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Articles tagged “travel advisors”

Airlines

Why Are Airline Websites So Bad at Inspiring Travel?

There are floors full of marketing folks and techies at Expedia, Booking.com, United, and American Airlines who are measuring whether consumers click faster on the yellow button or the red banner. Can airline websites afford to be cheerleader, confidante, and payment processor simultaneously? Very doubtful.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Why Are Airline Websites So Bad at Inspiring Travel?

Tourism

Financial Help for Hong Kong Travel Advisors Comes With a Sigh of Relief

Hong Kong's travel sector needs all the help it can get at the moment, and a new government scheme will be met with gratitude by travel advisors in particular.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 5 years ago

Financial Help for Hong Kong Travel Advisors Comes With a Sigh of Relief

Business Travel

Pet-Focused Travel Advisors Navigate Challenges of Flying with Fido

For increasing numbers of travelers, leaving home without a beloved pet (or pets) is unthinkable. While the travel industry has become more accommodating to this trend, the challenges are such that services from pet travel experts are in demand.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Pet-Focused Travel Advisors Navigate Challenges of Flying with Fido

Business Travel

Marketers From Closed Mexico Tourism Office Go Out on Their Own

Former staffers from the closed Los Angeles office of the Mexico Tourism Board have regrouped to offer marketing services for Mexican destinations. Such services are needed, particularly for regions outside of Mexico's most popular tourist areas.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Agencies Find Success in Not Acting Like, Well, Travel Agencies

Breaking with the usual travel agency practices has proved to be a winning situation for two travel companies on this year's Inc. 5000 list. New approaches to hiring and travel planning are resonating in today's culture.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Agencies Find Success in Not Acting Like, Well, Travel Agencies

Business Travel

Fast-Growing Travel Companies Break With Agency Traditions

Eschewing the usual travel agency business model, two travel companies on the Inc. 5000 list are enjoying significant success by providing highly curated itineraries and hiring staff with specialized expertise. Their approach is clearly resonating in today’s on-demand culture.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Fast-Growing Travel Companies Break With Agency Traditions

Business Travel

High-Touch and High-Tech Find Common Ground With Travel Advisors: Virtuoso CEO

Virtuoso Travel Week drew record attendance to the annual event it likens to Fashion Week. While heavily touting the consortium's new Wanderlist travel planning tool, it also emphasized the human touch.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

High-Touch and High-Tech Find Common Ground With Travel Advisors: Virtuoso CEO

Tourism

Are Cultural Tours Built on Exploitation?

Cultural tours to communities of color involve many parties: travel advisors, tour operators, service providers, travelers themselves, and more. So who's responsible for making sure that a trip to an indigenous community or a historically black neighborhood is carried out ethically?

Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift | 5 years ago

Are Cultural Tours Built on Exploitation?

Business Travel

Demand for Iran Tours Rising Despite U.S. Falloff

As antagonism intensifies between the Trump administration and Iran, some American tourists are rethinking plans to visit the country. Barring the start of military activity, tour operators say Iran is a safe and hospitable destination even for U.S. visitors.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Demand for Iran Tours Rising Despite U.S. Falloff

Tourism

Travel Advisors Promote Aboriginal Tourism in Australia

For travel advisors looking for alternatives to overcrowded traditional destinations, Australia’s unique aboriginal experiences could fit right in. The country’s indigenous culture is now being strongly promoted through the efforts of Tourism Australia, state tourism promoters, and savvy local operators.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Advisors Promote Aboriginal Tourism in Australia