As travel suppliers report record sales, they are also reporting record revenues coming from a channel that was supposed to be going out of business less than a decade ago – retail travel agents. Speaking to over 800 advisors who are part of the TRAVELSAVERS and NEST networks at their conference here in Florida, …
For Amanda and Shawn Stefanyak, there was no better way to celebrate their love then spending a week on a beautiful island with family and friends. While they busied themselves with spa treatments and pool days, the staff of the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana was hard at work …
Top Travel Trends, By Top Female Executives In The Industry March is Women’s History Month, and so we thought we’d close it out by asking five top women in the industry to tell us what trends they see developing among their customers in 2017. Here’s what they said: Jennifer Doncsecz, president, VIP …
Take an aging population of long-time travel advisors, add a strong business environment, and mix in the lure of seeing the world and working from anywhere. What do you get? Lots of travel advisors who are bringing their children into their businesses. Corina Johnson and her mom, for example, opened their agency …
Destination wedding couples are more satisfied with their nuptials than those brides and grooms who marry close to home. They also have fewer regrets about how much they spent and what they spent it on. When asked if there were things about their wedding that “you flat out regret,” 64.5 percent of …
Weddings: Couples Going Above and Beyond Lavish weddings — destination weddings included — are becoming more and more elaborate. In the industry, we’re seeing that couples are arranging more multi-day programming; they’re getting hitched in more luxurious properties (and pushing their guests to pay a higher price for the better experience) and they’re …
On July 25, 2019, the first Female Leaders in Travel Conclave kicked off at Le Blanc Cancun in Mexico. This conclave, comprising 23 travel advisors holding leadership positions at 18 travel agencies throughout the United States and Canada (who have a combined total of more than $600 million in annual sales), met …
FUTURE LEADERS IN TRAVEL WITH EMILY BERTSCH TravelAge West chooses top travel professionals to participate in 2019 Future Leaders in Travel Retreat Bethlehem, PA – TravelAge West is proud to announce that professional travel advisor, Emily Bertsch, was selected to attend the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat. Advisor participants must be between …
Megan Doncsecz, 23VIP Vacations IncBethlehem, PA Megan Doncsecz was born with travel in her blood. Her mother started VIP Vacations 25 years ago and as a child, some of her fondest memories include exploring Disney resorts and helping her mother escort groups. “As a high schooler, I was fortunate to attend award …