JDS Viewpoints: Travel Weekly

Arnie Weissmann

Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly

The new tourist, defined7/2/2024In her book, Paige McClanahan shows that as tourism has evolved, so have tourists.Read more

Silversea's new president charts a different course6/18/2024

Aviation's final frontier: luggage6/5/2024

At the intersection of creativity, artifice and travel5/29/2024

Mark Pestronk

Contributing Editor

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The do's and don'ts of selling travel insurance7/5/2024There are several conditions that travel advisors need to meet to sell travel insurance to clients. Here's what advisors need to know.Read more

Getting help with debit memos6/27/2024

Contracts to consider in agency purchases6/21/2024

Six tips for getting the best GDS deal6/14/2024

Richard Turen

Senior Contributing Editor

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Don't get why we don't sell air? Our clients do6/22/2024Every travel professional needs to specialize in something broad or something specific. We have aRead more

Fighting the good fight -- even on Sunday6/8/2024

Remember when travel agencies needed customer parking?5/25/2024

Here's a bucket-list item that is getting old5/11/2024

Danny King

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The perilous path ahead for pot tourism4/12/2018Fear of federal prohibitions is keeping Calif. cities from pushing cannabis tourism.Read more

Robots, immigrants and full employment3/1/2018

On family travels, the kids are alright1/25/2018

Mutual mudslinging as competitive strategy12/14/2017

Robert Silk

Senior Editor

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With airline credit cards, your mileage may vary6/1/2024I don't have one airline credit card. I have two. And I have no plans to get rid of either of them.Read more

ARC's NDC working group could yield real results4/6/2024

Future airline mergers face turbulence2/12/2024

The case for letting older airline pilots keep flying12/11/2023

Charlie Funk

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A fond farewell from a friend1/14/2023Charlie Funk concludes 14 years as a Travel Weekly columnist with a final "It's Like This": Words of advice and gratitude.Read more

Putting your 'aha' moments to work11/12/2022

Enthusiasm breeds success9/10/2022

Only you have access to this one valuable resource7/16/2022

Carrie Finley-Bajak

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The future of social media marketing9/23/2016Travel professionals need to be curious and willing to look around the corner to keep ahead of the competition.Read more

Put a clear data plan in place8/4/2016

Digital storytelling6/23/2016

Tips for using location-based services5/12/2016

Yeoh Siew Hoon

Editorial Director Northstar Travel Media Asia

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Finding my inner voice through my clones3/9/2024With a little time on her hands during Lunar New Year, Yeoh Siew Hoon played around with speechRead more

The Wood Dragon comes in for a landing1/29/2024

Rediscovering Japan8/1/2023

A chat with 'Mr. Asia'5/23/2023

Kurt Weinsheimer

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Summer trends: U.S. travelers look for new hot spots; international travelers look for 'staycations'6/28/2017As the summer season starts, Sojern examines the hottest spots for the season as well as where travelRead more

Why travel hasn't solved its mobile problem4/26/2017

Spring break travel heating up2/27/2017

December holiday travel already taking shape11/10/2016

Highlights of America's summer wanderlust9/21/2016

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