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With little unrest in recent years, tourism demand for Egypt is making a big comeback. Tour operators are beefing up offerings and agents are seeing renewed interest among clients.

Today's luxury agent has to be part travel advisor, part business person, and part life coach. Finding candidates with this trifecta of skills is no easy task. That's why a pair of top luxury agency consortia is tackling the recruitment conundrum through education.

This past year served up headlines that certainly didn't end with the start of another news cycle. The ripple effects were felt across all of travel.

Belmond's buyer has an impressive track record of nurturing and preserving iconic brands. That's good news for travel agents concerned about ensuring that Belmond's standards don't get degraded.

What does the proposed deal mean for travel advisors connected to Travelport? Probably not much in the short term, although the situation is fluid because the company may still be looking around for a better suitor.

With beleaguered Italian airline Alitalia expecting more stable ownership by next month, it is focused on joining a new joint venture with Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM, and Virgin Atlantic, buying back its loyalty program from Etihad Airways, and winning more corporate and high-end leisure customers.

New qualification standards for elite status at American and Delta seem to be working as intended: Business travelers are looking forward to better exclusivity while budget travelers are giving up.

Ken Lawson did what he could to turn the ship around and tried to bring more transparency to Visit Florida. But many in Florida's tourism industry remain skeptical of the organization and its work.

One of TUI's competitive advantages is that it owns cruise ships and hotels. That enables it not only to bolster profit but to have more control of the customer experience.

Travel buyers are seeing juicy increases to their annual bonuses, particularly those who are relatively early on in their careers.