Travel agency groups report record sales for 2022, continued growth for 2023

A number of agency groups are reporting stellar sales for 2022, and forecasts for a stellar year in 2023.

Travel experts say the luxury hospitality agency is having a record year with sales surpassing 2019, its best year yet.

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Sharon Falk, executive director of the host agency, said: “Since the two years of the pandemic, they have seen a significant increase in sales throughout the year, as long as their customers are interested.” .

“In August this year, we matched the record sales for all of 2019, and we still have four months to go,” Feek said. Heather McIntyre, technology and finance director at Travel Expert, said: “Our weekly ARC sales are consistently setting records and corporate travel has yet to fully recover so we expect further growth as people start to travel for business again. On sale for 2022.

To cope with the growing demand, Travel Experts member advisors are adding new consultants and staff to help manage the increase in bookings.

“While we lost some advisors in the early days of the pandemic, we are now back to pre-Covid numbers and have increased the size of our team to accommodate the onboarding process,” said Feck.

In the year We have grown our workforce by 30 percent from 20 to 26 employees by 2022 to meet the growing demand for our affiliate advisor roster.

Meanwhile, foreign agents have set seven monthly records for growth, and this year and September will not be different.

“Avenging consumers and savvy agents came together and the magic of capitalism happened,” said Chad Burt, owner of the hosting agency.

Better yet, bookings for 2023 are even more prominent.

“Our national sales director, Dan Crutchfield, estimates a 22 percent year-over-year growth rate for 2023,” Burt said.

“At the core of this success is the relationship and trust we share with our agents. When we screamed ‘educate’ during the pandemic, they trusted us and listened, and we continue to build on that trust as we reposition our agents. Education and marketing initiatives.”

Similarly, CruiseOne and Dream Vacations franchise owners are also having a strong year, said Drew Daly, CruiseOne and Dream Vacations senior vice president and general manager.

“We’re seeing a lot of engagement from agents who themselves travel a lot and share a lot on social media. I think they’re definitely encouraging their clients to get out there and see the world,” he said.

“We’re definitely seeing some of the best days and weeks of the year and the average price is going up.”

Delhi predicts that 2023 will be a comeback year for the travel industry.

“More ships are coming to market; consumer demand is stronger than ever and travel advisors are busier than ever to help clients plan their future travels. Luxury travel and multigenerational travel are definitely a strong position as people realize the importance of saving and growing.” “They will be. their overall travel experience. In addition, they want to travel with their loved ones and create great memories on their dream vacations.”

“It follows the law of supply and demand, so the price will go up. Travel advisors have done a great job of creating urgency when talking to their customers. Consumers need to book today because availability will be gone tomorrow.”

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