JDS Viewpoints: Travel Weekly

Arnie Weissmann

Editor in Chief, Travel Weekly

Railwatch: David Hasselhoff takes the train5/17/2023The star of "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider" is touting an app for booking European rail travel. And, reminding us that the journey can be every bit as important as the destination.Read more

War + inflation + airline meltdowns = record demand5/10/2023

Hosts compete, and ICs benefit4/26/2023

More visitors arrived. Negative sentiment decreased.4/19/2023

Mark Pestronk

Contributing Editor

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Diving deeper into AA's addendum5/26/2023Let's dig into American Airlines' addendum and what it means for travel agents.Read more

Beware potentially unprofitable agency sale5/19/2023

Nasty surprises in AA's addendum5/15/2023

An IC stole from clients. Now what?5/4/2023

Richard Turen

Senior Contributing Editor

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Another summer of selfie tourism in Italy5/27/2023Italy is being challenged as never before. How will it handle the crowds?Read more

What could be safer than staying in the U.S.?5/16/2023

I found the rest I needed across from a strip mall4/29/2023

We sell what we know -- and that's a lot4/18/2023

Danny King

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The perilous path ahead for pot tourism4/12/2018Fear of federal prohibitions is keeping Calif. cities from pushing cannabis tourism.Read more

Robots, immigrants and full employment3/1/2018

On family travels, the kids are alright1/25/2018

Mutual mudslinging as competitive strategy12/14/2017

Robert Silk

Senior Editor

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More U.S.-China nonstops? Don't pack your bags yet.4/13/2023Flights between the U.S. and Asia are up dramatically from last summer. But thanks to strictRead more

Lufthansa's customer service turbulence3/11/2023

The unseemly side of ancillary fees1/28/2023

Waking up to the struggles of disabled flyers11/25/2022

Charlie Funk

Contributing Editor

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A fond farewell from a friend1/14/2023Charlie Funk concludes 14 years as a Travel Weekly columnist with a final "It's Like This": Words of advice and gratitude.Read more

Putting your 'aha' moments to work11/12/2022

Enthusiasm breeds success9/10/2022

Only you have access to this one valuable resource7/16/2022

Carrie Finley-Bajak

Contributor

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The future of social media marketing9/23/2016Travel professionals need to be curious and willing to look around the corner to keep ahead of the competition.Read more

Put a clear data plan in place8/4/2016

Digital storytelling6/23/2016

Tips for using location-based services5/12/2016