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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It’s no surprise that…
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…
PUNE: The cyber police on Monday registered a case against online fraudsters for allegedly duping two prominent people travel agencies of Rs 62 lakh between April 16 and 17 by fraudulently using their prepaid account details to book flight tickets.The cyber police have registered cases of cheating and common intention, and also invoked relevant sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act against the accused. According to senior inspector of the cyber police, Meenal Patil, the two travel agencies book air tickets in three private airlines for their clients. “They also book tickets on government airlines. For this purpose, they have…
As travel continues its post-pandemic comeback, travel agencies and advisors have never been busier. But likewise, the number of travel agency and tour operator businesses is booming.
According to Tourism Research Australia’s (TRA) Tourism Businesses Report 2017-2022in June last year, there were 8,647 travel agency and tour operator services based in Australia.
This is 1,502 more travel agency and tour operator businesses than there were in 2017 (7,145), reflecting a 21 per cent increase in the five years to June 2022.
While this is promising news for the sector, the number is still down 356 on the 9,003 businesses reported…
