Home Based Travel Agent News, June 15th, 2011

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An Interview with ARC's
Chris Flores
Helix and VTC Program Director

By Joanie Ogg CTC, MCC

Joanie asks Chris to brings us up to date with all of the new innovations that ARC has introduced in this fascinating interview.

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"You and Your Digital Presence"
By Mary Pat Sullivan

If you are looking for solutions to your website and social media needs this article will really help you with practical and immediately available solutions.

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New Home Based Travel Agent
Feature Articles

An Interview with Community Member Geoff Millar By Tom Ogg:   Get to know Geoff Millar and find out why he is so successful. Geoff shares some great insight in this article.

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Revisited By Tom Ogg:   Your online activity matters and how you portray yourself will have serious consequences. This article reminds us all on how to present ourselves successfully online.

Ethics, Morals, Right and Wrong in Business By Joanie Ogg CTC, MCC:   How we act is a reflection of our ethical and moral standards and Joanie's article reminds us all of the importance of ethics and morals.

New General Articles of Interest to
Home Based Travel Agents

Cruisewhiz Craig or Intuition is not exclusively from Women! By Craig Satterfield:   Craig shares great insight into how to turn ideas into action during challenging times.

Think about it…First! By Cory Andrichuk:  Cory suggests ways for you to do a reality check on your social media marketing effectiveness in this insightful article.

"Airside" "Kerbside" in less than 30 minutes By Paull Tickner:  When the BHX (Birmingham International Airport) runway is extended in 2014, this airport will allow savay travel agents to speed their clients through the customs and immigration process and avoid the long lines at Gatwick, Heathrow and other international arrival points. Paull Tickner tells you how to do it in this article.

New Articles of Interest to
Home Based Cruise Agents

Paul Gauguin Cruise Review By Nancy Norris:   Just back from Tahiti and the Cook Islands, Nancy shares a detailed review of the ship and the experience. There are over 80 pictures in this in-depth review.

AmaWaterways AmaDolce Cruise Review By Jan Shaugnessy:   Just back from a Tulip Time river cruise on the AmaDolce, Jan shares her thoughts and experience as a seasoned cruise agent about the cruise.

Maui Port Review By Tom Ogg:   Ahhh, what to do in Maui if you only have two-days in port? Tom shares exactly what to do and how to do it in this On Your Own port review.'

Kona Port Review By Tom Ogg:  Folks arriving in Kona have the opportunity to go off on their own and thoroughly enjoy Kailua, Kona. Here is a review that tells them exactly how to do it.

Travel Professional Community
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Here is what is being discussed by over 7,600 travel professionals every day on the

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Example of Why to Charge Plan-to-Go Fees. Please Consider!!
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Has Anyone Used 4TravelAgents.com for leads?
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Nexion vs. Oasis
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Follow Ups
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Convert a pdf to an email
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Carnival Cruise Line Luggage Tags - Paper
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First convention help
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Travel agent facebook pages
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Chile's volcano ash cloud
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I've officially fired my first client today! And it feels great!
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Just Ethics – it is different in Australia?
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FACEBOOK Group Page
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I've officially fired my first client today! And it feels great!
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First Bridal Show!
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Hotel Availability on Hotel Rewards
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Azamara Cruise
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Claiming Commissions through Host Agency
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Anyone Using Google Goggles?
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Complaints against vendors
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Failed Booking
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Research Fee's and Reseller of Travel in Florida
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An interesting article on ICs
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cruise holidays vs expedia cruise ship centers

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IN THIS ISSUE

ARC Interview

You and Your Digital Presence

Home Based Travel Agent Show & Conference and Cruiseworld 2011 Special Offer

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New Articles
  Feature Articles

  General Articles
 
Cruise Articles

Travel Professional
Community
Hot Topics

 

 

 

 

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