174 - From Disney Fan to Disney Travel Agent Specialist

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-four

Gary Ebels joins the show and talks about the journey from being a Disney fan to becoming a specialist as a Disney Travel Agent. Tune in and listen for a tip or two on Disney travel plus find out how to win Disney Dollars.

Gary mentions MouseFest which is something you may want to check out. Registration for MouseFest 2008 is currently underway.


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Learn, enjoy, produce and prosper!

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!

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 Hot Club of San Francisco
"Be That Way" (mp3)
from "Be That Way"
(Panda Digital)

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173 - Is River Boat Cruising a Niche for You?

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-three

Mike Davies of River Discount Cruises joins Lorene and Barry to talk about selling in the niche market of river boat cruises. Mike is an independent home based travel agent. Mike shares with the audience ideas and tricks to help you enter this lucrative niche market. Come on board and learn more.

Mikes other river boat cruising websites are:

www.riverdiscounts.com
www.danubecruising.com
www.rhinecruisingforless.com
www.cruisingrussia.com
www.rivercruisereports.com

Mike discusses the five major river boat tour operators:

Gate One
Avalon
Amadeus
Tauk
Scenic Tours


GotoMeeting is now available for the Mac. Get a 30 day free trial at http://www.gotometting.com/podcasts.

Learn, enjoy, produce and prosper!

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!

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 Hot Club of San Francisco
"Be That Way" (mp3)
from "Be That Way"
(Panda Digital)

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172 - Training While Cruising, Check This Out

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-two

Charlie Dubinsky of Cruise and Travel University joins the show to talk about several cruise and training opportunities offered in the near future. The Cruise
and Travel University offers amazing training opportunities during
cruises on a variety cruise lines. You have the opportunity to complete CLIA
courses and obtain CLIA credits on many of the cruises. The training offers
other useful topics on sales and marketing to help you grow your travel business.
You can receive this excellent training plus go on a cruies for less than
one-hundred dollars per day. The http://cruiseandtraveluniversity.com/ is not a paid sponsor of the Home Based Travel Agent Show. We bring you this information because of the great value for you as a travel agent.

GotoMeeting is now available for the Mac. Get a 30 day free trial at http://www.gotometting.com/podcasts.

Learn, enjoy, produce and prosper!

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!

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 Lover and the BelovedDonna De Lory
"Ganapati Om" (mp3)
from "The Lover and the Beloved"
(White Swan Records)

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Posted By Barry Kantz to Home Based Travel Agent Podcast at 9/14/2008 08:02:00 AM

171 - Turning an Alaska Cruise Into an Alaska Adventure

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-one

Lorene is back from her Alaska cruise. This was more than a cruise because Lorene and Gayle purchased a pre-cruise Alaskan stay and explored the Denali National Park. Listen in and learn how you can help your clients turn an Alaska Cruise into an Alaska adventure. You can book your clients for these tours through the cruise lines and earn commission. Or, you can use third party tours listed below. But, check these third party tour operators for their travel agent commissions before you book.

Alaska Tour Organizers:

Northern Alaska Tours

Premier Alaska Tours

Gray Line Alaska

News Links:

CNN's Air Safety

USA Today's Should You Tip the Concierge?


GotoMeeting is now available for the Mac. Get a 30 day free trial at http://www.gotometting.com/podcasts.

Learn, enjoy, produce and prosper!

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!

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

Ivo Papasov
"Dance of the Falcon (Kaba Zurna)" (mp3)
from "Dance of the Falcon"
(World Village UK)

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