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Editorial: What Will High Prices Do to Travel Demand?

Opinion

Editorial: What Will High Prices Do to Travel Demand?

08.07.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Travel advisors have to learn a new platform called NDC that many experts say was rushed to market before agents could implement it.

Business Features

A Travel Advisor’s Guide to Thriving With Air Sales in the NDC Era

08.07.2023

Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut

Travel advisors say that the worry over high travel prices is a new phenomenon, and most advisors feel that it will cause a slowdown in travel demand next year.

Business Features

Consumers Are Finally Growing Wary of High Travel Prices

08.01.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Don’t limit yourself to just one destination management company per country because you could be missing out.

Opinion

How to Find the Best Destination Management Company to Work With

07.29.2023

Omar Banihani

Mary Pat Sullivan and Anthony Carnevale

Business Features

Northstar Travel Group Announces Executive Leadership Changes

07.27.2023

Kelly Rosenfeld

Kelly Rosenfeld

Travel advisors must actively protect themselves from fraud.

Opinion

Travel Advisors, Here’s How to Protect Yourself From Fraud

07.26.2023

Byrd Bergeron, Owner of The Travel Byrds

Clients may want to tailor the app they download to the country they’re heading to. // © 2016 iStock

Tech

8 Dependable Text-Messaging Apps for International Travel

07.25.2023

Chelsee Lowe

Chelsee Lowe

Ashley Burnett

Ashley Burnett

Jessica Poitevien

Advisors can be assured that certified suppliers offer a family-friendly travel experience.

Opinion

FTA Invites Travel Advisors to Nominate Family-Friendly Suppliers for Certification

07.18.2023

Kelly Rosenfeld

Kelly Rosenfeld

Client demands are taking a toll on travel advisors.

Business Features

Nearly One-Third of Travel Advisors Are Feeling Burnt Out

07.17.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro

Editorial: When It Comes to Advisor vs AI, Advisors Excel at Being Human

Opinion

Editorial: When It Comes to Advisor vs AI, Advisors Excel at Being Human

07.10.2023

Kenneth Shapiro

Kenneth Shapiro