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06 2024
Avoya Travel Launches New White Label Education Solution
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – November 06, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced the launch of a new white label education solution... Read More
Oct28 2024
Avoya Travel Opens Interest List for Elite 100 Program
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – October 28, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced the opening of the interest list for the highly... Read More
Oct16 2024
Avoya Travel Announces Technology and Commission Enhancements at Successful 2024 Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – October 16, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, is celebrating the success of its 2024 Avoya Travel Conference,... Read More
Aug09 2024
Avoya Travel Celebrates Success of 2024 Million Dollar Showcase
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – August 09, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, is celebrating the success of the 2024 Million Dollar Showcase,... Read More
Jun05 2024
Avoya Travel Honored with Host Agency of the Year Award at 2024 ASTA Travel Advisor Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – June 05, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced that it was awarded the prestigious Host Agency of the... Read More
Mar05 2024
Avoya Travel Kicks Off 2024 Early Success Masterclass Series Of Virtual Events
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – March 05, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, broke records for the first Early Success Masterclass in 2024 with... Read More
Feb26 2024
Avoya Travel Honored With Host Agency Reviews Luminary Awards For Sixth Consecutive Year
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – February 26, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, was awarded with three of Host Agency Reviews’ 2024... Read More
Feb07 2024
Avoya Travel Announces 2024 Schedule Of Events
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – February 07, 2024 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently announced a dynamic calendar of in-person and virtual... Read More
Nov20 2023
Avoya Travel Wins Four Travel Weekly Magellan Awards for Expansion, Marketing, and Education
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – November 20, 2023 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has been honored with four of Travel Weekly... Read More
Oct12 2023
Avoya Travel Celebrates Successful 2023 Conference and First-Ever Million Dollar Showcase
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – October 12, 2023 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, celebrates the success of its 2023 Avoya Travel Conference... Read More
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January 23, 2025Special Needs Group/Special Needs at Sea has named Avoya Travel its 2024 Power Partner of the Year for its dedication to accessible travel. Avoya has played a key role in certifying numerous SNG Certified Accessible Travel Advocates (CATA), ensuring travel professionals are equipped to assist travelers with special needs. The Power Partner award honors those committed to making travel more inclusive, with recipients receiving a distinctive ship-in-a-bottle trophy in recognition of their efforts.
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October 30, 2024Elite 100 includes key competitive advantages over other host agencies through Avoya’s All-Inclusive Host model. In addition to earning 100% of the commission on bookings made with Avoya’s preferred suppliers for an agency’s personal clients, Elite 100 provides access to Avoya’s technology and services including its best-in-class marketing, unparalleled Live Leads program, proprietary app suite Agent Power, the highest support staff to agency ratio in the industry, and much more.
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October 29, 2024Avoya Travel has opened an interest list for its Elite 100 program, which offers up to $5,000 in bonus commissions to 60 top-producing agencies joining during the promotional period. Originally launched in late 2023 for select high-performing Avoya Network members, Elite 100 has since grown to over 100 agencies, each seeing an average 44% increase in commission share year over year.
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October 29, 2024Avoya Travel has opened the interest list for its new Elite 100 program, launched alongside its 60 Years of Innovation celebration. The program offers up to $5,000 in bonus commissions for 60 top-producing agencies that join during the promotional period. This interest list will help Avoya select the most successful and ambitious agency owners, aligning with its mission to build the world’s best travel network.
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October 29, 2024Avoya Travel, ranked No. 36 on Travel Weekly's Power List, is inviting advisors to join its Elite 100 program, offering a $5,000 bonus to the first 60 participants. Through this program, advisors can retain 100% of their commission on their clients' bookings by paying Avoya a $399 monthly hosting fee. For leads generated through Avoya's own programs, the company retains a portion of the commission shared with its member agencies.
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October 29, 2024Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host agencies, has opened up its Avoya Elite 100 program for agencies that are interested and qualify. This launch coincides with Avoya’s 60 Years of Innovation celebration and offers up to $5,000 in bonus commission to 60 top-producing agencies that join Elite 100 during the promotional period.
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October 28, 2024Avoya Travel®, a leader in travel innovation, has opened the interest list for its successful Avoya Elite 100 program. In celebration of Avoya’s 60 Years of Innovation, this exclusive program offers up to $5,000 in bonus commission to 60 top-producing agencies joining Elite 100 during the promotion. The interest list aims to identify high-achieving, driven agency owners as Avoya works toward building the world’s top travel network. This marks the first time the broader travel industry is invited to join Elite 100, making it a unique opportunity for agencies to be part of Avoya’s network.
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October 28, 2024Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced the opening of the interest list for the highly successful Avoya Elite 100 program. This launch coincides with Avoya’s 60 Years of Innovation celebration and offers up to $5,000 in bonus commission to 60 top-producing agencies that join Elite 100 during the promotional period.
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October 25, 2024At its annual conference last week, Avoya Travel Network announced upgrades to the commissions it will be paying its independent advisors (IAs)—and a $5,000 sign-on bonus to newcomers bringing in a book of business of their own.
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October 25, 2024Jeff Anderson, co-CEO of Avoya Travel, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about three new initiatives that will dramatically change his host agency. These gamechangers include a higher premium commission program for its well-known Live Leads program, an expansion of its Elite 100 program for its top advisors which pays 100 percent commission, and a new consumer booking website where Avoya members get the clients and a percentage of the commission.
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October 22, 2024During a virtual briefing last week, Jeff Anderson co-CEO, and Phil Cappelli, chief sales officer, shared that the host agency is increasing its commission split, recruiting experienced advisors and launching an online booking platform, all strategic moves that will help the agency accelerate its growth and maintain its impressive 92 Net Promoter Score amid fast-moving technological advancements.
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October 21, 2024Avoya, which is marking its 60th anniversary, made some groundbreaking announcements that effectively changed its model, including a new commission plan for its Live Leads, a special offer to attract experienced independent agencies (IAs), and a revolutionary consumer booking site that involves IAs.
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October 18, 2024Avoya Travel, known for its industry-leading innovations, wrapped up its 2024 Avoya Travel Conference aboard the Norwegian Joy from September 25 – October 2. With over 550 attendees, it was Avoya’s largest event yet. Attendees, including travel advisors and suppliers, praised the event for its excellent networking, insightful keynotes and workshops, social events that fostered relationship-building, and major announcements about new technology and updates to the commission structure.
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October 18, 2024Avoya Travel (No. 36 on Travel Weekly's Power List) has launched a booking engine enabling consumers to book their own cruises. Then the booking is sent to an Avoya advisor.
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October 17, 2024The event featured a mix of networking and collaboration sessions, engaging keynotes, hands-on workshops, and lively social gatherings. Attendees also heard exciting updates on tech innovations and improvements to the platform’s commission structure.
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October 17, 2024Well-known for its Live Leads, Avoya is taking the concept a step further and providing advisors with already booked clients.
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October 17, 2024This new Avoya Live Bookings allows IA and Avoya clients to shop and make their own purchase online — satisfying the societal shift to more online transactions — but still keeps the travel advisor involved and rewarded.
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October 16, 2024The annual conference was Avoya’s largest ever, with over 550 attendees. The event was applauded by both travel advisor and supplier attendees for its networking and collaboration opportunities, keynote speeches and workshops, relationship-building social events, and Avoya’s many innovative announcements regarding technology advancements and enhancements to the platform’s commission structure.
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October 16, 2024Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, is celebrating the success of its 2024 Avoya Travel Conference, which took place onboard the Norwegian Joy from September 25 - October 2. The annual conference was Avoya's largest ever, with over 550 attendees.
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October 16, 2024Avoya Travel is gearing up for a big year in 2025, one that will include rolling out new, higher commissions, and offering a new consumer booking engine for travel agents' clients.
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August 12, 2024Avoya Travel is celebrating the success of the 2024 Million Dollar Showcase, which took place at the Waldorf Astoria Orlando from July 29 to August 1. Following the inaugural Million Dollar Showcase in 2023, the event returned this year as an annual addition to Avoya’s calendar of in-person events.
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August 12, 2024An exclusive event for Avoya Network members pacing to sell at least $1 Million in 2024, the agenda was curated to provide top-producing Independent Agencies with opportunities to network with one another, build relationships with Avoya’s preferred supplier partners, and Avoya staff and enhance their businesses through educational offerings targeted specifically to high-performing travel sellers.
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August 12, 2024After the inaugural Million Dollar Showcase received overwhelmingly positive feedback in 2023, the event returned in 2024 as an annual addition to Avoya’s robust calendar of in-person events. An exclusive event for Avoya Network members pacing to sell at least $1 million in 2024, this event was curated to provide top-producing independent agencies with opportunities to network with one another, build relationships with Avoya’s preferred supplier partners, and Avoya staff and enhance their businesses through educational offerings targeted specifically to high-performing sellers of travel.
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August 12, 2024After the inaugural Million Dollar Showcase received overwhelmingly positive feedback in 2023 from Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network and Avoya’s supplier partners alike, the event returned in 2024 as an annual addition to Avoya’s robust calendar of in-person events.
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August 2, 2024Over the course of the three-day affair, a group of more than 80 elite sellers assembled to celebrate their successes, learn new skills for to grow their businesses further, and take the opportunity to connect one-on-one with Avoya’s preferred supplier partners.
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July 31, 2024Luxury travel was firmly on the minds of the attendees of Avoya Travel's Million Dollar Showcase being held this week at the Waldorf Astoria. All 81 Independent Agencies in attendance are on track to make at least $1 million in gross sales this year.
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June 7, 2024Avoya Travel has announced that it was awarded the Host Agency of the Year Award at the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) 2024 Travel Advisor Conference held in Dallas, TX, on May 29-30.
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June 6, 2024Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced that it was awarded the prestigious Host Agency of the Year Award at the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) 2024 Travel Advisor Conference held in Dallas, Texas, on May 29 – 30.
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April 13, 2024On March 24, Avoya Travel hosted its second Avoya Social event of 2024, held at Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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April 2, 2024Avoya Travel is excited to share that it held its second Avoya Social of the year on March 24 at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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April 2, 2024Avoya Travel held its second Avoya Social of the year on March 24 at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada following the first day of the annual Las Vegas Travel Agent Forum.
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March 6, 2024This four-part virtual series provides educational opportunities for new Independent Agents in the Avoya Network to build foundations for success.
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February 16, 2024Avoya Travel just held two successful inaugural Avoya Regional and Avoya Social events, which took place Feb. 2-3 at the Avoya Innovation Center in San Marcos, Calif. and The Woodshed in Vista, Calif., respectively. The immersive two-part event brought together independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network, Avoya's supplier partners, and Avoya staff for unique learning and networking opportunities.
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February 15, 2024Avoya Travel is excited to share the success of its inaugural Avoya Regional and Avoya Social events.
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February 14, 2024The industry's most innovative host agency, Avoya Travel, just proudly announced the success of its first-ever Avoya Regional and Avoya Social events, held on February 2-3 at the Avoya Innovation Center in San Marcos, California, and The Woodshed in Vista, California, respectively.
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February 8, 2024Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s top host agencies, unveiled a dynamic calendar of in-person and virtual events slated for 2024.
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February 7, 2024Avoya Travel, one of the industry's most innovative brands, recently announced a dynamic calendar of in-person and virtual events slated for 2024.
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February 7, 2024Avoya Travel, the industry's most innovative host agency, has just unveiled its highly anticipated calendar of events for 2024, offering a blend of in-person gatherings and virtual experiences.
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November 14, 2023As we step into 2024, we wanted to recap a few of the forward-thinking initiatives Avoya Travel is implementing to build the host agency of the future.
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November 5, 2023From Sept. 24 to Oct. 1, Avoya Travel hosted its 2023 Travel Conference onboard Discovery Princess. With more than 500 travel advisor and supplier attendees, it marked Avoya’s largest conference at sea.
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October 17, 2023David Levine and Ryan Warshaw of Epic Jaunts, an independent agency in the Avoya Network, talk with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how Avoya's support and technology have helped them achieve over $5 million in sales in only a year and a half.
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October 16, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, celebrates the success of its 2023 Avoya Travel Conference onboard the Discovery Princess. With over 500 attendees, the conference was Avoya's largest at sea and received rave reviews from both travel advisor and supplier attendees on the networking and collaboration opportunities, keynote and workshop topics, innovative social elements, and the news and announcements surrounding Avoya's future as a host agency.
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October 16, 2023Steve Hirshan, Senior Vice President of Sales at Avoya Travel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the rapid growth of independent agencies in the Avoya Network and how they are seeing record-setting bookings. Hirshan also discusses Avoya's education and training program, supplier partnerships and commission split changes.
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October 13, 2023Avoya Travel successfully hosted the 2023 Avoya Travel Conference onboard the Discovery Princess from September 24 to October 1. With over 500 attendees, the conference was Avoya’s largest at sea.
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October 13, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the top host agencies in travel, celebrated the success of its 2023 Avoya Travel Conference, immediately preceded by Avoya's first-ever Million Dollar Showcase, which was an exclusive event for Avoya Network members who reached the sales threshold of at least $1 million from July 2022-June 2023.
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October 13, 2023Phil Cappelli, the new chief sales officer for the Avoya Network, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his career highlights and how he joined Avoya specifically because of the host agency's technology, which he calls "the best in class".
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October 12, 2023Find a Host Travel Agency attends the 2023 Avoya Travel Conference on a 7-night cruise to Alaska onboard the magnificent Discovery Princess, the newest ship in the Princess fleet.
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October 12, 2023Travel Professional NEWS attends the 2023 Avoya Travel Conference on a 7-night cruise to Alaska onboard the magnificent Discovery Princess, the newest ship in the Princess fleet.
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October 12, 2023Jeff Anderson, co-CEO of Avoya Network, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the growth of independent affiliates in the Avoya Travel Network due to its proprietary technology and training programs.
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October 9, 2023Innovative host agency Avoya Travel recently wrapped up its inaugural 'Million Dollar Showcase' for independent agencies (IAs) of the Avoya Network that have logged $1 million or more in sales this year.
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October 7, 2023Avoya Travel recently celebrated the successful conclusion of its 2023 Avoya Conference event, following a week's worth of company updates and announcements, partners panels and presentations, educational workshops, professional networking sessions, awards recognitions and prize giveaways, complemented by exclusive happy hours, social mixers and soirees.
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October 6, 2023Avoya's annual conference featured workshops and general sessions focused on what is to come for independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network.
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October 4, 2023Avoya is pushing its technology-first approach to create new tools for its IAs and to become, as co-CEO Jeff Anderson said, "the guiding light for agents".
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October 3, 2023During the 2023 Avoya Travel Conference, which took place aboard the lovely Discovery Princess as it sailed in Alaska, we got a chance to chat with Steve Hirshan, SVP of sales for Avoya Travel, who gave us some "tips and tricks" of the trade.
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October 2, 2023Avoya Travel is going where few host agencies have gone before, offering 100% commission splits to agencies within its network that meet a specific sales criteria.
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October 2, 2023In a major change to its business model, Avoya Travel this weekend announced a new program that offers 100% commission on some bookings to its top agents. Under the Elite 100 program, top-producing Avoya agents who book a customer of their own, and not an Avoya lead, will keep 100% of the commission rather than the current 80%.
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September 19, 2023Phil Cappelli has been named Avoya Travel's chief sales officer. Most recently, Cappelli was Signature Travel Network's senior vice president of preferred partnerships. Before that, he was the U.S. president at Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold.
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September 18, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, is thrilled to announce the engagement of Phil Cappelli as the company's Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The addition of Cappelli, a highly respected executive leader across the travel industry, will propel Avoya's ascension as it continues to deliver record-breaking results.
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September 19, 2023Avoya Travel hired Phil Cappelli, formerly of Signature Travel Network, as chief sales officer. The position is a new addition to Avoya's strategic leadership team.
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September 19, 2023Avoya Travel announce the engagement of Phil Cappelli as the company’s Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The addition of Cappelli, a highly respected executive leader across the travel industry, will propel Avoya’s ascension as it continues to deliver record-breaking results.
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September 19, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, is thrilled to announce the engagement of Phil Cappelli as the company’s Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The addition of Cappelli, a highly respected executive leader across the travel industry, will propel Avoya’s ascension as it continues to deliver record-breaking results.
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September 19, 2023Phil Cappelli, the former senior vice president at Signature and president of Insight USA, is joining Avoya as its new Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The CSO is a brand new addition to Avoya and part of its Strategic Leadership Team.
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September 19, 2023Avoya Travel has announced the appointment of Phil Cappelli as the company's chief sales officer. The CSO role is a new addition to Avoya's Strategic Leadership Team and signal's the company's ambitions and opportunities for top-tier talent in the travel industry.
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September 19, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host travel agencies, has named veteran travel executive Phil Cappelli as chief sales officer. The addition of Cappelli, a highly respected executive leader, will propel Avoya’s ascension as it continues to deliver record-breaking results. The chief sales officer role is a new addition to Avoya’s Strategic Leadership Team and demonstrates Avoya’s focus on hiring top-tier talent in the travel industry.
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September 18, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, is thrilled to announce the engagement of Phil Cappelli as the company's Chief Sales Officer (CSO). The addition of Cappelli, a highly respected executive leader across the travel industry, will propel Avoya's ascension as it continues to deliver record-breaking results.
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September 14, 2023The Avoya Travel Conference was a four-day virtual event that took place August 28-31, 2023. This was the virtual educational event which will be followed by the in-person Alaska Cruise on board the Discovery Princess cruising Alaska in September. The theme of the virtual conference was "Reach New Heights".
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September 14, 2023The Avoya Travel Conference was a four-day virtual event that took place August 28-31, 2023. This was the virtual educational event which will be followed by the in-person Alaska Cruise on board the Discovery Princess cruising Alaska in September. The theme of the virtual conference was "Reach New Heights".
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August 28, 2023Bookings are up, and travel advisors' clients are spending more money on trips than they did before the pandemic, according to Avoya Travel's co-CEO Jeff Anderson. Anderson spoke Monday during the Fort Lauderdale-based host agency's virtual conference.
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July 4, 2023Chuck Conine, owner of Travel with Charley, a top-producing independent affiliate with Avoya Travel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about his life in hospitality, the history of his agency, what Avoya does for him and his agency, and what it means to win Avoya’s Flowerfly Award. Conine also discusses Avoya's "Leave it to the Experts" marketing campaign and why it is the perfect message to send to travelers at this time.
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June 30, 2023Ashley Hunter, SVP of Partnerships for Avoya Travel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how partnerships with Certares (a major investor in the company), Travel Leaders Network, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) help Avoya to secure new products, programs and professional development in support of its independent affiliates. Hunter also discusses Avoya's newest programs, including Avoya Flight and Avoya Hotels.
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June 29, 2023Sam McCully, SVP of Marketing for Avoya Travel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how Avoya is supporting travel advisors with its "Leave it to the Experts" campaign, which comically depicts what can go wrong without a travel advisor's assistance. McCully also explains how Avoya-affiliated travel advisors can use the tools in Avoya's Marketing Resource Center, as well as what sets Avoya apart from other host agencies.
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June 28, 2023Avoya Travel has just completed the 2023 Avoya Travel Land Forum, which took place virtually May 23 – 25, and in person June 20 – 24 at Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network participated between the virtual and in-person events which featured the sponsorship of nearly 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, a robust offering of networking opportunities and an agenda full of educational and professional development options.
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June 28, 2023Boundary-breaking vacation planning platform Avoya Travel is this week celebrating the successful completion of its 2023 Avoya Travel Land Forum, the second half of this year's hybrid event model. Avoya had already wrapped up the virtual portion of this year’s Land Forum on May 25.
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June 27, 2023Avoya Travel has just completed the 2023 Avoya Travel Land Forum, which took place virtually May 23–25, and in person June 20–24 at Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Hundreds of independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network participated between the virtual and in-person events, which included a robust offering of networking opportunities and an agenda full of educational and professional development options.
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June 27, 2023Steve Hirshan, SVP of Sales for Avoya Travel, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about Avoya's Land Forum, including who attended, what new technology and partnerships were revealed, and how land sales have been explosive since 2019. Hirshan also details what makes Avoya different, specifically all the ways advisors get leads, including live leads, smart leads, leads from partner Travel Leaders Network's Agent Profiler and, of course, support for the advisors' own leads.
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June 27, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, has just completed the 2023 Avoya Travel Land Forum, which took place virtually May 23 – 25, and in person June 20 – 24 at Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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June 27, 2023A few years back host agency Avoya Travel was known mostly as a major seller of cruises, but even before the pandemic it has focused on growing its land sales, something that proved crucial during the two years when cruising was paused. Last week Avoya Travel held its 2023 Avoya Travel Land Forum in person June 20-24 (it held a virtual version of the event May 23-25) at Dreams Bahia Mita Surf & Spa Resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
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June 1st, 2023Highly innovative host agency Avoya Travel last week successfully completed the virtual portion of its annual Land Forum event, which took place over three days, from May 23 – 25. Hundreds of Independent Agencies (IAs) of the Avoya Network, Avoya staff and land supplier representatives were in attendance.
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May 26th, 2023It's not a year to be shy about upselling, said virtually every supplier at the Avoya Travel Land Forum earlier this week. Travelers are eager to extend their land and sea vacations, and to try unique and upscale experiences. It's up to their travel advisors to point them in the right direction—and that direction is up.
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May 25th, 2023May 23 - 25, 2023, marked the Avoya Travel Virtual Land Forum where attendees heard from Avoya's Preferred Sponsors, experienced a virtual expo, speed dating and other innovative virtual experiences as well as virtual cocktail parties. It was a great gathering of suppliers, staff and Avoya Independent Agents.
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May 25th, 2023May 23 - 25, 2023, marked the Avoya Travel Virtual Land Forum where attendees heard from Avoya's Preferred Sponsors, experienced a virtual expo, speed dating and other innovative virtual experiences as well as virtual cocktail parties. It was a great gathering of suppliers, staff and Avoya Independent Agents.
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May 16, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, was just honored with the 2023 Travel Leaders Network Affiliate 'New Agency of the Year Award' at the annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The prestigious 'New Agency of the Year Award' recognizes the top new Affiliate Member agency to join Travel Leaders Network (TLN) and underscores the immediate impact Avoya has had since affiliating with TLN in September 2022.
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May 16, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, was just honored with the 2023 Travel Leaders Network Affiliate 'New Agency of the Year Award' at the annual EDGE Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The prestigious 'New Agency of the Year Award' recognizes the top new Affiliate Member agency to join Travel Leaders Network (TLN) and underscores the immediate impact Avoya has had since affiliating with TLN in September 2022.
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May 1, 2023What makes a great travel advisor? While skill sets can vary greatly from advisor to advisor, the best tend to have three things in common, according to Avoya Travel co-CEO Jeff Anderson: reliability, product knowledge and understanding people.
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April 27, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agency brands, just released the 100th episode of "On Deck With Avoya: Your Weekly Travel Update," a weekly web series that has been broadcast through Facebook Live and Zoom, with all episodes housed on YouTube and posted on LinkedIn.
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April 27, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, recently released the 100th episode of "On Deck With Avoya: Your Weekly Travel Update", a weekly web series that has been broadcast through Facebook Live and Zoom, with all episodes housed on YouTube and posted on LinkedIn.
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April 6, 2023Avoya Travel has added three new executive roles to its Strategic Leadership Team, including a new CFO, senior vice president of people operations, and senior vice president of strategic operations.
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April 6, 2023Avoya Travel added three new executive roles to its strategic leadership team during an aggressive growth phase. Filling those positions are Mark Francone as chief financial officer, Melody Goldman as SVP people operations and Nathan Osborne as SVP strategic operations.
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April 6, 2023Looks like Avoya Travel is starting to use the investment it got from Certares last year as it grows is host travel agency business. Avoya just announced the addition of three new executives in its strategic leadership team. The new appointments come at a time when Avoya is delivering record-breaking results as it continues its aggressive growth plan.
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April 5, 2023Avoya Travel added three new executive roles to its strategic leadership team during an aggressive growth phase. Filling those positions are Mark Francone as chief financial officer, Melody Goldman as SVP people operations and Nathan Osborne as SVP strategic operations.
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April 5, 2023Avoya Travel has just announced the addition of three new executive roles to its Strategic Leadership Team. Filling these new roles are Mark Francone as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Melody Goldman as Senior Vice President of People Operations, and Nathan Osborne as Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations. The new appointments come at a time when Avoya is delivering record-breaking results as it continues its aggressive growth plan.
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February 22, 2023Avoya Travel has launched a new multichannel brand campaign, "Leave It to the Experts." The campaign consists of a series of advertisements that will run on digital channels, including connected TV, online video, social media and podcast networks in video and audio form. In each, the commercial describes how travel can be overwhelming to plan, and it shows consequences of booking without an expert's help.
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February 22, 2023Avoya Travel. one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, has just launched a multi-channel brand campaign called “Leave It To The Experts,” which highlights the ease and importance of using a travel advisor, will be both traveler- and industry-facing in terms of showcasing the Avoya difference both in booking with Avoya and in affiliating with the Avoya Network as a new Independent Travel Advisor.
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February 22, 2023Avoya Travel. one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, has just launched a multi-channel brand campaign called "Leave It To The Experts," which highlights the ease and importance of using a travel advisor, will be both traveler- and industry-facing in terms of showcasing the Avoya difference both in booking with Avoya and in affiliating with the Avoya Network as a new Independent Travel Advisor.
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February 21, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, has just launched a multi-channel brand campaign named "Leave It To The Experts" which will feature a series of advertisements across a broad range of digital channels including connected TV, online video, social media, podcast networks, and more.
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February 17, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, announced that the 2023 Avoya Conference, scheduled to take place Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2023 onboard the Discovery Princess, sold out less than one week after registration opened, with the highest cabin categories selling out in less than 24 hours. The event will be Avoya’s first-ever conference onboard Princess Cruises and Avoya’s first conference in Alaska.
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February 17, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, announced that the 2023 Avoya Conference, scheduled to take place Sept. 24-Oct. 1, 2023 onboard the Discovery Princess, sold out less than one week after registration opened, with the highest cabin categories selling out in less than 24 hours. The event will be Avoya’s first-ever conference onboard Princess Cruises and Avoya’s first conference in Alaska.
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February 16, 2023Avoya Travel announced that the 2023 Avoya Conference, scheduled to take place September 24 – October 1, 2023, onboard the Discovery Princess, sold out less than one week after registration opened, with the highest cabin categories selling out in less than 24 hours.
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February 15, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, recently concluded the 2023 Avoya Travel Independent Agency Recognition Reward Trip celebrating the success of top-producing independent agencies in the Avoya Network. The event was hosted in partnership with Sandals and Beaches Resorts from Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2023 at Beaches Turks & Caicos.
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February 15, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, recently concluded the 2023 Avoya Travel Independent Agency Recognition Reward Trip celebrating the success of top-producing independent agencies in the Avoya Network. The event was hosted in partnership with Sandals and Beaches Resorts from Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2023 at Beaches Turks & Caicos.
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February 9, 2023Avoya Travel has launched the beta test for Avoya Flights, an air program that was initially teased during the 2022 Avoya Conference. The program includes a robust and easy-to-use booking engine, dedicated support desk staffed by experienced airfare experts, and a vast selection of commissionable airfares.
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February 7, 2023Avoya Travel's new Avoya Flights program, which launched this month in its beta version, will give the network's Independent Agencies a new way to book their clients' air. The program will include a flight-booking engine, a dedicated service desk (via phone or email), competitive rates and commissionable airfares.
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February 5, 2023Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, has just launched the beta test for Avoya Flights™, the highly-anticipated air program that was initially teased during the 2022 Avoya Conference. The program features a robust and easy-to-use booking engine, dedicated support desk staffed by experienced airfare experts, and a vast selection of commissionable airfares.
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February 3, 2023Avoya Travel (No. 22 on Travel Weekly's 2022 Power List) has launched the beta test for its new air booking platform, Avoya Flights. The platform was teased during Avoya's conference last fall, when it was referred to as "Project Eagle."
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February 3, 2023Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry's most innovative host agencies, has launched the beta test for Avoya Flights, its highly-anticipated air program that was initially teased during the 2022 Avoya conference. The program features an easy-to-use booking engine, dedicated support desk staffed by experienced airfare experts, and a vast selection of commissionable airfares.
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February 2, 2023Host agency Avoya Travel has just launched beta testing for Avoya Flights, the highly-anticipated new air travel booking capability teased during its 2022 Avoya Conference this past November.
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December 13, 2022Avoya Travel has launched a new travel advisor education platform named "Travel Agent Education Powered by Avoya" in partnership with The Travel Institute. The education platform is designed for entrepreneurs who are new to the travel industry and seeking a comprehensive educational resource that prepares them to successfully own and operate an independent travel business.
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December 6, 2022Avoya Travel, a top host travel agency, has just launched a new travel advisor education platform named Travel Agent Education Powered by Avoya. The education platform is designed for entrepreneurs who are new to the travel industry and seeking a comprehensive educational resource that prepares them to successfully own and operate an independent travel business.
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December 5, 2022Avoya Travel has launched a training program, Travel Agent Education Powered by Avoya, designed for new-to-the-industry travel advisors. The program is online and self-paced, and it was launched in partnership with the Travel Institute.
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December 5, 2022Avoya Travel has launched Travel Agent Education Powered by Avoya, a new education platform designed for newcomers to the travel industry seeking the comprehensive educational resource required to own and operate a successful independent travel business.
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December 5, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, has just launched a new travel advisor education platform named Travel Agent Education Powered by Avoya™. The education platform is designed for entrepreneurs who are new to the travel industry and seeking a comprehensive educational resource that prepares them to successfully own and operate an independent travel business.
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December 2, 2022Avoya Travel recently completed its 2022 Avoya Conference on Celebrity Cruises' newest Celebrity Beyond. The in-person event, which took place earlier this month from on Nov. 8-13, was the second part of a conference that began virtually on Oct. 18-21.
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November 28, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry's most innovative brands, recently concluded part two of the 2022 Avoya Conference, which took place onboard the Celebrity Beyond November 8 – 13, 2022. Part one of Avoya's first-ever hybrid conference took place virtually from October 18 – 21, 2022.
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November 21, 2022Part II of Avoya Travel Network's annual Avoya Conference took place last week from November 8 - 13 aboard Celebrity Cruises' stunning brand-new ship, Celebrity Beyond. As the in-person portion of the company's first-ever hybrid conference, the event carried on from the Part I virtual component of Avoya’s 2022 Conference, which concluded back on October 21.
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October 28, 2022Avoya Travel, which has focused on the cruise, hotel and tour portion of leisure vacations, announced 'Project Eagle' to add an air component to its sales. The company historically wrestled with finding the most efficient and lucrative way for its network to sell flights within the Avoya platform.
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October 27, 2022At Avoya Travel’s 2022 Conference, which took place virtually from October 18 – 21, the travel agency network unveiled plans to integrate air bookings into its platform, making it “a future powerhouse in the complete vacation package segment of leisure travel,” according to a press announcement.
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October 27, 2022With the announcement of “Project Eagle”, Avoya introduces itself as a future powerhouse in the complete vacation package segment of leisure travel. Avoya’s long-term goal is for its book of business to be representative of the product mix that makes up the leisure travel industry as a whole, with airfare being a vital component to nearly all vacation types.
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September 19, 2022Avoya Travel has announced its partnership with travel agency consortium, the Travel Leaders Network (TLN). Following months of research and vetting of potential partners, Avoya made the decision to affiliate with TLN based on a multitude of well-aligned visions and goals for both organizations, including aggressive growth plans and mutually beneficial partnership programs for travelers, travel advisors, and suppliers.
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September 16, 2022Avoya Travel is joining the Travel Leaders Network (TLN), the largest travel agency consortium, the two groups announced on Thursday. Avoya, which is less than a year from taking on a new investor in Certares, the private equity firm that already holds investments in a number of travel companies including TLN parent-company Internova and AmaWaterways, made the decision after months of research and vetting, it said on Thursday.
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September 16, 2022Avoya Travel will now affiliate with Travel Leaders Network (TLN), the largest travel agency consortium, owned by Internova Travel Group. Avoya says it spent months researching and vetting potential partners and made the decision to affiliate with TLN based on a multitude of well-aligned visions and goals for both organizations.
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September 15, 2022Avoya Travel has announced its affiliation with the Travel Leaders Network (TLN). Avoya made the decision to affiliate with TLN based on a multitude of aligned visions and goals for both organizations, including aggressive growth plans and mutually beneficial partnership programs for travelers, travel advisors and suppliers, said the company.
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September 15, 2022Host agency Avoya Travel (No. 22 on Travel Weekly's 2022 Power List) is now affiliated with Travel Leaders Network. For years, Avoya had been a member of the American Express Representative Network, but American Express is discontinuing its agency affiliate program this year.
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September 15, 2022Mega-agency Avoya Travel joined Travel Leaders Network, North America's largest travel agency network. The two companies were already linked, from an ownership perspective, by Certares Management, the New York-based private equity firm that became a co-owner of Avoya in November and owns Internova Travel Group, which includes Travel Leaders Network.
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September 15, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has just announced its affiliation with the Travel Leaders Network (TLN), the largest travel agency consortium. Avoya spent months meticulously researching and vetting potential partners and made the decision to affiliate with TLN based on a multitude of well-aligned visions and goals for both organizations, including aggressive growth plans and mutually beneficial partnership programs for travelers, travel advisors, and suppliers.
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September 15, 2022Travel Leaders Network (TLN) announced that Avoya Travel has joined its travel agency network. The new relationship between TLN and Avoya was designed to benefit both companies by providing additional opportunities for growth and delivering even more value to consumers.
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August 9, 2022Affiliations with Avoya Travel are up, which the Fort Lauderdale-based host agency attributes to growth in first-time travel advisors. New affiliates are up 28% from a year ago and 10% from 2021. The majority of new affiliates, 85%, are new to travel.
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August 9, 2022Avoya Travel has reported substantial growth in the size of the Avoya Network in 2022. The brand attributes the majority of the growth to new-to-travel independent agency affiliations, which are up over 28 percent year-to-date compared to 2021, and over 10 percent compared to 2020.
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August 9, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced significant growth in the size of the Avoya Network in 2022, attributing the majority of the growth to new-to-travel Independent Agency affiliations.
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August 9, 2022Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced significant growth in the size of the Avoya Network in 2022, attributing the majority of the growth to new-to-travel Independent Agency affiliations.
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August 9, 2022Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host agency brands, has announced significant growth in the size of its network in 2022, attributing the majority of the growth to new-to-travel independent agency affiliations. Avoya reports new independent agency affiliations are up over 28 percent year-to-date compared to 2021 and over 10 percent compared to 2020.
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June 28, 2022Avoya Travel has announced the introduction of the Avoya Flowerfly Award, an honor given to the Avoya Network member who best represents the integrity, professionalism and character that define the essence of the Avoya Travel community.
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June 16, 2022Avoya Travel announced the creation of the new Avoya Flowerfly Award, an honor given to the Avoya Network member who best represents the integrity, professionalism and character that define the essence of the Avoya Travel community.
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June 16, 2022Avoya Travel, the innovative host agency, announced the creation of the new Avoya Flowerfly Award, an honor given to the Avoya Network member who best represents the integrity, professionalism and character that define the essence of the Avoya Travel community.
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June 15, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has just announced the creation of the new Avoya Flowerfly Award, an honor given to the Avoya Network member who best represents the integrity, professionalism, and character that define the essence of the Avoya Travel community.
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May 24, 2022As we’ve said in the past, we try not to cover events that have already taken place, unless it’s to relate significant news. Well, this is another exception, as host agency Avoya Travel just send out a release about its April 12-14 virtual land forum and May 1-4 in-person event May 1 at Hilton Cancun, an All-Inclusive Resort.
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May 23, 2022Land vacations are selling well for Avoya Travel’s network of independent agents. According to the Fort Lauderdale-based host agency, commissions on year-to-date resort sales are up 80% compared with 2019. More than half, 57%, of land booking sales to date are new-to-Avoya customers. That, Avoya said, signals “substantial growth in Avoya’s book of land business.”
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May 23, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded the 2022 Avoya Travel Land Forum, which took place virtually April 12 – 14, and included an in-person event May 1 – 4 at Hilton Cancun, an All-Inclusive Resort. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network participated between the virtual and in-person events which featured the sponsorship of nearly 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, a wide array of networking opportunities, and a plethora of educational and professional development options.
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May 23, 2022Avoya Travel recently concluded the 2022 Avoya Travel Land Forum, which took place virtually April 12–14 and included an in-person event May 1–4 at Hilton Cancun, an All-Inclusive Resort. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network participated between the virtual and in-person events which featured the sponsorship of nearly 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, a wide array of networking opportunities, and a plethora of educational and professional development options.
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April 27, 2022Avoya Travel has deepened the marketing assets available for its independent contractors. The host agency on Wednesday detailed some of its marketing initiatives, including more than 160 new marketing assets that advisors can send to clients with their agency's logo and information.
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April 27, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced a new series of initiatives and enhancements designed to position the Avoya platform at the forefront as a source of information for travelers throughout the vacation planning process and empower the Avoya Network to develop the mix of branding and marketing tactics that best suits their independent businesses.
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April 27, 2022Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has announced a new series of initiatives and enhancements designed to position the Avoya platform at the forefront as a source of information for travelers throughout the vacation planning process and empower the Avoya Network to develop the mix of branding and marketing tactics that best suits their independent businesses.
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April 27, 2022Avoya Travel has announced a new series of initiatives and enhancements designed to position the Avoya platform as the primary source of information for travelers throughout the vacation-planning process and empower advisors to develop the mix of branding and marketing tactics that best suits their business.
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March 4, 2022Avoya Travel has unveiled the complete lineup of events for this year. The schedule includes in-person, virtual and hybrid events, with attendance to all events being optional for the independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network and some discounts being offered to those who choose to attend multiple events.
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March 4, 2022Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host travel agencies, has just announced a full lineup of events for the 2022 calendar year. The schedule includes in-person, virtual and hybrid events ranging from educational and professional development opportunities to networking and sales recognition events, with attendance to all events being optional for the independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network.
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March 3, 2022Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative companies, has just announced its full lineup of events for the 2022 calendar year. The schedule includes various in-person, virtual, and hybrid events ranging from educational and professional development opportunities to networking and sales recognition events, with attendance to all events being optional for the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ and some discounts being offered to those who choose to attend multiple events.
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March 3, 2022Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative companies, has just announced its full lineup of events for the 2022 calendar year. The schedule includes various in-person, virtual, and hybrid events ranging from educational and professional development opportunities to networking and sales recognition events, with attendance to all events being optional for the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network and some discounts being offered to those who choose to attend multiple events.
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December 16, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the industry’s most innovative travel agencies, just concluded the 2021 Avoya Conference, which took place virtually from December 6-10, 2021. The 2021 Avoya Conference was highlighted by presentations and panels featuring senior level executives from suppliers spanning the travel industry.
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December 16, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative companies, recently concluded the 2021 Avoya Conference, which took place virtually from December 6-10, 2021. The 2021 Avoya Conference was highlighted by presentations and panels featuring senior level executives from suppliers spanning the travel industry.
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December 16, 2021Avoya Travel recently concluded the 2021 Avoya Conference, which took place virtually from December 6–10, 2021. The 2021 Avoya Conference was highlighted by presentations and panels featuring senior-level executives from suppliers spanning the travel industry.
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December 15, 2021We will kick off our media coverage of the Avoya 2021 Virtual with a brief overview of some of the announcements that were shared with us and other members of the industry press. Avoya Smart Leads launched in 2021, with a focus on the connection between a client and the top agent that fits their needs best.
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December 13, 2021We will kick off our media coverage of the Avoya 2021 Virtual with a brief overview of some of the announcements that were shared with us and other members of the industry press. Avoya Smart Leads launched in 2021, with a focus on the connection between a client and the top agent that fits their needs best.
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December 8, 2021On the heels of news that Certares has acquired an ownership stake in Avoya Travel, the vacation platform and network of independent travel advisors said this week that it expects to grow faster than at any time in its history but that it will not alter the trajectory of that growth.
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December 2, 2021Bookings for a number of categories of travel have exceeded 2019 levels, Avoya Travel said, and 2022 is shaping up to be a strong year, especially in the third and fourth quarters. In fact, on Dec. 1, the host agency had a $2 million booking day, according to Ashley Hunter, senior vice president of partnerships.
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December 2, 2021Ahead of the 2021 Avoya Travel Conference - taking place next week - Avoya Travel is celebrating a pretty major moment for the COVID-19 era. On Dec. 1, the company did $2 million in bookings, “a monster sales day,” as Jeff Anderson, co-CEO, put it.
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November 23, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative companies, is pleased to announce that it has closed on an investment from funds managed by Certares Management LLC, a global travel, tourism, and hospitality investment firm.
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November 22, 2021Avoya Travel has announced that it has closed on an investment from funds managed by Certares Management LLC, a global travel, tourism and hospitality investment firm. Certares joins brothers, Jeff and Michael Anderson, as co-owners of Avoya and together are committed to long-term growth and scaling its vacation platform.
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November 22, 2021Avoya Travel, one of travel’s most innovative agencies, in a surprise move announced on Nov. 19 that it has closed on an investment from funds managed by Certares Management LLC, a global travel, tourism, and hospitality investment firm. Certares joins brothers Jeff Anderson (pictured above) and Michael Anderson, as co-owners of Avoya and together are committed to long-term growth and scaling its vacation platform.
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November 20, 2021From Oct. 24-28, Avoya Travel hosted its first in-person educational and networking event since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming nearly 200 independent agencies and licensed agents — along with some 20 preferred supplier partners — onboard Celebrity Apex.
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November 19, 2021Avoya Travel, the vacation planning company that includes Avoya Travel Network, is taking on a new investor. Avoya’s Jeff Anderson announced that Certares, the private equity firm that already holds investments in a number of travel companies including Internova and AmaWaterways, has taken a stake in Avoya.
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November 19, 2021Jeff Anderson, co-president of Avoya, hosted a virtual chat to discuss Avoya’s “Next Chapter,” as they’re calling it. “In an effort to collaborate with the most brilliant, we are bringing in a new partner,” said Anderson, “a new shareholder, into the business.” This new shareholder will be Certares, which is a private equity firm with offices in New York, Luxembourg and Dubai.
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November 19, 2021Avoya’s Jeff Anderson announced that Avoya Travel has a new shareholder: Certares, a global private equity firm that is invested in fellow travel brands such as G Adventures, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Internova Travel Group, AmaWaterways and others.
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November 19, 2021Award-winning host agency Avoya Travel Network announced some major news that will have a profound, positive impact on the family-run company’s future trajectory. With 57 years as one of the world’s most innovative travel marketing and technology companies under its belt, Avoya has just gained a new shareholder and investment partner in Certares.
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November 19, 2021Private equity firm Certares has become a shareholder in Avoya Travel, a host agency that is No. 29 on Travel Weekly's 2021 Power List. Certares joins two other shareholders: co-presidents Jeff Anderson and Michael Anderson.
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November 1, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has just concluded its first in-person educational and networking event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic onboard the Celebrity Apex from October 24 – 28, 2021.
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November 1, 2021Avoya Travel has just concluded its first in-person educational and networking event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic onboard the Celebrity Apex from October 24–28, 2021.
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October 18, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has been honored with four of Travel Weekly magazine’s esteemed 2021 Magellan Awards. The prestigious awards distinguish Avoya as a travel industry leader with innovative initiatives and effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 18, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has been honored with four of Travel Weekly magazine’s esteemed 2021 Magellan Awards. The prestigious awards distinguish Avoya as a travel industry leader with innovative initiatives and effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 27, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded its first ever Back to Cruise Event, which took place virtually from September 22 – 23, 2021. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ registered and attended the event which featured the participation of 20 of Avoya’s preferred cruise partners.
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September 27, 2021Avoya Travel is celebrating the return of cruising with its Back to Cruise Event. The virtual meeting took place September 22-23, 2021 and connected Avoya travel advisors and Avoya preferred suppliers, including 20 of Avoya’s preferred cruise partners, such as Oceania Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, AmaWaterways and more.
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September 3, 2021More than 97% of the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network that sold over $1m in 2019 have remained affiliated with Avoya throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 1, 2021Avoya Travel is seeing positive results from its support during the COVID-19 pandemic. The network announced that more than 97 percent of its independent agencies that sold over $1 million in 2019 have remained affiliated with Avoya throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 1, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced that over 97% of the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network that sold over $1 Million in 2019 have remained affiliated with Avoya throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 1, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced that over 97% of the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network that sold over $1 Million in 2019 have remained affiliated with Avoya throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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August 6, 2021Avoya Travel aims at supporting independent agencies with a series of initiatives aimed at adding additional support and educational opportunities for the independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network, as well as expanding the size of the Avoya Network.
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August 5, 2021Avoya Travel recently announced a series of initiatives aimed at adding additional support and educational opportunities for the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network as well as expanding the size of the Avoya Network.
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August 5, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the top host travel agencies in the business, unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at adding additional support and educational opportunities for its independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network as well as expanding the size of that network.
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August 3, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently announced a series of initiatives aimed at adding additional support and educational opportunities for the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ as well as expanding the size of the Avoya Network.
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July 27, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, was honored as a finalist for the 2021 Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The prestigious honor takes into consideration the ethical business practices of a company as well as the character of its leadership and the values instilled in the company’s culture.
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July 27, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, was honored as a finalist for the 2021 Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The prestigious honor takes into consideration the ethical business practices of a company as well as the character of its leadership and the values instilled in the company’s culture.
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June 7, 2021Despite the challenges of dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recovering from the losses of 2020, some travel companies are still logging in big wins for the year. The latest to celebrate a milestone achievement is travel advisor network Avoya Travel.
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June 4, 2021Avoya Travel announced that June 1, 2021 was the largest single day of sales in the company’s long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21 percent increase in sales volume compared to Avoya’s previous benchmark set in May of 2019.
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June 4, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the most innovative host agencies in the business, said June 1, 2021 was the largest single day of sales in its long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21 percent increase in sales volume compared with Avoya’s previous benchmark set in May 2019.
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June 3, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced that June 1, 2021 was the largest single day of sales in the company’s long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21% increase in sales volume compared to Avoya’s previous benchmark set in May of 2019.
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June 3, 2021Avoya Travel just announced that June 1, 2021, was the largest single day of sales in the company’s long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21 percent increase in sales volume compared to Avoya’s previous benchmark set in May of 2019.
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June 3, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced that June 1, 2021 was the largest single day of sales in the company’s long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21% increase in sales volume compared to Avoya’s previous benchmark set in May of 2019.
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May 13, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host travel agencies, recently concluded its third annual Avoya Mastermind Land Forum, which took place virtually May 4-7, 2021. Nearly 350 independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network attended the event, which featured more than 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, myriad networking opportunities, and a vast array of educational and professional development options.
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May 12, 2021Avoya Travel recently concluded its third annual Avoya Mastermind Land Forum, which took place virtually May 4–7, 2021. Hundreds of independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network attended the event, which included the participation of over 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, a mix of networking opportunities, and an array of educational and professional development options.
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May 12, 2021Avoya Travel concluded its third annual Avoya Mastermind Land Forum, which took place virtually from May 4–7, 2021. The event highlighted Avoya’s accelerated land vacation sales growth and offered educational and networking opportunities.
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May 12, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded its third annual Avoya Mastermind Land Forum, which took place virtually from May 4 – 7, 2021. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ attended the event which featured the participation of over 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, a myriad of networking opportunities, and a vast array of educational and professional development options.
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April 20, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host agencies, announced the successful conclusion of the first quarter 2021, which included the completion of several key initiatives and a significant increase in sales volume compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 19, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced the successful conclusion of the first quarter of 2021, which included the completion of several key initiatives and a significant increase in sales volume compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 19, 2021Avoya Travel just announced the successful conclusion of the first quarter of 2021, which included the completion of several key initiatives and a significant increase in sales volume compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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March 16, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just launched a new marketing campaign highlighting destinations currently open for leisure travel with an emphasis on vacations customers can take this Spring and Summer.
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March 16, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host agencies, just launched a new marketing campaign highlighting destinations currently open for leisure travel with an emphasis on vacations customers can take this spring and summer.
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March 15, 2021Avoya Travel, No. 30 on Travel Weekly's 2020 Power List, is looking to tap into pent-up demand among North Americans with its new "Vacations to Take Now" marketing campaign. The campaign highlights destinations leisure travelers can currently visit, such as Mexico, Hawaii and Florida.
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March 15, 2021Avoya Travel just launched a new marketing campaign highlighting destinations currently open for leisure travel with an emphasis on vacations customers can take this Spring and Summer.
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March 5, 2021Avoya Travel announced it will be paying additional commission overrides to qualifying independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network based on 2020 earned commission levels. Avoya launched the commission growth incentive in the first quarter of 2020 to extremely positive feedback from the Avoya Network.
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March 3, 2021Host agency Avoya Travel announced it will be paying additional commission overrides to qualifying independent agencies in the Avoya Travel Network based on 2020 earned commission levels. Avoya says it launched the independent agency commission growth incentive in the first quarter of 2020 to extremely positive feedback from agencies in the Avoya Network.
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March 2, 2021Avoya Travel just announced it will be paying additional commission overrides to qualifying Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network based on 2020 earned commission levels. Avoya launched the Independent Agency commission growth incentive in the first quarter of 2020 to extremely positive feedback from the Avoya Network.
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March 1, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced it will be paying additional commission overrides to qualifying Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ based on 2020 earned commission levels.
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March 1, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced it will be paying additional commission overrides to qualifying Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ based on 2020 earned commission levels.
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February 18, 2021Not surprisingly Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s top host agencies, has not been standing still during the COVID-19 crisis. The agency recently concluded its Avoya Mastermind Virtual Success Academy, which took place Feb. 8-12, 2021.
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February 16, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded its Avoya Mastermind Virtual Success Academy™, which took place over the course of February 8-12, 2021.
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January 28, 2021During the fourth quarter of 2020, Avoya Travel saw a significant increase in sales compared to other months during the COVID-19 pandemic. December marked the best month of sales for the brand since April.
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January 28, 2021Avoya Travel is seeing the first signs of a travel recovery: The network reported an increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic, with December seeing the best month of sales since April of 2020.
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January 28, 2021Avoya Travel says that is has experienced a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic, with December seeing the best month of sales since April of 2020. Avoya is optimistic about its position of strength heading into 2021 and the recovery of the travel industry.
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January 28, 2021Avoya Travel is reporting a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020. December was the company’s best month since April 2020 when travel was sidelined due to the coronavirus.
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January 28, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, experienced a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic, with December seeing the best month of sales since April of 2020.
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January 28, 2021Avoya Travel, one of the most innovative host agencies, says it saw a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic, with December being the best month for sales since April 2020.
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January 27, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, experienced a significant increase in sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to previous months during the COVID-19 pandemic, with December seeing the best month of sales since April of 2020.
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January 12, 2021Avoya Travel recently launched new communication technology, named Avoya Conversations. The new tech offers independent agencies in the Avoya Network the option to communicate with customers via text message through an easy-to-use system that is integrated into Agent Power, Avoya’s patented SaaS technology.
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January 12, 2021Avoya Travel, one of travel's most innovative hosts with just over 1,000 independent agencies, just launched new communications technology as part of the Avoya platform called Avoya Conversations. This offers independent agencies in the Avoya Network the option to communicate with customers via text message through an easy-to-use system that is integrated into Avoya's patented SaaS technology, Agent Power.
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January 11, 2021Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently launched new communication technology as part of the Avoya platform named Avoya Conversations™. Avoya Conversations offers Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™ the option to communicate with customers via text message through an easy-to-use system that is integrated into Avoya’s patented SaaS technology, Agent Power™.
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January 11, 2021Avoya Travel recently launched new communication technology as part of the Avoya platform named Avoya Conversations. Avoya Conversations offers Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network the option to communicate with customers via text message through an easy-to-use system that is integrated into Avoya’s patented SaaS technology, Agent Power.
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December 18, 2020Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, is proud to announce that Co-Founders Brad and Van Anderson have been honored with Travel Weekly’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented with the award at Travel Weekly’s 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards virtual ceremony on December 17, 2020, the highly esteemed Anderson brothers celebrated the Anderson family’s legacy in the travel industry and Brad and Van’s significant footprint on travel.
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December 7, 2020Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded Part Two of its annual Avoya Conference, marking the successful completion of the two-part virtual conference which spanned eight total days, October 19-22, 2020 and December 1-4, 2020.
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December 2, 2020Avoya Travel is introducing a feature in its technology platform that enables advisors to chat with clients via SMS text messages on their computers. The ability to message clients in different services, like WhatsApp, is expected to be available toward the end of next year. Avoya co-president Jeff Anderson introduced Avoya Conversations during the host agency's virtual conference Tuesday.
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November 30, 2020Avoya Travel is set to kick off Part Two of its annual Avoya Conference, which takes place December 1-4, 2020, with a newly added pre-conference event on Monday, November 30. Understanding the financial difficulties travel agencies are experiencing due to the global pandemic and the importance of being prepared for the resumption of leisure travel in a post-COVID-19 world, Avoya said in a press announcement that it will offer attendance to Part Two of the conference to independent agencies in the Avoya Network free of charge.
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November 17, 2020Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just launched a new promotion offering travel agencies the ability to affiliate their businesses with Avoya as an Independent Agency at no cost. During this new limited-time promotion qualified agencies will have the normal $495 affiliation fee waived by Avoya.
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November 3, 2020Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, concluded Part One of its annual Annual Conference, the first time Avoya has hosted the annual conference virtually, which spanned four days from October 19-22, 2020.
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October 27, 2020Jeff Anderson, co-president of Avoya Travel, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about why his innovative host agency sees light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel, when cruising will be back, how Avoya is positioned to get through the crisis, and how it is using new technology and marketing programs to help its independent agency affiliates deal with the downturn.
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October 16, 2020Avoya Travel’s new Instant Commission 2.0 initiative aims to rally the travel industry around a new type of commission structure — one that gives travel advisors a portion of their supplier payout when a booking is made (called “booking commission”), followed by the rest of the payment at the time of travel (called “departure commission).
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October 12, 2020Avoya Travel unveiled Avoya Smart Leads, a new optional lead category that focuses on past clients within the Live Leads system. Avoya Smart Leads “uses proprietary algorithms to identify and proactively alert an independent agency [as to] which of their past clients is the most likely to book a vacation next,” the company said.
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September 18, 2020Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently launched an upgraded suite of marketing campaigns, collateral, and assets for the Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™, easily accessible on the Avoya platform — the newly-established Avoya Marketing Resource Center™.
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August 25, 2020Avoya Travel, one of the host travel agencies in the U.S., has announced it is changing the venue for its annual Avoya Conference to an online platform following the recent success of its first-ever Avoya Mastermind Virtual Land Forum. Originally scheduled to take place onboard the Celebrity Equinox Oct. 20-26, 2020, the 2020 Avoya Conference will now feature two separate events spanning eight total days, Oct. 19-22, 2020 and Dec. 1-4, 2020.
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July 2, 2020Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, hosted its first-ever Avoya Mastermind Virtual Land Forum June 22 – 25, 2020. This successful event provided Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™ access to top land and destination suppliers, focusing on brand education, sales, and new safety protocols for resuming travel.
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June 22, 2020Jeff Anderson, co-president of Avoya Travel, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about how his innovative host travel agency is helping its independent agency affiliates survive and how cruise lines and the rest of the travel industry can come back as we emerge from the coronavirus crisis.
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February 13, 2020Avoya is kicking off 2020 with a win. The company took home top honors at the 6th Annual Travvy Awards. Avoya Travel once again took home the top prize in the category Best Host Agency. This is the 6th year in a row that this honor was bestowed upon Avoya.
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February 10, 2020Sporting a fresh rebranding, Avoya Travel has officially opened its new Innovation Center in San Marcos, Calif., as part of its master plan to become the world’s No. 1 vacation platform. During the grand opening event in North County San Diego, I saw firsthand how much the company’s philosophy is centered around people and collaboration.
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January 29, 2020From bright, airy new offices in San Marcos, CA, Avoya Travel execs last week gave a preview of their growth plans for the next 18 months to supplier partners, travel advisors and media representatives who were on hand to join in grand opening celebrations of the firm’s new “innovation center.”
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January 14, 2020Avoya Travel’s most recent Avoya Network survey found that 95 percent of Avoya owners feel the company’s exclusive resources provide them with the means to save time and assist them with running their businesses more efficiently.
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January 14, 2020Avoya Travel reveals that in a recent Avoya Network survey 95 percent of independent agency owners feel Avoya’s exclusive resources save them time and help to run their businesses more efficiently. The results are another proof point of the momentum behind Avoya’s 2025 growth plan, and have inspired a new marketing campaign titled “More Time” to position the Avoya Network as the best choice for entrepreneurs who want more control of their time and income potential.
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December 2, 2019Avoya Travel® will host its 2020 Avoya Conference October 20 – 26 onboard the recently refurbished Celebrity Equinox. The Avoya Conference is set to celebrate the success of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™ and announce the next phase of Avoya’s 2025 plan.
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October 4, 2019Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has won three prestigious Travel Weekly 2019 Magellan Awards. The awards recognize Avoya’s innovation and overall leadership in the travel industry. The marketing and brand initiatives honored were products of Avoya 2025, the company’s ambitious growth plan to becoming the world’s number one vacation platform.
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August 27, 2019It was truly an honor and an amazing experience to have been able to attend the Avoya Travel 2019 Conference at the Hyatt Regency Miami and then on board the newly revamped Navigator of the Seas, a Voyager Class Ship in the Royal Caribbean Fleet. I was nominated by my company partners to cover this event for Travel Professional NEWS and it was a spectacular experience.
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August 21, 2019Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, will host its first-ever Land Forum. Held at the Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort August 27–29, 2019, the event will offer Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network product and sales education and networking opportunities with more than 50 land and destination supplier representatives.
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August 5, 2019What will leisure travel distribution look like in 2025? How will consumers want to buy cruise vacations? Will today's processes change that dramatically in six years, and if they do, how can agencies prepare for what consumers might want? These are important questions, and they're driving a strategic initiative launched in 2018 by Fort Lauderdale-based host agency Avoya Travel, a leisure agency with an emphasis on cruise travel that lands at No. 28 on the 2019 Power List.
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July 15, 2019There’s a new co-president, a new focus on land vacations, a new office, and new technology. But at Avoya Travel, the purpose is the same as ever: To enrich lives through inspiring travel experiences. The Anderson family business has just passed to the third generation, with Michael and Jeff as co-presidents. Brad now has joined Van as Avoya’s co-founders no longer running things day-by-day but never out of reach.
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June 25, 2019Avoya Travel co-president Mike Anderson and Daniel Rego, vice president of business intelligence, the travel agency’s two top tech gurus, talk with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about Avoya Top Picks, a new initiative to deliver cruises with the best value to Avoya’s independent travel agency affiliates and their customers.
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June 12, 2019Jeff Anderson and Mike Anderson, new co-presidents of host agency Avoya Travel, talk with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the progress they've made with their team on Avoya 2025, a strategic plan launched last year that will roll out in five phases tying together Avoya's independent agencies, preferred partners and travelers.
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June 11, 2019Mike Anderson and Jeff Anderson, newly named as co-presidents of high-tech host agency Avoya Travel, talk with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the transition in management from their father Brad and their Uncle Van, newly named as co-founders of the agency, and how they are taking Avoya into the next generation in technology and marketing.
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June 11, 2019When you sit down to speak with the Strategic Leadership team at Avoya Travel, the excitement over the incredible platform they’ve created for their Independent Agencies to succeed is not only palpable, it’s intoxicating. It’s easy to get swept up in their positive energy, and you leave the conversation rooting for their success, even if you are only an outsider looking in.
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June 6, 2019Travel advisors from more than 400 independent agencies in the Avoya Travel network are attending the 12th annual Avoya Conference, which kicked off Sunday, June 2, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. After a two-day land conference—which included a tradeshow featuring more than 100 suppliers and keynote addresses from top cruise line executives—the event returned to sea for the first time since 2014 onboard the newly renovated Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas for a four-night Caribbean sailing, with attendees experiencing the recently opened Perfect Day at CocoCay.
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June 3, 2019Avoya Travel, one of the travel industry’s most innovative host travel agencies, kicked off its 12th annual conference on June 2 with roughly 500 independent agencies in its network in attendance along with preferred suppliers and media. Indeed, the first Avoya conference general session began with a video parody of the Brady Bunch highlighting how the agency was founded by the late Pal and Pat Anderson, who were celebrated during the first evening event, and then taken to new heights by their children, Brad and Van Anderson.
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April 18, 2019Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, announces several executive promotions, including both Jeff Anderson and Michael Anderson to Co-Presidents and Brad Anderson to Co-Founder. The company confidently makes the C-level management moves as part of its aggressive growth plan to become the number one vacation platform, which creates better vacation planning experiences for travelers, Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ and supplier partners.
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April 5, 2019Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the 2019 Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Awards. The awards identify individuals and organizations whose efforts and accomplishments represent a significant contribution to the cruise industry.
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March 11, 2019Avoya Travel marked its best year in 2018 with the network experiences major increases in members, leads and sales. Among the causes for this growth, the travel company highlighted its new-to-travel program and its Live Lead system, a program matches new and existing customers with the most-suited agent.
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February 22, 2019We are deeply saddened to share that Avoya Travel Chairman and Founder Pal Anderson passed away Sunday, February 10 at the age of 96. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Pat; his sons, Van and Brad; and his eight grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
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January 24, 2019Avoya Travel took home two gold Travvy statues at travAlliancemedia’s annual awards ceremony, which took place on January 23, 2019, at Gotham Hall in New York City. The host agency took home honors for Best Host Agency as well as Best Host Agency Website, AvoyaTravel.com, during the fifth annual Travvy Awards.
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January 16, 2019Avoya Travel®, one of the world’s most innovative travel brands, has been honored with Norwegian Cruise Line’s esteemed 2018 Online Partner of the Year award. The award acknowledges Avoya’s top sales achievements and its innovative customer experience that combines cutting-edge website technology and online search with the personalized service of expert travel professionals in the Avoya Network™.
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December 19, 2018Avoya Travel recently released booking insights from its 2019 Wave Season Survey in which they asked agencies within the network to forecast sales and booking trends for the busy booking period starting in January.
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December 4, 2018Avoya Travel®, one of the world’s most innovative travel brands, has been recognized by Travel Impressions, one of the country’s largest tour operators selling destinations worldwide, as a “Best of the Best” travel partner. The honor is bestowed on a limited number of agencies and consortia partners whose knowledge and expertise planning and executing memorable vacation experiences on behalf of clients has contributed to their status as a top performer for Travel Impressions.
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November 28, 2018Wave season is right around the corner, and travel agents who prepare ahead of time to reach out to clients could have unprecedented success, starting the New Year off on the right foot professionally. Avoya Travel has released its insights from the 2019 Wave Season Survey of the network’s top producing Independent Agencies and found that 80 percent have a plan to prepare their business for Wave, which is one of the busiest times for bookings in the industry.
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September 14, 2018Earlier this year, Avoya Travel rebranded its Mastermind Academy program and its August event, onboard the MSC Seaside wrapped in August with great success. Forty agents attended the event, which took place August 18-25, 2018, which was hosted by Tammie Richie, associate vice president of the Avoya Mastermind, who has more than 35 years of travel industry experience and more than 30 years as a sales and business coach.
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August 14, 2018This August, Avoya Travel hosted the first-ever Avoya Travel Institute to give Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network exclusive networking with the company’s Diamond Level Preferred Suppliers. The Avoya Travel Institute was created as a reaction to feedback from Independent Agencies who wanted more in-person interaction with Avoya’s high-level supplier partners.
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August 1, 2018Each and every year, Avoya Travel® hosts a spectacular conference bringing together Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™, supplier partners, and support staff for a few days of education, networking, and celebration. Last year, the annual event was located at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California, and this year it was held both on land and at sea from May 22 – 27.
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July 18, 2018Avoya Travel announced Wednesday it has partnered with The Mark Travel Corporation to expand its product portfolio and accelerate growth. The deal will give Avoya access to new customer bases and make more resort vacations available to customers, which will enhance the consumer experience and increase sales opportunities for Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network.
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June 4, 2018If you think it sounds like some kind of sci-fi movie, you’re not too far off. Host travel network Avoya Travel last month revealed its five-phase plan to become the number one vacation platform in travel by 2025—a goal it’s describing as its Mars mission.
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June 1, 2018Avoya Travel®, one of the world’s most innovative travel brands, closed its annual Avoya Conference with big momentum as Independent Agencies in the Avoya Network™, industry leaders, suppliers, and support staff celebrated continuing record sales and Network growth.
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April 25, 2018Avoya Travel's Mastermind Academy has been rebranded and expanded. The program, which provides tailored education and support to travel agents, includes new courses and more dates. Avoya has updated the educational program due to its popularity with agents, who often repeat the courses.
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April 9, 2018MSC Cruises USA has announced the honorees of the company’s fifth annual MSC True Partnerships’ Awards for travel agents. “We have an incredibly positive outlook for the coming year, and we are thankful to our incredible partners for their hard work and continued effort in propelling MSC Cruises forward,” said Joe Jiffo, senior vice president of sales, MSC Cruises USA.
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March 29, 2018Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and Avoya Travel have partnered on a new professional development program targeted toward new-to-travel professionals who are affiliating with Avoya. The new educational series arms travel agents with knowledge about selling skills, customer service, cruising, geography and more through courses designed by CLIA.
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January 25, 2018Travel agencies are a critical part of the travel experience, providing invaluable expertise and guidance. While the role of agencies may be evolving with technology, the knowledge and insight they offer is more critical than ever at a time when the amount of information available online to travelers is overwhelming.
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January 24, 2018Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, shares how Independent Agency owner Janel Fidalgo turned her love for contemporary cruising into a $2 million a year business. Leveraging Avoya’s Live Leads™ program, group space, and Avoya exclusive deals, Janel has built an award-winning, top producing business.
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