Claudette Covey

2 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Claudette Covey

Lisa Fitzgerald. (Source: Lisa Fitzgerald)Success Stories focus on veteran travel advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a looks at Lisa Fitzgerald, founder of Fitzgerald Travel. How did you get my start as a travel advisor? I actually started in the travel industry without even realizing it. I was a 20-year-old newlywed, married to a serviceman stationed in the Netherlands.

2 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Claudette Covey

Five years after the pandemic, several advisors weighed in on how their businesses have evolved, noting that, among other things, their clients are now opting for vacations with significantly higher price tags. “What was once in a blue moon is becoming more and more frequent. It’s common for me to see my team closing sales of $20,000, $50,000, $80,000 – and even over $100,000 vacations coming across my desk,” said Acendas Travel Vacation Division Director JoAnne Weeks. “It’s unreal.

3 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Claudette Covey

Cruise lines often promote their culinary offerings as a major selling point. Some deliver the goods while other do not. From my perspective, one line that is at the top of its culinary game is Oceania Cruises.  Last month, I participated in a press trip to Miami where we spent a day aboard Oceania Vista to learn about the culinary offerings on it sister ship, Allura, which is scheduled to debut in July.

3 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Claudette Covey

Shonte Tepper Alce. (Source: Shonte Tepper Alce)Success Stories focus on veteran travel advisors and how they achieved success. Here’s a looks at Shonte Tepper Alce, a destination wedding guru at Just Book It Travel Destination Weddings. How did you get your start as a travel advisor? I got my start as a travel advisor when a former corporate coworker reached out to me. She knew I traveled often and suggested I join her agency.

3 weeks ago | travelpulse.com | Claudette Covey

Next year, Riviera Travel will bolster its roster of itineraries with a range of festive cruises visiting Christmas markets along the Seine, Rhine and Danube rivers, and three eight-day gastronomy-themed itineraries plying the waters of the Rhine, Moselle and Seine rivers.