Top Summer Hot Spots for Travel

Viva, Las Vegas and Orlando!   Vegas and Orlando are not passé at all when it comes to destinations for U.S. travelers. Sure, they aren’t exactly exotic spots – but they are tried and true and perennially offer something for everyone. For the seventh year in a row, Orlando and Las Vegas remain the most popular summer destinations booked by travel agents, according to the Hot Spots for Summer survey of the American Society of Travel...

Travel Industry Salivates over Travel Promotion Act

Where’s the Love?   So, the Travel Protection Act has gotten lost in Congress in recent years because of more pressing economic matters. But to small and large businesses in the industry,...

Getting there Greener: Travel Guide for Low-Carbon Vacation

Motor Coaches & Trains Are Often Greenest   For travel agents with clients looking to reduce their contribution to global warming, there is a new tool to help them choose their greenest travel...

Economy, Schmonomy: Travel Agents Will Survive

Three Ways to Do More with Less   ASTA, the American Society of Travel Agents, recognizes that many travel agencies are going through tough economic times, and that a strategic shift can assist...

Travel Agency Survival Secrets in the Twenty-First Century

Surviving and Thriving   Though the death of the U.S. travel agency has been widely reported, the industry has not been completely obliterated. To be sure, the face of the industry has...