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Jamie Biesiada

Senior Editor

Jamie Biesiada covers retail travel sellers, reporting news about travel advisors and agencies, consortia, host agencies and OTAs. She also is co-host of the Trade Secrets podcast. In addition, she covers GDSs and other technologies driving the retail distribution channel, as well as theme parks. She was named the American Society of Travel Advisors' 2019 ASTA Travel Journalist of the Year. Biesiada's roots are in community journalism. Before Travel Weekly, she was most recently the editor of Star News Group based in Manasquan, N.J., covering communities up and down the New Jersey shore. She was named to Editor & Publisher's Top 25 Under 35 list in 2013, which honors the most promising young journalists.

More Articles by Jamie Biesiada

The Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction at Epcot.

Disney unveils summer deal for the Florida theme parksThe Magic Ticket enables guests to visit Disney World's four theme parks over the course of four days for $99 per person, plus...

According to reports, the Tropicana Las Vegas will be demolished to make way for a ballpark and a new hotel-casino.

Las Vegas baseball stadium will be built on Tropicana siteThe site of the Tropicana Las Vegas casino hotel will be the new home for Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics, according...

Travel Leaders Network creates best-practices group for technology

Travel Leaders Network creates best-practices group for technologyThe Technology Leaders Alliance is designed to focus on how technology can be used to increase sales and productivity.

Find the right client with four questions

Find the right client with four questionsHow can advisors ensure a client will be a good fit? Brownell's Toni McClelland shares tips.

Eben Peck, ASTA’s executive vice president of advocacy, speaking at the ASTA Global Convention in San Juan earlier this month.

ASTA's advocacy agenda includes ICs and NDCAirline passenger refunds. Ancillary fee disclosures. Independent contractor classification. These are some of the legislative...

M&A activity and investments slow down in travel

M&A activity and investments slow down in travelDeals in travel and tourism in the first four months of 2023 were down 43% worldwide from a year earlier, according to...

Cruisebound to sell cruises on T-Mobile app

Cruisebound to sell cruises on T-Mobile appWithin the T-MobileTuesdays app, customers can compare prices and itineraries before booking a cruise.

CWT to provide content for Booking.com for Business

CWT to provide content for Booking.com for BusinessCWT will supply rates for air, car and hotel, plus 24/7 agent support.

During the earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger touched upon changes made at Disney World to improve the guest experience.

Big quarter for Disney parks, hotels and cruise lineDisney's Domestic Parks & Experiences (which includes Disney domestic hotels and Disney Cruise Line) reported a 14% revenue...

Travel Leaders Group wins right to use brand in CanadaThe Federal Court of Canada ruled that the Travel Leaders trademark had been abandoned by an Ontario company.