Why Use a Travel Agent? Listen and Find Out Why!

Podcast Number One-hundred-eighteen

Why use a travel agent? Barry talks about why you should use a travel agent. Lorene and Barry discuss how you keep a client after you have done the research on their vacation.

The links to the companies and organizations we talked about are:

The Travel Trade Magazine

American Society of Travel Agents


This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

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

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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

"Road Life" (mp3)
from "Live At Yoshi's Volume Two"
by Mulgrew Miller
(MAXJAZZ)
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A Client Gift Idea That You Will Really Like Too!

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventeen

Barry and Lorene interview Susan Foster in today's podcast. Susan is the author of the book, "Smart Packing for Today's Traveler." Susan's book is full of advice to help you pack for your next vacation. Or, advice that you can pass along to your clients. Or, better yet, the book makes a great gift for your client - a gift that lasts much longer than a cheap bottle of champaign.

Listen in and pick up some packing and traveling tips. You can find "Smart Packing for Today's Traveler" at any major bookstore or online at Amazon.com. Visit Susan's website at http://www.smartpacking.com to pick up more great packing tips. Travel agents can order the book at a discount from www.smartpacking.com. You can subscribe to Susan's newsletter and stay in touch with the latest information on packing and preparing for your vacation or business travel.

By the way, this is not a paid endorsement or commercial for "Smart Packing for Today's Traveler." Lorene and I love the book and we think you will too.


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

"City" (mp3)
from "Lido Lounge Music - Greatest Hits"
by Capitanata
(CapitanArt)
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A Brainstorming Tool for Marketing Ideas and Taglines

Podcast Number One-hundred-sixteen

Barry talks about using a creativity tool called an "idea box" to help you develop ideas for your tag lines. The "idea box" comes from a book called, "Thinker Toys," by Michael Michalko. Lorene discuses several upcoming training opportunities. The links to our discussion are:

CLIA

ASTA Trade Show

Luxury Travel Expo

Nexion Annual Conference

Agent at Home Expos

Efax

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

"The Prancing Pony" (mp3)
from "The One Ring: Music Inspired By J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings"
by James Prior & Kevin Pearce
(Classic Fox Records)
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Taglines - A Most Important Marketing Tool for Your Travel Business

Podcast Number One-hundred-fifteen

Creating a tagline for your travel business is one of the most important marketing tools that you will develop. Barry explains taglines and why they are important to your business. Lorene joins the show from Juneau, Alaska and talks about the training that she is receiving on this most recent cruise.

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

"People Look East" (mp3)
from "Sounds Of The Season II"
by Maggie Sansone
(Maggie's Music)
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