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What’s Motivating Travelers in 2025? As a new year quickly approaches, group travel professionals have their sights set on the future and what it takes to be successful in 2025. But what’s got travelers feeling excited to hit the road in 2025? Come along as we find out. Expedia Group’s Unpack ’25 examined what’s motivating travelers and…

Making the Most of the Multi-Generational Travel Trend Multi-generational travel is undoubtedly a growing sector of the group travel market. According to the Family Travel Association (FTA) 2023 U.S. Family Travel Survey, over 50% of parents say they’re planning to travel with both their grandparents and children, indicating more family groups on the road. MULTI-GENERATIONAL TRAVEL’S POPULARITY Ken…

Discover DeKalb: Staying Ahead of the Curve Just outside of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, Discover DeKalb represents a group of cities and towns with a hugely diverse selection of travel offerings. Discover DeKalb works closely year-round with local attractions and hotels, motorcoaches, and tour advisors to help bring tourism to the area. Over the past year…

Explore Peru Recently, COLTUR’s CEO, Miguel Velasco, together with his wife and children, ventured into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, enjoying an exploration of the wonders of the Tambopata National Reserve. A boat, modern eco-lodge in the depths of the forest, observation tower, reflective canoe ride, research center, and countless majestic jungle animals—they experienced…

Explore These National Parks This Fall Exploring fall colors and more in these top national parks. From golden aspens to crimson maples, there are perhaps no better places to revel in fall’s natural splendor than in a national park. Of the 63 national parks in the U.S., several are situated perfectly to welcome groups hoping…

A Family Travel Wishlist Respondents in our survey were asked to identify areas where they would like the industry to improve on how well it serves traveling families. Commonly raised issues include: The challenge and added cost of being seated together on flights. The scarcity of family rooms or connected rooms in hotels. The high…

The Journey to Space on Capsule 79 In a recent Lunch & Learn, we heard all about the future of space tourism from Dawn Androsky, space explorer and independent franchise owner of Cruise Planners – Global Travitude. Dawn took us on an out-of-this-world journey into her upcoming adventure with Space Perspective’s Spaceship Neptune, when she’ll…

Building Relationships with Suppliers: Going Beyond Traditional Networking Prior to 2020, many of us had long-existing industry contacts with whom we’d built strong relationships over the course of several years, perhaps even decades. We were always growing, of course, but these thriving connections were not only a benefit to the jobs we do each day,…

Coltur Peru: Outdoor Adventures, Hidden Gems and Millennia of History Nestled in the heart of the South American country, you’ll find Coltur Peru, a destination management company with a history going back to 1957. As a family business, the closeknit team of experts join forces to “craft unparalleled travel adventures and orchestrate seamless operations.” When…