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Carnival Cruise Line vice president Adolfo Perez gets a tattoo at Agentpalooza in New Orleans.

Perez gets inked with 'Travel Agents Rock' tattooIf tattoos are a sign of permanent commitment, Carnival Cruise Line vice president of sales and trade marketing Adolfo Perez...

Managing metrics: Productivity tools for agencies

Managing metrics: Productivity tools for agenciesIf travel agencies today lack the data they need to run their businesses intelligently, it's not for a lack of analytical...

"When we brought our three agency groups together earlier this year, we did so with the realization that the dormant Vacation.com URL was far too valuable to simply allow it to go away," said John Lovell, president of Travel Leaders Network, Leisure Group and Hotel Division.

Travel Leaders turning Vacation.com into online sales toolThe Vacation website will house content designed to capture consumer interest, and present those consumers with a travel agent...

An exhibit held at Palm Beach Art.

Florida agency owner forges a link between travel and artWhat started out as something of an accident became an innovative concept: a luxury travel agency next door to an art gallery,...

Why isn't Pinterest a big hit with agents?

Why isn't Pinterest a big hit with agents?Pinterest is not as widely used as other social media platforms despite its inherent visual nature, which would seemingly lend...

Explaining 'basic economy' to consumers

Explaining 'basic economy' to consumersUnited and American have taken proactive steps on their websites to avoid confusing customers. But in other digital channels,...

The MagicBand serves as a room key, a park ticket and a FastPass+ ticket and provides payment options for Walt Disney World Resort guests.

Dressing for access: Wearable technology and travelSlow adoption of the Apple Watch and Android Wear has hampered the travel industry's embrace of wearable technology. But...

President Trump on Monday signed a revised executive order for a 90-day ban on travel from six countries in the Middle East and Africa.

Travel ban II better planned, but still coloring foreign visitors' attitudesThe biggest sign of dissent in the days following the order came from Hawaii, the first state to file a lawsuit over the second...

Millie and Marvin Schwartz on an Australian vacation in 1992.

At 90, Schwartz still drawn to selling travelMilie Schwartz got into the business nearly 60 years ago, building a long career as a successful agent, and she's not done yet.

Baby on board: Traveling with infants

Baby on board: Traveling with infantsAs parents increasingly embrace travel with infants, websites, agents and suppliers are coming up with ways to make the...

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