Podcast Number 411 SHOW NOTES Diane Petras, the President of The Travel Institute, joins us on this month’s show to talk about the state of the travel industry and about travel agent training. The Travel Institute recently commissioned a surve

Podcast Number 380 SHOW NOTES  If your clients are going to Alaska give them the opportunity to see the remote Alaska back country – the real Alaska. The Alaska Railroad offers a variety of tours you can offer your client.

Podcast Number 379 SHOW NOTES  Hungary is a destination your clients will love. Hungary is a beautiful mix of the old world and the new world where your clients will find stunning architecture, amazing people and culinary pleasures that include some of...

Podcast Number 378 SHOW NOTES  Selling is essential to the success of every travel agent and selling is a process. Success depends on learning this process, incorporating it into your personal style and then using the process when working with clients....

Podcast Number 377 SHOW NOTES  Travel is all about the experience you provide to your clients. Some clients love the large ship experience with the entertainment, shopping and casinos. But is this really the way to experience a place like Alaska?

Podcast Number 376 SHOW NOTES  The Northern Lights in Alaska is an alluring event for people of all walks of life and all points on the planet. In this episode we are continuing a focus on Alaska with Jodi Overstreet from Alaska Photo Treks.

Podcast Number 375 SHOW NOTES  I think if you check most peoples’ bucket list you will find travel to Alaska among the top ten on that list. In fact there are a few surveys that confirm this observation. If you have yet to make Alaska one of your trave...

Podcast Number 374 SHOW NOTES  In Show 369 we talked about using the concept of a sales funnel to visualize your marketing plan. In this Show we will discuss how to get potential clients into your sales funnel.

Podcast Number 373 SHOW NOTES  Chris Christensen joins us to talk about the debut of a new Viking product, their Ocean Cruise. Chris was invited to join Viking for a premier voyage of Viking’s newly launched Ocean Cruise line of travel products.

Podcast Number 372 SHOW NOTES  Playa Resorts offers the travel agent many incentives as well as exceptional training and assistance in selling their properties. In this Show we are joined by Jeannie Bean, Business Development Manager for Playa Resorts....