314 – Learn About Anchorage And Win A Fam Trip

Alaska, Destinations, Fam Trips, Training, , ,

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Podcast Number 314 Find more travel business related content at the TRAVEL CONSULTANT ACADEMY. COHOSTED SEGMENT Join the fun and become an Anchorage Wild Expert (AWE) and possibly win a familiarization trip to Anchorage. Jody Overstreet and David Kasser join us in the co hosted segment where we talk about the great destination of Anchorage, … Continue reading 314 – Learn About Anchorage And Win A Fam Trip →

313 – Are You Using Social Media as Part of Your Marketing Strategy?

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Podcast Number 313  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Are you using social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter to develop presence and credibility for your travel business? If not, you should be. Catherine Heeg of Customized Management Solutions joins Barry and Lorene to discuss the potential of social media in … Continue reading 313 – Are You Using Social Media as Part of Your Marketing Strategy? →

312 – How You Can Become Your Own Custom Tour Company

Business Opportunity, Tours, ,

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Podcast Number 312  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Have you ever considered tapping into the affinity groups with customized tours for such groups as the Red Hat Ladies, your local church groups or the local garden club? Or, how about creating a special tour for your honeymoon clients? Chris Babb joins the … Continue reading 312 – How You Can Become Your Own Custom Tour Company →

311 – What Are 10 Things You Need to Become a Successful Travel Agent?

Business Tools, Host Agencies, ,

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Podcast Number 311  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Here are ten things an independent travel consultant should know to build a successful business. Kelly Bergin, the Vice President for Business Development at Oasis Agents, details the ten things on today’s show. Kelly is a long time travel professional and Oasis Agents has … Continue reading 311 – What Are 10 Things You Need to Become a Successful Travel Agent? →

310 – Australia is Just a Click Away With AATKings

Australia, Tours, ,

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Podcast Number 310  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Australia and New Zeeland are great destinations to add to your line up of products you offer to clients. Jeff Adam from AAT Kings tours join Barry and Lorene on today’s show. Jeff talks about the many products for touring Australia and New Zeeland offered … Continue reading 310 – Australia is Just a Click Away With AATKings →

309 – NACTA Annual Conference

Business Opportunity, Business Tools, Cruises, Destinations, Education, Fam Trips, Tours, , , , , , ,

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Podcast Number 309  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Familiarization (fam) trips expand your knowledge of destinations. Many fam trips offer classes to go along with the destination experience. Lorene recently attended NACTA‘s Annual Conference at Sea. MSC Cruise Lines hosted the event taking travel agents on a fall color tour of the … Continue reading 309 – NACTA Annual Conference →

308 – Travel Agents Learn How to Become Full Service by Selling Airline Tickets

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Podcast Number 308  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Bobbi Hamida joins us for part two of his interview. Bobbi is the Strategic Air Director for the host agency Nexion. In this segment we discuss how travel agents can become full service agents without purchasing and learning a Global Distribution System (GDS). Why … Continue reading 308 – Travel Agents Learn How to Become Full Service by Selling Airline Tickets →

307 – The Travel Business Where Change is Constant and Education is Imperative

Education, Host Agencies, Training,

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Podcast Number 307  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT The travel business is in a constant state of change and that is why travel agent training is so important. Bobbi Hamadi from the host agency Nexion joins our show to talk about travel agent training. Nexion University is launching next week and is … Continue reading 307 – The Travel Business Where Change is Constant and Education is Imperative →

306 – the Royal Kona Resort, A Great Value for Your Clients

Destinations, Fam Trips, Hawaii, Resorts, Suppliers, ,

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Podcast Number 306 Nominate the Home Based Travel Agent Show for the best travel podcast at www.pocastawards.com. Thank you for supporting the show!  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days!   COHOSTED SEGMENT Jay Rubenstein of the Royal Kona Resort joins the show and tells us about the great amenities of the resort and the fantastic … Continue reading 306 – the Royal Kona Resort, A Great Value for Your Clients →

305 – Learn About Exciting Disney Products for Your Travel Business

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Podcast Number 305  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT Gary Ebels produces a Disney segment for today’s show. Gary describes Disney’s new and improved travel agent website. Gary talks about the workflow of the Disney Travel Agent site and talks about the many products you can access there. A little known product is … Continue reading 305 – Learn About Exciting Disney Products for Your Travel Business →