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Shefali Shah Talks About Being An Unpaid Travel Agent For Family, Says, ‘Yes It’s My Responsibility’

Yudi Pratama, July 20, 2023

Shefali Shah Talks About Being An Unpaid Travel Agent For Family, Says, 'Yes It's My Responsibility'

Shefali Shah is one of the most popular and talented actresses in Bollywood. She never leaves a chance to mesmerize her fans with her impeccable acting skills. She has worked in some blockbuster films like, Darlings, Jalsa, Human, Dil Dhadakne Do, Doctor G, Satya and many more. Moreover, the diva became a household name after the release of the popular crime series, Delhi Crime. Apart from being an amazing actress, Shefali is a doting wife to her husband, Vipul Amrutlal Shah. And the couple is blessed with two kids, Aryaman and Maurya.

Shefali Shah talks about being a free travel agent for her family

On July 14, 2023, Shefali Shah took to her Instagram handle and dropped a series of picture notes. In the picture note, the actress revealed her new profession and jokingly stated that she has become an unpaid travel agent for her family. Further, on the

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BBB tips on finding the right travel agent

Yudi Pratama, July 12, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS – If you’re like me, you might think you have no need for a travel agent.

Why pay someone to make plans and arrangements you can handle yourself? To some extent, I still feel that way when it comes to simple road trip family vacations.

However, my opinion changed the first time our family embarked on our first Disney World adventure with our two kids. Our agent, who happens to be a friend of my wife, made all the difference in the world when it came to getting the most out of our time at the Disney parks in Orlando. I hadn’t been to Disney World since I was a kid myself, so the experience of planning the trip from a parent’s perspective was a humbling one. Our agents definitely provided insight and valuable information we otherwise wouldn’t have had.

With that in mind, the Better Business Bureau has

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Why Booking Holdings Stock Sailed 34% Higher During the First Half of the Year

Yudi Pratama, July 10, 2023

What happened

Shares of online travel agents Booking Holdings (BKNG 3.49%) rallied 34% over the course of the first six months of 2023, according to numbers from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The big gain reflects a post-pandemic recovery in demand for leisure travel.

So what

Most investors knew it would happen sooner or later. By and large, though, most investors didn’t expect leisure travel demand to bounce back as well as it has this soon.

The latest layer of evidence to this end surfaced earlier this month. Using numbers supplied by the US Transportation Security Administration, Barron’s reports that Friday, June 30 was the nation’s busiest-ever day for domestic air travel, with nearly 2.9 million people boarding a plane somewhere in the United States.

It’s not just airlines seeing unprecedented demand, however. Carnival Corp. reports the total number of cruise reservations made during its recently ended second fiscal quarter

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Faridkot-based travel agent, wife booked for immigration fraud

Yudi Pratama, July 4, 2023

The district police on Tuesday booked a Faridkot-based travel agent and his wife for allegedly duping a woman of ₹10.60 lakh on the pretext of sending the victim’s son abroad on a study visa.

A case was registered against the owner of SBE Visa Immigration Centre, Deepak Sharma and his wife Shikha Sharma, who are residents of Teacher Colony in Faridkot city.

On May 17, 2023, complainant Sheela Devi of Police Line, Faridkot, had complained to the Faridkot senior superintendent of police about the fraud. In her complaint, she said that the husband and wife duo were not returning ₹10.60 lakh nor have managed to secure a Canada study visa for her son Ravinder Kumar. She had further alleged that

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What to do if your flight is canceled or delayed

Yudi Pratama, June 30, 2023

Computer glitches. Staffing shortages. Awful weather. Holiday crunches. So many things can cause a flight to be delayed or canceled.

And this July 4 weekend is set to be a record breaker.

Friday is expected to be the busiest day of the holiday weekend at airport security checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 2.82 million people, surpassing the current single-day travel record from June 16.

Friday is also set to exceed the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend in 2019 (July 7), when TSA screened 2.79 million passengers.

Thousands of flights have already been canceled this week, with many thousands of delays.

It’s no wonder travelers are wary about making it to their destinations on time – or at all.

Here’s some general advice for navigating the system when flights are delayed or canceled.

