219 - Bicycling, Vinyards and Mussaleta Sandwiches

Podcast Number 219

Lorene and Barry continue to explore California's wine country. Sonoma County is where Lorene lives and she talks about some of the charming but little known places to visit in wine country. This is a great area for clients who may have interests in bicycling, wine tasting, photography and the beautiful fall colors of the vineyards.

Lorene puts in a plug for an event she works very hard at and that's the Mac Computer Expo.

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Sonoma Valley teeming with lavender

Boeing's 787 Dreamline to fly by the end of 2009

Disney adventure tours

Fire up on the Agent2Agent Forum. Stop by and ask questions about the travel business or contribute your answers to questions. Gary Ebels is soliciting input on the forum about host agencies. If you contribute a posting you may be in line to win a prize!

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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

Garaj Mahal
"Hotel" (mp3)
from "w00t"
(Owl Studios)

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218 - The Yukon, Learn About the Adventures in the Great North

Podcast Number 218

Erin Deacon, marketing officer for the Americas joins the show to talk about the Yukon. Erin's enthusiasm for the Yukon comes through as she describes beauty and great adventures available in the Yukon. Listen in and learn about a great place you can send clients for an adventure in the Great North.

For additional information you can go to www.travelyukon.com. There are links for the travel trade at the bottom of the home page. You can give them a call at 800-661-0494.

Fire up on the Agent2Agent Forum. Stop by and ask questions about the travel business or contribute your answers to questions. Gary Ebels is soliciting input on the forum about host agencies. If you contribute a posting you may be in line to win a prize!

Visit me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz.

Keep up with us on Twitter.com Lorene's Twitter name is lorener, Barry's Twitter name is kantzb

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

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

Joyo Velarde
"Take You Home" (mp3)
from "Joyo Velarde EP"
(Quannum Projects)

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217 - Learn How You Can Make Sonoma County Wine Country A Client Destination

Podcast Number 217

Tim Zahner of the Sonoma, California Convention and Visitor's Bureau join Barry and Lorene to talk about the many activities and sights for clients in Sonoma County. Tim describes the hiking trails, water sports, redwood forests and wine country. Tim and his team at the Sonoma County Convention and Visitor's Bureau are ready to help you put together tours and vacation packages to Sonoma County.

You can have access to Sonoma County inside information at http://www.inside-sonoma.com. Here you will find recipes, videos, the latest happenings and a blog. You can contact them by telephone at 800-576-6662.

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds
"Can't Tear It Up Enuff" (mp3)
from "T-Bird Rhythm"
(Benchmark Recordings)

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216 - Gary Ebels on Disney, Host Agencies and Marketing

Podcast Number 216

Gary Ebels fills in for Lorene as co-host. Gary talks about his experience of switching to a new host agency after his old host agency, Joystar, goes bankrupt. Gary has joined Dugan's Travels and talks about the difference between Dugans and Joystar.
Gary fills us in about Disney finances and special offers from Disney that are helping keep the Disney parks full of clients.

Gary fills us in on a great example of how to market our travel business. Travels with Rick is a way to turn you passion into a powerful marketing tool.

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Survey finds pent up demand for vacation travel

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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

Kristine W
"Be Alright (feat. George Lynch)" (mp3)
from "The Power of Music"
(Fly Again)

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