Articles tagged “travel advisors”

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Luxury

Why Four Seasons Yachts Is Encouraging Guests to Leverage Travel Advisors

Beyond its innovative design ethos and distinctive service offerings, Four Seasons Yachts is making waves with a unique sales and distribution strategy built around a growing preference among affluent travelers to book trips with luxury travel advisors.

Four Seasons Yachts + Skift | 2 months ago

Why Four Seasons Yachts Is Encouraging Guests to Leverage Travel Advisors

Hotels

Accor Revamps How It Rewards Luxury Travel Advisors for Hotel Bookings

The Paris-based hotel giant is showering travel advisors with points, perks, and online tools. The goal is to inspire loyalty for bookings of its poshest brands, from Raffles to SLS—all while keeping those pesky online travel agency fees at bay.

Sean O'Neill | 2 months ago

Accor Revamps How It Rewards Luxury Travel Advisors for Hotel Bookings

Travel Agents

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

Airlines

American Airlines Accuses Travel Agents of Stifling Innovation for Self Interest

American Airlines has lashed out at U.S. travel agents in a scathing response to the complaint that the airline's robust distribution strategy was unfair.

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

American Airlines Accuses Travel Agents of Stifling Innovation for Self Interest

Tour Operators

Travel Experiences in Demand: Survey of 18,000 Travelers Reveals Preferences

A massive survey of 18,000 travelers worldwide suggests that 2024 is shaping up to be a year when tours, activities, and experiences are decisive. Now if only marketers will catch up to reality.

Selene Brophy | 8 months ago

Travel Experiences in Demand: Survey of 18,000 Travelers Reveals Preferences

Luxury

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

Internova Travel Group is owned by private equity firm Certares, and its CEO is the brother of Certares' CEO. How they are thinking about company strategy reflects insight into broader trends among the luxury travel agencies.

Dawit Habtemariam | 8 months ago

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

Tour Operators

Black Tomato Adds Luxury Group Travel Line

Group travel is a mixed bag — some love it, others not so much. One luxury tour operator wants to design group travel itineraries suited to individual needs but intended to create a lasting impact within the group.

Selene Brophy | 9 months ago

Black Tomato Adds Luxury Group Travel Line

Tour Operators

Virtuoso Luxury Sales Spike as Travelers Splurge on Private Experiences

Experience continues to trump price for high-net-worth travelers, whose appetite for luxury travel isn't slowing down.

Selene Brophy, Skift | 11 months ago

Virtuoso Luxury Sales Spike as Travelers Splurge on Private Experiences

Travel Agents

Travel Agents File Ticket Pricing Complaint Against American Airlines

Ticket pricing data appears to be a commodity in itself, as tech upgrades potentially limit access to fare availability — with travel agents complaining it impacts their ability to do their job effectively and leads to higher fares for consumers.

Selene Brophy | 11 months ago

Travel Agents File Ticket Pricing Complaint Against American Airlines
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Tourism

New Report: Why Travel Advisors Are More Relevant Than Ever

As travel demand continues to rise post-pandemic, the role of travel advisors is evolving due to emerging technological innovations and shifting traveler expectations. Voyagu's latest report provides valuable insights into current travel advisor sentiment, highlighting the key challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Voyagu + Skift | 12 months ago

New Report: Why Travel Advisors Are More Relevant Than Ever