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The travel industry may be in the midst of an economic downturn but successful host agencies, including MTravel.com, a subsidiary of Montrose Travel, are expanding investments in agent-friendly technology. The bottom-line: higher productivity, better client service and increased profitability for independent home-based agents. “Effective technology that saves busy agents time and money ranks high among […]

These host agencies are great examples of what you can find in the market today. These days you can find a host travel agency to fit virtually any home-based business model. We’ve selected the following hosts as some of the best examples in the market today, but they’re by no means the only hosts out there […]

In this Host Agency Roundtable discussion, some of the industry’s leading Host agencies talk about trends in the Host/Home Based segment of the industry, including: a growing number of Home Based agents, both with retail travel experience and new entrants; a thumbs up for their relations with suppliers; a very positive outlook about the future […]

In the following Roundtable discussion, some of the industry’s leading host agencies talk about trends in the Host/Home Based segment of the industry, including: a growing number of Home Based agents, both with retail travel experience and new entrants; a thumbs up for their relations with suppliers; a very positive outlook about the future of […]

By Jeremy Oberstein Published: Sunday, January 4, 2009 Travel agency that’s been around for half a century says advertising is the key to success. For more than 50 years, Montrose Travel has weathered international calamity, national disaster and the current economic stalemate. Despite the tumult, the local company has worked to organize lavish group trips around the globe and […]