United Federation Of Travel Agents' Associations
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eTN Staff Writer
MANILA, Philippines - The United Federation of Travel Agents' Associations (UFTAA) announced at its 42nd Congress and General Assembly held this week that it has approved ARTA Canada's request for mem
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British Capital Hosting Travel Agents Association Of India
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eTN
London is pleased to welcome over 1,200 representatives from the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) taking place from September 26-28.
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Green Tourism
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Hazel Heyer, Special to eTN
“Greening the planet” topics have gripped the media with interesting highlights including confused measurement standards applied by/to destinations, narratives that are readily available, promotio
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R.O.A.R.:
In the past 30 years, we agents have attended countless sales meetings, giving our time, and interest to keeping ourselves updated on our suppliers ideas, suggestions and whims.
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Travel Agents Versus Airlines
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Nelson Alcantara, Special to eTN
It used to be the case that travel agents made money off of selling airline tickets. Today, the airlines have found ways to reverse the game and are now making money off of travel agents.
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Consumer's Views Of Travel Agents And Fees
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eTN
ORLANDO, FL - ASTA announced today that it will release the 2008 Travel Agent Usage and Fee Sensitivity Study for Travel Agent and Premium Members on ASTA.org .
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Launches American Express Gift Cards Program
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eTN
TULSA, OK (September 3, 2008) - Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, subsidiaries of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., are joining forces to launch a new travel agent loyalty program that wi
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China
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xinhuanet.com
LHASA - Travel agencies will get bonuses for taking more tour groups to Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the local government has announced.
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Meeting In New Orleans
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eTN
ALEXANDRIA, VA - At its meeting held last week in New Orleans, ASTA's Board of Directors (BOD) reviewed ASTA's current financial position with respect to targeted goals and governance with an eye to m
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India
Major travel agents have threatened to stop selling domestic and international air tickets until airlines agreed to restore commissions that they had said they would scrap starting October 1, citing h
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India
New Delhi - The immigration racket involving 39 fake Indian pilgrims busted in New Zealand and the BBC sting exposing a massive scam in Britain involving Indians will give the travel industry a bad na
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David Can Bring Down Goliath
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eTN
Alexandria, Virginia — The Independent Arbitration Panel (IAP) today granted ASTA’s appeal of the annual fee increase by the Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC).
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Orlando, September 7-9
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eTN
Alexandria, VA - To help travel professionals who have taken their businesses home or are considering becoming home-based in the future, THE TRADESHOW has announced new seminars geared to home-based a
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India
MUMBAI: Upset over air-carriers' decision to withdraw 5 per cent commission to travel agents from October, representatives of various travel bodies have decided to meet airline industry officials seek
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Travel Agents Charging Look-To-Book Fees
EDMONTON - Travel agents frustrated by spending hours on research for people who then book trips themselves online are trying to eliminate "tire kickers" by charging consulting fees.
"People were coming in to probe for information with no intention of booking their trip with us," said Travel With Us owner Francis da Silva, who charges ... read more
