The Signature Travel Network Difference
Tim Smith, chairman Signature Travel Network and owner of Carefree Vacations in San Diego, talks about what makes the travel agency cooperative a different type of organization for agencies to join.
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Celebrity Cruises’ “Modern Luxury”
What kinds of cars do your upscale clients drive? What are their favorite electronic toys? If they drive Audis and BMWs and they own gadgets like iPads, GPS devices and iPods, they may well be what Celebrity Cruises calls “modern luxury” consumers. These consumers are age 35 or older, have a household income of $100,000-plus, are confident in their own skin, know they will forever be young at heart, understand what they like and are willing to pay more for it. Read More...
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Holland America to Base Eight Ships in Caribbean in 2013-14
Holland America Line is basing eight ships in Fort Lauderdale and Tampa for its 2013-14 Caribbean season. All Fort Lauderdale itineraries Read More...
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Costa President Gianni Onorato Departs Italian Line
Costa Crociere announced that its president, Gianni Onorato, will leave the company effective immediately “to pursue a new career direction. Read More...
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GTA Signs Deal with Onyx Hospitality Group
GTA signed a partnership with Onyx Hospitality Group concerning the Amari and Ozo brand hotels as well as the Mosaic Collection. Read More...
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Haiti Teams with Tourism Groups to Promote Historic Site
Tourism Cares Inc., the Clinton Foundation, the Haitian Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Association of Haiti (ATH) have teamed to launch Read More...
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VisitBritain Appeals to Government for More Funding
Though the U.S. is still Britain’s highest yielding market for Britain, visitor numbers are down 9 percent for the year through April. VisitBritain’s Read More...
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Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Shuffles Senior Management
With the retirement of Andrew Hirst, operations director-Asia, the Mandarin Hotel Group is making several management changes. Hirst is retiring after a 25-year career with the company. Richard Baker will become executive vice president,... Read More...
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Celebrity Xpedition to Resume Galapagos Cruises June 30
Celebrity Cruises’ adventure ship Celebrity Xpedition will resume sailing in the Galapagos Islands June 30 after learning that its license to enter the national park will be reinstated. Read More...
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Amadeus’ New Cruise Shopper: Next Gen Searches, Tailored Offerings
Amadeus has announced the preview of Amadeus Cruise Shopper. The new product lets travel agents in the U.S. and Canada sell cruises online with next-generation search capabilities and tailored consumer cruise offers. Cruise Shopper,... Read More...
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Marriott Targets Younger Travelers With New Marketing Campaign
Marriott International introduced a marketing campaign targeting what it calls the “next generation” of travelers to its flagship brand, Marriott Hotels & Resorts. The multi-year global campaign, called Travel Brilliantly, is aimed... Read More...
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Our Disney Scotland “Brave” Adventure
I must have heard “this is awesome!” at least a hundred times in just six days during my recent trip to Scotland. That was quite a feat, since the “awesome” exclamation came from my 10-year-old stepdaughter Hayley. In fact, I found... Read More...






























