Farewell to Joel M. Abels a Travel Professional Icon, The Oriental Trading Company and Much More

Podcast Number Ninty-three

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Barry and Lorene talk about the loss of a great travel professional, Joel M. Abels the editor and publisher of Travel Trade Publications. Plus Barry and Lorene talk about travel agent bootcamp, an example of good customer service, Agent at Home Expos and much more! The links to what we talked about are below.

Travel Trade Magazine
Agent at Home Magazine
Agent at Home Expos
Nexion Host Agency
Trams Customer Resource Management
The Oriental Trading Company

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