89 - Some of the Best Tips of 2006 on Developing a Successful Travel Business

Podcast Number Eighty-nine

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Some of the best travel professionals in the business offer their advice on how to succeed in the travel business. The advise comes from clips from the 2006 interviews of Warren Sukernak, Scott Koepf and Alan Gerstner. We are closing the year with tips from the best. Happy New Year everyone.

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A Great Place to Get Your Own Travel Agent Website

Podcast Number Eighty-eight

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Barry and Lorene talk with Randy Goodrich and Cynthia Juhnke from Passport Online. Randy and Cynthia discuss many great features of the websites that they develop for travel agents including fresh content with the latest travel specials, target marketing email, website training and much more. Listen to this podcast and get the whole story on how you can have your own professional travel agent website.

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Travel Agent Success Story - Alan Gerstner, "The Travel Doctor"

Podcast Number Eighty-seven

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Alan Gerstner, "The Travel Doctor," joins Barry on the Show. Yes, this is the Alan Gerstner from Podcast 81 where Barry engaged in a rant about Alan not having a blog or a podcast - "A Plumber Without a Pipe Wrench." Well, Barry finds out that it is not good to judge someone by a Google search. Alan has a wealth of knowledge about the travel business and has earned his title, "The Travel Doctor." Alan talks about travel agency history and his vast experience in the travel business. Alan also shares a couple of tips on how to become a successful travel agent.

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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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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