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An Interview with Scott Koepf
Vice President of Sales
Avoya Travel / American Express
By Joanie Ogg CTC, MCC

Scott Koepf
Joanie catches up with Scott to
find out what is new with Avoya Travel for the rest of 2011
and 2012.

An Open Letter
From Bob Sullivan
Executive Vice
President / Group Publisher
Travel Weekly

Bob shares
the new developments taking place at the upcoming
CruiseWorld2011 and HomeBasedAgentShow in Ft. Lauderdale
this November.

Home Based Travel Agent Show
CruiseWorld 2011
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November 2-6, 2011
Ship Inspections, Trade Show and Award Winning Seminars.
Registration is Open for
Travel Weekly's CruiseWorld2011 at the special Community
Rate of $25 off registration. Sign up now to assure your
choices in ship inspections. It is going to be another great
event with amazing presentations and events. We cannot wait
to see you there.
Use the special promo code
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in designated box. That
way you get a great rate but we will have a list of who is
registered under our code when we plan any Community events
at the show.
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New Home Based Travel Agent
Feature
Articles

Eben Schoeman
Eben
operates a successful African trekking and safari business
that he and his wife started after climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro
Eben shares some of his expertise with other agents on how
to succeed in the travel business in this "Must Read"
article.
This
is a "must read" article for anyone looking to grow your
business by a cruise expert that goes back 25 years.
Ever
wonder why your website doesn't search well? Tom tells you
exactly how to make sure search engines love your content.
This is a "must read" article for everyone that wants to
nurture organic traffic.

New General Articles
of Interest to
Home Based Travel Agents
Cory tells you how
and why to handle the situation in this great article that
will get you thinking.
If you handle "pet
friendly" travel on behalf of your clients you will want to
read this informative article.
Having
visited the last Floriade in 2002, I can vouch for Paull's
recommendation for putting a group together NOW! Read
Paull's excellent advice and book some space now!

New Articles of Interest to
Home Based Cruise Agents
Just back from cruising in the Pacific on the Paul Gauguin,
Nancy shares how to visit Bora Bora on your own.
Ahhhh Moorea. Just back
from her South Pacific cruise on the Paul Gauguin, Nancy
shares how to enjoy the port of Moorea on your own. This
review contains many pictures too.
If
you think that your clients will have to spend hundreds to
enjoy themselves on Kauai during their port call, think
again. Tom Shares how to have a fabulous day without
spending an arm and a leg.

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