The Travel Institute - An Interview with Scott Ahlsmith

Podcast Number Twenty Eight

In this podcast I interview Scott Ahlsmith. Scott is the Chairman of the Board of the Travel Institute and Scott also has a host agency called Magellan360. We discuss both the Travel Institute and Magellan360. The Travel Institute is a non-profit institution sponsored by many large players in the travel industry. The mission of the Travel Institute is to provide training for the traval agent. The training provided by the Travel Institute is focused on skills and education without the commercial content that you receive when you take a course that is sponsored by a supplier.

This is a must hear podcast if you are serious about the travel business.

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Thank you for listening. Drop me an email at barry@hometravelagent.net. I really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. My goal is to continually improve this podcast and I need your input to accomplish this goal.

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Stop by my business website at http://www.special-destinations.com.

Enrolling in the College of Disney Knowledge & Del Shannon Sound Seeing Tour

Podcast Number Twenty Seven

Enrolling in the College of Disney Knowledge.

A sound seeing tour of the Del Shannon Memorial Car Show and Coopersville Summer Festival. The car show included the GM Future Liner pictured below. The GM Future Liner is a concept vehicle from the 1950's.


















Thank you for listening. Drop me an email at barry@hometravelagent.net. I really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. My goal is to continually improve this podcast and I need your input to accomplish this goal.

The Home Based Travel Agent's websit can be found here.

Stop by my business website at http://www.special-destinations.com.

Where To Get A Logo and An Inteview With Jana Smith of "Lets Talk About Disney"

Podcast Number Twenty Six

In travel news, a record was set in 2004 for the number of Americans travelling abroad. In the tips of the trade section I talk about where to get a logo for your business. A logo can be where your first impression is made. I talk about where to get a logo designed for $25.00 and the design will be ready in five business days. This deal is offered by GotLogos.com! Check them out and let me know if you get a logo from them. I would like to see what they do for you.

Part 2 of the podcast is an interview with Jana Smith of the "Let's Talk About Disney" podcast. Jana gives us some tips that she discusses on her podcast and we talk about the College of Disney Knowledge. The College of Disney Knowledge is a travel professional's course on Disney that will help you specialize in the Disney product.

Thank you for listening. Drop me an email at barry@hometravelagent.net. I really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. My goal is to continually improve this podcast and I need your input to accomplish this goal.

The Home Based Travel Agent's websit can be found here.

Stop by my business website at http://www.special-destinations.com.

Interview with Kelly Monaghan about his Home Travel Agent Course

Podcast Number Twenty Five

In this podcast is an interview with Kelly Monaghan. Kelly and I talk about his Home Based Travel Agent study course. Kelly talks about the content of his course and how it is helpful for the new travel agent. You can take a look at the book covers for his course and link to Kelly's course on the Home Based Travel Agent's home page linked below.

Lorene Romero sent me a great email with some great future show topics. Lorene is an event planner and is adding the travel agent business to her services. Also, Lorene turned me on to the Puerto Vallarta VU podcast. I listened to the producer of the VU podcast interview Lorene and Gail when they visited Puerto Vallarta in June of this year. I'm now a subscriber to the VU podcast. Thank you Lorene!

Also, take a listen to the "Talk About Diznee Podcast." Mike and Jana have a great podcast about Disney. I've learned a lot about Disney in just two of their podcasts. I'm ready to book a trip to Disney World to partake in the food, wine and beer tasting event at the Epcot Center coming this fall.

Thank you for listening. Drop me an email at barry@hometravelagent.net. I really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. My goal is to continually improve this podcast and I need your input to accomplish this goal.

The Home Based Travel Agent's websit can be found here.

Stop by my business website at http://www.special-destinations.com.

A New and Improved Audio for the Home Based Travel Agent Podcast

Podcast Number Twenty Four

A short podcast to apologize for the poor audio in the July 31, 2005, podcast. I also discussed the top family friendly beaches around the country including Grand Haven, Michigan. I did two podcast promos, one for Sturgeon's Law and another for Trucker Tom's podcast.

Thank you for listening. Drop me an email at barry@hometravelagent.net. I really appreciate your comments, ideas and suggestions. My goal is to continually improve this podcast and I need your input to accomplish this goal.

The Home Based Travel Agent's websit can be found here.

Stop by my business website at http://www.special-destinations.com.