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ASTA CEO Zane Kerby on What Travel Agents Need to Know About the Caribbean Right Now

By: Joe Pike

On the heels of its recent Caribbean Showcase event that brought more than 250 advisors to Sandals Royal Curacao, the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) is already looking ahead to next year’s event, planning ways to prepare advisors for the obstacles ahead.

To learn more about the state of the Caribbean, CTA caught up with Zane Kerby, president and CEO of the ASTA, to talk about challenges advisors are facing, the importance of Caribbean business and what’s trending on the client side.

Here’s what he had to say.

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