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454–Emotion in Travel Sales: How to Tap into Consumer Desires and Drive Bookings from 2023-03-25T18:01:19
Show Notes In this episode of the podcast, we explored the importance of using emotion in selling a travel product. We discussed the differences between logical and emotional decision-making proces...
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453–New Orleans|History, Hauntings&Crime With Chris Falvey from 2023-02-08T17:54:54
Show Notes In today’s show, we are speaking with Chris Falvey with Unique NOLA Tours, and we are going to learn about New Orleans. New Orleans is one of the unique cities in the United States. The ...
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452–The Top Ten Travel Destinations for 2023 With Peter Worthing from 2023-01-07T17:00:11
Show Notes Where do people want to travel in 2023? Peter Worthing with Audley Travel explains that Japan and Australia are among the top ten destinations according to Audley Travel’s survey of thei...
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451–Beautiful North Lake Tahoe With Bart Peterson from 2022-12-15T10:43:04
Show Notes North Lake Tahoe is a beautiful destination where you can explore the beauty of all that nature has to offer. There are beautiful beaches, crystal-clear freshwater lakes, and mountain vi...
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450–Luxury Travel With Shane Mahoney from 2022-12-01T15:13:02
Show Notes Shane Mahoney of Lugos travel joins the show to describe how his company takes the stress out of creating unique luxury travel packages for his clients. The process of creating a unique ...
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449–Enchanting Morro Bay, California With Michael Wambolt from 2022-11-15T10:37:10
Show Notes Morro Bay is an enchanting small town on the coast of California between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Morro Bay is a fishing town with a beautiful harbor, but it is unlike any other ha...
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448–Travel Scams and Hacks With Adam Levin from 2022-10-26T20:03:52
Show Notes You are going to get hacked or scammed. Adam Levin says travel is a petri dish for hackers and scammers. He says this is a fact of life as sure as death and taxes. It’s essential that yo...
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447–Dara Busch On How and Why People Are Spending Their Money On Travel And What They Expect from 2022-09-26T12:03:36
Show Notes Dara Busch, Co-CEO and head of the consumer team at 5WPR. 5WPR is the ninth-largest travel public relations company in the world. We have the opportunity to speak with Dara in today’s po...
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446–Social Media Tips for the Travel Advisor With Cyndee Harrison from 2022-09-01T23:07:02
Show Notes Maneuvering the ins and outs of social media can be a complex task but very important for your marketing efforts. Successful businesses today must have a social media presence and a mark...
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445–Luxury Under a Dark Sky at Clear Sky Resorts from 2022-07-15T23:43:37
Show Notes Exploring nature and spending time in environments that is conducive to such activities is growing in popularity among all age groups. Combining exploring the Grand Canyon, and native cu...
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444–Discover Cities Like Never Before With David Naczycz from 2022-07-01T15:57:51
Show Notes Unlocking the hidden treasures in our cities is easy when you have a kind person showing you around; showing you the culture, exploring the food, and letting you in on the history. Findi...
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439–Put On Your Business Owner’s Hat and Know Your Numbers from 2022-04-11T11:09:19
Show Notes One of the most important aspects of your business, right along with making sales and servicing your clients, is to know your numbers. In fact, if you don’t know your numbers, there is a...
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438–Are You Selling a Product, A Service, Or An Experience? from 2022-03-21T11:25:58
Show Notes A commodity is a mass-produced or non-specialized product. The travel products you offer could fall into the category of a commodity. This is not where you want to be as a travel advisor...
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437–Airfares are Chaotic But Here’s How to Save Your Clients’Money from 2022-03-09T17:44:42
Show Notes Airfares are chaotic, and the old models that tell you to book thirty days in advance, or any other time frame, no longer apply (if they ever did). Airfares are affected by pandemic ins...
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436–An Old Form of Transportation Transformed Into Luxury Travel from 2022-02-20T20:01:41
Show Notes: The unkempt drifter crushes his cigarette into the pavement and slowly walks to the road that borders the bush station. He sticks his thumb in the air to flag down the next kind person ...
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435–This is the Year of the Travel Comeback from 2022-02-07T21:49:59
Show Notes: The travel industry is leaping forward as we reach a critical mass of people accepting the risk of the virus and returning to travel. According to several surveys, people are ready to s...
