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Articles tagged “vacations”

Business Travel

What Is the Future of Packaged Vacations After Thomas Cook’s Collapse?

Package holidays are changing and under pressure, but in markets such as the UK, Germany, China, and Canada, these offline options still have their place. Failure to adapt was a contributing factor in Thomas Cook's demise, but there were a whole bunch of other things going on as well.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

What Is the Future of Packaged Vacations After Thomas Cook’s Collapse?

Business Travel

Why Luxury Travel Purveyors Should Pay Attention to Generation Z

While most members of Generation Z have yet to make a substantial income, they are having unexpected influence over family travel decisions. That's why travel marketers need to start paying attention to this new generation of consumers. Sorry, millennials.

Laura Powell, Skift | 5 years ago

Why Luxury Travel Purveyors Should Pay Attention to Generation Z

Business Travel

Travel Advisors Find Already-Complex Cruise Bookings Are Getting Even Harder

This might be the best time in history for travel advisors to sell cruises, but it's also the most complex. Those who take time to know the growing array of cruise choices and focus on the high end of the market are the most likely to succeed.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Advisors Work in Mysterious Ways to Put Discovery Into Vacations

The allure of a mystery vacation is growing for some travelers as the world continues to shrink thanks to an overwhelming flood of photos and videos in social media about the world's great destinations. We see this sector as one set to continue its growth in coming years.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Advisors Work in Mysterious Ways to Put Discovery Into Vacations

Business Travel

The Must-Have Items Battle-Hardened Travel Advisors Always Take on the Road

Take a page from the books of some experienced travel advisors from around the U.S. before you head out on your next adventure or business trip. We love the suggestion to swap out the hotel room's bar of soap with your favorite from home to start your day at ease.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

The Must-Have Items Battle-Hardened Travel Advisors Always Take on the Road

Airlines

Ryanair Closes Vacations Website

When Ryanair launched its holidays division, we said travel companies shouldn't lose too much sleep over it. We were right.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Ryanair Closes Vacations Website

Business Travel

Agencies Find Opportunity When Vacations Are Tacked Onto Business Travel

Conventional wisdom says a good travel agent can arrange leisure travel or corporate travel, but not both. Even if it were true, there’s nothing to prevent the agency from selling both leisure and business travel — except believing conventional wisdom.

Fred Gebhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Agencies Find Opportunity When Vacations Are Tacked Onto Business Travel

Business Travel

Rail Tour Operator Rocky Mountaineer Targets Cruisers Through Agent Sales

Rocky Mountaineer relies heavily on travel advisors to sell its luxury train experiences through the Canadian Rockies, but there’s room for improvement. The rail tour company launched a new agent training program to clear up misconceptions about its mode of travel.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Rail Tour Operator Rocky Mountaineer Targets Cruisers Through Agent Sales

Business Travel

Luxury Agents Try to Combine High-Level Service With Street-Level Experiences

Luxury travel advisors are experts at planning a five-star vacation for their clients, but agents are more frequently being asked to add a more local element to their plans. A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes into making sure these experiences go off without a hitch.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Luxury Agents Try to Combine High-Level Service With Street-Level Experiences

Online Travel

Google Working on Solving the Pain Points in Vacation Package Shopping

When Google perfects vacation package search, this could be a very compelling product because some have tried, but few are doing it in any meaningful way. This is all part of Google's steady and ongoing rise in the travel e-commerce ecosystem.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago