364 – How to Easily Produce Video to Promote Your Travel Business

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Podcast Number 364 SHOW NOTES  Video sells. We know and experience this fact every day as we watch hundreds of television commercials on our tv’s every day. In today’s world you do not need expensive equipment or a million watt transmitter to produce and transmit your video. It really is easy and you can find … Continue reading 364 – How to Easily Produce Video to Promote Your Travel Business →

363 – Barry and Lorene Ring In 2016 Talking About Business Planning

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Podcast Number 363 SHOW NOTES  Barry and Lorene discuss business plans for 2016 and how you can connect with clients, network with other travel agents and build your business. SUPPORT THE HOME BASED TRAVEL AGENT SHOW Create beautiful itineraries and quotes for just $9 per month  Go to Travefy.com/agent use the promo code HBTAS10 to … Continue reading 363 – Barry and Lorene Ring In 2016 Talking About Business Planning →

362 – Traveling the River of Gold With Chris Christensen

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Podcast Number 362 SHOW NOTES  Where do you find high end clients who use travel agents? On a Viking River Cruise. Chris Christensen, or as he says, “Chris2X,” joins the Show to describe his adventure on the Duoro River in Portugal with Viking River Cruises. Chris is a talented story teller, an award winning podcaster … Continue reading 362 – Traveling the River of Gold With Chris Christensen →

361 – Business 101 – Are You Selling Details or Are You Selling The Emotion of Travel?

Business 101, Business Practices, Business Tools,

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Podcast Number 361 SHOW NOTES  It’s tempting to sell the features of your travel specialty. In fact it’s easy to sell the features of your travel product. It’s easy to talk about the details of the flight, the number of rooms in a suite, the all inclusive restaurants or bars, or the fine rental car. … Continue reading 361 – Business 101 – Are You Selling Details or Are You Selling The Emotion of Travel? →

360 – How Italy4Real Uses Technology to Create Itineraries

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Podcast Number 360 SHOW NOTES  Operating a tour business has its challenges but it also has great rewards. Rem Malloy from Italy4Real, and Scott Rutz from Travefy, join the show to talk about the challenges of operating a tour business and how technology can remove many of the challenges for any travel consultant building an … Continue reading 360 – How Italy4Real Uses Technology to Create Itineraries →

359 – Alaska Road Trip With Lorene and Salmonberry Tours

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Podcast Number 359 INTERVIEW SEGMENT  A road trip turns into a sixteen hour adventure in the wilds of Alaska as Lorene and Gayle travel with Mandy Garcia and Candice McDonald to check out new sites for Salmonberry Tours. Lorene and Mandy describe their adventure and Mandy fills us in on some of the Alaska sites … Continue reading 359 – Alaska Road Trip With Lorene and Salmonberry Tours →

358 – National Harbor a Gem for Travel Agents

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Podcast Number 358 INTERVIEW SEGMENT  National Harbor is a 350 acre resort destination offering 3,000 hotel rooms tucked along the Potomac River 8 miles south of Washington D.C. National Harbor is host to  one of the largest hotels in the country at the Gaylord Resort and National Convention Center. In addition, opening in 2016, is … Continue reading 358 – National Harbor a Gem for Travel Agents →

357 – An Adventure with Chris Christensen and Intrepid Travel

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Podcast Number 357 INTERVIEW SEGMENT  We are taking you on a journey with this show. Our guest Chris Christensen is the top travel blogger and podcaster to rise from the world of new media. Chris has been recognized and won awards from Lonely Planet, The Chicago Tribune, The Men’s Journal plus many more. Chris’ podcasts … Continue reading 357 – An Adventure with Chris Christensen and Intrepid Travel →

356 – Travel Agents Prosper by Working as a Team – The NACTA Chapter Directors’ Conference

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Podcast Number 356 INTERVIEW SEGMENT  One of the most valuable resources you can utilize as a small business owner, a travel agent, are the valuable insights from people who have a depth and breadth of experiences that are different from your own. This show combines the final two interviews from the National Association of Career … Continue reading 356 – Travel Agents Prosper by Working as a Team – The NACTA Chapter Directors’ Conference →

355 – Sandal’s Royal Bahamiam Beach Resort – NACTA Regional Directors’ Meeting (Part I)

Associations, Resorts,

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Podcast Number 355 GUEST SEGMENT  Lorene joins us from Sandal’s Royal Bahamiam Beach Resort where NACTA is holding their regional directors’ meeting. Alice Macalla, Director of Industry Affairs for the resort takes a break from the meeting and talks with Lorene and I about Sandal’s beautiful resort and how they work with travel agents.This is the … Continue reading 355 – Sandal’s Royal Bahamiam Beach Resort – NACTA Regional Directors’ Meeting (Part I) →