Moscow by subway
Mark Murphy is in Russia's capital Moscow. Tired of the endless traffic follow Mark as he hops on the underground metro and explores one of Europe's largest cities.
SELLING LUXURY TRAVEL
Becoming a Full Host Travel Agency
According to the World English Dictionary, a decision is defined as “the act of making up one’s mind.” That sounds pretty simple, until you suddenly have to make up your mind dozens of times over a short period of time. This is a scenario I personally faced last month when I made the decision to break away from my host agency and strike out fully on my own as a full-fledged Virtuoso travel agency based in Los Angeles. Read More...
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Competitiveness Will Be Clobbered Says Critic at American/US Airways Merger Hearing
“Competition will be clobbered,” said Charlie Leocha, director of the Consumer Travel Alliance, on the potential merger of “two of the worst U.S. airlines for customer service”—American Airlines and US Airways, at the Senate Hearing... Read More...
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Vancouver Welcomes Sold-Out cruise3sixty Conference
Vancouver is welcoming 1,700 travel agents and cruise line representatives from around the world for the sold-out cruise3sixty conference June 19-23. Read More...
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Etihad Airways Signs Agreement with Serbian Government for JatAirways
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, signed a memo of understanding with the Serbian government to explore the possibilities Read More...
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Hertz Launches Dream Cars in U.S.
The Hertz Corporation has launched Hertz Dream Cars, a line of high-end performance vehicles. The new fleet is available in a range of markets, Read More...
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Oregon Legislature Considering New Travel Tax
The Oregon State Senate is debating House Bill 2656, a new travel and tourism service tax, according to the Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech), an association of online travel companies (OTCs). If the bill becomes law, incoming... Read More...
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Business Travel Coalition Tells IATA to Amend NDC Statements
The Business Travel Coalition has fired yet another shot across the New Distribution Capability’s (NDC) bow. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently made public a letter from the organization to the EU intended... Read More...
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TripAdvisor Acquires Mobile Flight App, GateGuru
TripAdvisor, Inc. has announced that it has acquired GateGuru, the mobile flight and airport app. The app uses a mix of user-generated content and information from the airports. Content includes maps and insights on stores, restaurants,... Read More...
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Emirates Scores as World's Best Airline in Skytrax Award
Emirates has won Airline of the Year in the Annual Skytrax Award presented at the 2013 Paris Air Show. “We congratulate Emirates in what has been fantastic year of success for them, and the World's Best Airline award is clear reflection... Read More...
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Kuoni Introduces Brite Spokes as New Thematic Travel Brand
Kuoni launched a new series of thematic trips in the U.S. under a new brand called brite spokes. The brite spokes brand (written with no capital letters) was created to offer “an ever-evolving set of thematic trips, exclusive experiences... Read More...
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Data Privacy and IATA’s NDC: the Drama Continues
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the text of a response from the agency to queries raised Read More...































