254 – Vancouver, a Beautiful Opportunity for Pre and Post Cruise Visits

June 20, 2010

Podcast Number 254 Vancouver is the focus of today’s show.  Ryan Robutka, the sales and market development manager for Tourism Vancouver join Barry and Lorene for the show.  Vancouver is a great city for your clients to spend time before a cruise or after a cruise.  Ryan describes what your clients can experience in a [...]

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253 – TravelQuest, A Host Agency for the New and Seasoned Travel Agent

June 13, 2010

Podcast Number 253 Stephanie Lee from TravelQuest host agency describes the benefits of their host agency.  TravelQuest was founded in 1998, by Bonnie Lee.  Bonnie saw a need for a quality, values based host agency.  Bonnie’s vision came from her experiences with host agencies that failed to pay commission and offered poor service to their [...]

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252 – Travel Agent Friendly Amawaterways

June 6, 2010

Podcast Number 252 Anna Figueroa from Amawaterways teams up with Barry and Lorene to describe the fantastic voyages her company can provide for your clients.  Amawaterways has seven ships that  sail European and Asian waterways where your clients will enjoy the intimate setting of a riverboat cruise.  Anna describes the many amenities provided on the [...]

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251 – Are You Selling Someone’s Product or are You Selling Yourself?

May 30, 2010

Podcast Number 251 Selling yourself before you sell a product is a key ingredient in the travel business. Adam Lapsevich joins the co-hosted segment of the show to explain what this means. Adam talks about how social media is a tool for selling yourself.  Adam’s company, Digital Design Video, offers free web based training on [...]

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250 – The Holy Land, Morocco and More for Travel Agents

May 23, 2010

Podcast Number 250 Do you know people who want to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land at least once in their lifetime?  Howie Perlin from Ya’lla Tours joins the show to talk about how Ya’lla Tours can work with you to create custom tours.  Howie describes the exotic and Holy Lands that are specialties [...]

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249 – Technology, Who Needs It? Travel Agents?

May 15, 2010

Podcast Number 249 Gary Ebels fills in for Lorene this week. Gary explains cloud computing and what it means to your business. Gary also talks about Skype, Gmail, Google Voice, Evernote, Mint, Facebook and Twitter – all in the context of what they mean to your business. Gary is a Disney Specialist so he ends [...]

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248 – I’m In London and I’ve Been Mugged

May 8, 2010

Podcast Number 248 Early in the morning on May 7, 2010, Lorene began receiving phone calls from friends.  Some were asking if she was okay and others informed her that her email account had been hacked.  Lorene’s email was hacked and everyone in her address book received a message stating, “I’m in London and I’ve [...]

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247 – Lorene Shares Her Experience Taking a Riverboat Cruise in the Netherlands

May 2, 2010

Podcast Number 247 Lorene recently returned from a Amawaterways river boat cruise in the Netherlands. Lorene describes the ship, the amenities and what she enjoyed during the cruise. Your clients may be looking for something different so now is the time to learn about river boat cruising – listen and learn. Sponsor: Hold your meetings [...]

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246 – Wild Ladies, Wild Alaska, Great Travel Agent Training

April 25, 2010

Podcast Number 246 Tania Hancock from the Anchorage Visitors and Convention Bureau talks about the web based training they are offering for the travel agent. The Anchorage Wild Expert (AWE) training will certify you as an Anchorage expert, complete with a diploma and a chance to win prizes. You don’t want to miss out on [...]

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245 – Traveling to Asia

April 18, 2010

Podcast Number 245 Ambrose Bittner from Red Lantern Journeys talks about traveling to Asia.  Traveling in Asia is all about experiencing a culture most of us are not familiar with.  Red Lantern Journeys can help you make your client’s experience in Asia rich and rewarding.  Listen in as we talk about Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. [...]

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