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Sixty-six percent of Tripadvisor users say they are willing to pay more for sustainable travel.

Opinion

Tripadvisor Is Seeing More Bookings for Sustainable Experiences

07.09.2025

Kelly Rosenfeld

Kelly Rosenfeld

Tourism growth can put strain on destinations; the WTTC offers actionable steps for destinations to mitigate risk.

Opinion

6 Steps Destinations Can Take to Manage Negative Effects of Tourism Growth

07.08.2025

Emma Weissmann

Emma Weissmann

ASTA is celebrating two policy victories.

Business Features

2 Ways the Budget Bill Is Good for Travel Advisors

07.07.2025

Mindy Poder

The wide swing between short- and long-lead bookings reflects a larger trend: that traveler behavior is no longer predictable.

Business Features

How Luxury Travel Advisors Are Navigating Shifting Booking Patterns

07.06.2025

Scarlett London

Matthew Eichhorst, president of Expedia Cruises, received the Legend of the West Award.

Business Features

Here Are the Recipients of TravelAge West's 2025 Leadership Awards

06.30.2025

Chelsee Lowe

Chelsee Lowe

Winners of the ASTA Emerging Leaders Award will be recognized on stage at the ASTA Globes awards ceremony in Chicago in January 2026.

Business Features

ASTA and Travefy Launch Inaugural Emerging Leaders Award for Travel Advisors Under 45

06.26.2025

TravelAge West

Ensemble has distributed member earnings for the third year in a row.

Business Features

Ensemble Reports Third Consecutive Year of Profit Sharing

06.25.2025

TravelAge West

In a survey of nearly 200 respondents, 74% say that travel advisors are not paid fairly.

Business Features

Are Travel Advisors Paid Fairly?

06.25.2025

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Students at Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management will gain access to travel industry education and professional development opportunities.

Business Features

ASTA Partners With Florida International University to Develop Travel Industry Talent Pipeline

06.24.2025

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Remember that your host agency is a business decision, not your identity.

Business Features

5 Ways to Protect Your Travel Business

06.23.2025

Korrine Johnson, founder of Travel Biz Boss and Cruise Business Blueprint