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Registration is open for Tourism Cares’ Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit in Richmond, Va.

Business Features

Registration Is Now Open for the Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit

09.12.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Editorial: What it Means to Be a Travel 'Professional'

Opinion

Editorial: What it Means to Be a Travel 'Professional'

09.11.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Speaking to a travel lawyer as a preemptive measure is one way travel advisors can protect themselves.

Business Features

Travel Lawyers Share the Top Ways Advisors Need to Protect Themselves

09.11.2023

Shane Nelson

Shane Nelson

International virtual assistants can help travel advisors focus their efforts on selling.

Opinion

Why You Should Consider Hiring an International Virtual Assistant

09.08.2023

Byrd Bergeron, Owner of The Travel Byrds

Advisors who use AI are satisfied with the platforms, but many advisors have not yet used AI tools for work.

Business Features

AI Is Not a Tool for Travel Advisors Yet, But Many Believe It Could Impact Their Career

09.04.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

ASTA is spotlighting travel suppliers that actually pay agent commissions on time.

Business Features

These Suppliers Pay Travel Agent Commissions On Time

09.01.2023

Mindy Poder

Set aside some time to create a repeatable, transparent and informational client onboarding process that helps vet clients and saves time.

Opinion

How Does Your Client Onboarding Process Stack Up?

09.01.2023

KATE THOMAS, OWNER OF NORTH & LEISURE AND CO-FOUNDER OF TRAVEL PRO THEORY

Knowing how to address common client concerns ahead of time can help those conversations run smoothly.

Business Features

3 Common Client Objections — And How to Respond

08.30.2023

Chelsee Lowe

Chelsee Lowe

Opinion

5 Ways Tourism Boards and Consortia Can Work Together Effectively

08.28.2023

Omar Banihani, marketing director of Jordan Tourism Board

The Travel Consortium will work with travel companies to identify and address issues of modern slavery in the industry.

Opinion

This New Consortium Aims to Fight Modern Slavery in the Tourism Industry

08.26.2023

Kelly Rosenfeld

Kelly Rosenfeld