241 - Is the Two Nations Travel Show Coming Your Way?

Podcast Number 241

The Two Nation Vacation Travel Show is making its way up the California coast. This is a great opportunity to meet and establish relationships with all sorts of vendors serving the Northwest Coast of the U.S. and Canada. Listen in and learn more.

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TRAVEL NEWS

Now you can talk about Carnival Cruise deals on Facebook!

The 2011 Boston Globe Travel Show

North American travel agents' confident outlook on travel

The pros and cons of travel technology

Disney's new unlimited annual pass

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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.




Barleyjuice
"Jig of Slurs/ Taylor's Fancy" (mp3)
from "Another Round"
(ItsAboutMusic.com)

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163 - Get Ready to Set Your Sweet Tooth Sailing - Chocolate Tours

Podcast Number One-hundred-sixty-three

Seattle is a great town and an exceptional spot for food and a growing reputtation for fine chocolate. Lorene and Barry interview Michel Brotman of Simply Seattle and the Chocolate Box. Michels' company conducts tours of chocolate factories in Seattle. The next time you are in Seattle, or your send clients to Seattle, do yourself or your clients a favor and book a tasty tour of Seattle's chocolate hotspots.

In show number 117 back in August of 2007, we interviewed Susan Foster the author of "Smart Packing for Today's Travelers." With airlines charging for checked baggage it may be time to go back and review what Susan had to say.

Check out the new AGENT2AGENT forum at http://agent2agent.lefora.com/forum/



This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

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

Check out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

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

Magic Slim
"Crazy Woman" (mp3)
from "The Essential Magic Slim"
(Blind Pig Records)

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161 - Destination Seattle, TSA Blogging and American Airlines Has You Bagged

Podcast Number One-hundred-sixty-one

Lorene and Barry, in the co-hosted segment of the show, focus on Seattle as a destination for clients. One of the great tour possibilities is a tour of choclolate factories. There are many tour opportunities and companies you can use to arrange great tours for your clients. Barry rants about the $15.00 fee American Airlines is charging for checked luggage. Barry also talks about the Transportation and Security Administration blog where you can find a lot of useful information to help your clients navigate airports.

Links to websites discussed on the show:

Pasta Freska on Westlake

Taste Pike Place Market

Simply Seattle Chocolate Box

Savor Seattle Tour

Seattle South Side Visitor Services

Culinary Travels

Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau:

The Transportation Security Agency Blog

Check out the new AGENT2AGENT forum at http://agent2agent.lefora.com/forum/



This podcast is sponsored by GoToMeeting

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

Check out Blubrry. It's a great place to be a listener. You can comment on podcasts you listen to and you can sign up to be friends with the podcasters on the Blubrry Network. Go over to Blubrry, sign up and become my friend. I would like to get to know all of you!

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

Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet
"A Walk in the Rain" (mp3)
from "One Dance Alone"
(Songlines Recordings)

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