Travel Agents
Hotelbeds Delays IPO Until the End of 2024 at the Earliest: Reports
When it comes to potential IPOs, timing is everything in life, right? Hotelbeds seemingly thinks so.
Travel Agents
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Travel Agents
Flight Centre Is Closing Its Gogo Vacations Unit
Flight Centre wanted to cut a money-losing division and refocus on a higher-end luxury client. RIP Gogo Vacations.
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.
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.
Tourism
America’s Favorite Flight Destinations in 2023? Cancun and London
Flight booking data reveals Americans' top worldwide and domestic destinations so far this year. Tourism marketers take note, especially of changes from the 2019 rankings.
Airlines
American Airlines CEO Defends Direct Selling Push in Face of Travel Agent Complaints
American Airlines's top boss Robert Isom feels confident in the carrier's evolving distribution strategy, the most assertive of all the carriers in the Americas. But some travel agents still feel bullied.
Experiences
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.
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.
Experiences
Millennials and Gen Z Prioritizing Mental Health and Travel: Survey
It's the season for holiday surveys, with sentiment for exploration and unique experiences abounding.
Travel Agents
IDEAS: TUI to Offer British Sign Language Interpretation for Customers
TUI has announced a partnership with SignLive to provide customers with the option to have their conversations with the firm interpreted into British Sign Language (BSL).