WAUKESHA — A Waukesha woman decided to travel a new path, which included going into business for herself.
Emily Schultz, the owner of Magic Mom Travel, launched her agency in June.
Previously she worked as a travel agent for seven years, serving the southeastern Wisconsin area. Schultz enjoyed making new connections through servicing clients’ vacations.
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“After seven years I was doing things all on my own. I had my client base and it was going well,” Schultz said.
She then made the decision to launch Magic…
Travel Weekly and sister brand Phocuswright have teamed up to release the 2022 Travel Industry Survey, revealing the latest trends among travel agencies and travel advisors across the US
The research project was conducted through an online questionnaire sent out to Travel Weekly and TravelAge West subscribers in addition to members of various consortia and host agencies. The 1,356 participating travel advisors are either currently employed by a travel agency, are independent contractors for a travel agency or are travel agency owners or managers and responded between July 22 and August 15, 2022.
The travel advisor age breakdown was similar…
Let’s cut to the chase: after a long break from vacations, Canadians are ready to travel. However, there are some concerns travelers have before hopping on their next flight. People want to make sure the places they visit are safe, they want to understand if there are any pandemic restrictions, and they want to have a great plan for their time.
While you can find a lot of that information online, here are five reasons working with a travel agent is a smarter way to book your holidays this year.
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Dublin, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Online Travel Agent Global Market Report 2023” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
This report provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.
The global online travel agent market will grow from $761.9 billion in 2022 to $865.5 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6%. The online travel agent market is expected to grow to $1,060.01 billion in 2027 at a CAGR of 5.2%.
Major players in the online travel agent market are Booking.com, Expedia Inc., Ctrip, TripAdvisor,…
American Airlines has ruled out delaying the removal of 40 percent of its airfares from traditional retail channels next month.
That’s despite lobbying by the American Society of Travel Advisors, which asked the carrier to push back its move date from April 3 to the end of the year.
The society, which represents 160,000 travel agency workers, wrote to the carrier on March 8, arguing that holding such a substantial portion of its fares from “critical independent distribution channels” would have a negative impact on corporate travelers.
With just two weeks to go, a spokesperson at American Airlines told Skift…
As the summer holiday season takes off, an increasing number of Indian travelers are encountering challenges in obtaining Schengen visas, given the surge in demand for travel to Europe in 2024. Reports indicate that securing an appointment for a visa interview in Germany or Italy is now only possible in July 2024.If reports are to go by, this surge reflects a 44% increase in visa applications for Schengen countries, including those from India. In the past year alone, Schengen visa applications from India rose from 6.7 lakh in 2022 to 9.7 lakh. Read more: Agra gets new white marvel, posing…
European aviation giant Lufthansa Group has seen a “positive” trend for business travel for the first few months of 2024, particularly for long-haul flights to North America, India and Japan as it looks to add more capacity on these routes.
The group, which suffered a €350 million financial hit from a series of strikes by workers earlier this year, saw its total revenue increase by 5 per cent to €7.4 billion during the first quarter despite the impact of cancellations caused by the industrial disputes. Passenger numbers were also up by 12 per cent year-on-year to 24 million in Q1.…
