Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15

Lu Maggiora is a 18 year travel industry veteran that has honed her niche to group cruises and Hawaii. She's built an amazing travel community of both travelers and fellow agents. Listen to find out how! | | | | Show Notes + Transcript + Images: http://bit.ly/2Pn413v Special thanks to our sponsor: Travel Quest Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: https://har.news/newsletter

Interested in luxury travel, but find it intimidating? This is the podcast for you. We chat with Becky Lukovic—a luxury travel advisor and social media maven—who shares how she transitioned from a backpacker across Europe to a luxury travel advisor, hosted by a Virtuoso host agency. | | | | Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/HUXyt9 Special thanks to our sponsor: Travel Quest Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: https://har.news/newsletter

You won't want to miss the tips from a 35-year veteran travel agent, Karen Hurlbut! We discuss how to get the best deal for your meeting client (and she has some really great tips!), the balance of booking leisure vs. corporate travel, and Karen's favorite places for continuing education. | | | | Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/upmLZ1 Special thanks to our sponsor: Travel Quest Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: https://har.news/newsletter

Jennifer Doncsecz, the owner of VIP Vacations, shares the story of her travel agency. Find out how she went from a home-based Disney agency to an award-winning storefront with nine employees. You'll hear about some fantastic marketing tips and how to own your success. | | | | Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/YR4V6i Special thanks to our sponsor: Travel Quest Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: https://har.news/newsletter

Deb Fogarty, the owner of Be Well Travel, went from CPA receptionist to a highly successful travel agency owner, despite starting her agency during a recession. Listen to our podcast to find how Deb booked a $220,000 African safari and 45-person group cruise without relying on traditional marketing! Show notes + transcript + pics: https://goo.gl/VGGCNv Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: https://har.news/newsletter

A medical tourism panel for travel agents at the NYT Travel Show. Hear about medical travel from a medical travel facilitator, a medical tourism insurance specialist, and a medical tourism destination representative. What are the risks? What do you need to know? Look for links to resources in our show notes. E&O Insurance Information: http://hostagencyreviews.com/travel-agents-need-eo-insurance/ Moderated by: Anne Marie Moebes, Well-Being Travel : http://www.well-beingtravel.com/ Panelists:

Zachary Russell shares his experience of getting Zetting Travel (a play off his first name and Jetsetting) off the ground and running. Within a month of establishing his agency he's made his first booking and has 3-4 clients in the pipeline. Find out how he chose his host agency, how he balances his full-time job with his agency, and what his most effective marketing techniques have been. Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/9UBQra Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode:

Discover how this Andrey Zakharenko of Russian Connections/Always Travel worked his way up from an agency intern at 17, to agency owner of a travel agency with $3.5M in sales. Hear about his most successful marketing techniques, the benefits (and challenges) of a dual brand agency, and why he charges service fees (and how he found the perfect sweet spot for how much to charge). Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/oASXbx Subscribe today so you don’t miss another episode: