September 09, 2010
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Local Partnership Pays Off for Admiral Travel

What do a family safari, a world cruise and a Virgin Galactic space vacation have in common?
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Travel Editor's Report: A Week in Waikiki
The island of Oahu is a great place to experience Hawaii's culture and history as well as the modern pleasures of Waikiki Beach. Once reserved as a surfing spot for Hawaiian royalty, Waikiki delights modern visitors with a wide array of water sports, shopping and meals fit for kings.
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Crystal Adds Voluntourism to Excursion Offerings
This fall, Crystal Cruises’ guests will be given the opportunity to “give something back” while stopped at Valetta, Malta.
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Agents Welcome ASTA Course on African-Americans in Paris
The African-American niche travel market is a $40 billion industry, reports ASTA, and its newest specialist course will teach travel sellers about African-American history in Paris, enabling agents to sell Paris as a black heritage destination to clients.
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Travel Seller’s Report: Puerto Rico — Passport Not Needed
San Diego travel agent Dick Slaker recently toured Puerto Rico. See his report.
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Travel Seller's Report: River Cruise in France 'Truly Memorable'
After 56 ocean cruises Cruise Inc. franchise owner John Gawne ventured onto Europe’s rivers aboard Uniworld’s River Royale. He sailed through Burgundy and Provence. Last week, he wrote about his first impressions. Here, he presents a closer look at the itinerary and some insider’s tips on selling a river cruise.
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Latest Tour, Hotel, Resort & Cruise News
News from: Trafalgar, Air Malta, Travel Impressions, Brendan Vacations, Globus, Banyan Tree, St. Lucia, Mango Bay, Red Carnation, Cunard, Holland America Line, Louis Cruises, and Norwegian Cruise Line.
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Luxury, River Cruises Offer Profit Opportunity for Travel Sellers
Last week, Travel Market Report presented some of the results of CLIA’s recent agent survey, which polled some 350 travel agents about river cruise and luxury cruise trends. This week, we take a closer look at some of the trends the survey uncovered, as well as explore where new opportunities lie.
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Hotels, Tour Operators Opening for U.S. Travelers to Libya
As Libya opens to more U.S. leisure travelers, CHI Hotels & Resorts, which operates the deluxe Corinthia Hotel Tripoli, long the only Western hotel in the country, is gearing up to host leisure travelers in addition to the business and government travelers it has been accommodating for years, Glenn Carol, CHI's senior vice president of sales and marketing, told Travel Market Report recently.
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Agents See Up-Sell Opportunities in Depressed Luxury Pricing
Travel Market Report found that travel agents aren't necessarily upset by low luxury hotel rates. In fact, travel sellers say this offers a tremendous opportunity to up-sell clients who normally wouldn't book luxury hotels.
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Curaçao Offers Agent 'Appreciation' Rates, Beaches Pays Commissions on Scratch DJ Academy Packages, and More
A roundup of leisure news from Curaçao, St. Lucia, Beaches, Disneyland Resorts, Silversea Cruises, and more.
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Travel Seller’s Report: Sailing Through French Wine Country
John Gawne is the owner of a Virginia-based Cruises Inc. He filed this report after a Burgundy & Provence cruise on Uniworld’s River Royale.
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Agents Say New Carnival Portal Improves the Online Process
Carnival Cruise Lines’ travel agent portal now boasts a new name and look. Formerly called BookCCL.com, the new GoCCL.com Web site is as easy to use as BookCCL.com was and the new design is much nicer, agents tell TMR.
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Demand for Luxury, River Cruises Growing
Last month, CLIA surveyed its travel agent members to determine consumer attitudes and trends in the luxury and river cruise markets. The majority reported that there is an increased awareness of river cruising among their clients, while significant numbers noticed an uptick in river cruise and luxury bookings.
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Weekend Trips Can Mean Lifelong Clients
New Jersey-based travel agent Robike Noll-Faries thinks outside of the box when it comes to long weekends.
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Celebrity Chief: 'We'd Be Dumb' Not to Direct Market
At a recent CLIA press event, Travel Market Report sat down with Celebrity president and CEO Dan Hanrahan for a frank discussion of the line’s direct marketing to travel agencies’ past clients.
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Sandals Expands Fam Dates, GOGO Goes Voucherless & Other Leisure Travel News
News from Sandals, GOGO, Globus, Walt Disney World, Holland America Line, Trafalgar and more.
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