A Great Fam Trip/Education Opportunity with Holland America Line

Podcast Number One-hundred-fourteen

Barry talks about his recent vacation to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. You can check out some photos of the vacation and see for yourself the beauty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Go to http://www.flickr/photos/kantzb and take a look.

Congratulations to Lorene for passing her Travel Institute, Certified Travel Adviser (CTA)exam. We talk about the training and the test.

Also, in the co-hosted segment of the podcast Lorene talks about her recent experience attending a Holland America Cruise Line travel agent familiarization (Fam) trip. Lorene discusses the training she received plus all of the amenities of the Fam. Listen to the podcast and learn about how you can sign up for a Holland America fam.

Check out the Europe Pub Crawl hosted the Thirsty Swagman at http://www.worldsbiggest pubcrawl.com!

This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

Check out Lorenes travel agent website at www.sharptonguedconsulting.com.

Check out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog. Would you like to get more information about the travel business, about life and about business in general? Check out my personal blog at http://www.hometravelagent.net/WordPress/ 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

Download "Base Camp Alpha 808" (mp3)
from "Final Frontier"
by Underground Resistance
Underground Resistance

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What State Are You In? Get into an Alaska State of Mind and Boost Your Bottom Line

Podcast Number One-hundred-thirteen

There is more to Alaska than meets the eye from a cruise ship. Alaska land tours can be added before a cruise, after a cruise, or they can stand alone. The more you know about Alaska as a travel agent the more confidence you will have in selling Alaska land tours. Tanya Hancock (see photo) of the Anchorage Convention and Visitors' Bureau joins the show. Tanya talks about Alaska destination training and how the training will help you develop confidence in selling Alaska land tours. Tanya conducts destination Alaska courses throughout the country at travel agent related events. TravelAlaska.org offers web based destination training if you can't make it to one of Tanya's courses. TravelAlaska.org offers the Alaska Certified Expert training via the web. You may have to contact the folks at TravelAlaska.org by email or phone because I didn't find a link on their web page to this training.

This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

Check out Lorenes travel agent website at www.sharptonguedconsulting.com.

Check out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog. Would you like to get more information about the travel business, about life and about business in general? Check out my personal blog at http://www.hometravelagent.net/WordPress/ 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

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18th & Vine

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Training to Sell Cruises

Podcast Number One-hundred-twelve

John Bateman from Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) joins the show to talk about selling cruises. John shares a wealth of knowledge about the cruise industry and about the training that CLIA offers to travel agents. This show is a must listen if you're interested in selling cruises.

This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

Check out Lorenes travel agent website at www.sharptonguedconsulting.com.

Check out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog. Would you like to get more information about the travel business, about life and about business in general? Check out my personal blog at http://www.hometravelagent.net/WordPress/ 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

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by Carl Allen & Rodney Whitaker
Mack Avenue Records

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