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Articles tagged “travel leaders”

Business Travel

Travel Leaders Picks Up Former Amex Partners in Corporate Travel Push

Travel Leaders has turned to a membership model instead of franchising or partnerships to build out its global presence in the corporate space. It's one way to grow without costly acquisitions, although more acquisitions are probably on the way too.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Leaders Picks Up Former Amex Partners in Corporate Travel Push

Business Travel

Mexico Tourism Board Demise Will Hurt the Destination More Than Travel Advisors

The dissolution of the Mexico Tourism Board means that travel advisors and others involved in the selling and marketing of Mexico have lost a major resource. With safety perception issues still dogging Mexico, the timing couldn’t be worse — for the destination and advisors alike.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Mexico Tourism Board Demise Will Hurt the Destination More Than Travel Advisors

Meetings

Travel Leaders Acquires UK-Based Event Management Company

Consolidation continues in the global event management marketplace, with Travel Leaders Group investing more in international assets that expand its reach in a crowded marketplace.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Leaders Acquires UK-Based Event Management Company

Business Travel

Instagrammer Turned Her Following Into a Luxury Travel Advisor Business

Justyna Smith built up a modest Instagram following, and she's used that, plus word of mouth, to run a four-woman luxury travel agency that's making money. Many businesses decide to market wherever the customers are; in Smith's case, the customers came to her and the business followed.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Instagrammer Turned Her Following Into a Luxury Travel Advisor Business

Business Travel

How Travel Agent Trade Group Fought Its Way Back From Near-Extinction

These travel advisors have a certain swagger about them these days. Their U.S. trade association, the newly named American Society of Travel Advisors, is now back among the living, and has the challenge of keeping things moving in the right direction.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

How Travel Agent Trade Group Fought Its Way Back From Near-Extinction

Tourism

Hurricane Irma Leaves Travel Agents and Cruise Lines Extremely Concerned and Hoping for the Best

Hurricane Irma is a monster storm the likes of which the Caribbean and United States haven't seen in a while. While tourism usually rebounds after major storms, we haven't seen an active Atlantic hurricane season like this for nearly a decade and many travel brands will need to think long-term to recover.

Dan Peltier , Skift | 7 years ago

Hurricane Irma Leaves Travel Agents and Cruise Lines Extremely Concerned and Hoping for the Best

Travel Agents

Altour Joins Travel Leaders Group in Latest Travel Agency Consolidation Move

The big are getting even bigger. The combined entity of Travel Leaders Group and Altour will be a strong competitor in the U.S. and abroad.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Altour Joins Travel Leaders Group in Latest Travel Agency Consolidation Move

Travel Agents

The Travel Agent of the Future May Be the Travel Agent of the Past

Travel agencies are using digital education tools to reach the new generation of agents. More valuable could be back-end innovations that make life for agents more fun than figuring out dated computer systems.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

The Travel Agent of the Future May Be the Travel Agent of the Past

Business Travel

Corporate Travel Forecast Sees Flat Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2017

The fact that hotel rates and airfares are likely to remain flat into 2017 reflects the huge amount of uncertainty about the state of the global economy at this point in time.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 7 years ago

Corporate Travel Forecast Sees Flat Airfares and Hotel Rates in 2017

Media and PR

Travel Agents Struggle to Market Against Online Travel Giants

When it comes to reaching consumers, travel agencies don't have the resources to fight against travel providers and online booking titans. They need to be more creative with the tools they do have, and many are experimenting on social media and other digital channels.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Travel Agents Struggle to Market Against Online Travel Giants