by John Frenaye
Monday February 23, 2015

There is so much conflict in today's world. We operate, for the most part, in a very happy industry. You would think that we all could somehow get along.  I am not suggesting we all need to be BFFs with the competitor down the street, but how about some mutual respect for what each of us does.  There was a time when the only channel for travel purchases was...wait for it...the travel agent. You wanted to go somewhere and you called your travel agent.  I might go so far to say that because of travel agents, many suppliers have achieved the level of success that they have today.  And then there is this.

Disney Consumer Products (yes, that Disney) telling their 174,000 followers on twitter to…

The concept of “supply and demand” infers that if there is no need for your particular skill, product or service, there is little justification for your employment. If people (owners, managers, clients or prospects) don’t feel you provide value, then you are in for some bad news….. similar to the same bad news you read about everyday in your morning paper when it announces another 5000 jobs have been eliminated in an attempt to save the company.
  — Travel Research Online
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by Richard Earls
Sunday February 22, 2015

I admit to being one of the few people who liked The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. The movie is a reminder of the importance of travel to the human psyche. Travel is not just a mechanical act of movement from one point to another. On occasion, it helps to be reminded of this small and obvious truth: travel is often an outward expression of something happening internally.

"We discover people are the same everywhere we travel. But we discover we are not." ~ e. dawson…

Betsy’s travel career began in 1999 when she joined UNIGLOBE Travel USA as Franchise Sales Coordinator and Contract Administrator.  Since then, she has also worked in Industry Relations and Home-Based Agency Sales. In 2009, Betsy became Vice President of UNIGLOBE Travel Center, the home-based agency division of UNIGLOBE Travel USA.  She oversees all aspects of the hosting program and new agent recruitment. Betsy is the Vice President of the Professional Association of Travel hosts (PATH) and the President of her local ASTA…