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Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15

Host Agency Reviews

We’ve got two listening delights for you on this channel, folks! 😲 Season 1 is Travel Agent Chatter (TAC), a spotlight interview of a wide variety of travel advisors that we publish every quarter. Season 2 is our shorter, but more frequent Friday 15 series, where every Friday we answer your travel industry questions for — you guessed it — 15 minutes! Travel Agent Chatter -- a Host Agency Reviews audio series -- inspires you with in-depth interviews featuring successful travel agents. We dig

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00:22:07

(63) F15: Best Travel Conferences, Why Join Virtuoso...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/05/18

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Keith Waldon, Founder and Director of Departure Lounge, about the best travel conferences, why to join a virtuoso host for luxury travel, and what to know about merchant accounts. We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! Resources we go

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00:21:28

(62) F15: TA w/ FT job, How to Market, Non-US Citizen...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/05/12

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats Jackie Friedman, President of Nexion Travel Group, about being a travel advisor with a fulltime job, best ways to market your business, non-US citizen abroad w/ US clients finding host, and what to do after you finish our 7-day setup. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up sales@nexion.com jackie.friedman@nexion.com We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an

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00:19:43

(61) F15 Hosts For LGBTQ+, Sole Proprietor To LLC,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/05/06

This episone first aired on May 6, 2022. Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Lori Speere, Owner and CEO, from Levarté Travel about hosts for LGBTQ+ niche, going from sole proprietor to LLC, IATAN or CLIA to book group cruise, and tips for booking cruise groups. 00:00 | Welcome to Friday 15! 02:15 | Which hosts are good for an LGBTQ+ travel niche? 06:25 | How do I transition from a sole proprietor to an LLC business model? 12:55 | Should I use CLIA or IATAN to book a group cruise

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00:19:36

(59) F15: Hosts for LGBTQ+, Sole Proprietor to LLC,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/05/06

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Lori Speere, Owner and CEO, from Levarte Travel about hosts for LGBTQ+ niche, going from sole proprietor to LLC, IATAN or CLIA to book group cruise, and tips for booking cruise groups. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:27:14

(60) F15: ASTA helps w/ Hotel Resort Fees, Difference...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/04/27

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats Mark Mead from ASTA about what ASTA is doing to help with hotel resort fees, what the real difference is between ARC & IATA, and booking your employer's travel: ethics. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: *Take the annual HAR survey* https://har.news/2022survey

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00:14:22

(59) F15: Trainings for Corporate Advisors, Booking...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/04/20

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about trainings offered for corporate advisors, booking school groups and if you should join a host, and a UK agency with same name as me. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://www.gbta.org/professional-development/global-travel-professional-certification-gtp https://asta.org/become (use promo code HAR149 for 50%

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00:29:49

(58) F15: Difference of Trade/Service Mark/Copyright,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/04/14

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Kwong from DBC Law about the difference between trade/service mark/copyright, how the trademark process works, trademark costs & time, and the 3 biggest trademark mistakes. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://www.wipo.int/trademarks/en/ https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search Stephanie Kwong's email: skwong@dbclaw.com We do this every week! If

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00:20:48

(57) F15: Host Mentorship Free but Lower Commission,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/04/06

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Bill Coyle, VP Agent Engagement for KHM Travel Group, about host mentorship being free but lower commission %, what to look for in a consortium, and travel niche examples. HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S

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00:14:28

(56) F15: Getting an Agency Job w/o Experience,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/04/01

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about getting an agency Job without experience, negotiating hotel rates for groups, and 50-50 commission split. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:20:50

(55) F15: View on Host with Clients, Host vs....

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/03/25

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Christopher Sherman, Brand Strategy and Marketing from Travel Edge Network , pros/cons of host that has own clients, difference between host and consortium, if you need a business banking account, and if client payments work. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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01:02:47

Vol 22 | This Disney agency uses systematization for...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/03/25

An entrepreneur twice over, Laurie Burg has seen her sales skyrocket from $15M pre-pandemic, to $20M today. We sit down and talk with Laurie about why she made the decision to have her Disney-only agency broaden its focus beyond the World of Walt. Not only that, we discuss how she has managed to make the complex Disney bookings with low commissions profitable. (gasp!) The past ten years, she’s managed to iron out all the wrinkles and systemized the Disney booking process for both agents and

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00:13:56

(54) F15: Lead Programs for Agents, Business...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/03/10

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph talks about lead programs for agents, whether you need a business license, and about asking client to pay commission. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:19:21

(53) F15: Travel Expense Write Offs, Personal Travel,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/03/09

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Cannon, founder of SC Travel Design, on travel expense write offs, personal travel with a work component, accounting software, a gives some tax tips. HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: https://hostagencyreviews.com/events https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-expenses www.withstephaniecannon.com/taxprepkit https://withstephaniecannon.com/kyn-challenge We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions,

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00:18:15

(52) F15: Accreditation Options, Processing Fees,...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/03/03

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Chris Green, Director of Network Expansion at Avoya Travel Network on travel agency accreditation options, how to process fees, travel MLMs, and if trainings transfer when moving hosts. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:20:31

(51) F15: Virtuoso Host, Air Consolidators, Hosts w/...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/02/17

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Connie Miller, VP of Business Development of Montecito Village Travel why choose a virtuoso host agency, air consolidators, hosts with no ratings on HAR, and corporate travel for newbies. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:18:29

(50) F15: OA Education Programs, Support, Mentoring...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/02/17

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Chad Burt, Co-Owner of Outside Agent about their education programs, support, Mentoring and Networking Tips, Fraud Protection Program. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:18:24

(49) F15: Perks of Virtuoso Affiliation, Gifted MBA...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/02/10

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Shannon Cunningham, Membership & Engagement Specialist for Gifted Travel Network about perks with Virtuoso affiliation, Gifted Travel Network MBA program and their support, coaching & mentoring Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:20:00

(48) F15: Affluent Travel Affiliation, Levarte...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/02/03

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Lori Speers, CEO and Founder of Levarte Travel about benefits of TravelSavers & Affluent Travel Affiliation, Levarte Academy & advisor support and website & lead tools. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:19:25

(46) F15: Benefits of Travel Leaders Affiliation, TQN...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/01/26

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Joshua Harrell from Travel Quest Network about benefits with Travel Leaders affiliation, TQN training & onboarding program, TQN marketing tips. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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00:13:54

(47) F15: Travel Agency Contracts, 7-Day Setup...

Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 ·

2022/01/21

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats about travel agency contracts, our 7-day setup program, and a CLIA number vs IATA. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s

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