Publications

ASTA offers a wide variety of publications to assist members with their agency management and professional development. Publications include ASTA's Dateline Weekly e-newsletter, ASTA's cutting-edge ASTANetwork magazine, in-depth industry White Papers and Research reports. Most of these publications are available only to ASTA members, a select few are also available for sale through the ASTA Store.

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Dateline ASTA Weekly - May 16, 2012

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• Good News! You Don’t Have to Remember Your Password!




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• ASTA Praises National Tourism Strategy for Elevating Travel, Tourism to National Priority




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• YPS Members Share Industry Perspective at Hawaii Leadership Forum




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• Why the Fight Over Independent Contractors Matters




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• ASTA's CEO Tony Gonchar in the Hot Seat




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Research 2011 Independent Agents Report   The 2011 Independent Agents report includes typical booking methods, host agency relationships, average sales, and the top travel suppliers used. This.... Purchase 2011 Supplier-Travel Agent Relationship Marketing Report   ASTA conducted its annual Supplier-Travel Agent Relationship Marketing survey to assist travel agencies and suppliers in understanding and benchmarkin.... Purchase

White Papers Please log in to see the full content. • Travel Agents Guide to Travel Insurance  — December 1, 2011 Reviewing the 3 benefits of offering travel insurance - customer protection, agency protection and increased revenue - this guide summarizes the major types of travel insurance coverage as well as limitations, gives tips for choosing a travel insurance provider, and provides important cautions for agents implementing or reviewing their travel insurance program. • Travel Agents’ Guide to Travel Distribution Systems  — October 7, 2011 A primer on Global Distribution Systems (GDS), GDS New Entrants (GNE), and other distribution tools. • ASTA Guide to Selling Tours  — April 14, 2011 Covering the three benefits of selling travel insurance - customer protection, agency protection and increased revenue - this guide will help you set up a travel insurance sales program.