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Wellness Tourism Association defines industry termsThe Wellness Tourism Association (WTA) has introduced its Glossary of Industry Terms defining eight terms associated with...

Symphony of the Seas surprises and delights with tech touches

Symphony of the Seas surprises and delights with tech touchesCruise editor Tom Stieghorst didn't expect this ship, the fourth in the Oasis class, to hold many surprises. He was happy to be...

Fabien Cousteau talks about conservation at CLIA Cruise360In an address to the hundreds of travel agents gathered, Cousteau spoke about ways travel agents can help educate travelers on...

Dream Vacations makes effort to lure experienced agentsThe network is offering retailers with annual commissionable sales of at least $100,000 a free trip to its annual conference...

Karisma tweaks names of Azul Beach resorts

Karisma tweaks names of Azul Beach resortsIn Jamaica, the Azul Beach Sensatori Jamaica is now the Azul Beach Resort Negril.

Travel insurers exploring ways to use artificial intelligenceCompared with other forms of insurance, travel policies lend themselves particularly well to AI.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 10 about the use of Facebook users' data to target U.S. voters in the 2016 election.

Facebook scandal leaves agents asking, 'Do I need a new marketing platform?'Travel agents in recent years have become entrenched in Facebook, using the platform for lead-generation and to build rapport...

Carnival's Agentpalooza heads to CaliforniaThe travel partner appreciation events simulate a musical bus tour with agents as "rock stars."

Members of the Young Leaders Summit, which launched at the 2018 Mountain Travel Symposium.

Mountain Travel Symposium creates forum for younger professionalsThe Young Leaders Summit is aimed at engaging the next generation of mountain travel professionals.

American Express GBT reaches deal to avoid Air France-KLM surchargeThe deal is subject to GDSs entering private-channel arrangements with Air France-KLM. Both Travelport and Amadeus have done...