rising, but travel advisors are unfazedWhile the direct channel may be low-cost, so are many of the bookings it yields.

Despite feeling the pinch of inflation and its impact on consumer goods, Americans still want to spend on travel, and they increasingly want to use an advisor, ASTA has found.

ASTA survey: Americans are determined to travel — and use advisorsThe Society's recent poll shows that despite feeling the pinch of inflation and its impact on consumer goods, Americans still...

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