Sunday, May 29, 2011

293 - Celebrity Goes All Out for Travel Agents

Podcast Number 293

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The fact that Celebrity Cruise Lines goes all out for travel agent is supported by the fact that 90% of their business is booked through their travel agent channel. Cris DeSouza from Celebrity joins Barry and Lorene to talk about exciting developments at Celebrity including two new ships coming on line in 2011 and 2012. The Silhouette (2011) and the Reflection (2012) described as floating works of art will add many enticements for your clients. Listen and learn more about what's to come at Celebrity Cruise Lines. In addition the Five Star Academy travel agent training for the Celebrity line is offered at cruisingpower.com.

Contact Cris DeSouza at cdesouza@rccl.com for more information and a referral to an account representative in your area.




TRAVEL NEWS

Storing all those gadget cords made easy

An iPhone app for room service

Siesta Beach is the top beach for 2011

Orlando tops 50 million visitors in one year




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Gary's Twitter name is gary222

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 and Gary at wdwgary@gmail.com.







 




War & RemembranceUS Air Force Band of the Golden West
"National Emblem" (mp3)
from "War & Remembrance"
(Altissimo!)

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

292 - Azamara Club Cruises Offers Destination Immersion

Podcast Number 292

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Edie Bornstein, Azamara's Vice President of Sales and Marketing is on board to talk about the great opportunities Azamara Club Cruises offer travel agents. Learn about the value proposition this luxury cruise line offers your clients.

You can contact Edie at ebornstein@azamaraclubcruises.com.




TRAVEL NEWS

Sabre simplifies the booking process for travel agents.

A new South American Cruise is offered by Azamara

Delta is revamping services and add on fees

Japan is again promoting tourism




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On Twitter

Lorene’s Twitter name is lorener

Barry’s Twitter name is kantzb

Gary's Twitter name is gary222

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 and Gary at wdwgary@gmail.com.







 




Deep Fried LiveThe Funky Fritters
"Right Place, Wrong Time" (mp3)
from "Deep Fried Live"
(Distrophonix)

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

291 - Starwood Hotels and Starwood Pro for the Travel Agents

Podcast Number 291

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Chris Austin from Starwood Hotels joins today's show. Chris is Starwoods Vice President for Global Retail Leisure and Luxury Sales. Starwood Hotels is one of the largest hotel companies in the world and they value their relationship with travel professionals. Chris explains the Starwood Pro program for travel agent training. Starwood's nine brands of hotels offer the travel professional many opportunities to provide a tailored experience for their clients. The Starwood Pro training will help you to increase your sales and client satisfaction. The training offers rewards and incentives to travel agents who complete the training modules. Plug in your ear buds and learn more!




TRAVEL NEWS

Starwood opening a Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Punta Cana

Traveling in Florida with your furry best friend

Consumer Reports best and worst airlines




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Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz

Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener

Gary at http://www.facebook.com/gary.ebels.

Join the Home Based Travel Agent Show Facebook Group.

On Twitter

Lorene’s Twitter name is lorener

Barry’s Twitter name is kantzb

Gary's Twitter name is gary222

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 and Gary at wdwgary@gmail.com.







 




TimelineYellowjackets
"Magnolia" (mp3)
from "Timeline"
(Mack Avenue Records)

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Sunday, May 08, 2011

290 - NACTA's Technology Training and Tools for the Travel Agent

Podcast Number 290

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Penney Rudicil, the National Association of Career Travel Agents technology guru, joins Lorene and Barry in the co-hosted segment. Penney talks about the upcoming Tech Fest hosted by NACTA in Deerfield, Illinois. NACTA is planning other Tech Fests for travel agents on the west coast. There will be other opportunities if you miss the Tech Fest in Illinois.

Penney also talks about features of the NACTA website including the resume builder. The resume builder automates the process of creating your travel agent resume that you can give to clients or include in your literature. Plus there's more great information in this show you don't want to miss.




TRAVEL NEWS

Travel agents now have more opportunity in a fast growing niche - outdoor travel

Expect higher costs this summer for travel

Was an iPhone App designed for adventure travelers used by Navy Seals in their raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound?




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Barry at http://www.facebook.com/barry.kantz

Lorene at http://www.facebook.com/lorener

Gary at http://www.facebook.com/gary.ebels.

Join the Home Based Travel Agent Show Facebook Group.

On Twitter

Lorene’s Twitter name is lorener

Barry’s Twitter name is kantzb

Gary's Twitter name is gary222

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 and Gary at wdwgary@gmail.com.







 




Back In The FireRobin Rogers, Robin Rogers
"I Know I Done Wrong" (mp3)
from "Back In The Fire"
(Blind Pig Records)

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