(Albertville, MN., December 12, 2011) On Monday, Travel Quest announced the unveiling of their new 90% commission plan and some other major enhancements to their program. “We realized there was a significant number of agents that our program didn’t cater to – experienced agents that weren’t ready to commit to the 100% commission plan,” acknowledges [...]
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Well, not only is this a great day because tomorrow is Thanksgiving and most of us have a long weekend, but it’s a great day because you’re about to get a free plug for your agency! Yes agents, Chris McGinnis, an editor on the San Francisco Chronicle’s blog, has put up a blog post and [...]
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For travel agents on Twitter, there are potential clients everywhere, millions of travel lovers, but what about travel agents? How can you find and connect with other travel agents to share important news that affects travel agents, toss around ideas, and meet like-minded people in the travel industry? Enter #TwTAs. What is #TwTAs? Tweeting Travel [...]
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So you’re a travel agent, right? Supposedly, we travel a lot. We’re in a lone profession that the more we travel, the better we can do our jobs. So, if you’re not traveling a lot, feel free to throw that line out for an excuse. We get fabulous rates at various hotels/resorts/cruise lines but did [...]
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I’m pretty certain you’ve heard of Black Friday. Maybe even Cyber Monday. But, have you heard of Small Business Saturday? Big hitters like American Express, Google, Twitter, and Facebook are teaming together to encourage consumers to shop at local small businesses Saturday, November 26th. With tools for small businesses like $100 in free Facebook Ads, [...]
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The exact end goal of each Facebook business page varies but, in the end, the day-to-day goal is the same. Each individual post should be seen by your fans. Because of that, individual posts turn out to be a key component to a successful Facebook page. Understanding EdgeRank, Facebook’s algorithm for ranking posts in news [...]
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When asked the question, why did you choose to become a travel agent? The answer almost always involves a love and interest for travel. At one point or another, every travel professional has been bitten by the ever contagious travel bug! Lucky for us, travel agent FAM trips are perk envied by many. No other [...]
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I believe blogs focusing on travel should involve a little more than listing the dos and don’ts of the industry. In a new recurring series titled “Travel Talk,” I will write about true cases that travel agents have faced. For the first article, I sat down with Angie from Minnesota and discussed the story of [...]
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For the travel industry, 2009 marked a year of staff reductions, cutbacks on compensation, and a decrease in total sales. Let’s turn the page to 2010 where we find a different story. For the industry, 2010 outdid the previous year in almost every financial category. There is some debate on whether the financial rebound was [...]
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Travel Quest and Europe Express are giving away a trip to Italy for one lucky travel agent this week! So what do you have to do? It’s pretty simple. Presented by Travel Quest and Europe Express ‘Like’ Travel Quest on Facebook ‘Like’ Europe Express on Facebook Watch the video below to learn more about Europe [...]
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