In the online world, hoteliers have always been trying to catch the train after realizing big online travel agents (OTAs) were getting more popular with mass markets. 10 years later, OTAs have gained considerable market share within the travel industry…
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I just made Travel Agent Magazine’s Top 25 Travel Agents of 2010 list! How exciting! Here’s the link: http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agent-profiles/top-25-agents-2010?page=2 “Mexico is one of Ciccarelli’s specialties, but she likes to show clients the Mexico they don’t know, offering insights into the culture as well as selecting hotels that best suit their budget. “As a world traveler myself, I use my experience to create stress-free travel plans,” she says. She starts by asking questions to find out what they are really looking for
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There are a number of benefits to working with a host travel agency, if you are interested in moving forward quickly with your career path as an individual travel consultant. However, there can be a wide range of different agencies out there, and a few qualities to look for when you are narrowing these agencies down
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Host Travel Agency – Steps on How To Choose The Right Host Travel Agency?
In this week episode #8 of This Week in Hotels, Josiah and I discuss: Section 1: Back and Forth – the balance of indirect distribution vs direct distribution – is it possible to work without online travel agents – how…
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This Week In Hotels #8 (Hotel Distribution, Direct vs. OTAs, Freemium vs. Free)
Since I keep adding followers, I thought it might be time to introduce - or re-introduce – myself to our readers and to thank you for all of your positive comments and support. What does that mean to you, the travel buyer? It means that I can provide exceptional value to you on more than 40,000 staterooms aboard ships cruising throughout the world and on tens of thousands of hotel rooms and resort accommodations located all over the world. My goal is to deliver the vacation package that’s right for you at the best available rate. I can search databases covering virtually every ship sailing throughout the world and arrange cruises from a short weekend getaway to an around the world adventure. With over 200 ships in the worldwide fleet, I truly believe there is a cruise for everyone. From ultra casual to formal, budget to deluxe, I carefully listen to your needs and then find the right ship at the right price. I am able to do the same thing for a hotel or resort vacation package. I can also arrange a family reunion or group trip for your club or company. And, you can earn a free trip for yourself through my exciting tour escort program. If you’re an experienced traveler, you are probably sold on the benefits of a working with a travel agent. For “newbies,” we work hard to answer your questions before you leave, which leaves you free to just enjoy your vacation. After all, who deserves a stress-free vacation more than you?
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Looking for a great place to take the family? Here are some suggestions from AAA on the Top 10 USA family-friendly hotspots: Crowne Plaza at Historic Union Station, Indianapolis A former railroad, the Crowne Plaza at Historic Union Station is located in downtown Indianapolis
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“Independent Travel, Simplified.” Monogram’s motto to help you see the world the way you want to. Monograms is a fairly new product brought to you by Globus Family of Brands. Globus and Cosmos are both divisions that focus on escorted group tours of Europe, Asia, South America, and North America. However most people feel escorted tours don’t give you enough freedom and dread sitting on a coach with 40 other people for a week or two. Monograms solves this problem! It gives you the convenience of pre-arranging your flights, transfers to/from the airport, accommodations, and city orientation sightseeing as well as a local concierge/guide who will guide you in the right direction whether you need restaurant recommendations, shopping ideas, religious services, public transportation, etc.
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Independent Travel, Simplified.
I love travel magazines, I must subscribe to at least 15 of them each month besides for the emails and news I read on a daily basis, but I get inundated with ideas of awesome trips that “one day” I will refer back to. Well, I’ve decided to start keeping a diary of sorts and post the most important points of some of these articles to alleviate the clutter here and to help give you ideas of your next vacation. If you have questions about routes, hotels along the way, car rentals, or tours feel free to contact me and I will do my best to help you in any way that I can. From March 2010 Budget Travel magazine, I clipped an article on dream road trips: Blue Ridge Parkway 1) The Blue Ridge Parkway-Start in Asheville, which is served by many airlines or drive (from Orlando it is about 9 hours, since we are going up there in November). One of the best and busiest times to visit is late September and October for fall foliage, apple picking, and beautiful fall weather. From Asheville, you will be heading north through the Pisgah National Forest. Some towns to stop along the way are Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, and Linville. Once you hit Boone, you may want to turn around and head back to Asheville or continue on into Virginia.
