Report from ASTA: A Talk with Enterprise’s Ron Cerko
Ron Cerko, vice president-travel industry relations for Enterprise Holdings, talks about a new contest where agents can win big from Cash-In Club, the rewards program from Enterprise, Alamo and National.
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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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...
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Travelocity Sells Travelocity Business Unit to BCD Travel
Travelocity, in a move to get out of the corporate travel business, has sold its Travelocity Business (TBiz) unit to BCD Travel, a global management services provider, for an a purchase price that was not made public. The move ends... Read More...
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ARC Reports Flat Air Ticket Sales by U.S. Travel Agencies in May
Air ticket sales by U.S. travel agencies were flat in May, as well as for the first five months of 2013, compared with the same periods in 2012, according to the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC). The monthly report showed that the consolidated... Read More...
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Victoria Clipper III to Resume Service After Engine Room Fire
Clipper Vacations’ Victoria Clipper III will resume daily service between Seattle and the San Juan Islands on June 20 after a small engine room fire on June 14. Read More...
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Destination Hotels & Resorts to Manage Eden Roc in Miami Beach
The Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel, which has been embroiled in a legal battle with Marriott international over management services, will now be managed by Destinations Hotels & Resorts, effective July 11. Read More...






























