Jennifer Merritt

Alaska Airlines has acquired assets of Anchorage-based Hawaiian Vacations, in an effort to offer Alaskans travel services to Hawaii.

Royal Caribbean Cruises is launching a new cruise brand, CDF Croisières de France, a line dedicated to the French market, which sets sail in May 2008 with its first ship, Bleu de France. Bleu de France will sail a Mediterranean itinerary, departing from Marseilles, France. In the winter of 2008...more >>

Toronto-based G.A.P. Adventures for the first time is offering independent and tailor-made tours, which the tour operator is celebrating by offering agents a chance to win a trip for two to Peru.

John Severini, president of Trafalgar Tours, resigned from his post early Tuesday, noting he will leave the company September 21.

Start up, low-fare carrier Virgin America on Friday joined the Sabre global distribution system.

On the first day of its Midwest trade show, which kicked off in Detroit on Monday, Apple Vacations unveiled its new educational program, Apple Vacations Agent Academy.

Travelport has appointed executives from that of its own Galileo global distribution system and the recently purchased Worldspan to head its GDS business, to be led by Gordon Wilson, as president and CEO.

The carrier last week named Robert Isom to its newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Over the last year, Ensemble Travel Group (www.ensembletravel.com) has dramatically changed the way it does business. While its aim of increasing revenue for its agent members remains the same, the network hopes that by designing and offering unique products exclusive to its members, customers...more >>

Since joining Classic Vacations (www.classicvacations.com) as CEO in April, Tim MacDonald has been hard at work fine tuning the services the luxury travel wholesaler offers to agents. Over the course of the next year, agents can expect to see subtle differences in the way the company operates,...more >>