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Alex Pinelo, chief sales officer for Azamara Cruises, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the Azamara Forward $80 million investment, trade tools expansion, mew deployment including the 2029 World Cruise, and Azamara's Travel Advisor Celebration with exclusive incentives. For more information, visit https://connect.azamara.com/home. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Ken Muskat, president of Scenic Group U.S. & LATAM, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the growth of this two-brand river, ocean and expedition luxury cruise line. With growth in the luxury Scenic Cruises brand on the rivers and oceans of world matched by sister premium and luxury Emerald Cruises, Scenic Group offers you a multitude of products and experiences to sell to your high-end clients. For more information, visit https://scenic.cruises or https://emerald.cruises. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Jaclyn Leibl-Cote, president and CEO of Collette, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the company's growth in guided travel, particularly small group explorations. The company will introduced 20 new itineraries in 2027, incdluding programs in Vietnam, Tuscany, Morocco and Colombia. Leibl-Cote also discusses growing demand for Africa and solo travel, Collette's cancellation waiver, when round-trip airport chauffeur service is available, and how the company responds to global emergencies affecting travelers. For more information, visit www.gocollette.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Paul Grigsby, vice president of itinerary planning and deployment for Holland America Line, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about the cruise line's 28-day Pan Am 100th Anniversary Legendary Voyage, which retraces much of Pan Am's historic Caribbean flying boat routes. Grigsby explains how the itinerary was developed, including stops in 13 of the 16 countries on the original route. He also discusses commemorative menus and the possibility of future Pan Am-inspired cruises in the Pacific. For more information, visit www.hollandamerica.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about ASTA’s newest combined event, The Summit, held earlier this month for ASTA Premium and Corporate members in Denver. Kerby also gives us an update on the major topics addressed at the event, including ASTA’s Verified Travel Advisor program, the impact of the new Maryland travel agency registration law, ASTA’s dispute with American Express and much more. For more information, visit www.asta.org.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Joy Jibrilu, CEO of Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at last month’s ILTM North America at Baha Mar about all the new and renovated resorts, improved infrastructure, activities and more at the destination. Jibrilu, whom we interviewed last year at ILTM North America, gives us the secrets of booking a great vacation for your clients in Nassau-Paradise Island. For more information, visit www.nassauparadiseisland.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Saurabh Mishra, senior vice president and general manager of The Cove at Atlantis, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at ILTM North America last month about this luxury boutique resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Mishra, who also oversees The Reef, fills us in the comprehensive renovations taking place to the rooms, restaurants, pools and public areas to this property, which remains open as one of several hotels that are part of the giant Atlantis resort complex in the Bahamas. For more information, visit www.atlantisbahamas.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Netto Moreira, regional director, Accor Luxury Cluster, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the newest hotel in Rio de Janeiro, the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro Ipanema. Moreira, who serves as general manager of the new property, also oversees the famed Fairmont Copacabana as well as Santa Teresa Hotel Rio de Janeiro-MGallery. Collection. For the Sofitel Rio de Janeiro, he’s pulled out all the stop to feature a new wave Sofitel on the beach in Ipanema. For more information, visit https://sofitel.accor.com/en/hotels/8941.html. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Melissa Wu, founder of Woodlyn Travel (a First in Service Travel affiliate), talks with James Shillinglaw about how she was recognized as the most admired travel advisor in the Virtuoso network during Virtual Travel Week last August. Wu details how she started her full-service luxury agency, what it specializes in, and how she is always available for the greater community of Virtuoso travel advisors. For more information, visit www.woodlyntravel.com or www.virtuoso.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Todd Elliott of Cruise Vacation Outlet, Denise Gosnell, CEO and founder of Data Driven Intuition, and Dennis Kddi of Sonora talk with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how Signature Travel Network's new Storybook platform combines AI, customer data and visual presentations to help travel advisors personalize recommendations and sell more effectively. They discuss how the technology was developed around advisors' needs, how it learns from customer interactions, protects client information and allows advisors to spend more time building relationships instead of searching for information. For more information, visit www.signaturetravelnetwork.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Karen Yates, executive vice president of information technologies for Signature Travel Network, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about how Signature is using AI and customer data to help its member travel advisors deliver more personalized recommendations while maintaining their relationships with clients. She calls it delivering "personalization and empathy at scale." For more information, visit www.signaturetravelnetwork.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Chris Dane, president and managing partner of Hickory Travel Partners, the business travel consortium owned by Inteletravel, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report, about how storing air fares aren’t leading to less demand. Dane, a recognized expert in airlines given his long tenure at American Airlines, tells us not about his own group, but what he sees in the airline market today and what's happening to both business and leisure fares. For more information on Hickory Travel Partners, visit www.hickoryglobalpartners.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Alex Sharpe, CEO of Signature Travel Network, talks with Alan Fine of Insider Travel Report about why there is such a growing investment in travel, by cruise lines expanding into private destinations and hotels entering new markets. He also discusses Storybook, a new AI-powered tool designed to help Signature travel advisors match clients with cruise products, use shared booking data to improve recommendations, and become productive more quickly while maintaining personal relationships with customers. For more information, visit www.signaturetravelnetwork.com. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Graeme Davis, president of Baha Mar, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about what’s new and emerging at his mega-resort in Nassau in the Bahamas. That includes a new lounge, from Horse to Water, and a new outdoor BBQ restaurant created by culinary guru Marcus Samuelsson. Davis also talks about how his property has now successfully hosted four ILTM North America conferences with more to come. For more information, visit www.bahamar.com.  All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.

Simon Mayle, event director for ILTM North America, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about this year's conference at Baha Mar in the Bahamas. The four-day invitational event, which is smaller than the iconic ILTM Cannes, connected high-end global travel brands, destination specialists, and cruise lines with influential North American luxury travel advisors. Mayle tells us what was different about this year's ILTM North America—which was bigger and more encompassing than ever—and what we can expect next year. For more information, visit www.iltm.com/northamerica. All our Insider Travel Report video interviews are archived and available on our Youtube channel  (youtube.com/insidertravelreport), and as podcasts with the same title on: Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Listen Notes, Podchaser, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean,  iHeartRadio,  Google, Amazon Music/Audible, Deezer, Podcast Addict, and iTunes Apple Podcasts, which supports Overcast, Pocket Cast, Castro and Castbox.