Forget all the cliches on how to save money when trying to travel on a budget. These 10 secret strategies will legit stretch your travel dollar.
Are you looking for travel blog ideas? Do you find yourself paralized by writer’s block? Read this
Love to travel and wonder how to become a travel agent? Here are the first 9 steps you should take.
Get clear about what works with social media for travel agents.
Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a successful travel agent? Find out what the top 9 personality traits are.
Red, yellow, black or white, learn how to choose the best color palette to have the biggest impact for your travel brand.
Overwhelmed with tasks, spinning your wheels and not getting enough done? Could it be time to hire an assistant?
Are you struggling to figure out how to use Instagram to promote your travel agency, then this post is for you.
So you got an invitation to join a travel agent FAM trip. Now what? Find out how to maximize your trip.
Often the best sales methods come straight from the masters. Want to increase your close rate? Learn how to sell like Socrates.
Are you struggling to meet your goals despite your best efforts? Find out what could be getting in your way.
At some point, don’t we all say enough is enough. Are you ready to switch email service providers. Find out why I called it quits with the chimp.
Learn what is keeping you from reaching your ultimate potential and how to break through the barrier.
The secret to finding success in your travel business is surprisingly easier than you may think…
Learn how working through your vulnerabilities and dealing with your shame can propel you to reach your personal best.
Looking for a great book to read to inspire you to grow your travel business, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert is an amazing choice. Learn why.
If you are thinking about starting your own travel business, here are my top 10 lessons I learned from Gary Vaynerchuk and how I applied them to my travel business.
Zoom meetings are the new norm. Learn how to make the most out of your next travel consultation.
Are you looking to uplevel your travel business with professional branded photos, I help you make the most out of your next photoshoot.
If you aren’t making the money you want to be making as a travel advisor, read this.
Have you ever been scrolling through social media posts and wanted to cringe? How much is too much to share with our audience? Let’s discuss.
You can’t tell me that the tagline….” AS SEEN ON TV” doesn’t make you want to buy. It’s hard not to be a sucker for
Are you struggling to come up with content ideas to share in your travel business? Have a peek at 9 places to find engaging content.
Networking…an ugly 10 letter word. Or at least most people think so. “Can’t wait to head out to my next networking event!” said no one
Get people talking…about your travel business. Word of mouth marketing is the most effective form of advertising.
A countdown to the best books read in 2021 and why you should add them to your bookshelf for 2022
A non-“how-to” guide to goal-setting for 2022. Aka…go big or go home.
Hearing “NOs” are part of any sales process. It’s what you do with them that makes all the difference. Learn how to do a post-consult evaluation.
You may have heard it said that people buy from who they know, like and trust. It’s the golden rule of sales. Even back in
Basic accounting translates to….Revenue, less expenses = profits. That’s the equation. Simple enough. And when the sum of your expenses exceeds the sum of your
A few years ago, I stumbled across “the work” of Byron Katie. If you’ve ever tip-toed down the yellow brick road of personal development, it
How to go from adding 25 cents of value to your value bank and reaping the rewards in the form of leads for your travel business.
Travel trade shows are not for the faint of heart. Learn how to get the most from your next travel event.
Learn why it might be worth packing up your suitcase and heading to a travel trade show near you.
First, things first. What the hell is copywriting? This leads us to one of the first mistakes travel advisors make when it comes to writing
Successful travel advisors all have one key thing in common. They fully understand the concepts of managing a marketing funnel. Learn how.
Selling group travel is one of the best ways to scale your travel business with minimal effort. Adding just a few travel groups to your
Selling group travel is a secret weapon to 10x your annual commissions. Here’s how to find them.
Why do we always overcomplicate things? Didn’t our first-grade teacher advise us to just… “Keep It Simple, Stupid.” I have read so many books on
Starting your own travel business doesn’t have to be difficult. I debunk the 7 common misconceptions people have about striking out on your own.
(now that I work from home and for myself) It’s Thursday morning, post labour day and back-to-school time. Once upon a time, when I worked
Ever been caught mid-bite between the grilled shrimp kabobs and the pancetta crisps at a summer BBQ with this Q? “And what do you do
While it may be tempting to DIY your website for your travel business, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.
I’ve written about sales strategies in the past, but not specifically about closing a sale. A great analogy to highlight the difference would be to
I struggled to decide if I was going to tackle the topic of sales today or not. Why? Because in the world of content marketing,
We all know it’s important to invest in our futures. Grab any financial guide off the bookshelf at Barnes & Noble and you’ll be taught
Part II Hindsight is meant to be 20/20. It’s exactly the reason why I thought it would be a good idea to poll an audience
Thinking about getting started in the travel industry? See what industry experts said were the things they wished they would have known at the beginning of their careers.
I talk to travel advisors every day. It’s important for me to keep my ear to the ground and understand their pain points so that
Learn 10 easy tips and tricks to implement today to help rank your travel website higher on Google
“The world is your classroom” is what they say, inferring that the best life lessons come from travelling. Here are my top 10 skills gained from the University of Backpacking.
Learn easy and effective ways to use keywords to drive more leads to your travel website.
Learn how to find effective keywords to improve your SEO and increase traffic to your travel website.
Learn the 5 most common sales objections that travel agents face and how to overcome them.
