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Travel Agents

This extensive archive provides up-to-date news, trends, and insights relevant to travel agents, including travel advisors, travel agencies, at-home agents, and firms of all sizes. Designed for professionals working in the travel industry, these news stories offer valuable information on the evolving landscape of travel services and distribution channels. Stay informed about the latest developments affecting travel advisors, from technology advancements to client relations and best practices and gain insights into the growing importance of personalized service and how advisors are adapting to the changing demands of their clientele in a competitive market.

Travel Agents

China Group Travel Restrictions Continue to Stunt Full Recovery

While China's borders are open, group tours are limited. And with reduced flights and visa-processing constraints, global travel will continue to miss the spend and impact of the Chinese traveler.

China Group Travel Restrictions Continue to Stunt Full Recovery

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Google-Sabre Deal Lets Travel Agents Check Carbon Emissions for Flights 

Accessing carbon emissions data for flights will one day be standard fare across the travel industry. These implementations are a sign of more to come.

Google-Sabre Deal Lets Travel Agents Check Carbon Emissions for Flights 

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IDEAS: SOTC Travel Introduces Three Regional Languages to Website

SOTC Travel has introduced three new regional languages to its website - Hindi, Gujarati and Tamil, in addition to English - in order to target the growing customer market within Regional India-Bharat and provide a more accessible guest experience. In addition to the new language offering, SOTC has also curated a collection of holidays designed…

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Brazil’s Top Travel Agency CVC Seeks Strategic Investors for Share Offering

Recent changes at Brazil's largest travel agency include a new CEO, a new chief financial officer, and a $15 million capital injection from its founder. CVC now plans a $60-million-plus share offering. Other global travel companies or private equity firms may take part.

Brazil’s Top Travel Agency CVC Seeks Strategic Investors for Share Offering

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Travel Agents Could Have a Say in New Rules For Passengers

Travel agents could bring a real-world perspective to complex rules shaping the protection of air travel passengers, as part of a modernization proposal for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) watchdog for aviation consumer protection. The Modernization Act (H.R. 3780) would see the Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee (ACPAC) membership include a dedicated travel agency…

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India Daily: Cleartrip Rebuilds Booking Tool for Travel Agents

As new distribution capabilities and alternative strategies emerge, travel agents' traditional reliance on global distribution systems for selling tickets is changing.

India Daily: Cleartrip Rebuilds Booking Tool for Travel Agents

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Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

Managing complexity and adding a human touch has always been the strength of travel agents. They'll need to embrace that as they face the latest travel tech disruptions.

Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

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Nexion President Elected New ASTA Chair at Puerto Rico Convention

The American Society of Travel Advisors elected Nexion Travel Group President Jackie Friedman as its new chair for 2023-2024. ASTA elected Jackie Friedman, president of Nexion Travel Group, as its new chair. Source: Nexion Travel Group Friedman replaced Marc Casto, who served as board chair for the past two years. Friedman's post likewise has a…

Hotels

Hyatt Is Buying Hotel Booking Site Mr and Mrs Smith for $66 Million

This all about the luxury sector, as Hyatt gains the UK-based agency's 1 million higher-spending members and could double the number of boutique and luxury properties it offers.

Hyatt Is Buying Hotel Booking Site Mr and Mrs Smith for $66 Million

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Travel Agency Pangea to Double Revenue on Retail Store Model

The conventional wisdom back in 2015 was that travel agencies were a shrinking business. But that year, Spanish entrepreneur David Hernández thought he saw a whitespace for creating a fast-growing travel agency business, and he launched plans to create Pangea. Fast forward to 2022, and his "travel store" invoiced close to 50 million euros in…