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While the OTAs promise consumers big savings on travel, there are many accounts of travelers being left stranded in far-away locales or having significant expenses added to their travels |
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As we enter the final quarter of 2018, Travel Market Report asked our readers what they predict the future will bring and what they are doing to prepare for 2019. |
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Travel advisors share their dissatisfaction with supplier programs that encourage guests to steer future bookings away from their agent. |
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One out of two vacationers still don’t purchase insurance, despite three out of four having dealt with flight delays, and nearly half having their luggage delayed or lost. |
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A motivational speaker urges travel advisors to grow their sales by honing their strategic storytelling skills. |
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Top Washington, D.C.-based associations begin to chart the impact on travel. |
Beyond Booking Travel: Where the True Impact Lies
In an industry that advances thanks to the traveling public’s leisure choices, some travel players are doing their part to ignite positive change that will have long-lasting effects.
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That’s how you get to know your clients better, the nuances of their desires. Here’s a trick – story begets story. So, if what you want from them is a story, give them a story and they will give you a story back.
Kindra Hall, Steller Collective
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