NEW YORK -- ASTA CEO Zane Kerby praised Norwegian Cruise Line for eliminating NCFs (the noncommissionable portion of fares), and said he hopes other cruise lines follow suit, calling NCF's "something that plagues our business." "They're opaque, they're cl... See more
From a booking window gone bonkers to business peaks and valleys, this year kept travel advisors on their toes. It started with federal government layoffs and tariff wars. Geopolitics heated up, markets fluctuated. Travel bookings declined in the first qu... See more
Travel agency consortium MAST Travel Network has appointed Holland America Line accounts director Andrew Davis as its new president and COO, effective Jan 2. Andrew Davis Davis will replace John Werner, who leaves the same post at the end of the year afte... See more
The U.S. Travel Association said it was "deeply concerned" about the impact of a proposal that Visa Waiver Program (VWP) travelers provide their social media from the last five years to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "Without more detail from CBP, t... See more
The cool breeze and chilled Champagne felt a world away from the hot and sticky city we'd just sailed away from. It was August in New York, and along with about 15 other people, I was on a 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat cutting southward through New York Har... See more
