Tag: Travel Agents
IATA touts greater benefits for agents in digital ID card push
IATA is stepping up its global outreach efforts for its new digital identification cards for travel agents, encouraging industry professionals to get on board...
WTAAA unveils new exco, board
The World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA) has elected a new executive committee and board.
This marks the end of the two year-term served by...
TAFI concludes 12th conference in Abu Dhabi
Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) recently held its 12th conference at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi from September 25 to 28.
Themed "Innovate-Transform-Disrupt:...
My Diethelm launches as new online resource portal for agents
Diethelm Travel Group has launched an exclusive agent section of its website to provide agents comprehensive information, resources and updates available 24/7.
The online hub...
Taking the curated path
An industry expert strikes it out on her own to start a bespoke agency
Agents reveal their most unusual customer requests
From locating the most obscure shrine in Japan to flying in a top pastry chef to bake an Instagram-inspired cake, no order is too tall...
Letter to the editor: What’s in a levy?
It is time to review the Travel Agents Ordinance (Cap 218), in place since 1993, as the Hong Kong government and the industry are...
Travel buyer beware
With the agency space largely unregulated, fly-by-night outfits in the Philippines have been able to run riot.
Ex-Kuoni Moeschler out to transform Miki travel
Miki Travel, a DMC majority owned by Japan’s H.I.S. Group, is undergoing transformation with three strategic pillars – technology, expansion and management – since...
The biggest challenges for Asia’s inbound agents in 2018 (part 1)
When asked what they foresee as their biggest challenge this year, it’s clear that the growing tentacles of online platforms is the elephant in the room for many inbound agents across Asia. Other bugbears include geopolitics, which affects their market mix, and a lack of destination marketing wherewithals.
