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Meet the Hotel Café Royal

Hotel Café Royal is London’s first modern, grand, luxury 5-star hotel that enjoys an unrivaled setting where the elegance of Mayfair, energy of Soho and sophistication […]

PowerSolutions Mexico City Brings More Than 125 Travel Pros to Piso51!

CCRA welcomed more than 125 travel agencies to Piso51 in Mexico City this past Friday night, where they enjoyed several hours of networking, connecting, and meeting […]

Hilton’s All-Inclusive Puerto Vallarta Beachfront Hotel

The AAA 4 Diamond All-Inclusive Hilton Puerto Vallarta is located seven minutes away from the International Airport (PVR) and twelve minutes from the city center. Ideally […]

Experience India FAM Recap!

CCRA’s Northeast Regional and Southern New Jersey Chapter Director, Hema Khan, lead our FAM group on a magical, educational journey through her homeland, India. They went […]

Marriott International Marks 2017 as Year of Historic International Expansion

Marriott International Marks 2017 as Year of Historic International Expansion Bright Ideas. Made Here. Marriott International announced that 2017 represented its most successful year for […]

Your 2018 Travel Agency Checklist

Are we REALLY talking about 2018 ALREADY? You’d better believe it! As fall arrives, it’s time to start assessing your plans for 2018. Let’s start with a checklist to help you structure your thoughts…

Survey of 800+ Travel Agents Shows How Media Reports Are Impacting Mexico Travel

Are current media reports affecting your ability to sell travel to Mexico? If they are, fear not. You’re definitely not alone, and the team at CCRA is here to help you address your clients’ concerns.

Are You Leveraging Local Events to Promote Your Travel Business?

Here’s why you should be: hosting small events locally can be a powerful addition to your marketing strategy, as it helps position you as a community thought leader on travel, a trusted resource amongst neighbors and colleagues, AND it grabs the attention of supplier BDMs in your area.

Travel Agents’ Top Destination Choices for 2017

If anyone knows hot travel destinations, it’s travel agents. That is why we asked agents for their top destination choices for 2017 in our recent 2017 Agency Outlook Survey. We decided to share one “hot spot” for every month of the year.

That’s What FAMs Are For

Agents are often motivated to join a FAM trip with the promise of visiting exciting and glamorous destinations. A FAM is one of the perks of being a travel agent! Participating on a FAM trip is an opportunity for learning, while also enjoying a trip to a great destination with like-minded people. Often, agents will tour hotels, perform site inspections and have the opportunity discuss the trip’s finer details with the tour operator or their agent in the destination.