ASTA Commends JetBlue for Switching Onto GDS

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) commended JetBlue Airways Monday for its recent decision to include its flight inventory in GDSs. more...


Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 6/22/2007 6:54:46 PM
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Luxury Travel Expo Proves to Be the Must-attend Travel Event of the Year

More than 5,100 travel industry professionals attended Luxury Travel Expo at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Dec. 5-7 -- the industry's largest gathering of luxury travel professionals. more...


Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 6/17/2007 12:39:19 PM
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How You Can Cruise and Learn the Travel Business Inexpensively

Podcast Number Eighty-four

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Barry extends his apology to Alan Gerstner for his "A Plumber Without a Pipe Wrench" rant in Show Number 81.

Lorene talks about the Cruise Agent Only website. This organization offers excellent training for the travel agent. This training is combined with cruises to various destination. You take clasees aboard the cruise ship while you are at sea. At port you may be treated to tours, amenities and information by the local tourist associations. The cruises offered are at an excellent price and combined with the training you recieve are an excellent value.

Barry discusses ! the "Pew Internet and American Life Project" survey that indicates that only 12% of internet users download a podcast to listen to it at a later time. This means that most people are listening to podcasts while they are at the podcast website. Subscribing and taking a podcast with you is very easy. Barry talks about an analogy used by Dave Jackson at the School of Podcasting to understand how an RSS feed works. Barry also points listeners to a great podcasting aggregator (podcatcher) called Juice. This tool is free and is very easy to use to subscribe to your favorite podcasts.

sdCheck out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog.

Please check out my personal blog, my MySpace and drop over to the Frapper Map and let us know where you're at by placing a pin in the virtual map.

Thank you for listening to the Home Based Travel Agent Podcast. You can email me at barry@hometravelagent.net or email Lorene at sharptongued@mac.com more...

Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 5/29/2007 8:46:49 PM
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Sign Up For Fam Trips to Marriott's Caribbean Resorts and Marketing to Build Relationships

Podcast Number Eighty-two

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Lorene interviews Elizabeth Linn, Senior Account Representative for the Marriott Corporation. Elizabeth is responsible for group marketing for several of the Marriott properties in the Carribean and Mexico. Elizabeth describes the various Marriott properties and their surroundings creating an enticing description that you can use to make sales. You can sign up for fam trips (familiarization trips)and learn more at the Marriot website, Paradise by Marriott. Sign up at the same website for the newsletter that will go into detail about the Marriott Caribbean and Mexico propertie! s. The newsletter will also keep you up to date on the renovations, changes and new events at these properties. Click >>>>HERE<<<< to go to the Paradise by Marriott website.

Barry discusess ideas about a marketing tactic to build clients and relationships. Building trust and a client relationship is easier when you develop marketing pieces that give your client something of value for free. Why not develop a video on how to pack a suitcase using tips from the books listed below. You can click on the links to the books to check them out. The video will show you and perhaps your family giving packing tips. This will make a personal connection to your client and give them some valuable advice. Your resource books are:

The Packing Book: Secrets of the Carry-on! Traveler

Smart Packing for Today's Traveler

Fodor's How to Pack, 2nd edition (Special-Interest Titles)

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Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog.

Please check out my personal blog, my MySpace and drop over to the Frapper Map and let us know where you're at by placing a pin in the virtual map.

Thank you for listening to the Home Based Travel Agent Podcast. You can email me at barry@hometravelagent.net or email Lorene at sharptongued@mac.com more...


Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 5/25/2007 10:17:55 AM
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Standby Plane Tickets

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Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 5/13/2007 11:28:45 PM
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Air Jamaica Vacations Brings Back Island Vacations

Air Jamaica Vacations has announced the revival of its Island Vacations brand to serve inter-Caribbean travelers. more...


Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 5/10/2007 12:13:26 AM
Content source: http://www.travelagentcentral.com/travelagentcentral/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=392282&ref=25

The Travel Agent ID Card and CLIA Course plus The Home Based Travel Agent Expo

Podcast Number Eighty-six

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Lorene talks about her adventures at the Home Based Travel Agent Expo and Conference that was held in Las Vegas on December 5 through December 7, 2006. This conference was co-located with the Luxury Travel Expo both held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. As you can see in the picture here, Lorene had the wonderful experience of meeting one of the listeners to the Home Based Travel Agent Show, Vickie Brooks.

Barry talks about taking online courses from the Cruise Line International Association's Cruise Academy and how that will lead you to get a CLIA Travel Agent ID Card.

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Please check out my personal blog, my MySpace and drop over to the Frapper Map and let us know where you're at by placing a pin in the virtual map.

Thank you for listening to the Home Based Travel Agent Podcast. You can email me at barry@hometravelagent.net or email Lorene at sharptongued@mac.com more...


Becoming a Travel Agent
Originally Posted on 5/6/2007 12:16:01 AM
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