Jamie Biesiada

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This month, it was their mother, Sindy Liben, who arrived in Tel Aviv on June 8, just five days before Israel attacked Iran. When Israeli airspace closed, the family decided they had to get Sindy, who was traveling alone, back home. The siblings approached a supplier partner, the destination management company Pomegranate Travel. The DMC picked Sindy up from her hotel, escorted her to the Jordanian border, assisted with border services and had a representative waiting to meet her on the other side.

4 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jamie Biesiada

Two of ASTA's online educational programs are now part of the curriculum for hospitality students at Florida International University (FIU): "Roadmap to Becoming a Travel Advisor" and "Geocultural Guide for Travel Advisors."Students will also receive a one-year ASTA membership at the Future Travel Professional level. That gives them access to webinars, ASTA events and other members-only resources and activities.

4 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jamie Biesiada

Rodriguez joins TPI from Carnival Cruise Line, where he spent 23 years, most recently as key account director. Last year, he was named TPI's Business Development Manager of the Year. McCarty joins Vacation Planners with more than 20 years' experience, most recently chief of staff to the CEO of Apprio, which specializes in automation for healthcare companies. Previously, she held a number of roles at IBM Global Business Solutions.

4 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jamie Biesiada

The agency started as a tour company in Hawaii, purchased and run by Pat and the late Pal Anderson. It would evolve into Anderson Travel and Cruises before becoming Avoya Travel; along the way, Pat and Pal's sons Van and Brad would run the agency for years, before handing the reins to Jeff and Michael. Earlier this month, private equity firm Certares purchased the Anderson family's stake in the agency.

4 days ago | travelweekly.com | Jamie Biesiada

Ted Bradpiece, owner of Explorer Travel Services in Canyon Country, Calif., has had one client cancel a trip to South America. And other clients with green cards, he said, "are just basically not even thinking about traveling internationally right now."They are concerned about going through immigration procedures upon re-entry, Bradpiece said, and being pulled for secondary inspection or additional screening, a process that can take several hours and could result in denied entry to the country.