Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS Video conferencing, meetings, webinars and other presentations have become a favorite way for travel professionals to communicate with existing and new potential clients. The world of online presentations has changed dramatically from the early days before using PowerPoint, video and graphical images, but the future … Continue reading “How to Utilize Online Travel Presentations as a Home Based Travel Agent”
Vaccination Appears to be the key to a World with Travel: Here is how a Travel Professional can Benefit Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS Andy Ogg, CTIE, Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS Now that the COVID vaccine is being made available to the most vulnerable population in the United States and … Continue reading “Getting Back to Travel: Millions of Vaccinated People are Ready to Travel – Are you Ready to Book Them?”
Written by Andy Ogg
It has become painfully obvious that travel agents who operate within a narrow niche at which they have gained “expert” knowledge of are normally quite established and profitable. It is this “expertise” that makes an agent successful and is what clients are seeking for when they search for an agent. Today’s reality is that just … Continue reading “Finding Your Travel Agency Niche in 2020”
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Today, and all days, every single time we move across the country and globe, we thank YOU. Thank you for being the backbone of our amazing Travel Industry and for, even through the most challenging times, showing your true dedication to your trade. As a token of thanks from us, please feel free to … Continue reading “National Travel Advisor Day 2020 – We Thank YOU!”
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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”
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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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