Author: Jamie Biesiada 

MAUI — I had mixed feelings about coming to Maui so shortly after wildfires decimated Lahaina. On one hand, I heard voices on social media urging visitors to stay away as the…

WAILEA, Maui — Ignacio Maza, Signature Travel Network’s executive vice president, will transition to a part-time role as a senior advisor to the cooperative at the end of the year. Maza’s career…

After some deliberation about whether to visit Maui after the wildfires, Signature Travel Network decided to go ahead with its annual Owners’ Meeting as scheduled.  The meeting will take place at the…

In the wake of the deadly and destructive wildfires on Maui, advisors whose clients have trips planned to the Valley Isle are reporting varied reactions. Some clients want to cancel, some remain…

NEW YORK — Sitting in the Par Ici Cafe at the Hotel Barriere Fouquet’s New York in the Tribeca neighborhood, American Express Travel president Audrey Hendley noted some of the attributes of…

LAS VEGAS — The travel boom since Covid-19 appears to be rolling into this fall and holiday season, data from Virtuoso shows.  But the luxury-focused consortium has also begun to see some…

LAS VEGAS — Virtuoso’s target clientele, high-net-worth individuals with more than $1 million in liquid assets, is growing in every market around the world at a faster clip than projected last year….

American Express Travel (No. 7 on Travel Weekly’s 2023 Power List) has launched a vacation rental program, Select Homes + Retreats. Select Homes + Retreats is currently in a pilot test and…

Dream Vacations has taken out an ad on the Nasdaq digital billboard in New York’s Times Square, offering viewers the chance to win a vacation by scanning a QR code. Ads on…

American Express Travel (No. 6 on Travel Weekly’s 2022 Power List) launched Stay With Purpose, a directory of hotels that are committed to furthering conservation, community development and inclusive travel. The directory…