Do you ever feel like one of those X-Factor performers with one too many plates swirling in the air – knowing full well that once
Anyone raised in the infomercial era known as the 80s and 90s…can appreciate the call to action….” But wait, there’s more. Not only do you
And no, 🦠😷🚫🤒🦠 is not what I am referring to here. Even given the current landscape, the general unease paired with the uncertainty about the
The question I often get asked from outsiders looking into the travel profession is undoubtedly… “Can you really make money as a travel agent?” It
Ahhh…your travel agency website. The new virtual storefront for every travel business. Long gone are the days that Bob and Margaret loaded into the car
I have this new friend in my life who teasingly refers to me as Type A. If I’m being honest, I’ve been a little bit
Anyone who has been a travel agent for any amount of time….say they started a hot minute ago, will have heard the following phrase at
Ahhhh, the life of an influencer. Hanging out at Coachella, sipping Moet & Chandon Rosé on a yacht off the Mediterranean coast, private jets, Gucci,
Human beings have always been cautious social animals. “To boldly go where no man has gone before,” might be a catchy tagline for the Starship
“I was wondering if I might be able to get a Venti for the price of a Grande?” I asked. “Ummmm, no.” was the attitude-ladened
I must confess, before I had children, I don’t recall reading a lot of Dr. Seuss. Sure, every Christmas, I’d dress up in my red
It was 5:30 in the morning…standing beside the baggage claim area at Gatwick airport in London. My colleague and I had just gotten off a
and Swimming Away From the Noise Blue Ocean Strategy – have you heard of it? No, it’s not some eco-project with aspirations to save the
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Does an email that goes
I thought I’d share some of my biggest mistakes so far in launching my travel business. Why? Nobody wants to play the role of the
Content, content, content. The bane of any travel agent’s existence. Well, that and maybe last-minute airline cancellations. By now, you know that not only do
Wouldn’t it be great if it could be as simple as folding your arms, squinting your face and stamping your feet to get what you
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever Lance Armstrong It’s always too early to quit. Norman Vincent Peale If you quit once, it becomes a habit.
As Kevin Spacey’s character says to the young female reporter in Season 1, Episode 1 of House of Cards… “Words matter very much, Ms. Barnes.”
It’s that time of year where not only are we wrapping up gifts for under the tree, but we are also looking at wrapping up
To be completely frank, narrowing down this list to only my top five has been a lesson in ancient water torture. Okay, maybe I’m slightly
I can only imagine how much you’ve been looking forward to this article being published. Safe to say, you’ve got chair marks running across the
I’m sitting here with my triple espresso trying to figure out just how am I going to make this mind-numbingly boring topic, fingernail bitingly consumable.
Ever wonder how some people manage to get so much done when you barely have time to shower, and your To-Do list looks like the
Life is hard. Every human over the age of ten has somehow unravelled that salient truth either from a Chinese fortune cookie, a bumper sticker,
So let’s say I’m beginning to convince you. And you’ve started thinkin’…”Huh, it might be nice to start my own business and work for myself.
What’s your secret sauce?
No, I’m not asking if you prefer Sriracha vs. Frank’s Red Hot or some mango chutney fusion hailing all the way from Chennai.
What is the one thing you are known for? Not sure, read this article to find out.
Just as you’ve come to accept the fact that green vegetables deserve a spot on your dinner plate, you also realize that running a business
Let me set the stage. The heat of the sun licks my toes as, for a brief sec, I look up from my copy of
I was out with a girlfriend for drinks the other night. She also works in the travel industry. We often go out and shoot the
I can almost hear my editor sighing as she begins work on fixing up this week’s nasty typos and grammatical gaffes. Yes, I have a
If you ask many travel advisors how they feel about charging booking fees, many will liken it to speaking publicly in the nude or perhaps
Seth Godin warned when you compete on price; it’s just a race to the bottom. Yet I see it happen all the time, especially in
What would you do with an extra hour in your week? Would you go get a massage? Watch a couple of extra episodes of Shameless?
The fifth “C” in the five-part series of the 5 “C’s of brand marketing is “Client Acquisition.” And really when it comes down to it,
The fourth “C” to the five pillar pentalogy of brand marketing is creating a connection. I am sure you’ve heard it said before that people
Avoid these Five common mistakes When I was a kid, every Sunday, my Dad and I would sit in front of the TV and watch
There are five C’s to brand marketing. I’ve talked about Creating Killer Content in a previous post that you should read if you haven’t yet.
Does anybody really like to network? Honestly? Maybe there are some extroverts in the world who embrace awkward first meetings and thrive in group environments.
You’ve often heard the adage…”A photo is worth a thousand words” Eeesh, if that were only true, I could insert one of those bad boys
No matter who you are, nobody ever wants to be at the end of a pointed finger in the middle of the Blame Game. Just
A few weeks ago, I had a rant about why it’s important to say “no” vs “yes” in a majority of situations. If you missed
I’ve read my fair share of complaint letters. AND…I’ve written a few as well. I fear I’ve been on both offence and defence so often
Fomo, it’s a thing right? I know it is because I have suffered from it my entire life. So much so that it’s crippled me
“I’d love to do what you do Diane but I don’t like selling. Nah…It’s just not for me.” It’s the thing I hear the most
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