Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS I love to watch the old westerns where the stagecoach is being chased by bandits shooting their pistols at the stagecoach so they can hold it up. Of course, there is always someone riding shotgun whose job it is to shoot back at the outlaws to … Continue reading “Riding Shotgun in the COVID-19 Wild West as a Travel Professional”
A Historical Look at Travel Disrupting Issues and Steps You Can Take to Succeed Through Difficult Times Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS The travel industry has certainly had its ups and downs. In fact, the only thing constant in our industry is turbulence and change. The current COVID-19 impact has … Continue reading “COVID 19 – A Historical Look at Pandemics and 10 Steps for Travel Professionals to Thrive”
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FindaHostTravelAgency.com Shares the Top Host Agencies for 2020 – Further Assisting in Connecting Travel Professionals to the Right Host Travel Agency March 24th, 2020 – San Diego, CA – FindaHostTravelAgency.com has released a list of the Top Host Travel Agencies of 2020. The 2020 Top Host Travel Agency video (below) highlights Recommended Host Agencies … Continue reading “The Top Host Agencies for 2020 (Video) – Provided by FindaHostTravelAgency.com”
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The cruise industry has certainly had its ups and downs over the past few decades, Financial failures such as Renaissance, consolidation by acquisitions such as by Carnival, Royal Caribbean and NCL and an ever increasing demand. In fact, there are more newbuilds being delivered in 2020 than in any prior year. What is even … Continue reading “Why You Should Be Selling Cruises in 2020 as a Travel Agent”
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Dive Into a New Career as a Travel Agent in 2020! Ahhhh, contemplating starting your own travel business is exciting and fun. And, the good news is that starting a travel agency from home is both easy and inexpensive. The trick is to get your new travel agency from home generating a profit. But, … Continue reading “Starting a Travel Agency From Home in 2020 – A Complete Guide to Success”
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Where Can I Get a Travel Agency Community Website? Community websites are defined by Wikipedia as “A group of individuals who share a common interest via email, blogs, instant messages, chat rooms or newsgroups. Members of a virtual community are self-subscribing.” I would add digests and social platforms to the definition. Before you jump into … Continue reading “Travel Agent Website Guide: Creating a Community Based Website for your Travel Agency – Part 9”
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Where Can I Get a Keyword Niche Travel Agency Website? If you are considering operating a niche keyword website focused on your specialty, there is an entire world of opportunity on the web. A keyword niche website is used to target a very specific audience and is dependent on keyword searches for organic traffic. The … Continue reading “Travel Agent Website Guide: Creating a Keyword Niche Website for your Travel Agency – Part 8”
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Where Can I Get a Travel Blog Website? If you intend on using a blog to promote your knowledge and expertise, understand the best decision would be to establish your own keyword blog that you own and maintain. Just about every format of website that a travel agency might use can all accommodate a … Continue reading “Travel Agent Website Guide: Creating a Travel Blog Website for your Travel Agency – Part 7”
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Content Management System (CMS) Travel Agency Websites CMS, or Content Management System, is software that is used to create websites and to manage the content within the website. For the most part, CMS is free to use. To give an idea of how popular using a CMS is, WordPress is said to be the engine … Continue reading “Travel Agent Website Guide: Creating a CMS for your Travel Agency Website – Part 6”
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So far we have explored travel agency website basics and where to get a travel agency booking website and a travel agency online presence website. Before we move on to explore more sophisticated travel agency websites we must first develop an understanding the role that Search Engine Optimization (SEO) plays regarding the creation of organic, … Continue reading “Travel Agent Website Guide: 11 Steps to Success with SEO and SERP – Part 5”
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