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Intrepid Vacations is rebranding as Intrepid Vacations International due to the company's growing global expansion.

Have a sit down with Alejandro Zozaya, the CEO of Apple Leisure Group—the umbrella company to Apple Vacations, Travel Impressions and AMResorts, among other brands—and you’ll walk away optimistic not only about the company’s very bright future, but also about the future of the travel industry in general and the role of the travel agent within the industry.

The resounding message at the recent American Marketing Group's TRAVELMARKET 2014, was that travel agents should find a specialty, whether it be luxury, romance, LGBT or Wellness travel. It's no longer about selling travel, it's about selling an experience, a particular experience to a particular type of traveler.

It’s the travel agents vs. social media when it comes to how millennials plan their vacations.

Cruise lines are offering a variety of sales and promotions for sailings throughout the year.

Apple Vacations and Travel Impressions are helping travel agents sell group travel with the Every 6th Passenger Flies Free promo, which is offered in conjunction with the tour companies’ risk flight programs.

Recommend recently had the opportunity to visit the intimate 686-passenger, Azamara Quest. Though the ship isn’t a huge vessel carrying thousands of people like other cruise lines, it doesn’t skimp on any of the details.

While exploring new cities, cultures and cuisines,vacationers can immerse themselves in unique learning experiences. With packages ranging from wellness retreats to exploring a foreign land’s art and film history, to even learning the local language, vacationers can immerse themselves in enriching experiences while traveling the globe.

The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) defines adventure travel as “exciting, participatory travel that takes place in unusual outdoor settings.”

For most visitors, almost all routes lead to and from San Jose, a central and interior city—ringed by low mountains and a profusion of flowers and greenery—that is high enough (3,600 ft.) to be chilly at night. It’s also a casual place where it is said that “no one wears a tie except first-time tourists and clerks.”

Nature Air and Sansa are the two major domestic carriers, serving more than a dozen destinations throughout the country.

Recently, my travels took me to Mexico City, one of those destinations that I tell everyone they must visit.

From now through April 30, agents can participate in G Adventures' new agent program, G-Normous, featuring over $75,000 in incentives.

Known as The White City for its white limestone architecture, Merida rose from ground where the Maya city of T’ho once stood and is considered the gateway to all routes that lead to the Mayan World.

Nicaragua’s time has come.

Travel agents can earn $5 bonus cash from Funjet Vacations with each booking, as part of the revamped Fun for Life agent rewards program.

Swell places for clients to be by the sea in South America.

Sprawled along beautiful Panama Bay, modern Panama City is a lively place, perfectly blending Old World charm and 21st century sophistication in first world infrastructure that includes a dynamic nightlife, a delicious restaurant scene, and the only rainforest in the world within city limits.

Pleasant Holidays’ Biggest Vacation Sale of the Year is big! Featuring offers in every destination, as well as agent bonuses and incentives, it’s a win-win for travel agents and their clients. In addition to the steep discounts and added values, many of which are exclusive, all offers qualify for Pleasant Holidays’ new Reduced Deposit Program (RDP), where travel agents can reserve great vacations for $50 pp.

VBT Bicycling & Walking Vacations has joined the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), offering your clients group bicycling, walking and cross-country ski tours worldwide, with a bevy of new itineraries for 2014.