Dec 15, 2020
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Signature Travel Network has signed on 18 agencies as members since January, the group said Tuesday, higher than its typical number of 10 to 12.
In addition, current members of the consortium have acquired seven agencies this year, all from outside the Signature network.
Signature president and CEO Alex Sharpe said that, based on 2019 numbers, the new members will add around 40% to Signature’s sales with its preferred suppliers.
During an update with members, Sharpe said the co-op has 206 owners in the U.S. and one in Canada. It has 89 international affiliates: 82 in Australia, three in Brazil, two in Mexico, one in New Zealand and one in the Dominican Republic.
Who s who of travel to headline Readers Choice 2020 virtual event
A who s who of the travel industry the CEOs of the three largest cruise companies, leaders of prominent travel agency groups, leisure supplier executives and the chief of a Big Three airline will be featured during the free, virtual Readers Choice Awards event this Thursday, Dec. 17, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific).
The event is being promoted as the afternoon the stars came out, and the list of boldface names is lengthy.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian will be interviewed by Travel Weekly editor in chief Arnie Weissmann, as will Carnival