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Got Tickets? Why Use a Travel Agent

Do travel agents earn their keep? Travel Leaders certainly thinks so. At the recent New York Times Travel Show, the travel agent network listed the following reasons clients choose to stick with their travel advisors rather than go it alone:

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Travel 2018: What Lies Ahead

by Bill Becken Travel is becoming less a discretionary activity and more of a necessity, especially if you subscribe to Abraham Maslow’s theory that puts human needs in a hierarchical pyramid. As such, once the basics of food, shelter and safety are in hand, the more complex needs of sharing, belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization take […]

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Travel Insurance: What Boomers Need to Know

Baby Boomers continue to drive trends in travel, perhaps the biggest is in the travel insurance category, which sees $3.5 billion purchases  in the U.S. annually and is expected to grow more in 2018.

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Best Time to Travel? Savings Tips for Trips

Deals on air tickets are easier to find than you think, especially for trips planned for the coming winter season, according to data extracted from 60 million users of Skyscanner. In fact, January is the best time to book cheap flights in the first half of the year – both domestic and international – before […]

Holiday Travel Season: Best Booking Tips

The hectic holiday travel season is practically within spitting distance. For travelers looking to avoid the long lines and packed planes, here is one top tip: don’t travel the week before Thanksgiving. Concur, a travel and expense management firm that represents some 57 percent of the world’s business travel, analyzed historical data to find…