The shifting loyalty landscape in travel
Travel loyalty programs are at a crossroads. With shifting customer expectations, technological advances and the growing importance of personalization, traditional loyalty currencies and rewards are no longer enough. Despite the quest for meaningful relationships that lead to lifelong customers, travel companies are only too aware of the challenges as well
How to Become a Travel Advisor
Ever since the pandemic, there has never been a greater need for travel advisors. The desire to travel continues to grow, and while many post-pandemic hurdles have been erased, travel remains more complex than it was in pre-pandemic times, and travelers are demanding more from their vacation experiences which makes
OpenAI’s “Operator” and its impact on travel search and marketing
Developments in artificial intelligence have been fast and furious in recent weeks. One of the latest, OpenAI’s “Operator,” has made headlines in travel with the support of big industry partners including Tripadvisor, Uber, Hipcamp, Priceline and Booking.com. The tool, which is currently in a research preview and only available to
Ember brings Find My functionality to its self-heating travel mug
Ember’s a bit of a weird one. The Southern California firm has two distinct — though not wholly unrelated — arms. There’s the smart mug side of the business that launched the startup and the more recent cold chain shipping wing, which leverages its temperature control technology to move things
Women Who Travel Book Club: The Best New Books to Read This Winter
There’s no better way to settle into the new year than with a fresh reading list—and we couldn’t be more excited to share ours in this winter edition of the Women Who Travel book club. For your next snowy Sunday or chilly night in, we have reads that tour you
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10 In-flight Anti-theft Travel Essentials, per Experts
As a travel writer and frequent flier, I consider my flight the most thrilling part of the journey. This is especially true for long-haul international legs; I love stashing my stuff, ordering a glass of wine, putting on my noise-canceling headphones, and blissfully tuning out the cabin, eventually falling asleep
Travel Advisor Success Story: Ralph Iantosca, Iantosca Travel
Ralph Iantosca. (Source: Ralph Iantosca) Success Stories focus on veteran travel advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a look Ralph Iantosca, owner of Iantosca Travel, an affiliate of Travel Experts. How did you get your start as a travel advisor? After I graduated from travel school, I worked for
Reiwa Travel raises $33M for travel packaging tech development and expansion
In March this year, Reiwa Travel founder Takaya Shinozuka spoke to WiT about his plans to take his new travel packaging startup global and that he was in the midst of raising a new round of funds to power the expansion. Earlier this week, his company announced it has raised a
24 Best Travel Pants For Women 2025
When curating our list of the best travel pants, we held them to sky-high standards: They needed to be versatile enough to wear straight off the plane and into whatever adventure awaits, comfy enough for the bizarre yoga-esque positions you’ll find yourself in while attempting to sleep on a long-haul
Points and miles travel deals for February: Earn with these offers
From bonus points on your next hotel stay to generous sales of airline miles, we’re always looking for travel deals that help you earn more points and miles and redeem them for maximum value. In other words, we want to help you book the vacation of your dreams. Recently, we
