If you get the chance to hear Trafalgar USA president Paul Wiseman talk about sales, don’t pass it up. I heard Wiseman speak at the Cruise Planners annual conference in Miami recently. In addition to being very entertaining, Wiseman elaborates …
Picking a cruise line can be as challenging as choosing a soul mate. Which one “gets you” and shares your (vacation) values? Which one indulges your diva style or, conversely, doesn’t max out your credit cards? Which one likes your …
Celebrity, Disney and Crystal take top spots on best cruise line rankings Read more »
CLIA’s new global chairman will be Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald, effective Jan. 1, when Adam Goldstein completes his two-year term. “The cruise industry continues to grow and evolve at a record pace, making CLIA’s role more important than ever …
The five-crew barge is only available for charter bookings and at a starting price of £27,080 it is best suited to groups of friends or extended families. All gourmet meals, a choice of fine wines and an open bar, plus …
Cruise news: Foodie heaven barge cruise that costs £27000 Read more »
Lodging, travel agency, and services companies scored 12th among 18 industries in their email marketing open rates, according to a new IBM Marketing Cloud study. That renders these travel companies among the most ineffective when considering higher-performing industries, including automobiles, banks, …
Travel Brands Lag Behind Other Consumer Brands at Email Marketing, Study Finds Read more »
If you’ve always dreamed of experiencing a hot Havana night, sipping mojitos at the Tropicana while flamenco dancers sway to the samba, cruise lines are beginning to make it a little easier. You won’t be able to spend much time …
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Giant, thy name is Harmony: World’s largest cruise ship christened in Florida Read more »
As a travel adviser selling luxury trips, Stacy Small, 46, the owner of the Los Angeles-based consultancy Elite Travel International, spends more than half the year traveling for her job, but her severe celiac allergy, diagnosed in 2001, has made …
Traveling With a Special Diet? Hotels and Cruises Are Ready Read more »
Owned and carefully supervised by a French family, a large (50-ship) French river-cruise company called CroisiEurope is starting to make significant inroads into the U.S. market for European river cruises. With its unusually friendly English-language website (CroisiEuropeRiverCruises.com) and its unique, …
Budget Travel: French cruise line catering to Americans Read more »
FORT LAUDERDALE — A panel of cruise line presidents reaffirmed their commitment to agents and tackled topics such as brand differentiation and the relevance of cruise line categories on Friday, the final day of the CruiseWorld show here. At the …
Agent sales critical, especially for small cruise lines Read more »