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434–Public Relations Equals Free Advertising for the Travel Advisor from 2022-01-31T13:00:20
Show Notes: The cousin of marketing is public relations. Media outlets are constantly looking for sources to use in their publications. You can get free advertising because getting quoted in media ...
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433–Strategic Planning for the Travel Agent from 2022-01-01T13:16:11
Show Notes: Planning is critical for any business and in particular for the travel agent. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” In this show, Barry outlin...
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432–Planning and Marketing Strategies for 2022 with Richard D’Ambrosio from 2021-11-30T22:04:19
Show Notes: As the Coronavirus begins to wane and people begin thinking about leisure travel again, we hear the phrase, “pent up demand.” This term has a broad meaning relating to how anxious peopl...
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431–Creating Loyal Clients with Seth LaPierre from 2021-11-01T00:19:03
Show Notes Links to Items We’ve Talked About Seth’s product page at http://www.gosipnclip.com Podcasts Related to This Posts Topic In Show 418 we talk about creating client avatars to help you t...
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430–Travel Agent&Supplier Networking at CruiseWorld 2021 from 2021-10-13T15:12:56
Show Notes Many of us have missed those opportunities to mingle, face-to-face, with other travel agents and suppliers. That is what this month’s show is all about — the importance of making those f...
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429–How to Unlock Great Content for Your Social Media Marketing from 2021-09-30T11:38:31
Show Notes Creating good content for your social media marketing channels is one of the most important things you can do for your business. Research has shown that the average person spends two hou...
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428–Why is SEO Important for the Travel Advisor? from 2021-08-31T12:25:08
SHOW NOTES As a travel advisor, your own website or blog is essential. This is where you will put your customer testimonials, post photos of trips that you and your clients have taken. And, impor...
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427–Easily Create a Tour and Expand Your Business from 2021-07-31T00:28:27
SHOW NOTES Tours are a great way to expand your business income and at the same time expand your client base of FIT travelers. When you book a tour, whether with five people or fifty people, and yo...
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426–Wildlife Expedition Cruise Around the Galapagos with Chris Christensen from 2021-06-30T23:12:09
SHOW NOTES If you are not familiar with the Galapagos Islands or you think a wildlife expedition is something you would like to add to your specialties then this podcast is a great place to start. ...
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425 – Michele Cartwright on Building Your Travel Business from 2021-05-31T00:17:52
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Imagine moving to a small rural town where you know no one and the population is not wealthy but the people are hardworki...
Show #424 – Rachel Hill’s Two Easy Marketing Tools for Big Results from 2021-04-30T22:09:49
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In previous episodes, we’ve talked about marketing tools such as Facebook, YouTube videos, and Instagram. You can f...
Show #423 – The Best Job I Ever Had – Travel Agent from 2021-03-30T00:30:37
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Show #422 – Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of Travel and Tourism from 2021-02-27T14:03:22
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Show #418 – How to Find New Clients for Your Travel Business from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Diane Petras CTIE, from The Travel Institute on the State of the Industry and Travel Agent Training from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Twin Horizons Travel’s Susan Schneider Talks About Travel Agent Success from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Leveraging Social Media to Fire Up Your Business With Matt Bertram from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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Show #421 – The Best of Travel Business Marketing and Sales Ideas from 2020-12-31T20:55:17
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Show # 420 – A Lighthearted Look at Your Favorite Theme Parks from 2020-11-30T15:43:58
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Show #419 – A Covid Visit to Disney World From Start to Finish from 2020-10-31T00:32:44
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Show #417 – Who is Offering a Little Magic During the Pandemic? from 2020-08-30T21:11:56
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Show #416 – Being Safe in Your Home Office and Traveling Safely from 2020-07-27T13:50:35
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Interview with Steve Brass of Street Smart Defense.
Show #415 – The Future of Travel from 2020-06-30T22:11:59
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Interview with Catherine Heeg of Customized Management...
Pivot to Selling Travel With Catherine Heeg from 2020-05-31T10:49:37
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Specialize Your Travel Agency by Helping Families With Autism to Travel from 2020-04-19T19:29:58
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Improve Yourself and Your Business During the Virus Shutdown from 2020-04-01T14:25:48
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