Click Here to View the November 2018 Issue In this Issue: Providing Service that Matters Written By: Outside Agents Interview: Get Your Clients to Explore More with ShoreTrips in 2019 Interview By: Andy Ogg, Editor and Marketing Director – Travel Professional NEWS Interviewing: Barry Karp, Vice President and Co-Founder – ShoreTrips Ultimate All Inclusive […]
By: Scott Koepf, CTC, MCC I encourage you to embrace your inner salesperson and be enthusiastic about not just what you sell but selling itself. If you are not able to admit that you are in the sales business then you probably won’t spend time learning about sales and the skills it requires. Product knowledge […]
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By: Craig Satterfield, ECCS Like many of you, I am constantly fighting the battle to slim down. I have gotten to the point that I totally ignore all of those stupid weight loss advertisements on TV and tell myself I will do better tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes for some of us when we discover we […]
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By Scott Koepf, MCC Sales. Selling. Salesperson. What emotions well up in you when you hear those terms? Travel. Destinations. Vacations. Now what emotions do these words bring up for you? If you are like most people and most travel professionals, the first terms do not bring warm and fuzzy thoughts and may even be […]
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By: Craig Satterfield, ECCS At the end of the year most of us try and come up with a doable New Year’s resolution to improve our business. One of the most popular is to get out there more and speak to groups about travel and your professional travel services company. You may have practiced with […]
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Click Here to View the October 2018 Issue In this Issue: Get Success by Focusing on 5 Things! Written By: Kelly Bergin, President – Oasis Travel Network Leaders of the Industry Take the Stage at CruiseWorld Written By: Mary Pat Sullivan, Content Director – Travel Weekly Events Ultimate All Inclusive – AIC Resorts Written […]
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Click Here to View the September 2018 Issue In this Issue: Explore More of the World with AmaWaterways Written By: Kristin Karst, Executive Vice President and Co-Owner – AmaWaterways 7 Ways to Make More Money in your Travel Business This Year Written By: Gifted Travel Network Learn from your Successful Peers at CruiseWorld Written By: […]
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By: Tom Ogg There was a discussion about some of the funniest requests that agents have been given by clients on our social networking site for Travel Professionals at www.travelprofessionalcommunity.com. There were some pretty funny stories that agents posted and we thought it would be fun to share these with some of our readers. Here […]
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By: Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC Do you ever have trouble motivating yourself to get started with a project? Whether it’s implementing a marketing strategy for your business, writing the first words for an article, or changing your eating habits, taking that critical first step is key. I cannot tell you how many times Tom and […]
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Click Here to View the August 2018 Issue In this Issue: Interview: New Zealand is Closer Than Ever Before Interview By: Andy Ogg, Editor and Marketing Director – Travel Professional NEWS Interviewing: Michelle Rosenberg, Trade Manager of North America – Tourism New Zealand Dugan’s Travels – Travel with Our Family of Agents on Your […]
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