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US travel agents upbeat about their business

Thursday, 05 Sep, 2013 0

US travel agents are more upbeat about their business than at any time since 2009, according to a new survey.

The Travel Leaders Group survey of 946 US-based travel agency owners, managers and frontline travel agents found 79% are optimistic about business for the remainder of 2013.

When asked for their personal outlook on their business for the remainder of 2013, an overwhelming majority (94.3%) are either positive or neutral.

Some 21% said Thanksgiving bookings are higher than last year, and 46% said Christmas bookings are up.

The top international destination for clients using a travel agent, based on actual booking data, is a Caribbean cruise (38% of customers), followed by Cancun, London, Rome, and a European cruise.



 

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.



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