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DAILY BULLETIN August 15, 2018 TOP STORIES Big 3 airlines take on shortage of pilots with career-path help It remains to be seen if their programs will do enough to motivate people to become commercial pilots. READ MORE Luxury travel trend: Last-minute bookings Josh Alexander of Protravel International in New York called it a trend he's "seeing but not loving." He added that clients booking last-minute trips often have "unrealistic expectations." READ MORE United to charge extra for economy seats in front of cabin Passengers traveling on business for a company with a United corporate contract will be able to sit in these seats for free. But everyone else will have to pay a fee. READ MORE Hosted agents upselling their way to a banner year Betsy Geiser, vice president of Uniglobe Travel Center, said agents aren't "selling more, they're selling better." READ MORE Southwest restricts emotional support animals to cats and dogs The airline will also limit customers to just one emotional-support animal and will require the animals to be either leashed or caged at all times. READ MORE Advertisement INSIGHT BY MEAGAN DRILLINGER Los Cabos looks beyond recent setbacks New security measures were implemented to reassure tourists that the destination is safe. READ MORE Advertisement IN THE HOT SEAT Fareportal's Angel Rivera The company's director of call center technology talks about chatbots and artificial intelligence. READ MORE Advertisement BLEISURE TRAVEL BECOMES BIG BUSINESS: BLEND BUSINESS AND LEISURE TRAVEL Bleisure travel has gone mainstream and is poised for even more growth as demographics and lifestyle trends evolve. Tap into this lucrative market with tips for identifying and attracting potential bleisure travel clients, sales and marketing strategies, pitfalls to avoid and more. Sponsored by Asiana Airlines.  Read More MORE NEWS Las Vegas tourism has a new chief The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has named Steve Hill as its next CEO. Hill succeeds the retiring Rossi Ralenkotter. READ MORE ALG phasing out Mark Travel name Apple Leisure Group will sunset the Mark Travel name at the end of the year, but Mark Travel's brands, including Funjet Vacations, will remain. READ MORE ATPCO product gives airlines more pricing info from competitors Marketview lets airlines see prices in all 26 fare classes that competing airlines have filed for their routes, even if those fare classes aren't up for sale at that moment. READ MORE Expedia takes full ownership of Asia business Expedia bought out AirAsia for $60 million. READ MORE MORE FROM TRAVEL WEEKLY Travel Weekly's beat reporters are on Twitter Follow Travel Weekly's reporters on Twitter for news on cruise, hotels, tours, agent issues and destinations. In addition, Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann tweets travel industry news and insight from @awtravelweekly. READ MORE DAILY BULLETIN Editor: Kimberly Scholz Email the editor Follow us on: Subscribe to Travel Weekly For promotional opportunities in this newsletter, contact sales@travelweekly.com 100 Lighting Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094   201-902-2000 Privacy Policy You can unsubscribe if you wish to stop receiving TW Daily Bulletin newsletter.