Home Based Travel Agent Podcast

Podcast Number 304  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT In today's show we talk about the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN). Gary Fee the president of OSSN joins Lorene and Barry to discuss the many benefits OSSN offers travel agent. The goal of OSSN is to ensure the success of your travel business. OSSN offers education related programs, familiarization trips, online networking and 80 chapters throughout the country where you will have face-to-face contact with your peers. Lorene and I hope you take the opportunity to listen to the show and learn what OSSN offers you. Travel News Inspiration from the world's oldest travel agent Royal Caribbean offers a cruise and a Universal theme park package Disney opens a Hawaii luxury resort Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Yellowjackets "Magnolia" (mp3) from "Timeline" (Mack Avenue Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 303  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT On today's show our guest is Anita Pagliasso. Anita is the author of two books, "From Home Based to Power House," and her recent book, "How I Made a Small Fortune as a Home Based Travel Agent." Anita has a companion CD full of documents to help you grow your business, prevent mistakes and help clients. During our show Anita describes her books and shares her knowledge of the travel business. You will learn a couple of great tips during the course of the show that you will want to immediately incorporate in your travel business. You can find Anita's books and CD at her website, www.redticketproductions.com. You don't want to miss out on these excellent resources for your business and they are reasonably priced. Listen to the show and find out more! Travel News President Obama's comments about obsolet travel agents provide a teaching moment for the profession Answers to questions about hurricanes and travel insurance Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Tami Tappan Damiano "Hit Me With A Hot Note" (mp3) from "Hot Notes" (LML Music) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 302  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT In today's show we talk about very untypical tours of Hawaii. Earth Bound Tourswill give your clients a glimpse of the Hawaiian agricultural and culinary community. The tours are a learning experience that take clients to interesting places like a sustainable mushroom farm, lavender farms, abalone farms and much more. Your clients engage in true learning experiences from the people who run the farms. The tours end with a meal that is a culinary experience linked to the farms. Jim Reddekopp, the founder of Earth Bound Tours, encourages travel agents and tour operators to contact him to arrange an unforgettable experience for your clients. Jim and his family own the Hawaiian Vanilla Company that is the family's vanilla farm. The Hawaiian Vanilla Company has a great gift shop for your clients to browse through when they tour the vanilla farm. If  you would like to get a flavor for the gift shop without going to Hawaii, the shop is on line and accessed at www.hawaiianvanilla.com. You will find culinary delights and recipes at the on line gift shop. Join us on the show and learn more about Earth Bound Tours and the Hawaiian Vanilla Company. Travel News Today in the travel news segment I depart from hard news and talk about a Google service that measures the public's interest in travel. The service is Google's Domestic Trends. There are several trends that are tracked including travel, luxury goods, air travel, mortgages, jobs and many others. Within the travel trends graph, Google tracks queries related to such terms as Las Vegas, hotels, airlines, car rental, flights and other travel related terms. The tracking is graphed over time so you can see patterns of when people are interested in travel. With this service you can overlay other trends on the travel trend graph and compare interest in travel to the rise and fall of the S&P 500, other major indexes or individual stocks. One interesting trend I noted was that interest in travel drops significantly from October through December. This drop has occurred every year for the past five years. On the other hand, the searches for travel significantly increase beginning in May and continues through July. My guess is that people are traveling in the last half of the year and looking to book their vacations in May, June, July and August. This Google service is an interesting device that may help you time your advertising campaign to peak times of the year or to increase your advertising efforts based on other factors affecting travel. Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Kites With Lights "The Weight Of Your Heart" (mp3) from "The Weight Of Your Heart" (24 Hour Service Station) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 301  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT In today's show we are pleased to have Jim Cloonan and Anita Pagliasso from the Travel Show Marketing Group. Anita and Jim talk about two must attend travel shows.  The first show is coming up October 17 - 19 in Boston.  The second show is coming up in Las Vegas during May 14 -16 at the Venetian Resort and Casino. Both shows feature industry leaders speaking or in panel discussions where you can learn the travel business from the best. In addition you can earn certifications and continuing education right at the show. Plus there is nothing more valuable than networking with your peers and interacting with vendors on the show floor. Both shows are must attend events for the serious travel professional. Take a few minutes and listen in as the show's organizers talk about these important events. Travel News  A guide to the travel agent's changing job description If you are current, laid off or retired teach you can win a free travel agency franchise from CruiseOne. Visit us on Facebook – 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.   The Headhunters "Paging Mr. Wesley" (mp3) from "Platinum" (Owl Studios) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Amazon MP3 More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 300  Try GoToMeeting free for 30 Days! COHOSTED SEGMENT This show is a celebration of 300 shows of the Home Based Travel Agent Show. This is a milestone and anyone who has ever produced a podcast understands the amount of work involved in producing a show. Lorene, Gary and I thank all of our listeners. We consider you family. We share a common passion that is travel. We particularly thank those early listeners who have been with us from the beginning. You are very special! Now, tune in to Show 300 and hear the surprise inside. Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Neal Berntsen "Capriccio II" (mp3) from "Trumpet Voices" (Four Winds Entertainment, Inc.) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 299 COHOSTED SEGMENT The National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA) has a lot to offer travel agents. Mary Clegg, Vice President of NACTA talks about the many benefits available to travel agents. NACTA's goal is to help travel agents grow their careers in the travel business.  This goal is accomplished in several ways including popular familiarization trips (Fam trips) that have strong educational components. Mary describes the Master Mind program, the Digest and the texting programs all designed to educate the travel agent or connect agents with other agents. You don't want to miss this show if you are serious about your career as a travel agent. TRAVEL NEWS New York to Tokyo in 45 minutes - someday but for now take an excursion into outer space Online travel agencies want to keep consumers in the dark about their fees Are you prepared to avise your clients about traveling in hurricane season? Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Gerald Wilson "Cubs, Bears, Bulls, And White Sox" (mp3) from "Legacy" (Mack Avenue Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2

Podcast Number 298 COHOSTED SEGMENT This week we move to Kauai with Maile Horner. Maile is the sales and marketing director of the Kauai Visitor's Bureau. Maile explains that Kauai is the garden isle because only 10% of the island is developed. If you're looking for beach, Kauai has more beach per coastline than any other Hawaiian Island. Travel agents have the opportunity to become Kauai Master Specialist. Master Specialist candidates spend five days on the island with Maile learning about the island and the culture. TRAVEL NEWS Biggest Loser Resorts expanding across the U.S. The Disney Dream Cruise Ship is Sailing at 150% occupancy  Chris Russo from ASTA was on Lifetime Televisions, "The Balancing Act" explaining how a professional travel agent can save consumers time and money. Chris answers some of the common objections travel agents hear from potential clients. ASTA Press Release Link: http://www.asta.org/News/PRDetail.cfm?itemnumber=7908 Lifetime Television Video Segment Link: http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=3033 Visit us on Facebook – 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.   Chicago Jazz Project "Cappucino" (mp3) from "Sunday Morning Coffee - A Tribute to Starbucks" (BuddhaWax) Buy at Napster Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Rhapsody Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks More On This Album http://hometravelagent.net/hta/?feed=rss2