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Maximizing Your Vacation: The Many Hats of a Travel Agent

Traveler's Q

This is where the role of a travel agent comes in handy. A professional travel agent is specialized in creating customized itineraries for clients, meeting their specific travel needs. A travel agent is a professional who can provide efficient and customized travel planning for a nominal price.

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How do travel agents get paid?

Executive Group Travel

This is a quick blog post on some differences between how travel agents, corporate and/or leisure agents make money.

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How A Destination Management Company Will Help Your Corporate Event

Traveler's Q

Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent. DMCs collaborate with trusted travel agents to book flights and conduct airport pickups and drops.

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European travel agents and tour operators meet in vibrant Thessaloniki

Travel Daily News

ECTAA has chosen Thessaloniki for its semi-annual meeting to showcase the destination and discuss important challenges of the industry.

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Navigating Cultural Differences: Effective Strategies for Managing Guests in a Foreign Destination

Traveler's Q

Your destination management company and travel agent will need to know all the specific activities you have in mind, the duration of each activity, and any equipment or resources that will be required. This is particularly important if you’re working with a destination management company or travel agent.

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Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Tourism teams up with ECTAA to showcase destination’s full range of experiences

Travel Daily News

The campaign will feature a series of webinars specifically designed for travel agents and advisors who are members of national travel agent associations in Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic.

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Top 30 events Brits would love to travel abroad for

Travel Daily Media

But despite many experiencing difficulties organising an event, only one in ten have booked theirs via a travel agent, even though a third of those polled would be happy to pay more for a holiday if they were getting expert and local insight on the destination from a travel agent.