Sentences with phrase «of travel agents said»

The study showed that 61 percent of travel agents said increased knowledge about what travel insurance does leads to more sales, while 59 percent said they sold travel insurance due to concerns about family health... Read More

A poll by the insurance company Travel Guard found that last year a majority of travel agents said more of their female clients are now traveling alone compared to 10 years ago.

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Although the incident comes at the height of the busiest time of the year for cruise bookings, a period known as Wave Season, travel agents weren't bracing for a downturn in business Monday, in part because the incident had yet to get major publicity, said Mike Driscoll of Cruiseweek, an industry newsletter.

A travel agent on Guam said they haven't had a surge of customers seeking to book flights off the island.

Mexican officials have said tourism has been unaffected — and one San Diego travel agent said the region was still appealing as a quick getaway from Southern California — even with the increase in violence during the first half of this year.

An email dated June 3, 2013, sent by a travel agent to Singh, said the total cost of a trip to the Turks and Caicos for Singh, Singh's guests and the Manganos was $ 17,498.

Systems with people in the loop can answer a wide variety of questions, Bigham said, but with the exception of concierge or travel services for which users are willing to pay — agents that depend on humans are too expensive to be scaled up for wide use.

However, Zhang says the study's findings on hotel quality and satisfaction is the same regardless of whether a reservation is made online, by phone or through a travel agent.

The most frustrating part of Milano's story: The agents said they would have let her keep the milk in her carry - on if she was traveling with her baby, 7 - month - old Elizabella Dylan.

Be it Enos reprising her thankless wife role from «Gangster Squad,» to Ludi Boeken as an exposition - dumping Mossad agent, to Peter Capaldi and Ruth Negga as scientists so thankless they're literally credited as Scientists despite being central to the third act, most of the players that crop up on Pitt's travels are perfunctory at best (to say nothing of Matthew Fox, inexplicably fifth - billed in a part that's not so much a cameo as a day - player gig — presumably he has more left on the cutting room floor).

The real story of their rivalry is more interesting than the rumours, says Karl Ludvigsen / In Wolf in sheep's clothing, John Warburton tells the intriguing story of an unusual Vintage Vauxhall saloon that has recently returned to the road / Paul d'Orléans travels to Villa d'Este, the most glamorous concours of them all, where this year a postwar Alfa Romeo took a surprise win / The Eric Longden light car was the eponymous creation of an Australian jockey and theatrical agent who had emigrated to London.

Airlines and travel agents may not advertise an airfare as «free» if consumers are liable for the payment of fees to book the flight, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said today.

As a ticket agent, Amadeus was responsible for making sure that the travel agents — many of whom are small businesses with limited resources to devote to technical matters — had the information they needed to install the software correctly and were fully aware that improper installation could result in omission of code - share information, the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office said.

But one member of the board said something like this: «I, for one, will not interact with other travel agents unless they adhere to these standards, and I suggest you do as well.»

But one member of the board said somethink like this: «I, for one, will not interact with other travel agents unless they adhere to these standards, and I suggest you do as well.»

«Visit the cruise line's website and talk to travel agents for their advice,» he says, adding there are lots of practicalities that need to be tackled far in advance, from visas to immunizations.

«We like to do things differently,» said Torstein Hagen, founder and Chairman of Viking Cruise Lines, speaking to a group of travel agents and travel journalists shortly after the Viking Star set sail for the first time to its new winter home in the Caribbean.

«A subway fare in London that used to cost you $ 6 is now almost $ 8.50,» says Bill Maloney, VP and COO of the American Society of Travel Agents.

«These days more and more travelers are avoiding the large resorts for a more individualized experience,» says agent Georgia Johnson of AMT American Express Travel.

Daly said the demise of many brick - and - mortar agencies is contributing to the lack of public awareness, because they were a good way to expose consumers to travel agents as both a service and a possible career path.

«A lot of the experienced agents just aren't moving around, and if you talk to any host agency, they'll tell you the same thing,» said Betsy Geiser, vice president of Uniglobe Travel Center.

«The biggest obstacle right now is an overall [lack of] awareness for the value of a travel agent as a resource and as a career path,» Daly said.

«They upset many of our most loyal customers by creating uncertainty about the price they pay, they cause headaches for travel agent parents that don't know what price to rely on, and they undermine our brand image,» Fain said.

«For travel agents, this strategic combination will result in greater breadth of product as well as enhanced value for their clients,» says Zozaya.

John Spence, president of tour operator Scott Dunn USA, says that travel agents are ideally positioned to sell experiential travel.

«It's about new ways we can work together to help traveling families and move all our businesses forward together,» said travel advisor Sally Black, chair of the FTA's travel agent initiative.

«Brandon is a self - propelled, motivating, change agent in the travel insurance industry,» said Tiffany Glass, head of e-commerce, Generali Global Assistance.

«We are a family - owned business with an unwavering commitment to helping travel agents,» says John Diorio, TMTC Regional Director of Sales, West & Mountain Region.

Sean Tipton of the Association of British Travel Agents said, if implemented, the proposal could act as a deterrent to many British holiday - makers.

