The Insider Travel Report Podcast

Shawn Tubman, senior vice president of sales for Regent Seven Seas Cruises, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about Regent’s new plan to provide guests with even more inclusions on the cruise line’s luxury cruises, including new options on air and a chauffeured transfer. Find out more by seeing this video interview. For more information, visit www.rssc.com/agent.  If interested...

Richard Alexander, general manager of The Lana Dubai-Dorchester Collection, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about his brand new luxury property in downtown Dubai, providing guests with spectacular suites, great restaurants and a rooftop pool and bar with amazing views of the Burj Khalifa and more. For an interview with Alexander more than a year ago when the resort was under...

Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about last week’s successful and newly renamed Travel Advisor Conference where ASTA heard that American Airlines had backed down from unilaterally implementing NDC and instituting restrictions on how passengers could earn AAdvantage frequent-flyer miles. ASTA also u...

David Kolner, executive vice president of Virtuoso, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report at the Virtuoso Symposium, held in Dubai last month, about the latest trends in the luxury travel marke. Kolner reveals what Virtuoso members are seeing in sales for this year and beyond, what luxury travelers are booking, what factors are influencing the luxury market, and how Virtuoso agenci...

Jo Watkins, assistant operations manager of the Highland Folk Museum in Scotland, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about her unique museum where visitors can step back in time and experience life in the Highlands from 1700s to the 1950s. The museum has more than 35 historical buildings onsite for visitors explore and discover how people in the Highlands lived, worked, went to...

There are so many luxury cruise options that travel advisors can book for their clients—from small ships to mid-size vessels to large ships, expeditions and river ships. This panel examines how several segment of the luxury cruise market offer and what support and training they provide to advisors. Moderated by James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report, the panel includes Rebecca Stacey, area sal...