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With authentic travel rising as a trend, the top agencies affiliated with leading travel networks TRAVELSAVERS and NEST experienced the culture of two in-demand countries during their recent Elite Retreat.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Enhance AI Connect as Advisor Adoption Grows
In an era where generative AI is transforming industries, TRAVELSAVERS and NEST are leading the charge in the travel space with enhancements to AI Connect, a powerful, all-in-one AI marketing assistant designed specifically for their affiliated advisors.
Travelers aiming to avoid high prices and summer crowds are opting to vacation during the shoulder season, as indicated by a survey from TRAVELSAVERS and NEST. The survey of advisors affiliated with the two networks sheds light on current consumer booking trends.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Honor the Year’s Most Exceptional Agencies and Partners at Travel Market
Travel industry leaders TRAVELSAVERS and NEST have recognized the finest agencies and partners at a gala dinner that served as a finale to the Travel Market conference.
Consumer Concerns Impact Summer Travel Bookings, According to New TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Survey
Consumer concerns about the economy and geopolitical situation are sparking changes in bookings, according to a new survey of advisors affiliated with TRAVELSAVERS and NEST agencies.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Offer Exclusive Innovations to Drive Sales and Enhance Efficiency for Advisors
In today’s crowded travel marketplace, TRAVELSAVERS and NEST are providing their affiliated advisors with state-of-the-art technology, novel lead-generation programs and marketing initiatives to enhance their competitive edge.
New TRAVELSAVERS Agencies Grow Preferred Partner Sales by $43.4 Million
As consumers prioritize travel and the customized counsel they receive from booking through advisors, TRAVELSAVERS is growing accordingly, with agencies opting to affiliate with the network.
Top TRAVELSAVERS agency owners and preferred partners have forged closer bonds at a high-level retreat, equipping them to better withstand industry shifts.
New Year, New Career: Join the Skyrocketing Travel Advisor Profession with KORE
As the new year unfolds, the travel industry is booming, creating opportunities for people seeking a fulfilling, flexible career.
After postponing their Travel Market event last year, TRAVELSAVERS and NEST have rescheduled the conference from June 4 to 7, 2025 in Orlando at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort.
As the travel industry continues to thrive, advisors are riding a wave of confidence into 2025. A new survey of advisors affiliated with TRAVELSAVERS and NEST agencies finds 79 percent predict their revenues will grow even further next year.
Travelers will be checking items off their bucket lists in 2025, journeying to new locales and engaging in customized experiences wherever they roam, according to a new survey from TRAVELSAVERS and NEST.
As South America rises as an in-demand destination, top agencies affiliated with American Marketing Group networks experienced its culture and sights during their recent Elite Retreat.
American Marketing Group is introducing technology, including a customized AI solution, and marketing initiatives to continue driving sales growth for its affiliated advisors.
New TRAVELSAVERS Affiliates Grow Preferred Partner Sales by $78 Million
As consumer demand for travel experiences and advisors rises, TRAVELSAVERS is seeing an influx of established agencies across the U.S. choosing to affiliate with the network.
Agencies affiliated with American Marketing Group networks report their greatest challenges today are combating the competition posed by suppliers who accept direct bookings from consumers as well as online travel agencies.
TRAVELSAVERS Becomes First Consortium to Introduce Online Marketing Store to Drive Hotel Bookings
TRAVELSAVERS is launching an innovative Marketing Store to drive more corporate and blended travel bookings to hotels within its Preferred Hotel Program.
As part of its strong commitment to advisor education and training, American Marketing Group has expanded its professional development team to deliver the benefits of its exclusive programs to a wider audience.
TRAVELSAVERS Hotel Division is launching Extended Stays by TRAVELSAVERS, a marketing program to offer additional prominence for long-stay properties in the network’s Preferred Hotel Program.
Global luxury travel brand Abercrombie & Kent has been accepted into the OnLocation Program to provide unique encounters to clients of agencies affiliated with TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection.
American Marketing Group Expands Business Development Team to Ride Strong Wave of Growth
Travel industry leader American Marketing Group has expanded its business development team to service the growing demand from agencies looking to affiliate with its TRAVELSAVERS and NEST networks.
AMG has added a series of educational events to its robust advisor development offerings, providing its consultants with another way to build product knowledge and supplier connections.
