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The Billboard Effect: How Aggregators Drive Direct Bookings To Your Center

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Listing with aggregators can increase direct bookings for coworking centers, according to research on the “billboard effect” in hospitality and travel. Some customers use aggregators only for early-stage research and pricing comparison, before going on to book directly. This is in addition to bookings made via Expedia.

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Travel Guru Rick Steves On the Value of Culture Shock

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There’s no shortage of ways to learn about his travel tips—from guidebooks to television shows to podcasts… well, you get the idea. Even though Steves is now the expert on European travel with a multimillion dollar company , he didn’t start out in the travel business. “I Who is Rick Steves? I was a piano teacher,” he says.

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Travel Alone at Any Age: Why Solo Traveling for Women 50+ Is Trending and How to Get on Board

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Ever have the itch to travel but couldn’t find anyone to go with you? Single women’s travel over 50 is in vogue, so it’s time to book your ticket and venture out into the world on your own. Nearly 60% of travelers are now looking to take a solo trip, according to Booking.com. Don’t let that hold you back.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

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This is what we do: My husband monitors travel sites and email subscription services for super-cheap flights or error fares. Sometimes one of us travels for work and the other tags along. We watch hotel prices, and often book rooms using points, free nights and other discounts. With us, travel is always interesting.

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Orion Brown, Creator of BlackTravelBox®, Is Changing Self-Care for Travelers of Color

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She had miscalculated the extent of the humidity, and her tiny travel bottle of conditioner wasn’t cutting it when it came to taming her tresses. This experience, and many others throughout her life’s travels, made her wonder why finding appropriate beauty and self-care products when traveling as a Black woman was so difficult.

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The Business of Travel: Planning Tips for Administrative Assistants

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While travel planning may seem like an easy task in the modern world of online booking, it is actually a deceptively difficult one. A great assistant must be … The Business of Travel: Planning Tips for Administrative Assistants Read More » Planning a trip takes forethought, preparation, flexibility, and empathy.

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Is Travel Insurance Necessary or a Waste of Money?

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With the recent global tech outage causing multiple days of flight cancellations and thousands of stranded passengers, the discussion around travel insurance has become even more relevant. Travel insurance is one of those things you don’t need until you really need it, so many people choose to travel without it.

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