242 - An Interview With One of the Travel Channels Best Tours - Maverick Helicopters

Podcast Number 242

Barry and Lorene interview Stuart Lopata the Vice President for Industry Sales at Maverick Aviation Group.  There is nothing like a tour of the Grand Canyon by helicopter.  Maverick Helicopters offer a variety of Grand Canyon tours.  You can set your clients up for a thrill of a lifetime by booking them for a Maverick Helicopter tour the next time they travel to Las Vegas.  In the show we discuss the tours, the helicopters and the great commissions for travel agents.

Stuart surprised us by offering our listeners a 50% discount on a tour if you mention that you heard this interview with Barry and Lorene.  This offer applies if you book a tour for yourself.  You have to call Maverick direct at 1-888-261-4414 to take advantage of the discount.  Listen to the show for additional details.

Barry and Lorene have experienced Maverick Helicopter tours.  We loved our experience on the tours and after Lorene completed her tour she called Maverick to arrange an interview for this show.  We have received no compensation for this interview (the disclaimer).  We invited Stuart on the show because we love the product and believe your clients will love you for booking a Maverick tour for them.

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225 - A Las Vegas Adventure

Podcast Number 225

The tables are turned in this show. Lorene interviews Barry about his recent trip to Las Vegas to attend the Blogworld and New Media Conference. The highlight of the trip was a helicopter trip into the Grand Canyon and a return trip that included a night flight above the Las Vegas Strip. You may recognize the Maverick Helicopters ifyou watch the Travel Channel. Maverick has received two out of the ten best helicopter thrills as determined by Travel Channel.

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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

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Sleep With The Fish at This Underwater Luxury Hotel Plus a Great Techy Tool for Your Business

Podcast Number One-hundred-two

A new luxury hotel is scheduled to open later this year. The hotel complex is currently under construction and is billed as the world's largest construction project currently undertaken. The hotel is the Crescent Hydropolis. The catch is that this luxury hotel is underwater! Listen to the show and learn more.

Are you afraid of heights. This new tourist attraction puts you on a glass floor so you can look down 4,000 feet to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The attraction is the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Would you like to buy the items that you find in your hotel room. Perhaps you really loved that shampoo or the hair dryer. Maybe it was the bed that caught your fancy. You can order these items from the Raddisson Hotels' online Boutique.

Snag-It is a great tool that captures what is on your computer screen. You can import the image directly into your email, word processing or PowerPoint programs. Listen to Barry's review and how he uses it in the travel business.

Lorene talks about some great travel agent education opportunities available through the Cruise and Travel Agents Only website. Nancy from Massachusetts emails Lorene with a website that will tell you all about wireless Internet connections at airports. Thank you Nancy! The website is www.travelpost.com.

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Stop by my travel business site Special Destinations where you can just browse or create your own account and blog. 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