Virtual Roadshows: How to Work with a DMC to Design the Perfect Luxury Program
When developing a great luxury trip, it’s essential to turn to the experts—the specialized tour operators and destination management companies who can help you create the perfect trip for your clients. The companies represented on this panel are specialists in helping you choose the right destina...
Why These Two Agency Owners Believe in Ensemble
James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report talks with Jeff Oestreich, co-owner of Gold Rush Travel, and Kristy Mosolino, co-owner of Wishes Travel, about why they joined Ensemble, the boutique consortium, and what Ensemble products and services they use to better sell travel. In two individual in...
Join Buzz Lightyear on a Revamped Space Ranger Spin
Kimberly, producer for Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin in the Magic Kingdom in Disney World, talks with James Shillinglaw about this upgraded attraction with brand new imagineering and story line. Reintroduced in advance of Disney’s One Cool Kids’ Summer, it’s an attraction that will engage youn...
Sponsored Interview: Discover All That’s New in the Fiesta Americana Travelty Portfolio
George Hunter, vice president of leisure sales at Posadas, parent of Fiesta Americana Travelty, gives James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report an update on all that's new in the Fiesta Americana Travelty portfolio, including new resorts, revamped properties and a new travel advisor booking plat...
How I Flew Over Rio While at Embark Beyond’s Embark Immersion
James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report does a little more thrill seeking while parasailing in the mountains overlooking Rio de Janeiro during luxury host agency Embark Beyond’s Embark Immersion meeting in Brazil. This one is a little different for us as we experience the fear—and ultimate Joy...
Virtual Roadshows: What Makes for a Great Luxury Experience on the Waters of the World?
Luxury cruises come in many different forms today—on the rivers and on the oceans, on a river cruise, expedition cruise, ocean cruise or chartered yacht. What do each of these different types of cruises have that sets them apart? What kind innovative itineraries and destinations are they offering...
Discover the Anderson Vacations Difference
Jim Warren, director-business development USA for Anderson Vacations, talks with James Shillinglaw about this Calgary-based tour operator, which focuses on selling Canada, but also offers the U.S., including Alaska, and South Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand. With four categories of t...
Why Toggle Travel Won ASTA’s Entrepreneurs of the Year Award
James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report talks with the founders of Toggle Travel, a travel technology platform providing business analytics and reporting for host agencies developed by three University of Michigan computer science graduates—Husain Boxwala, Matthew Wade and Gabriel-Francois Gat...
How We Celebrated July 4th in New York Harbor
James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report goes to the tip of Manhattan in Battery Park to watch the Sail4th America 250 tall ship parade and aerial review on a hot day on Pier A. It was a spectacular event that won’t be repeated anytime soon. For more information on the ships and aircraft partic...
How to Sell and Market Scenic Group’s Luxury Cruise Products
James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report talks with Marilyn Cairo, vice president of sales and trade relations, and Robert Castro, vice president of marketing of Scenic Group U.S. & LATAM at Scenic’s Night of the Stars awards for top-selling travel advisors. Cairo and Castro tell us how you can...
