Article: CRUISE THE CARIBBEAN - CHEAP BARGAINS TO ENTICE WAR-WARY TRAVELERS ATTRACTING FEW TAKERS.(Business)

Article: Vanishing breed? (why travel agents face a shrinking market and increasing competition)(Survey of Travel and Tourism)
The Economist (US);  January 10, 1998 ;     700+ words ...TRAVEL agents are having a hard time. Traditionally...cut back the commission they pay to travel agents twice in the past two years, from 10...driven to the wall. The num- ber of travel agents in America is already on a distinct...

Article: Travel agents facing change
Indianapolis Business Journal;  January 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......vacationers and corporate travelers. While travel agents remain optimistic 2003 will show a...amassed in 2000. It's not the first time travel agents have been hit by a sluggish economy...president of the American Society of Travel Agents, an Alexandria, Va.-based industry...

Article: Death of a salesman: travel agents. (travel agent profits declining)(Business)
The Economist (US);  September 23, 1995 ;     700+ words ......optimistic. So you would think that travel agents should be sitting back and enjoying...are tied to, or owned by, operators. Travel agents make their money from commissions...airlines, led by Delta, capped the fees travel agents could earn on domestic flights. Instead...

Article: Travel agents can save up to 96 on operational expenses by utilising e-mail delivery service; Over a third of travel agents stand to gain from new cost and marketing benefits of e-mail, says new research.
M2 Presswire;  October 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......PRESSWIRE-14 October 2005-AXS-One: Travel agents can save up to 96 on operational expenses...e-mail delivery service; Over a third of travel agents stand to gain from new cost and marketing...management solutions, today revealed that UK travel agents have the opportunity to reduce ...

Article: Travel Agents' Reliance on Global Distribution Systems Increases.
PR Newswire;  August 30, 2005 ;     460 words ...Advice of Travel Agents Plays Key Role in Purchases CHICAGO...survey, which demonstrates that travel agents are increasing their reliance on...bi-annual study shows that 67 of travel agents worldwide say they use the GDS as...

Article: Travel agents bet future on consumers stomaching fees
The Journal Record;  January 21, 1998 ;     700+ words ......FRANCISCO -- For years, people banked on travel agents to book their flights, car rentals...dawn of 1998, an estimated half of travel agents on the West Coast have begun charging...and more consumers will opt to bypass travel agents, save the money and buy tickets directly...

Article: Travel Agents: Fast-Growing Industry Also Stressful to Newcomers. (Originated from The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 27, 1995 ;     700+ words ......excursions to Switzerland. Indeed, most travel agents enjoy their jobs. But, they caution...According to state labor experts, travel agents are among Florida's fastest-growing...spokesman for the American Society of Travel Agents, based in Alexandria, Va. Loucks predicts...

Article: Travel Agents Give DOT Grade of 'F' in Protecting Consumers; Survey Shows Wide-Spread Opposition to DOT Policies on CRS Rules.
PR Newswire;  October 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ......survey conducted by the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), travel agents feel that the Department of Transportation...consumers and business travelers, as well as travel agents themselves. Overall, more than two-thirds...

Article: Travel Agents Settle U.S. Complaint; ; Association to Refrain From Boycott Threat
The Washington Post;  October 26, 1994 ;     544 words ......Arlington-based Association of Retail Travel Agents has settled a Justice Department complaint...association, the American Society of Travel Agents, accused Delta Air Lines Inc. yesterday...carriers that it will cut commissions to travel agents. The Association of Retail ...

Article: Airlines, Travel Agents Fight over Turf in Fort Worth, Texas, Courtroom.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Business News Jan. 21--Airlines and travel agents used to be partners, even the best of friends. Airlines needed travel agents to sell tickets and paid them...sell tickets cheaply and bypass travel agents, or at least cut the costs of...

Article: TRAVEL AGENTS AIR COMPLAINTS
Post-Tribune (IN);  February 9, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Color) (JOHN MITCHELL/POST-TRIBUNE) Travel agents like Connie Gott of Valparaiso feel...Valparaiso, is sounding a recent theme among travel agents. Late last year, airlines announced...slashing the amount of commissions paid to travel agents, following a move that placed a cap...

Article: Travel Agents Plan Campaign Against Airlines' Fee Limits
The Washington Post;  February 21, 1995 ;     304 words ......attempt to save the jobs of thousands of travel agents, the American Society of Travel Agents Inc. in Alexandria plans to unveil a campaign...executive vice president. The measures come as travel agents nationwide are fearing the worst after...

Article: Ohio Travel Agents Blast Elimination of Commissions by Delta Air Lines.
Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  March 19, 2002 ;     700+ words ......to cut all commissions paid to travel agents for processing airline tickets is a slap in the face, said area travel agents. Allan Johnson of Allan Johnson...cutting back on commissions paid to travel agents for the last seven years -- from...

Article: Cut in travel agents commission unjust: ICCI.
The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan);  July 23, 2008 ;     354 words ......Muhammad Iqbal, Regional Chairman, Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP), called...that the airlines decision to reduce travel agents commission from 9 per cent to 5 per...investments in this industry. He said that travel agents are providing valuable services to...