Check the weather forecasts

Days ahead of the now-infamous December 2022 bomb cyclone,

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TikTokers use Artificial Intelligence to plan summer Europe trips on a budget: ‘Travel agents are shook’

Yudi Pratama, June 26, 2023

Many people are planning and taking summer vacations. However, some people are just going on the trip and leaving the hard work to artificial intelligence, or AI.

Madison Rolley (@madisonrolley) posted a video about how she used ChatGPT to help plan a two-week trip to Europe for under $1,000. According to Money. com, the average price for just a flight to Europe costs over $1,100. With AI technology, travelers could potentially get a massive discount this year.

“Usually this would be a very very long process using a lot of different software’s tools and apps, and GPT Chat just sped up real quick,” he said in her video.

Rolley had an entire to-do list for Chat GPT, telling him where he wanted to leave, the estimated cost of accommodations and food at each stop and four to six cities to visit along the way. Chat GPT picked Amsterdam, Paris,

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A Luxury Escape to Mokara Hotel & Spa San Antonio

Yudi Pratama, June 25, 2023

Looking for a luxury hotel and spa that offers an immersive experience of San Antonio’s rich historical heritage? Well, there’s no place better than Mokara Hotel & Spa San Antonio! Nestled in the heart of the city, this luxurious hotel features stunning views of the iconic San Antonio Riverwalk and is minutes away from some of the city’s most famous landmarks, making it the perfect location to explore the city. In this blog post, we’ll take you on a virtual tour of this beautiful hotel and spa, highlighting the unique features that it offers.

Rooms and Suites

I was ecstatic when I saw my room. Mokara Hotel & Spa San Antonio boasts 99 luxuriously furnished rooms and suites. Every room provides ample space for guests with high ceilings and high-quality bedding. The room décor is warm and inviting, and it includes many modern conveniences, including a flat-screen television, a fully

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A look at a legacy player in the commission payment space: Travel Weekly

Yudi Pratama, June 25, 2023

One legacy player still working in the commission payment space is Onyx Center Source, which serves as a conduit between hotels and agencies, helping hotels process stay data and send payments to agencies and working with agencies to commission chases.

Onyx offers tiered levels of service to agencies: The base level, receiving a commission check, is free for agencies if a hotel uses Onyx to pay commissions. Onyx charges agencies for additional services, including a consolidated weekly electronic payment with stay details; booking data for reconciliation and commission recovery; and reporting, benchmarking and analysis.

Chief commercial officer Tony Wagner said that in most cases, hotels send commission payments to Onyx within 30 days of checkout, and the funds are remanded to the agency the following week.

A common agency complaint about Onyx is its cost. Wagner would not disclose what percentage Onyx charges for commission recovery, but did point to

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Royal Caribbean responds after a video shows cruise ship passengers hit by flying deck chairs during a storm

Yudi Pratama, June 24, 2023

Cruise company responds to viral video

Royal Caribbean responded after the cruise ship passengers were hit by flying deck chairs during a severe storm

A Central Florida travel agent is concerned with how Royal Caribbean handled a severe storm, saying it could turn passengers away from future trips.

FOX 35 was sent a video from aboard the Independence of the Seas cruise ship last Friday. Passengers on board were caught in a severe thunderstorm, causing damage and forcing people to scramble looking for safety.

Travel experts say passengers put a lot of trust in cruises when booking vacations, and this isn’t how you maintain that trust. In several videos, you can hear everyone screaming and see dozens running trying to find shelter.

It was a chaotic scene, and Kyleigh Cole was shocked that it even happened in the first place.

“There’s always something you can do, other than just letting

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Worldline Wants Customers to ‘Be Their Own Travel Agent’

Yudi Pratama, June 16, 2023

Payments services company Worldline has launched a partnership with travel website travelplanbooker.com.

“At its core, this is new partnership empowers today’s traveler to be their own travel agent, planning and tailoring their trips to their own personal desires and budget,” Worldline said in a news release Monday (June 5).

The three-year partnership will combine travelplanbooker.com’s interactive travel platform and Worldline’s acquiring solutions and payment services for an easier booking experience, according to the release. Travelers enter data and payment details once through Worldline’s solution as they search for and plot out their itineraries.

“We want our customers to be able to enjoy the exciting phase of building their perfect itinerary all through to the end: plan, search, book and pay all-in-one with their preferred payment method,” Ruedi Hesstravelplanbooker.com’s founder and president, said in the release.

He added that Worldline lets his company “give travelers a stress-free and simple

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