178 - Training That Rewards You With a Free Cruise!

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-eight

Barry and Lorene talk with Carolyn Szekeres of Princess Cruise Lines. Carolyn explains the benefits of enrolling in the Princess One Source Academy. The Princess One Source Academy offers you an excellent training opportunity. Plus, when you achieve the Commodore level you qualify for a free cruise. This is a great value because you improve your business skills while you work toward the free cruise. Listen in and learn more about the great perks Princess Cruise Lines offer the travel agent.


Princess One Source Academy

Changing Travel Rules

IgoUgo

Spooky Travel Destinations

Print What You Like

ITA Software Airline/Airfare Search Engine



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Charlie Hunter
"Welcome to Frankfurt" (mp3)
from "Baboon Strength"
(reapandsow, Inc.)

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177 - The Rules for a Popular Travel Agent ID Card are Changing

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-seven

A Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) card gives you recognition as a travel agent. In addition, a CLIA card will allow you to take advantage of discount rates when you are traveling. This is a nice perk for the travel agent. However, the rules for obtaining a CLIA card are changing. Lorene talks about the changes on this week's show.

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Joe Pacino
"6AM" (mp3)
from "Halloween Lounge Party"
(Purha Records)

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176 - What's in Your Back Yard? An Opportunity for Sales!

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-six

What travel destination do you know the best? I will bet it is your own community. Lorene describes how a site visit in her community put commission dollars in her pocket and will generate more commission over time. You can do the same by visiting hotels, bed and breakfast inns and tourist attractions in your community.

Gary Ebels sponsored a contest for users of the Agent2Agent Forum. If you have made a post in the Disney section of the forum between August 10th and October 10th you have a chance to win Disney Dollars. In addition, if you have made a post anywhere else in the forum between August 10th and October 10th you have a chance to win Disney Dollars.

I listed the names of people posting in alphabetical order and used the website "randomizer.org" to pick a random number. The random number was matched to the alphabetical order of names and a winner was picked. Our winners are - Deb Gronski and Mike Hamilton. Congratulations! I will work with Gary and send you your Disney Dollars.

ASTA's Travel Agent Training Course

TSA's Anxiety Detector

Push to Modernize our Air Traffic Control Systems

The top ten bed and breakfast towns

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Jah Wobble
"Elevator Music 1" (mp3)
from "Elevator Music Vol. 1A"
(30 Hertz Records)

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175 - Free Training to Sharpen Your Sales Skills for Selling Cruises

Podcast Number One-hundred-seventy-five

Sharpen your selling skills. Lorene and Barry talk about online training for the various cruise lines. Increase your knowledge and gain valuable perks as a travel agent. Links to items we discussed:

NCL University

Royal Caribbean Travel Agent Site

Princess Cruise Line

One Source Academy

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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

Carl Filipiak and the Jimi Jazz Band
"Wakan Tanka" (mp3)
from "I Got Your Mantra"
(Art of Life Records)

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