To alleviate the advisor shortage, agencies are prioritizing recruitment and onboarding. A survey of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST advisors sheds light on what agencies are looking for and how they train new arrivals.
Most agencies affiliated with American Marketing Group networks are considering hiring advisors in the next year but are not confident they can find the right candidates.
Wave Season Sales Increase for American Marketing Group Agencies
As 2024’s wave season draws to a close, the networks of leading travel company American Marketing Group report double-digit cruise sales increases from last year across every category.
When interruptions happen outside of regular business schedules, after-hours service providers such as agent24 rise to the challenge to help impacted travelers.
As high season for romance travel fast approaches, the advisors of Distinctive Destination Weddings are suggesting more affordable and less busy alternatives to frequently visited locales.
American Marketing Group Advisors Forecast Prosperous Year Ahead for Travel Sales Despite Challenges
Buoyed by a strong return to travel in 2023, the advisors of American Marketing Group’s affiliated agencies expect a profitable year ahead.
Top-Selling Advisors Experience Emerging Travel Trends During TRAVELSAVERS Elite Retreat
With Eastern Europe, river cruising and authentic travel trending strongly for 2024, TRAVELSAVERS’s top 50 advisors experienced it all during their recent Elite Retreat.
Motivated by crossing items off their to-do lists, travelers will roam the world in 2024, prioritizing authentic, customized experiences in off-the-beaten-path locales, according to an AMG advisor survey.
TRAVELSAVERS Expands Business Development Team to Further Drive Western Growth
Industry marketing leader TRAVELSAVERS is expanding its business and agency development team due to heightened demand from agencies seeking affiliation with the network. Stephanie Copeland has joined TRAVELSAVERS as business development director for the Western region of the U.S.
tripXpress Celebrates 10 Years of Advances to Make Travel Advisor Booking More Efficient
From its origin in 2013 as a basic hotel booking engine to today’s full-service itinerary builder, tripXpress has evolved over the past decade to become an invaluable time-saving platform for advisors affiliated with TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection.
In a first for North American consortia, American Marketing Group is compensating for emissions from its events with help from award-winning environmental organization Trees4Travel.
KORE Launches Marketing Campaign to Reach and Recruit Travel Advisors
As travel agencies struggle to enlist and train advisors to fill a critical shortage, American Marketing Group’s KORE education program is unveiling a digital marketing campaign to attract talent to the industry.
Advisors with TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection can now offer clients more authentic, immersive experiences worldwide through the revamped OnLocation program.
Summer Travelers Seizing the Day Despite High Prices
Travelers weary of delaying travel are taking to the skies, seas, rivers and roads this summer in spite of stubbornly high prices, determined to make up for lost time after more than three years of COVID-related restraint.
TRAVELSAVERS Projects Soaring Travel Future Buoyed by Emerging Trends
As travel approaches a return to pre-pandemic levels, TRAVELSAVERS forecasts double- and triple-digit sales growth, especially in premium and luxury segments.
Congratulations to AMG Award Recipients
Congratulations to our top agency affiliates and outstanding partners honored at our Gala Dinner at Travel Market 2022.
American Marketing Group Raises $50,000 for Autism Speaks
At its Travel Market 2022 conference, American Marketing Group raised more than $50,000 for Autism Speaks.
Multi-Channel Marketing Strategy Yields Strong Results Engaging Consumers
The breadth of the American Marketing Group’s marketing products has delivered strong results for its agencies and preferred partners, increasing sales and profitability both with repeat travel and finding new clients.
American Marketing Group Announces Crypto Currency Payment Platform for Agency Affiliates
At the recent Travel Market 2022 conference at Resorts World Las Vegas, the American Marketing Group revealed their newest payment platform featuring crypto currency acceptance and processing.
American Marketing Group Announces Dynamic Real Time Customer Segmentation for OnlineXpress
American Marketing Group has launched a new digital segmentation product enabling suppliers and advisors to better target clients for marketing and potential sales.
More than 800 attendees convened at Resorts World Las Vegas for the American Marketing Group’s (AMG) Travel Market 2022 conference from October 27-30th.
Advisor Education is a Key Focus of AMG Sales Strategy
KORE is AMG’s comprehensive training program designed to educate new talent to the industry, train them and set them on the path to become successful travel advisors.
American Marketing Group Announces New Preferred Supplier Partnerships
At the global Travel Market 2022 conference in Las Vegas, NV, American Marketing Group announced several new preferred supplier partnerships for its travel brands TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection.
New Executive Appointed for TRAVELSAVERS Canada
TRAVELSAVERS Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Clementino as Senior Vice President and General Manager Canada effective September 6th. Clementino will oversee business development, sales, and the day-to-day operations of TRAVELSAVERS’ Canadian team in addition to managing strategic partnership duties.
American Marketing Group Top-Producing Members Cruise Eastern Med on Regal Princess
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST hosted their top-producing agencies at their Elite Retreat on the Regal Princess, which sailed August 6-13th in the Greek Isles and Italy.
AMG Hosts Romance Travel Experience on Majestic Princess
American Marketing Group, parent company of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST, organized a Romance Travel Experience, partnering with Princess Cruises for a 7-day sailing from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera.
American Marketing Group Launches Enhanced Social Media Platform
AMG, parent company of TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Travel Collection, has launched an enhanced digital platform that delivers social media content for affiliate agencies called Social Connect.
American Marketing Group, parent company of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST, today announced the creation of a new comprehensive training program targeted to those new to the industry who are looking for the accreditation to start them on the path to become a successful travel advisor.
Media Coverage
AI Connect: Travelsavers and Nest’s Game Changer
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST are enhancing AI Connect, their tailored AI marketing tool for advisors.
Shoulder Season and Last-Minute Bookings Rise As Travelers Seek to Cut Costs Amid Inflation
As the impact of President Trump’s new tariff policies start to take effect, consumer prices are ticking steadily back upward.
Which Travelsavers and NEST Programs Are Advisors Actually Using?
In what for many is the most time-crunched period of their careers, advisors have a dilemma. Technology can help them — but they are too busy to learn to use it.
Travel agencies report a tale of two booking patterns
This year has been a tale of two types of bookings: very close in and very far out, a dichotomy that has travel advisors scrambling to meet last-minute requests while scratching their heads as to what might come next.
900 Attendees at Travel Market Orlando Share Tips and Trends for 2025
If the travel industry is booming, it’s home-based agents who are leading the charge.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST's Travel Market Conference Sees Strong Rebound Despite Economic Headwinds
After a brief period of caution at the beginning of the year, the travel industry is now charting a course for significant growth through the remainder of 2025 and into 2026. This was the prevailing sentiment at last week's TRAVELSAVERS and NEST conference, Travel Market.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Drive $137.6M in 2025 Sales Through Innovations and New Agencies
Bullish outlooks, innovations and educational enrichment—these were some of the key themes that resonated throughout the general sessions and networking events at American Marketing Group’s Travel Market Conference, held last week at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando.
Headquarter Happenings: TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Stay Connected at Annual Travel Market Conference
This week, members of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST gathered in Orlando for Travel Market, the biennial conference of the American Marketing Group (AMG) companies.
TravelSavers’ 2025 Owners Focus Retreat Addresses Industry Shifts
Top TravelSavers agency owners and partners have forged closer bonds at the Owners Focus Retreat, equipping them to better withstand industry shifts.
TRAVELSAVERS Hosts Dine & Discover Event Near HQ in New York
The strength of that model was evident on April 3, when TRAVELSAVERS hosted a Dine & Discover event at Westbury Manor, just about 10 miles from its headquarters in Oyster Bay, to support their most local affiliates.
TRAVELSAVERS & NEST Announce New Dates for Travel Market 2025 Conference
After postponing their Travel Market event last year, TRAVELSAVERS and NEST have rescheduled the conference from June 4 to 7, 2025 in Orlando at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort.
4 Emerging Destinations in South America
Earlier this fall, a group of top-performing advisors had the opportunity to explore the best of South America on the Elite Retreat, hosted by American Marketing Group.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Survey: Optimism and AI for 2025
A recent survey among TRAVELSAVERS and NEST agency affiliates indicates a positive outlook for the travel industry in 2025.
New Locales, Custom Experiences Top Travel Trends List for 2025
Travelers are expected to be busy checking items off their bucket lists in 2025, journeying to new locales and engaging in customized experiences.
