Jamie Biesiada

Over the summer, I attended Avoya Travel's Million Dollar Showcase . The event was tailored toward high producers on track to make at least $1 million in gross sales this year.

One year ago at the Dream Vacations/CruiseOne National Conference, AI -- and its latest and most buzz-worthy subset, generative AI -- was still a nascent technology in the minds of agency owners.

Jamie Biesiada Some encouraging statistics hit my inbox last week, some from the Travel Institute and some from Travelsavers and NEST.

Some encouraging statistics hit my inbox last week, some from the Travel Institute and some from Travelsavers and NEST.

Digital platform RangeTravel will mark Ensemble's first real foray into consumer lead generation. The site, featuring content from the consortium's Range magazine, will also include features to link consumers with travel advisors.

Agency software platform TripSuite has raised $5 million in seed funding and has plans to improve its AI features.

"Bluey" is coming to Disney parks and Disney Cruise Line in 2025.

One year ago, Andrew Brown was looking to transition from his career as a sales executive with a Canadian insurance company.

Senior editor Jamie Biesiada covers retail. "Normalization" was the word of the year for the travel industry writ large in 2024, and for the agency community, it was no different.

Global Travel Collection has made a step toward the rollout of host agency Nicer's technology platform with the forging of closer ties between Nicer and In the Know Experiences.