Gold Coast hosts Chinese travel agency bosses at Australian Tourism Exchange

Australia has rolled out the red carpet for the most important group of tourists to visit the country in the past three years. Key points: Chinese tourists were worth $12.4ba year to the Australian economy pre-COVID The tourism industry is delivering its sales pitch to Chinese buyers at the Australian Tourism Exchange Tourism Australia predicts visitor numbers will not return to normal until 2026 A 133-strong delegation of Chinese travel agency bosses and industry wholesalers has touched down on the Gold Coast for the Australian Tourism Exchange — Tourism Australia’s flagship industry conference. The powerbrokers are the key to reviving…

Travel Industry Study Reveals Latest Travel Agency, Advisor Trends

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…