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USTOA: Positive Outlook for 2016
Listen closely to what USTOA members are saying, and you’ll be all smiles going into the holidays and into 2016. There’s a positive outlook for the coming year, with tour operator members showing strong growth this past year and going into 2016, and affirming that travel agents contribute significantly to USTOA members’ business. Let’s look at the numbers, shall we.
Trending Now in the Caribbean
While the world experienced a 4.3 percent growth in international tourist arrivals (UNWTO’s latest figures for 2015), Caribbean arrivals rose 6 percent. That beats every other region on earth. Along with growth has come new resorts and nonstop flights, infrastructure upgrades (airports, roads, the late-night ferry to Anguilla, entire cities), and the “discovery” of Cuba, and huge swaths of the Dominican Republic.
Pleasant Holidays Launches Winter Travel Vacation Sale
Pleasant Holidays is beckoning guests to spend the holiday season on the sun-drenched Hawaiian Islands with the recent launch of its Hawaii Winter Travel Vacation Sale.
Baglioni Hotels Bring An Unforgettable Italian Touch
What began as a gratifying challenge for Roberto Polito, founder of the luxury Italian hotel company Baglioni Hotel Group, later became his life’s work.
Barbados Is Nifty at Fifty
"Air arrivals from Canada increased 19 percent January through September 2015 over 2014, and 27.9 percent from the United States—positive results for the first time in six years," said William “Billy” Griffith, CEO of Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.
Cuba for Everyone
In its 2014 Economic Impact Study, members of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) named Cuba one of the top two “emerging” countries whose popularity would grow in 2015.
Apple Leisure Group Is Growing
The Apple Leisure Group is as all-encompassing an enterprise as you'll find in any industry. This is the real big Apple, with three distinct tour operators (Apple Vacations, CheapCaribbean.com, Travel Impressions), AMResorts' six hotel brands (Zoetry, Secrets, Breathless, Dreams, Now, Sunscape), the Unlimited Vacation Club at AMResorts, and the destination management company Amstar DMC. What's more, all branches of the family are on a roll.
America’s Natural Wonders: 100 Years of the National Park Service
South America boasts millions of square miles of rainforest, and Africa is home to savannahs that cover almost half of the continent, but the United States possesses its own natural wonders—specially preserved national parks featuring waterfalls, wetlands, canyons and mountains.
Florida Hotels Celebrate Bourbon Heritage Month
Bourbon may be Kentucky’s claim to fame, but that doesn’t mean the Sunshine State will be left out of September’s National Bourbon Heritage Month festivities. All along the coast, Florida hotels are mixing up homages to the United States’ only native spirit.
Journese Extends Commission on Transatlantic Flights
Journese is extending 12 percent commission to agents booking Transatlantic flights to Europe for travel in 2015 and 2016.
Travel Impressions Offers Bonus Commission
Travel Impressions is offering agents up to 2 percent bonus commission on 2016 land itineraries booked between now and Oct. 31, 2015 for travel in 2016.
Germany Celebrates Reunification Anniversary
Celebrations are taking place across Germany, as the country prepares to observe 25 years of reunification since the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) united in 1990 to form the reunited nation of Germany.
Crystal Yacht Cruises Opens for Bookings
Crystal Yacht Cruises’ luxury yachting vacations are now open for bookings.
Cuba Cruises Flourish
Cuba is located just 90 miles south of the United States, but due to stringent travel restrictions the island has been out of reach for most Americans until now.
Latest Airline Happenings
We've rounded up the latest airline happenings, which include expansions into new markets and added conveniences for guests, such as flight tracking with the Apple Watch.
Cuba Bound with Journeys International
As relations between the United States and Cuba continue to normalize, an increasing number of travel companies are creating tours that allow Americans and other foreign travelers to visit the island.
Virtuoso’s Fall Travel Trends
During the 27th annual Virtuoso Travel Week, Virtuoso's Top 10 and Hot 10 lists for fall travel were revealed.
EAST, Miami Opening at Brickell City Centre
The new EAST, Miami hotel is expected to open winter of 2015 at Brickell City Centre, marking it the first EAST property in the United States and the third under the EAST brand.
Haimark Set to Sail to Cuba
Haimark Line will begin sailing to Cuba aboard the MS Saint Laurent; it will be the first small ship operated by a U.S. cruise line to sail to Cuba in over 40 years.
