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Travel Advisor Success Story: Lindsey Epperly, Jetset World Travel

Success Stories focus on veteran travel advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a look at Lindsey Epperly, owner and CEO of Jetset World Travel. How did you get your start as a travel advisor? At 19, I walked into a travel agency for a brochure and walked out with a job! I was in college and got my start by attending bridal shows and planning honeymoons, which eventually evolved into building a book of business that supported my full-time income by the time I graduated. How did you build your business over the years? As the honeymoon business expanded…
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Blue Monday debunked: Why a travel agency invented the most depressing day of the year

Each time Blue Monday comes around, travel agencies seize the opportunity to market escapist holiday deals to beach destinations or cruises to sunnier climates.ADVERTISEMENTThe third Monday of January has become known as ‘Blue Monday’, the day of the year people are supposed to feel most depressed. But it was not a medical expert or mental health charity that termed it as such.Blue Monday was dreamt up by now-defunct holiday agency Sky Travel in 2005 as a way to sell more holidays. Each year, travel companies continue to piggyback on the PR stunt with offers for serotonin-boosting winter…
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Five Reasons Why It’s Good to Book Flight Tickets Through a Travel Agent

IDXChannel – Currently, the variety of business travel options means that each company’s preferences are also different. However, when someone has to make plans for a business trip in a short time, their time is often taken up to deal with sudden things. This will affect your company’s business journey which is not running optimally. This is where the role of a travel agent is a solution for planning your company’s business trips, one of which is when ordering plane tickets. There are 5 reasons why it is advantageous to book plane tickets through a travel agent that you can…
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Delhi News: This ‘tour and travel agency’ took US citizens for a ride, 4 arrested | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Nestled on the posh 10th floor of Millennium Towers in northwest Delhi’s Pitampurathe ‘tour and travel’ agency’s popular office used to capture the attention of all who passed by. However, behind the swanky exterior, there was a call center functioning in the garage of a legitimate agency, which had strategically crafted a ticketing website. A bunch of American travelers seeking tickets unwittingly found themselves on their meticulously designed website.The facade continued for months until Delhi Police’s Crime Branch smelled a rat and busted them. Special commissioner (Crime) Ravindra Singh Yadav said that while four key suspects, mainly…
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Travel Agents’ Association urges ECI to hold LS Polls in Himachal in first phase, ET HospitalityWorld

The Himachal Pradesh Travel Agents’ Association in Manali on Sunday urged the Election Commission to hold the Lok Sabha polls in the state in the first phase on April 19, citing potential loss of business due to political activities. In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, the association said prolonged campaigning discouraged tourists from visiting the state, resulting in substantial losses to hotels, transporters, eateries, travel agencies, and thousands of other businesses. Polls for the four Lok sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh, and bypolls in its six assembly constituencies, will be held in the 7th phase, the last one,…
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Younger travelers are planning more, even turning to travel agents

It’s become evident that younger travelers — Gen Z and Millennials — are putting more thought into their travel planning as they look for deals and are traveling farther for experiences and events. American Express Travel President Audrey Hendley joins Yahoo Finance Live to share her observations on travel bookings as younger generations even seek out more traditional means for their adventuring, such as turning to travel agencies. “Like everything else, the role of the travel agent has been modernized. These customers are going to travel agents because… it kind of ties with their desire to go further and to…
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Travel agents recommend people start looking into booking summer vacations

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – It’s not summer yet, but travel agents are already recommending that people start making summer travel plans. There are several popular destinations coming up for this summer, according to Travis Paquin, co-owner of 417 Travel. “Some of the hot spots have been longer Caribbean cruises, Hawaii, and Europe have been really popular in comparison to last year. We’ve got a lot of new all inclusive resorts and some and some new destinations that have become really popular. We’re seeing a lot of Curacao, Aruba, and, of course, a lot of Hawaii bookings as well,” said Paquin.…
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ASTA launches ad campaign against American Airlines: Travel Weekly

ASTA has fired another shot in its war against American Airlines, launching an ad campaign in Politico and a consumer-facing website where travel advisors’ clients can send messages to legislators asking for a congressional investigation into American. In an email to members, ASTA president and CEO Zane Kerby cited American’s recent announcement that many agency-booked tickets will no longer earn AAdvantage points. “This latest development doubles down on American Airlines’ clear agenda since last year to force the travel agency industry to adopt immature technology, monopolize distribution channels, and squeeze channel partners and customers for cost-cutting and profit,” Kerby wrote.…
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