Bowman’s Travel Brief: New Year, New Travel Resolutions

When Samantha Brown was hired to host a show on the Travel Channel back in 2000, she was just happy not to be waiting tables anymore. She’s been on the road ever since, though, and 25 years later is hosting her own show for PBS. Samantha Brown’s Places to Love is about to enter its eighth season, and the show is very much sculpted by the lessons Brown has learned over a quarter-century in the game. Namely, she knows now that it’s the people that make the place.

American Express isn't resting on its laurels as the credit card issuer with the biggest airport lounge network.

Now that the route cuts seem to be in the rear-view mirror, JetBlue Airways is rebuilding its network in a big way.

Jan 15, 2025 • 7 min read

There are 3 types of people when it comes to snow – those who love it, those who hate it, and those who tolerate it.

The rapid pace of change across the workplace in recent years has been daunting for workers.A series of recent reports from LinkedIn News revealed that not only do 64% of workers feel overwhelmed by the onslaught of workplace shifts, but worker confidence surrounding the ability to hold onto a job has reached historic lows.Meanwhile, some industries and professions are experiencing tremendous growth at the moment, or something of a renaissance, in some cases. And as it turns out, the travel advisor profession is among them.According to LinkedIn’s research, the travel advisor profession is the fifth fastest growing line of work among 25 of the quickest growing jobs in the United States.Landing on the list (and among the top five, no less) puts travel advisors in the same company as rapidly growing fields like artificial intelligence engineer, artificial intelligence consultant, physical therapist, and workforce development manager — lines of work that ranked in slots one through four, respectively.While the LinkedIn article doesn’t delve into what makes travel advisor jobs such a hot commodity right now, it does identify some of the tasks that come with the profession (in case you’re considering a career change), noting that “Travel advisors help plan and book travel arrangements — including transportation, accommodations and activities — based on clients’ preferences and budgets.”The most common skills required to be a travel advisor, according to LinkedIn, include: travel planning, travel writing, and social media marketing. And the most common industries where travel advisors are employed include travel arrangements, hospitality, and insurance.LinkedIn research also reveals that most travel advisor jobs can be found in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The travel advisor field is also dominated by women: It’s currently 80 percent female and 20 percent male.These LinkedIn insights merely scratch the surface, however, when it comes to the travel advisor profession and its powerful growth. The bigger question inspired by the ranking, perhaps, is what makes travel advisor such an appealing career at this moment in time? What is attracting people to the job in droves? And beyond that, what do individuals who are already in the field think about the ranking? To answer some of those additional questions, we reached out to travel advisors across the country.

Alaska Airlines will launch two new flights to Anchorage this summer from the lower 48, making it easier to reach the Last Frontier.

We are joined by Antonios Nestoras, founder of think tank EPIC, Dorota Bawolek, Brussels correspondent for Poland's TVP and Euronews senior reporter Jack Schickler.

2025 marks 200 years since passenger rail travel began with the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in September 1825.

Frontier Airlines is growing its presence at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with the addition of three new routes.

Sue Passauer. (Source: Sue Passauer)

For the first time in the summer of 2025, Alaska Airlines will add service to Anchorage from Detroit and Sacramento hubs with seasonal nonstop flights and resume nonstop service between Fairbanks and Portland.