229 - Experiencing Europe Cruising Down the Danube

Podcast Number 229

Lorene talks about her experiences as she traveled from town to town on a Danube river boat cruise. She describes some the sights, the food and the coffee along the way.

Lorene and Barry talk about Google Wave at the end of the co-hosted segment. Google Wave may revolutionize social media and the way we collaborate. Sign up for a Google Wave account and check out our Travel Sellers' Wave. Send Lorene an email at her Gmail account, lorenerATgmail.com if you would like an invite to Google Wave.

If you want to learn more about Google Wave, I suggest a three dollar e-book, "Getting Started With Google Wave" from O'reilly.

TRAVEL NEWS

Hotel Rates Decline 8.9% in 2009 and expected to decline again in 2010.

Travel Market Report - a new publication for sellers of retail travel.

Fire up on the Agent2Agent Forum. Stop by and ask questions about the travel business or contribute your answers to questions.

Visit us on Facebook - Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz, and Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener.

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

Fly My Pretties
"Heavy Weather" (mp3)
from "A Story (Part 1)"
(LOOP)

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228 REPOST - Cruising Down the Danube on Avalon Waterway's Cruise Ship

Podcast Number 228 REPOST

Lorene recently returned from a riverboat cruise down the Danube. Lorene talks about her experience with the company providing the cruise, Avalon Waterways. Lorene relates many positive experiences with Avalon and describes in detail her experience aboard the river boat cruise.

TRAVEL NEWS

Check out this You Tube video of the Oasis of the Seas passing under Denmark's Great Belt Bridge. The smoke stacks pass under the bridge with a few inches of clearance.

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 us on Facebook - Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz, and Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener.

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

Fly My Pretties
"Down to the Sea" (mp3)
from "A Story (Part 1)"
(LOOP)

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228 - Cruising Down the Danube on an Avalon Waterways' Cruise Ship

Podcast Number 228

Lorene recently returned from a riverboat cruise down the Danube. Lorene talks about her experience with the company providing the cruise, Avalon Waterways. Lorene relates many positive experiences with Avalon and describes in detail her experience aboard the river boat cruise.

TRAVEL NEWS

Check out this You Tube video of the Oasis of the Seas passing under Denmark's Great Belt Bridge. The smoke stacks pass under the bridge with a few inches of clearance.

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 us on Facebook - Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz, and Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener.

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

Fly My Pretties
"Down to the Sea" (mp3)
from "A Story (Part 1)"
(LOOP)

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227 - Back To Basics - The Language of Travel Agents

Podcast Number 227

This is a "back to basics" show where Barry talks about some of the common terms and acronyms used by travel agents and those in the travel trade. Every profession has its own language and the travel business is no exception. Barry takes about twenty of these terms and goes into some detail about what they mean.

TRAVEL NEWS

Disney's new cruise ship, The Disney Magic launches in January, 2011.

This web site helps you find a little privacy at the airport.

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 us on Facebook - Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz, and Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener.

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

Candye Kane
"Ik Hou Van Je (I Love You)" (mp3)
from "Superhero"
(DELTA GROOVE PRODUCTIONS)

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226 - Tips, Tricks and Advice for the Traveler or for Your Clients

Podcast Number 226

Lorene and Barry discuss advice and tips to give to your clients before they travel. The advice and tips may seem minor but could save your clients hundreds of dollars and hours of time. Lorene's packing checklist which you can use or share with your clients.

TRAVEL NEWS

The world's largest cruise ship leaves the shipyard.

Airlines ancillary fees aren't going away.

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 us on Facebook - Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz, and Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener.

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

Amy LaVere
"Take 'em or Leave 'em" (mp3)
from "This World Is Not My Home"
(Archer Records)

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