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For many, “travel agent” sounds like an anachronistic job title, conjuring images of shoulder pads and strip malls, corded telephones and desktop computers with cathode-ray tube monitors. Indeed, ever since the advent of online booking, travel industry watchers have been predicting the demise of traditional travel agents. But in reality, travel agencies are still estimated to be a $72 billion industry in the United States alone, and upwards of $450 billion globally. Travel agents haven’t disappeared, many have just swapped the drab offices and chunky monitors for ring lights and […]

Travel Siquijor is one of the top natural destinations in Asia, according to a booking platform ABS-CBN News | March 21 2024 Siquijor has been included in Agoda’s Top 9 nature destinations in Asia, based on searches on the booking platform in January. In a statement, Agoda described Siquijor as a travel spot which “charms visitors with captivating mountain vistas and waterfalls.” “Mount Bandilaan, the island’s highest peak, showcases indigenous flora and over 100 butterfly species during hikes,” it said. “The enchanting Cambugahay Falls, nestled in a […]

Annual travel insurance policies are set to become the fastest growing sector of personal lines insurance over the next 12 months. This was according to new research published by Smart Money People, which revealed that annual travel insurance policies could see up to 15% of growth in the next year. The Insurance Uptake Score data for H2 2023 – a biannual barometer of personal lines purchasing decisions in the UK based on consumers’ reported likelihood to continue with, purchase, increase, reduce or cancel their cover – also showed that health […]

HX will be introducing the all-inclusive offer from October 2024. This ranges from daily expert-led excursions and a whole range of scientific activities on board and in the great outdoors to alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and professional photography. These changes are designed to enhance the guest experience on board and simplify the product offering for the trade. Alex Delamere-White, HX Chief Commercial Officer, explains: “Expedition cruises are a complex product in terms of the unique destinations and the different offerings for our distribution partners. By integrating numerous services as standard, […]

In October 2020, Robin Lawther took a post managing Expedia’s Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP). He was no stranger to the company — he’s been with Expedia for eight years, always on the B2B side — but it was a “low point” for the company and the travel industry as a whole as the pandemic raged, Lawther recalled. Despite the volatility at the time, Lawther, today the vice president of Expedia TAAP, still sees the promise in a segment of Expedia’s business that serves travel advisors. “We’ve always looked at […]

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This is the first time since the Australian Bureau of Statistics started keeping travel records that another destination has claimed the top spot. “New Zealand has been the leading destination annually since our records began nearly 50 years ago,” Jenny Dobak, head of migration statistics said. A woman sits at a beach club at Double Six beach in Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia. (Bloomberg) According to the ABS data, around 1.37 million Australians traveled to Indonesia in 2023, while 1.26 million traveled to New Zealand. While the majority of Australians traveled to […]

Bali has long been Australians’ top pick for international travel — beautiful beaches, warm climate, similar time zone, it makes sense. But for the first time in eight years, the Island of the Gods has been dethroned in what has been dubbed a “significant shift” in Aussie vacationers’ behavior. To who? Japan. New data from Expedia found Tokyo has knocked Bali out of the top spot for international travel over summer. Coming in third is Singapore, followed by Osaka and Kyoto, then New York. Some have argued Japan’s rising popularity […]

This travel advice covers Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Areas where FCDO advices against travel Gaza FCDO advises against all travel to Gaza. Areas near Gaza FCDO advises against all travel to the area close to the border with Gaza that includes: southwest of Ashkelon south of route 35 and west of route 40 as far as Tlalim, not including Be’er Sheva west of Be’er Sheva north of route […]