Antravia Trivia posts
A Collection of some of our fun, yet insightful, Antravia social media posts! A bit of light-hearted relief during a busy day. But of course, with our Antravia twist
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2/15/20254 min read
Did you know the first ever hotel loyalty program launched in 1983?
The first hotel loyalty program? Holiday Inn’s Priority Club in 1983.
Holiday Inn rolled out Priority Club, and it changed hospitality forever.
What started as a small guest perk is now a multi-billion-dollar business. Today, hotel points are practically their own currency. Marriott Bonvoy alone is valued at more than $20 billion, with points bought and sold by banks for credit cards and financial partnerships.
Loyalty isn’t just about free nights but it is also serious money that keeps travel moving.
#TravelFinance #TravelAgentFinance #HospitalityFinance #Hotels #TravelBusiness #HotelManagement #Accounting #TravelIndustry #Antravia
Who invented cash? 💰
The first official coins weren’t Roman at all, they actually came from Lydia (modern-day Turkey) around 600 BC, made of a shiny gold–silver alloy called electrum.
The Romans, though, took money to another level:
🏛️ They minted coins on an industrial scale.
👑 They stamped emperors’ heads on silver denarii and bronze asses.
🛡️ They paid entire armies in cash.
🚰 They used taxes in coin to build roads, aqueducts, and amphitheaters.
For Rome, coins weren’t just currency but control. If you owed Caesar, you paid Caesar and in Caesar’s coin.
Two thousand years later, travel businesses are still doing the same thing: moving money, collecting tax, and keeping the empire running… just with fewer togas!
#TravelFinance #HospitalityFinance #TravelBusiness #MoneyHistory #Antravia #HotelFinance #TourismTrivia
Did you know....
The first official traveler’s cheque was issued in 1891 by American Express, and it became so trusted worldwide that by the 1960s, hotels and banks treated them as good as cash, no questions asked.
Some agents even built their entire business on the commissions earned from selling them.
It’s a reminder that financial tools have always shaped how travel works, and that the agents and hotels who adapt first tend to profit most.
#travelfinance #travelagentfinance #hospitalityfinance #antravia #travelhistory #travelindustry #smartbusiness
Did you know the first travel agency dates back to 1841?
Thomas Cook, an Englishman, started what would become the foundation of the modern travel industry nearly two centuries ago. His goal at the time was to offer constructive activities for members of the temperance movement who wanted alternatives to alcohol-focused gatherings.
In 1841, Cook chartered a train to take a group of campaigners from Leicester to Loughborough. That single excursion marked the beginning of his business, which grew from organizing local day trips into a full travel agency.
Over the following decades, his company, Thomas Cook & Son, became known for creating packaged tours. These combined transportation, accommodations, and printed guides into one clear price, making travel more accessible to the middle class. By the late 1870s, the agency was organizing tours across Europe, to Egypt, and even offering world tours.
The model Cook built, combining scale, structure, and guidance, still shapes the travel industry today. While technology has changed how trips are booked, travelers still value the same things they did in 1841. They want clear pricing, trusted expertise, and someone to make the process smooth.
At Antravia, we help travel agents and hotels grow their businesses with the same principles that built Thomas Cook into a household name, using modern tools and financial strategies to keep you profitable and prepared for the future.
#travelagentlife #antravia #travelagentfinance #travelagents
🧾 A hotel receipt signed by Elvis Presley sold for $2,550.
It wasn’t the hotel that made it valuable. It wasn’t the food. It was the signature… and the story.
In travel, value isn’t always about what’s delivered. It’s about how people see it, remember it, and talk about it.
That’s true for your services too.
At Antravia, we work with hotels and travel agents to understand where the real value lies…. and how to protect it.
#travelfinance #travelagentfinance #antravia #hospitalityfinance #pricingstrategy #knowyourvalue
📍June 29 — International Day of the Tropics
Where the sun rises early, the ecosystems go deep, and the accounting? Let’s just say it includes coconuts and coral offsets
The tropics cover 40% of Earth
House 80% of biodiversity
And are home to most of the world’s emerging markets
At Antravia, we’re here for the shade, the spreadsheets, and the global shifts that start at the equator
#InternationalDayOfTheTropics #tropics #climatefinance #sustainabledevelopment #globalmindset #culturalinsight #financialliteracy #antravia #travelfinance #travelagentfinance
I’ve been lucky enough to visit Portugal — and came across this gem of a story while going through my photos.
Back in the 1930s and ’40s, sardines weren’t just food — they were money.
Locals used tinned fish to pay wages and buy goods.
No banks. Just trust in what mattered — and a currency you could eat.
At Antravia, we believe value doesn’t always look like a banknote. Smart strategy, timing, and trust? That’s the real currency.
#AntraviaAdvisory #PortugalTravel #FXTrivia #SardineEconomy #MoneyStories #TravelFinance