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Pay a virtual visit to the home of the late Claude Monet in Giverny, France.

Business Features

Armchair Travelers Can Satisfy Their Wanderlust With These Virtual Experiences

04.03.2020

Taylor Kocher

ASTA released guidelines for airlines seeking to improve their cancellation and exchange policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Business Features

Why ASTA Is Urging Airlines to Revise Their Policies During the COVID-19 Crisis

04.03.2020

Emma Weissmann

Emma Weissmann

Vincent Wong helped fellow travelers and clients return home to the U.S., but decided to stay in Colombia.

Business Features

A U.S. Travel Advisor Explains Why He Chose to Stay Abroad

04.03.2020

Mindy Poder

Linden Schaffer, pictured in India, owns the wellness travel company Pravassa, which helps immerse clients in cultural wellness traditions around the world.

Business Features

Op-Ed: 3 Transformational Wellness Tools That Can Help Manage Stress

04.02.2020

Linden Schaffer, founder and CEO of Pravassa

Business Features

3 Ways Your Branding Can Help You Stay Relevant Right Now

04.02.2020

Valerie Chen

Valerie Chen

Travel advisors have changed their Instagram strategy in the wake of COVID-19.

Business Features

7 Instagram Strategies for Travel Advisors to Use Right Now

04.01.2020

Mindy Poder

Travelsavers’ Lead Dash technology pings advisors whose clients have unused credits.

Business Features

How This Tech Tool Is Prepping Advisors for Travel's Return

04.01.2020

Mindy Poder

Here's what to do if clients are angry about services impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Legal Lingo: How to Handle Legal Threats From Clients in Regard to COVID-19

03.30.2020

Jeffrey Ment, Managing Partner of The Ment Law Group

Jenn Lee, vice president of sales and marketing for Travel Planners International

Opinion

Community Voices: How Travel Advisors Are Overcoming the Impossible

03.30.2020

Jenn Lee, vice president of sales and marketing for Travel Planners International

Travel advisors living in the Western U.S. are feeling lukewarm about their business under COVID-19.

Business Features

TravelAge West Poll: Advisors Respond About Yearly Forecasts, Supplier Response, Cancellations and More

03.30.2020

Emma Weissmann

Emma Weissmann