American Marketing Group agency networks now accept crypto for payment
American Marketing Group (AMG) said its travel agency networks -- Travelsavers, Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel and the Affluent Traveler Collection -- have become the first to accept cryptocurrency as a form of payment.
How AMG’s Two Top Sellers of Travel Plotted Unique Paths to Success
If ever there were two more different paths to success, they are those chosen by the top-selling advisors who won awards at American Marketing Group’s annual conference this year.
Headquarter Happenings: AMG Celebrates Member Growth, New AI Program
American Marketing Group (AMG), the parent company of TRAVELSAVERS, NEST, the Affluent Traveler Collection, and more, was scheduled to hold its Travel Market conference late last month in Marco Island, Fla.
How New TravelSavers Affiliates Have Grown Sales by $78 Million
As consumer demand for travel experiences and advisors rises, TravelSavers is seeing an influx of established agencies across the U.S. choosing to affiliate with the network. TravelSavers has added 17 affiliates this year with $78.2 million in preferred partner sales.
A recent survey of travel agency owners and managers has revealed that competition from supplier direct bookings and online travel agencies (OTAs) are the most significant challenges facing travel advisors today.
Travelsavers offers marketing service for hotels
Travel agency consortium Travelsavers has launched an e-commerce platform enabling hotels to create ads targeted at advisors and their business traveler clientele.
In a bold stride to strengthen its dedication to advisor education and training, American Marketing Group (AMG) has grown its professional development team, focusing on delivering the exclusive benefits of its innovative programs to a broader audience.
American Marketing Group Expands Business Development Team
American Marketing Group (AMG) has expanded its business development team to service the growing demand from agencies looking to affiliate with its TravelSavers and Nest networks.
As today’s travelers seek out personalized experiences wherever they venture, travel industry leader American Marketing Group is expanding its OnLocation Program to stay ahead of that demand.
AMG Launches Dine & Discover Event Series in U.S.
American Marketing Group (AMG) has added a new series of educational evening events to its advisor development offerings, providing its affiliated consultants with another way to build product knowledge and supplier connections.
Diving Into the Importance—and Inconsistencies—in New Advisor Training
TravelSavers and Nest advisors were surveyed to shed some light on the qualities they are looking for in recruits and how they train them.
Travel Agencies Struggling to Find and Hire Qualified Advisors
A new survey from American Marketing Group reveals travel agencies are struggling to find and hire qualified advisors. The survey shows that most agencies affiliated with American Marketing Group networks are considering hiring advisors in the next year but are worried they won’t be able to find the right candidates.
Do you have clients who are a good fit for premium or luxury cruise lines? Try selling them on a trip to Asia or South America. That's where Travelsavers and NEST are seeing big bumps, according to a report out just as Wave season ends.
Travel sellers assess strategies for surviving supplier shutdowns
The shuttering of two suppliers last month has served as a wake-up call to the travel advisor community that no matter how sound a company may seem, due diligence is required.
Distinctive Destination Weddings Reveals Top "Destination Dupes" for Romantic Travel Season
With Valentine's Day and wedding season approaching, Distinctive Destination Weddings advisors offer suggestions for more affordable and less busy travel alternatives.
Buoyed by a strong return to travel in 2023, American Marketing Group agencies expect a profitable year ahead.
Survey: Demand is High for Europe, Bucket-List Trips, Multigen Travel and More in 2024
The results of a new survey from AMG provide a look at some of the most in-demand destinations for 2024, as well as a handful of other expected travel trends.
tripXpress Celebrates 10 Years of Advances to Make Travel Advisor Booking More Efficient (Article)
From its origin in 2013 as a hotel booking engine to today's itinerary builder, tripXporess has evolved over the last 10 years to become an invaluable platform.
AI Is Not a Tool for Travel Advisors Yet, But Many Believe It Could Impact Their Career
Despite all the media attention related to artificial intelligence (AI), the new technology has meant very little to travel advisors’ businesses so far.
Why you should treat AI like an intern
If you're using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for your business, treat it like an intern. That's from Christine Vincent of Travelsavers and NEST, who was a guest on the Trade Secrets podcast.
American Marketing Group Partners With Trees4Travel
Touted as a first for North American consortia, travel marketing company American Marketing Group is compensating for the emissions created by its events through partnering with environmental organization Trees4Travel.
