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FROM THE PUBLISHER TravelAgent EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/TRAVEL VICE PRESIDENT/GROUP PUBLISHER Be a Part of AgentNation OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS I have asked the same questions when speaking to travel professionals: Do you have a blog? Do you have a Facebook page? Are you a member of LinkedIn? I follow these questions with a statement: “You will be out of business if you don’t.” More and more of you have said yes—thank goodness—but still, many agents don’t seem to be taking advantage of all the social networking services out there. GIDEON DEAN JOHN MCMAHON 212-895-8243, jmcmahon@questex.com AD DIRECTOR JOSÉ BARREIRO 212-895-8242, jbarreiro@questex.com DIRECTOR, DIGITAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT JASON GINDELE 703-259-0296, jgindele@questex.com SALES NORTHEASTERN USA & EUROPE NEW YORK SALES OFFICE REGIONAL SALES MANAGER ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE—EASTERN USA 757 Third Avenue, 5th Floor New York, NY 10017 MICHELLE REID 212-895-8284, mreid@questex.com CHRISTINA RASMUSSEN 212-895-8267, crasmussen@questex.com SOUTHEASTERN USA, CARIBBEAN, MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA SALES MANAGER—CARIBBEAN, SOUTHEASTERN USA ACCOUNT MANAGER—MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA BARBARA MAGRO 305-668-5187, bmagro@questex.com STEPHANIE GORDON Gordon Media Group, Inc., 305-854-1622, stephanie@gordonmediagroup.com HAWAII & PACIFIC/ASIA ACCOUNT MANAGER—HAWAII SIMONE PEREZ Abbott Communications, 808-394-2090, simone@abbottcommunications.net A Brand-New Community In our ongoing efforts to keep you in the loop and as up to date as possible, Travel Agent magazine has taken social networking to another place. AgentNation (www. travelagentcentral.com/ agentnation) is the first social networking site exclusively for travel agents. And I now can say that if you don’t become a member of AgentNation, you will be out of business soon as well. Why, you ask? John McMahon Because AgentNation provides you with a place to professionally exchange ideas, create communities based on your professional interest, ask questions or get advice from your peers from around the world. Social networking is now the accepted way to communicate, educate and become a better agent. I tell my staff all the time that when there is a turn in the road, you either make the turn or you fall off the cliff. Make the turn, and head to AgentNation. In the future, it will be the most important reference tool you have to conduct business. ACCOUNT MANAGER—ASIA HAZEL LI +65-6728-2396, hazelli@starhub.net.sg WESTERN USA, SOUTHWESTERN USA, MIDWESTERN USA ENCINO SALES OFFICE REGIONAL MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER — CO, NM, UT, MT, WY ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE— WESTERN USA 16130 Ventura Blvd, Suite 570 Encino, CA 91436 CHRIS COON 818-788-1271, ccoon@questex.com DAREN COLE, Synergy Sales Solutions, 970-331-4697, darenc_synergy@msn.com BRADLEY LEVINE 216-706-3796, bradley.levine@questex.com CLASSIFIED/DIGITAL ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE—EASTERN USA ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE—WESTERN USA CHRISTINA RASMUSSEN 212-895-8267, crasmussen@questex.com BRADLEY LEVINE 216-706-3796, bradley.levine@questex.com MARKETING MARKETING MANAGER CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR JENNIFER GINSBERG 212-895-8277, jginsberg@questex.com BELKIS CARRASCO 212-895-8294, bcarrasco@questex.com TRAVEL AGENT CUSTOM SOLUTIONS DIRECTOR OF CUSTOM SOLUTIONS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR DIGITAL DIRECTOR WEB DEVELOPER ART DIRECTOR NEIL STRICKLAND 954-296-9515, nstrickland@questex.com DAVID K. MOSEDER 212-895-8447, dmoseder@questex.com KEN GRANT 212-895-8448, kgrant@questex.com ARTHUR YOE 212-895-8437, ayoe@questex.com JAMES HUNTLEY 212-895-8433, jhuntley@questex.com PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT VICE PRESIDENT-DIGITAL MEDIA VICE PRESIDENT-HUMAN RESOURCES KERRY C. GUMAS TOM CARIDI ROBERT S. INGRAHAM TONY D’AVINO JON LEIBOWITZ CLAUDIA FLOWERS SETH NICHOLS DIANE EVANS JOHN MCMAHON VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER THE TRAVEL GROUP PUBLISHERS OF: Travel Agent Magazine, Luxury Travel Advisor, Home-Based Travel Agent, Official Travel Industry Directory, Hotel & Motel Management, Premier Hotels & Resorts, Premier Spas & Romance 757 Third Ave., 5th floor, New York, NY 10017 e-mail: travelagent@questex.com Phone 212-895-8200; General Fax: 212-895-8210 8 | TravelAgent March 2, 2009 http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agentnation http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agentnation http://www.travelagentcentral.com/agentnation

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Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 Contents From the Editor From the Publisher Alaska Europe Las Vegas Central & South America Caribbean, The Bahamas & Bermuda Cruises Hot Hotels Agent Access Advertising Index Editorial Index

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Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Cruises (Page 33) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Cruises (Page 34) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Cruises (Page 35) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Cruises (Page 36) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Cruises (Page 37) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 38) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 39) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 40) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 41) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 42) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Hot Hotels (Page 43) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Agent Access (Page 44) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Agent Access (Page 45) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Agent Access (Page 46) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Agent Access (Page 47) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Editorial Index (Page 48) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Editorial Index (Page Cover3) Travel Agent - March 2, 2009 - Editorial Index (Page Cover4) 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