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Holland America Offers New Alaska Group Sales Kit
Travel professionals can access a new Alaska Group Sales e-Kit online in Travel Agent Headquarters at www.hollandamerica.com. The kit includes a number of selling tools to help maximize group sales on Holland America Line’s cruises and CruiseTours...

Carnival Adds Capacity for 2010 Canada Voyages
Carnival Cruise Lines will increase capacity on its seasonal cruise program from New York in 2010 with the 2,978-passenger Carnival Glory scheduled to operate four and five-day Atlantic Canada voyages from June to September, followed by a series of...

Titanic Museum Attraction Coming to Pigeon Forge
The keel is being laid in East Tennessee for Titanic Pigeon Forge, a towering ship-shaped museum/attraction devoted to the world’s best-known ocean liner. Christening of the 30,000-square-foot structure that will resemble the romantic, ill-fated...

American Girl Store Opens at Mall of America
American Girl, which markets itself as an experience as much as a store, just opened at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The company’s seventh store is located inside the mall’s Nickelodeon Universe theme park. Visitors will find a complete...



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Welcome President Obama - Travel & Tourism Needs You
On behalf of the entire travel community, I extend congratulations to Senator Obama in being elected to serve as the 44th President of the United...
You Can't Do Everything!
Today's Message: As good as you are, and as much as there is to do, you just can't do it all.  Prioritize. Pick one. Do it. Pick another "one." I...
Influential Sales – Are You Hungry for More?
5 Techniques you can implement today to increase sales tomorrowBy Sam PalazzoloIn business, nothing matters more than selling your products or...
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PhoCusWright debunks Online Travel Myths
Myth #1: The number of online travel buyers in the U.S. is declining. In fact, that number is on the rise, as documented in The Consumer Travel...
The Future of Meetings
Rising gas prices, airline cutbacks, canceled and delayed flights, skyrocketing travel costs…these are just a few of the challenges facing...
Are Tour Operators Equipped Overcome the Added Cost of Distributing Through Travel Agents?
Consumers have embraced the multiplication of vendors and channels for buying travel products. Their preferences for what they put in their shopping...
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American Hotel & Lodging Association Announces Green Strategy
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) launched its green strategy this past week,   focusing largely on minimum environmental...
Palace Resorts Goes “Green”
Palace Takes Steps on Making Their Resorts Environmentally Friendly Today, with the focus on the environment, sustainable resources and the drive to...
Green Travel Tips
It's become quite common for corporations to speak in ?green?, but individuals are the ones who can enact change. Active Journeys are committed to...
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If the economy is so bad, then why is my group travel business so good?
There’s no MAGIC in how I handle my business… it’s the ability to improvise, adapt and overcome!The U.S. Marine Corps have an unofficial...
Is the Travel Industry Headed Toward Another Wallop?
With the global credit markets in crisis, stock markets fluctuating, fuel prices erratic and a recession looming, the travel industry is gloomy....
Tips and Ideas for Group Travel Planners
...Whether your group consists of active adults seeking an adventure abroad, college students looking for a history lesson, veterans reuniting for a...

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