A Decade Away, a Voyage to Remember: How Discovery Princess Redefined Cruise Dining—and Rekindled a Veteran’s Love for Life at Sea Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com After three decades in the cruise industry, training thousands of travel agents, and personally experiencing over 300 voyages, I thought I had seen … Continue reading “How Princess Cruises Reignited My Passion for the Seas”
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Diving into the Reality of Consumers Booking Direct with Cruise Suppliers VS a Travel Professional Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com Consumer complaints against cruise line refunds are as common as pizza in the buffet. I found this particular complaint so ridiculous I had to write about it. The … Continue reading “Booking Cruise Direct with Supplier Costs Family $58,300”
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The Rapid Rise of Solo Cruisers in the Booming Cruise Market – A Trend Unveiled and Explored Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com One of the quickest-growing markets in cruising is the solo cruiser market. I realized this after taking a number of cruises this summer as a solo cruiser. … Continue reading “Selling Solo Cruises as a Travel Professional”
Written by Andy Ogg
Selling River Cruises as a Travel Professional can be Profitable and Expand your Business into New Markets, Here is Some Great Reasons to get Started! Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner & Co-Founder – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com I am working on an update to our book “Selling River Cruises” and thought I would share why clients … Continue reading “Selling River Cruises as a Travel Professional in 2023”
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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”
Written by Andy Ogg