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Tackling overtourism: Travel executives discuss the problem

Tackling overtourism: Travel executives discuss the problemAt the World Travel and Tourism Council's Global Summit, a panel of industry leaders talked about local resentment of and...

Sonesta St. Maarten sets special rates for agent bookingsSonesta St. Maarten Resorts will offer discounts on travel agent bookings to celebrate the resorts' upcoming reopenings.

Carnival Corp. CEO: Future bright despite overcapacity fears

Carnival Corp. CEO: Future bright despite overcapacity fearsCarnival Corp. and some of its big investors are at odds over the question of whether capacity is eroding prices in the...

Medjet's Berger stepping down on high noteUnder his leadership, the company's membership base grew "20-fold." He will retire on June 30, and his longtime colleague and...

Sabre adding Booking.com hotel contentThe agreement includes Booking.com's inventory of alternative accommodations.

Minnesota agencies to combineSchilling Travel's acquisition of Riverdale Travel is the first step in a "strategic plan to acquire and integrate travel...

Zoom And Go, map-based hotel-booking platform, courts agentsCEO Dave Zitur describes the company as "the Trivago for travel agents," presenting GDS-using agents with multiple inventory...

U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Amex in antitrust caseThe controversial decision settles an antitrust case that began in 2010 and has gone to multiple courts in the past eight...

Atlas Travel acquires Massachusetts leisure agencyThe acquired agency, Flagship Travel, founded some 35 years ago, specializes in group and individual vacations.

iJet changes name to WorldAwareThe travel risk management company has made acquisitions over the past year, prompting the change.