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For many years, Personal Travel Group (PTG) has maintained it’s status quo as one of the top corporate leader in Co-operative Travel Agency chain that has introduced customer fees for travel agent’s services at the lowest competitive rate in the market. The company’s core reputation in the travel business has increased its client base since they felt more secured in dealing with PTG, aside from the fact that it has maintained in providing excellent service throughout the UK. That is why many were delighted to hear the good news when PTG has introduced a minimum of £15 handling fee per booking, where the agent matches a holiday price from the internet.
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Due the craziness from the past two days David and I have considered canceling the wedding we had planned, as difficult as that would be, and just having something small like eloping and then have dinner with everyone later—orsomething along those lines. The stress, oh jeez, the stress. Again, you girls can relate and it’s nothing new, but I was a puddle of tears the past two days
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Where to honeymoon?
Traveling on a Budget Cabo Azul Resort and Spa in Cabo San Lucas. I stayed here because of a great 4 night package booked through Travelzoo. Hotel Vitale along Embarcadero in San Francisco.
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I get this question all the time and mostly in a some sort of phrasing that implies that my chosen business and career is dead and how can I possibly stay in business with Expedia, Orbitz, hotels.com, and a number of other internet sites you can book yourself. When was the last time you saw a travel agency in the mall, a strip center, or in an office building? Most have gone out of business because they did not change their business model to reflect the growing need of vacation personalization and continued to rely on walk in business and referrals, but did not give the service to go along with it. At most travel agent seminars, conventions, classes, and events, I am surrounded by agents who are on average 50-70 years old who are ornery and bitter because the travel business has changed, technology has become more and more important, and clients just aren’t coming back in droves because they don’t have to! Travel agents used to be the only source for airline tickets, European tours, cruises, etc.
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Why use a travel agent today?
When looking at different jobs within the travel industry, some prefer to take on the responsibilities of organizing vacations for others.
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Become a Top Travel Agent – Desirable Skill Sets to Become a Top Travel Agent
The best analogy I could find for online travel site vs a professional travel agent is to make a comparison to a fast food restaurant and a good restaurant. With a fast food restaurant, the food quality and amounts are consistant, you know your hunger will go away, it’s not hard on your pocket book, it’s good enough, you deserve to splurge with those extra calories and you know it’s not the most nutritious meal
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Cardiff Airport has been shortlisted for the Airport of the Year title in the Travel Trade Gazette Travel Awards to be held later in the year. Entries for the prestigious award are rated by travel agents and then judged by a panel of industry experts including leading travel companies and trade bodies such as Thomas Cook,
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Cardiff Airport shortlisted for Airport of the Year
http://etravel.totalwarehouse.com By budget travel I don’t mean going on a mini vacation with your family to a park, or going camping in your van. Budget travel is actually that, travel, going on vacations to other countries, going on cruises, etc.. It’s just like normal travel, but cheaper. Image via Wikipedia Also, it doesn’t mean smuggling yourself in a suitcase of a friend of yours that’s going on vacation 
Here is the deal. There are amazing travel discounts you can take advantage of that will save you hundreds or even thousands (if you travel a lot) of dollars every year. There are certain tricks of the trade normal people just like you are using, everyday, to save a huge chunk of money every time they travel. You can save money on your flight ticket
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Tips For Saving Money on Vacation
Saving in Vegas: 10 tips Avoid travelling to Las Vegas during large conventions, poker tournaments or sports event like the NCAA Basketball Final Four Weekend which can easily book up the best hotels in the area far in advance, leaving few choices at high prices. The water fountain show outside the Bellagio, as seen in “Ocean’s Eleven”, is free to watch and runs every 15 minutes
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My email inbox has gone crazy since the collapse of tour operator, Goldtrail. Again, like XL, and the glut of other collapses, there are many questions left unanswered
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A consumer’s view of the collapse of Goldtrail
Karen recently spent a week in Taba , on the shores of the Red Sea – “Taba is a great place for chilling out for a week or two in the sun – there’s very little there apart from some exceptionally nice hotels, mostly situated on the beach, a dive centre and great weather, perfect! We spent a week at the newest hotel in Taba Heights , the 5* Intercontinental, which is an excellent hotel with a great tapas bar on the lagoon, and did a trip to Petra and a trip to Cairo from there, although I would quite happily have done nothing for the week! I think there will be more hotels there in the next few years as it is a purpose-built resort that is growing quickly, so if you are looking for peace and quiet now is the time to go! My friend and I tried our hand at snorkeling, which is fantastic in the Red Sea , and most people there were raving about the diving and reeling off the names of the fish they had seen.
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Chilling out in Taba Egypt
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