«Perhaps it is the scaled - down size, the greater ease of catching a shopkeeper's eye, the colorful flowers hanging in a window,» says Travel + Leisure A-List travel agent Marjorie Shaw of Insiders Italy, a Rome - based aTravel + Leisure A-List travel agent Marjorie Shaw of Insiders Italy, a Rome - based atravel agent Marjorie Shaw of Insiders Italy, a Rome - based agency.

Sean Tipton, of the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta), said it would have preferred the duty rise to be postponed until the summer but airlines should be collecting the extra payment at check - in.

«Our travel advisor members have been receiving many inquiries from travelers loyal to Puerto Rico who want to visit and join in on its rebuilding efforts,» said Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), in a written retravel advisor members have been receiving many inquiries from travelers loyal to Puerto Rico who want to visit and join in on its rebuilding efforts,» said Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), in a written reTravel Agents (ASTA), in a written release.

Iain Andrew, Divisional Senior Vice President, Dnata Travel Services, said: «Dnata Travel Services is proud to be the official agent of Trafalgar Tours within the UAE and GCC.

«The Sabre agency platform and Cruise API's will significantly increase the exposure of Seabourn collection of cruises, ships, personalized services and fine amenities among an influential community of travel agents,» said Traci Mercer, senior vice president of lodging, ground and sea at Sabre Travel Netravel agents,» said Traci Mercer, senior vice president of lodging, ground and sea at Sabre Travel NeTravel Network.

Sarah Fussey, director of marketing at Best Western Great Britain said: «HSBC's recent report on the Anatomy of the Consumer states that 51 per cent of people asked say they think booking through an online travel agent presents them with the best deal.

«Web users can't always express what they want the way they want like they can with a real travel agent,» says Uf Tukel, Co-President of iCruise.com parent WMPH Vacations.

«We look forward to continuing our long - term business relationships with our former partners in Abacus, and our new agreements will provide benefits and confidence to travel agents throughout the Asia - Pacific region for many years to come,» said Greg Webb, president of Sabre Travel Netravel agents throughout the Asia - Pacific region for many years to come,» said Greg Webb, president of Sabre Travel NeTravel Network.

«Multiple disclosures will spell out the attributes of a Basic Economy ticket at the time of purchase on aa.com, and when utilizing the airline's reservations phone centers or when booking through a travel agent or online travel site,» the airline said.

«Marriott is pleased to work with Travelport to provide Travelport - connected travel agents with key booking process improvements and assured access to our content and wide variety of brands,» said Larraine Voll Morris, vice president, eDistribution, Marriott International.

«This market is exceptionally promising for our members, and we're working with a variety of partners to grow it: U.S. and Chinese government officials, Chinese travel agents, and of course, NTA tour operators, suppliers and destinations,» said Lisa Simon, NTA president.

Joe Jiffo, senior vice president of sales at MSC Cruises, said of the promotion: «Travel agents continue to be a vital source of business, and we are delighted to create opportunities to forge an even stronger partnership between MSC Cruises and our dedicated ambassadors.

Based in Houston, Beth Leonardt of Vacations by Beth, an independent agent of Avoya Travel, said Hurricane Irma is negatively impacting her business because of damage to the islands and because of her agency's locale.

«Also, Gold, Silver and Blue members will receive free standard Wi - Fi when booking through one of our propriety channels or via one of our approved travel agent partners,» a spokesperson said.

If you haven't already made considerable headway into your travel wish list, you're about to run out of luck, says Forbes, because your would - be destinations may have vanished by the time you get your travel agent on the line.

«You incur a lot of time as an agent preparing pitch packets for clients, traveling to meet team general managers and to summer camps,» Witkow said.

«I have a very patient family,» he says of his wife Marilyn, a travel agent, their children Cindy and Brad, and two grandchildren Shawn and Erin.

Greetings, i purchased the travel insurance for our 6day trip to the florida keys, flight down and trip itself was fantastic / / however on the return flight the plane us air flight 1807 was delayed by 2 hours at first then they delayed again another hour, total of 3 hour delay / / we had a connecting flight to catch in philia off course we missed that and the airline had no other flight out / / by the way we didn't land until 1; 30 am no train nothing available, so there we were, so i called my son a police officer and he took off work and drove 2 hours at 1; 30 am at night to come get us and bring us home, so i called allianz insurence and there words were you have to be delayed 6 hours or more to qualify well you all know that most flight that are delayed more than 2 hours you will miss your connector, especially at 1; 30 am in the wee hours of the morning / / so they read the fine print off the policy that was on page 10 say ing a delay of 6 hours to qualify / / ok so what about trip interruption clause / / he says falls under same clause / / ok what about trip cancellation clause / / in essence us air cancelled my connector??? agent says same thing / / so another words thats how they make there money by not helping a paid policy holder his due compensation fee for a legitimate claim!!

If you don't already have such coverage for a trip and are wondering if you need it, «ask yourself what made you want to look into [insurance]» for that trip, says travel insurance agent Damian Tysdal of Travel Insurance Rtravel insurance agent Damian Tysdal of Travel Insurance RTravel Insurance Review.

«It's the first benefit of its kind and an excellent selling tool for travel agents, particularly those agents selling cruises, where onboard purchases are so common» said Scott Perfetto, president, TravelSafe Insurance.

She has a travel agent who says, «says yes she has genuine passport and i have check all the cost and fees of her flights arrangements.