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Travel Leaders Group chief marketing and communications officer Stephen McGillivray at the Travel Leaders Network conference.

Travel Leaders expands rollout of Vacation leads programVacation is a repurposing of the Vacation.com URL, which for years was dedicated to the eponymous consortium owned by Travel...

Travel Leaders managing program for American Express Gold CardThe travel program, Travel Collection, was announced during Travel Leaders Network's EDGE conference in Las Vegas.

Royal Caribbean adds cabin customizer to agent booking tool

Royal Caribbean adds cabin customizer to agent booking toolWhen accessing Espresso to make a reservation, travel professionals will see a Stateroom Planner widget.

Expedia throws a wrinkle into travel packagesSaying that 46% of U.S. travelers prefer to book their flight and hotel separately, the OTA will enable customers to book...

Ovation partners with travel website Fathom on curated tripsFathom's readers are offered a concierge-level travel service with fully planned and booked vacations.

Brownell Travel features its top hotels in new web guideThe Little Brownell Book showcases nearly 50 hotels with more to come later this year.

AMG unveils marketing and education initiativesThe company is launching Travelsavers & NEST University, an online resource that will house all training opportunities...

Anthony Bourdain shooting "Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown" on location in Salvador, Brazil, on Jan. 9, 2014.

Travel industry mourns Anthony Bourdain, godfather of foodie travelCelebrated chef and travel series star Anthony Bourdain, a man who arguably propelled the foodie travel movement into the...

Ensemble survey: Product knowledge an agent's most valuable serviceSixty-five percent of agents said their clients most appreciate their product knowledge (things like the differences between...

ARC: AA's Basic Economy is behind drop in GDS ancillary salesSales of airline ancillaries through GDSs are on the decline, even as overall travel agency ticket sales through the GDSs are...