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Forget 2023 — Travel Agents Are Booking for 2024 on Inflation Worries
Travel agents are loudly telling their customers time is of the essence in regards to booking. There's no telling how expensive travel will become as fuel prices show no signs of falling yet.
Air France-KLM Hits Turbulence in Its Breakaway Distribution Effort
After years of hype, Air France-KLM finally plans to take stronger measures to prompt corporate travel agencies to adopt next-generation methods of processing bookings. Yet its serial delays underscore how hard it is to make industry changes.
Air India Bans Agents From Selling Canada Tickets Over Gouging
At a time when India has just resumed scheduled commercial flights to international destinations, agents wonder whether the Air India ban against them is an ill-timed move — or a well-timed one.
Flight Centre Confronts Airline Commission Cuts
Flight Centre Travel Group is a global travel agency so it should be able to handle Air New Zealand and Qantas getting around to slashing travel agent commissions two decades after Delta Air Lines kicked off the trend in the U.S. It won't be without some pain, however.
Hawaiian Airlines Surprises With Breakaway Distribution Strategy
For years, a handful of large airline groups outside of the U.S. have slapped surcharges on airfare sold via legacy technology. Hawaiian is the first U.S.-based airline to add distribution surcharges.
Daily Podcast: An Unhealthy Cruise Dependency
Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, January 18, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Cruise-Dependent Travel Agents Seek Alternatives After Another CDC Warning
Travel agents should've been expecting a development would arise making the sale of cruises difficult since the cruise industry has been so volatile since the start of the pandemic. It's clear to many agents now to find ways to be less dependent on booking cruises.
South Africa’s Travel Agents Say Business Screeched to a Halt Over Omicron
Not only did the travel bans force widespread cancellations for South Africans planning to go abroad during the country's summer, but they may also represent the death knell for many tourism businesses that had already been significantly hit hard by the initial blast of Covid.
Travel Agents Book Multiple Trips for Clients at Same Time to Hedge Against Covid Closures
Even if some travel agents don't foresee trip-stacking becoming a long-term practice, the ongoing uncertainty about future restrictions and closures may mean they'll have to resort to the tactic longer than they expect.