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Smart Moves in Miami Beach, Denver and More

Smart Meetings

In this new position, Oshiro focuses on the wholesale, military, groups and travel agent markets for Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head , Waikiki Malia and Hotel Renew. Martin Castaño Marriott International has promoted Castaño to regional vice president of sales and distribution for the Caribbean and Latin America.

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The 5 Surefire Benefits of Co-Op Marketing Programs for Destinations

Dana Communications

For DMOs and CVBs promoting their own corner of the world to travelers, it may sometimes seem like the budget you’re granted just isn’t enough to accomplish all of your goals. With co-op marketing campaigns, destinations are free to take a deeper dive into stories that focus on and pique segmented traveler interests.

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IATA Explained: The Role of International Air Transport Association in the Aviation Industry

AltexSoft Travel

This way, IATA regulations benefit all parties involved, i.e., airlines, travel agents, passengers, customers, ground handlers, and others. The Services section mainly caters to those who work with airlines, i.e., travel agents, freight forwarders, airports, ground handlers, and other industry partners.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

AltexSoft Travel

Tour operators are travel companies that devise itineraries, create corresponding multi-component tour packages, sell them to travel agents or travelers, and make sure everything goes well from the start to the end of the trip, having full responsibility to the traveler. Tour operators: providing turn-key services.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

AltexSoft Travel

A tour operator is a travel company that devises the trip, books its components, markets it, and sells to travelers or travel agents. Basically, combining travel services in a bundle and developing a complete tour is the most important part of a tour operator’s job and that’s what distinguishes it from travel agents.

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How to Brand Your Destination: a Complete Guide

Solimar International

Start a conversation with small tourism businesses, travel agents and tour operators promoting your destination, local authority or former visitors and gather their emotions about your destination. Make sure the brand messaging perceived is coherent on all the elements of your integrated marketing communication.

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Abu Dhabi expands?travel industry e-learning programme?

Travel Daily Media

The programme, which was launched just over a year ago as part of DCT Abu Dhabi’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, saw all forms of physical promotional offers, workshops and training courses shifted onto virtual platforms. It was designed to?educate?travel?industry Abu Dhabi effectively.

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