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USTOA CEO Terry Dale at the association's annual conference.

Tour operators had big year in 2018The sector has grown 26% over the past two years to become a nearly $19 billion industry, according to research released at the...

Railbookers launches Trenitalia Vacations

Railbookers launches Trenitalia VacationsThe train vacation packager has entered into a strategic alliance with Italy's national rail system.

BCD Travel reaches NDC distribution deal with Lufthansa

BCD Travel reaches NDC distribution deal with LufthansaThe travel management company aims to determine whether key components of the NDC process are cost-effective for customers.

European Commission opens GDS antitrust probeThe investigation will focus on terms in Sabre and Amadeus' agreements with airlines and travel agencies that could restrict...

The highlight of Celebrity Edge's outward-facing vision, Magic Carpet is a cantilevered, moving platform that reaches a height of 13 stories above sea level.

Agents say Celebrity Edge delivers on the hypeIn designing the Edge, the first new class of ship for Celebrity in a decade, executives emphasized views outward toward the...

Luxury Retreats becomes Virtuoso preferred supplierThe travel agency group is seeing a sizable jump in private villa bookings.

Earlier this month, the Woolsey fire lit up the night along the Venice Beach coastline.

A mass shooting, then wildfires alter daily reality for agents in CaliforniaOn Friday, Nov. 9, Susan Reder, owner of Frosch Classic Cruise and Travel in Woodland Hills, Calif., was awakened by the sounds...

American Airlines' Alison Taylor

American Airlines' Alison TaylorThe airline's senior vice president of global sales and distribution talks about the jump in commissions over the past two...

Host Agency Reviews launches revamped siteHost Agency Reviews has relaunched its website with a dynamic user interface, new consortium profiles and other features....

Wormsloe Oak Plantation in Savannah, Ga.

Savannah one of American Express' trending destinationsTravel to Savannah is up a whopping 96% year over year, the company said.