KORE launches marketing campaign to reach and recruit travel advisors (Article)
As travel agencies struggle to enlist and train advisors to fill a critical shortage, American Marketing Group’s KORE education program is unveiling a campaign to attract talent to the industry.
AMG Relaunches Expanded OnLocation Program to Offer Clients Rare, Personalized Experiences Worldwide
Advisors with TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection are now able to offer their clients more authentic, immersive experiences in destinations around the globe with the relaunch of the OnLocation program.
TravelSavers: Luxury Sales Outpacing 2022 by 32 Percent
TravelSavers is forecasting double- and even triple-digit sales growth across its business, especially in premium and luxury, at its “Owners’ Retreat” conference in Montreal (April 27-29).
Insider Video: What American Marketing Group Has Planned for Its Travel Agency Groups (Video)
Nicole Mazza, chief marketing officer, and Kathryn Mazza-Burney, executive vice president of sales and service, for TRAVELSAVERS, NEST and The Affluent Traveler talk about the new programs and services they now offer to members.
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST Parent AMG Marks 50 Years While Looking Toward Future
It’s been 52 years since Rick Mazza started American Marketing Group, the New York-based travel industry group that has since grown to include 19 different brands that serve all corners of the travel trade.
AMG Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Announces Cryptocurrency Payment and More (Article)
American Marketing Group, the parent company of 19 brands including TRAVELSAVERS, Kore, NEST and The Affluent Traveler Collection, celebrated its 50th anniversary with several big announcements at its Travel Market 2022 conference.
AMG to enable travel agencies to accept cryptocurrency as payment (Article)
American Marketing Group will soon enable agencies to accept and process cryptocurrency via its proprietary booking platform, TripXpress.
Insider Interview: A Talk With American Marketing Group Founder Rick Mazza
Insider Travel Report caught up with Rick Mazza, founder, president and CEO of American Marketing Group at AMG’s 50th anniversary, celebrating the company’s 19 travel brands, including TravelSavers, NEST and the Affluent Traveler Collection. We asked him to reflect on his life in the travel industry and his AMG organization over the past half-century.
American Marketing Group Announces New Digital Tool (Article)
American Marketing Group has announced the launch of a new digital segmentation product enabling suppliers and advisors to better target clients for marketing and potential sales.
AMG Marks 50 Years with New Innovation, Growth, Optimism for Future
With an audience of more than 800 affiliates and partners at Travel Market 2022, its 50th anniversary celebration, American Marketing Group lived up to the conference’s theme of Stronger, Bolder, Brighter by announcing a number of innovations.
American Marketing Group Appoints New Supplier Relations Director (Article)
Travel industry veteran Mary Kaye Zanatta has joined American Marketing Group as Supplier Relations Director to oversee growth of the company’s portfolio of OnLocation partners.
TRAVELSAVERS Adds Jane Clementino as Senior Vice President and GM for Canada
TRAVELSAVERS on Tuesday announced that Jane Clementino, a former WestJet and WestJet Vacations global sales director, has come aboard as its new senior vice president and general manager for Canada.
American Marketing Group Top Producing Members Cruise Eastern Med on Regal Princess (Article)
TRAVELSAVERS and NEST, brands of the American Marketing Group, just returned from hosting their top producing agencies at their Elite Retreat on the Regal Princess, which sailed August 6-13th in the Greek Isles and Italy.
American Marketing Group Hosts Romance Travel Experience on Majestic Princess
American Marketing Group, the parent company of TRAVELSAVERS and NEST, organized a Romance Travel Experience partnering with Princess Cruises for a 7-day sailing on the Majestic Princess from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera.
American Marketing Group rolls out curriculum for new travel advisors (Article)
American Marketing Group has officially launched Kore, a training program designed for new travel advisors.
We can't say enough about TRAVELSAVERS. Over the last year the support that TRAVELSAVERS has provided us with has been nothing short of amazing. Attending the owners retreat in Atlanta with Steve and team jump started our year. That momentum continued with the support of our business analyst Sarah-Jane and attending the ATC and travel show events in Boca Raton in June. Some of the tools that TRAVELSAVERS has offered us such as a new website and easytix have helped grow our business.
Owners, Distant Travel
