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Last month, BLLA partnered with the Travel Industry Executive Women’s Network (TIEWN) to host the 2023 Women in Travel & Hospitality Conference in beautiful Westlake Village, California. The event provided a warm and inclusive space for female professionals to authentically delve into why they believe in the power of women and the importance of embracing …

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New York, New York – Preferred Travel Group – the family-owned company that operates hotel brands Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, Historic Hotels of America, and Historic Hotels Worldwide – is re-introducing I Prefer Hotel Rewards, the world’s biggest loyalty program for independent hotels, with the launch of a content-rich, standalone website and upgraded …

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Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday traveled to Nashville to meet with three Tennessee Democrats a day after state GOP lawmakers ousted two Black Democratic members for protesting against gun violence on the chamber floor. Harris met state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson a day after all three faced …

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a rare statement Friday in response to an investigative news report about unreported trips he received from a Republican donor that renewed Democratic criticisms of the high court’s ethical standards. The statement followed a ProPublica report Thursday that for years Thomas did not disclose that he went on international …

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Lianne Mandelbaum and her son Joshua.Lianne Mandelbaum A United passenger says an airline crew member refused to accommodate her son’s peanut allergy. Lianne Mandelbaum said she was “dressed down” after asking for passengers to be told of his allergy. United has a policy of informing passengers in close proximity if someone has an allergy. A …

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a rare statement Friday in response to an investigative news report about unreported trips he received from a Republican donor that renewed Democratic criticisms of the high court’s ethical standards. The statement followed a ProPublica report Thursday that for years Thomas did not disclose that he went on international …

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Lianne Mandelbaum and her son Joshua.Lianne Mandelbaum A United passenger says an airline crew member refused to accommodate her son’s peanut allergy. Lianne Mandelbaum said she was “dressed down” after asking for passengers to be told of his allergy. United has a policy of informing passengers in close proximity if someone has an allergy. A …

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When you travel or live in an English-speaking country, you’re going to deal with servers in restaurants. They speak quickly and expect a quick response. If you don’t understand what they ask you, or if they don’t understand your response, you may get food that you didn’t want! To avoid this, be prepared. Watch this …

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2 minute read       PhocusWire April, 7 2023   ChatGPT Means Radically Improved Travel Sales Conversion Excerpt from PhocusWire I can say from experience, and with solid evidence, that ChatGPT will radically improve sales conversion and customer satisfaction, if implemented correctly. How do I know? In 2013 I got a call from the office of Ginni …

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HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—Aligned with normal Spring Break patterns, U.S. hotel performance showed mixed comparisons from the previous week, according to STR’s latest data through April 1, 2023. U.S. Hotel Performance March 26-April 1, 2023 Percentage change from comparable weeks in 2022, 2019:Occupancy: 66.2 percent (up 3.4 percent, down 3.5 percent)ADR: $158.40 (up 7.3 percent, up 19.9 …

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