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Travel advisors need to remain vigilant to avoid increasingly elaborate travel scams.

Opinion

Travel Advisors May Fall Victim to These 4 Scams — Here's How to Spot Them

07.30.2024

Jeffrey Ment

Jeffrey Ment

According to the study, Gen X campers prefer RVs or cabins, which allow them to balance comfort and exploration of local areas.

Business Features

KOA Report Highlights Diverse Camper Preferences

07.26.2024

TravelAge West

Susie Flores of Countdown Travels creates social media content that highlights her expertise, and brings her more and more clients, too.

Business Features

This Cruise Expert Reached $3 Million in Annual Sales Using TikTok

07.25.2024

Chelsee Lowe

Chelsee Lowe

Professionalism in travel sales is crucial for both individual agents and the industry as a whole.

Opinion

Community Voices: Is Being a Travel Agent a Casual Side Hustle? Here’s Why I Don’t Think So.

07.21.2024

Andrea Miller, Senior Travel Advisor at Sea It All Travel

The guide provides destinations and travel businesses with resources to enhance their accessibility and inclusion initiatives.

Business Features

New ‘Accessibility Playbook’ Is Designed to Enhance Travel for People with Disabilities

07.17.2024

TravelAge West

Half of Travel Experts' advisors are seeing growing sales, while the other half is experiencing dipping or stabilized year-over-year sales figures.

Business Features

Travel Experts' Mid-Year Review Reveals Reasons Behind Growing and Declining Sales

07.16.2024

TravelAge West

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is one of 18 Travel Corporation brands included in the Apollo Funds acquisition.

Business Features

Private Equity Company, Apollo Funds, Acquires The Travel Corporation

07.16.2024

TravelAge West

2024 OEDCD’s newest report reveals that tourism’s contribution to the GDP bounced back to 3.9% in 2022, based on data from 20 OECD countries.

Business Features

New Report Shows Uneven Recovery Across Destinations Following the Pandemic

07.16.2024

TravelAge West

The 2024 Trendsetters Awards advisors

Business Features

Here Are the Winners of the 2024 TravelAge West Trendsetter Awards

07.15.2024

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Editorial: Trendsetter Advisors Are Best in Class

Opinion

Editorial: Trendsetter Advisors Are Best in Class

07.15.2024

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro