Is it time for the return of business travel?
In the second half of a recording with web editor Jerry Limone, Conlin Travel CEO Chris Conlin and Valerie Wilson Travel co-president Jennifer Wilson Buttigieg focused on the comeback of one of the biggest segments of travel: Business travelers.
Business travel is big business. Valerie Wilson and Conlin, both Power List agencies (meaning they have at least $100 million in travel sales in a non-Covid year) are strong in corporate travel; for example.
You ll hear in this episode that both Conlin and Wilson-Buttigieg are confident that business travel and face-to-face meetings are getting ready for their big moment, especially as vaccines are rolled out, workers head back to their offices, the typical fall season for business travel kicks into gear and, importantly, conferences start to be held in person again.
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Activities and attractions in Chicago available through the Tiqets aggregator, which offers travel advisors a 50/50 margin share on tickets sold.
The coronavirus crisis has forced many attractions to digitize aspects of their operations, giving advisors new opportunities to book or reserve tickets at theme parks and other activities on behalf of their clients.
The switch to digital ticketing has also enabled attractions to more easily comply with capacity restrictions and to provide reassurance to visitors who are uneasy with face-to-face transactions.
And travel advisors can now include more trip components for clients and earn a little extra commission in the process.