****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/tac26

It started with Disney—doesn’t it always—and before she knew it, Amy Garner was introduced to the world of booking outside of theme parks and that’s when business really took off. Well, until the pandemic came. Despite the pandemic blip, Wicked Travel Concierage is looking to hit $1M in sales for 2023! 

Coming from a “neuro spicy” family, Amy came into travel wanting to help other families like hers that felt like anxiety, ADHD, autism, etc. were roadblocks to visiting Disney. She’s a firm believer that if there’s a reason you think travel is inaccessible to you, let’s have a conversation about it and see what we can do. Then she works her magic. 

In the last 5 years, Amy’s expertise and passion for accessible travel has grown beyond neurodiverse clientele and Amy openly shares her favorite accessibility resources as well as how she opens up the conversation with clients about any travelers with special needs. Whether it being plus sized, grandpa traveling with a colostomy bag, or anything else, Amy shines light on the different ways advisors can help all their clients be a part of and enjoy the vacation. 
Amy also shows us her email automation workflows for her clients—which she sets up for each destination and sometimes vendor—allowing her to spend more time getting to know her clients and providing that human touch.  

Everyone is welcome on this ride to learn about how a Disney-loving advisor opened up her agency to new destinations like Europe that many advisors think of as traditionally less accessible than cruises or US-based destinations and is reaping the benefits!

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Vol. 26 | From Disney to Cruises. Accessible Travel Tips. $1M in Sales for 2023. Meet Amy!

****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/vol27 ******

When it comes to booking cruises, Karen Devine doesn’t just book a ton of rooms. She and her team of 8 literally charter entire ships for some of their corporate clients! 

Your immediate reaction may be that her agency sales of $30-40M are way out of your league. But fear not! The head of 3D Cruise Partners has tips for agencies of all sizes and experience levels that are looking to level up their business. 

With a combined total of 40 years of experience spanning the cruise side, the hotel side, the supplier side, and the customer side, Karen brings a deep perspective that’s rare to find in the industry.  She shares how she’s mastered converting clients who haven’t cruised before to considering cruising as an option by using a travel comparison everyone can relate to.

Most leisure cruise advisors are familiar with the cruise line’s leisure groups department, but take some time to get to know about their corporate groups from the leading agency in the charters, meetings and incentive space for Royal Carribbean, Norwegian, and Celebrity Cruises. 

We’ll also let you know a secret about how your agency can successfully help corporate clients with their meetings/incentives/charters and make FULL commission . . .  
without having cruise expertise on the meetings and incentives side.

We discover what a cruise brokerage company is, how she finds clients, why she doesn’t charge fees and the depth of customization she goes through for her clients. We also find out which vendors help her execute the unique customizations and how she streamlines the process to make it easy for her clients. 

With a remote team spread across the US, we discover how Karen keeps her team motivated and engaged. And while Karen credits her team with a huge role in the success of the company, Karen is the first to say that there is one other person that is the key to her success. Find out who it is and why she suggests every business owner invests in this person.

This episode is a firehose of information for any agency ready to go full steam ahead and learn from the best.

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Vol. 27 | This advisor booked the largest ship charter in history. Meet MICE expert Karen.

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Jennifer Doncsecz, the owner of VIP Vacations, shares the story of her travel agency. Find out how she went from a home-based Disney agency to an award-winning storefront with nine employees. You'll hear about some fantastic marketing tips and how to own your success.   | | | |  Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: https://goo.gl/YR4V6i

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Vol. 4 | From Home-Based Agent to Storefront with 9 Employees. Meet Jennifer.

Madeline Jwahar, owner of Italy Beyond the Obvious, is a different kind of travel advisor. One that makes 80% of her income from service fees. Find out how she does it in this episode of TAC.    | | | |   Show Notes + Transcript + Images: http://har.news/vol8

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Vol.8 | This Italy Travel Specialist Makes 80% of Her Income from Service Fees. Meet Madeline.

We talk all things destination weddings with Will Medina of Destination Weddings Expert, a travel advisor whose only form of marketing is social media. Not bad for a guy booking ~20 DWs a year, averaging 50 guests each!    | | | |   Show Notes + Transcript + Video/Pics: http://har.news/tac9

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Vol.9 | This Destination Wedding Travel Agent Only Markets Through Social Media. Meet Will.

Join us as Valerie, owner of a $6M agency, imparts her wisdom on group bookings. Her theory? If you're not doing groups, you're leaving $40k on the table every year. Find out how Valerie filled her 196 person group in just one month, what you should always have in your groups contracts and how she's trained her clients that booking early is truly when you get the best pricing. Thank you this episode's sponsor, KHM Travel Group!    ++++  Show Notes + Transcript + Pics: http://har.news/tac10

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Vol. 10 | How This Group Specialist Filled Her 196-person Group Cruise in One Month. Meet Valerie.

We chat with newbie Dale Page who has brought in over $500k in sales his first six months. How does he do that in a rural Wyoming town? What big lesson did he learn about switching host agencies? Listen to find out. ++++ Show Notes + Transcription + Pics: https://rebrand.ly/tac11

Special thanks to our sponsor: Dugan's Travels

Vol. 11 | A Newbie From Rural Wyoming Brings in $500k in Sales in Six Months. Meet Dale.

Andres Zuleta started Boutique Japan 7 years ago using content marketing and a lot of sweat equity. How did they grow using organic web traffic to be a remote team of six with $3.2M in sales? How do they manage a location-independent team? Listen to find out. ++++ Show Notes and Transcript + Video/Pics: http://har.news/tac12

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Vol. 12 | Building a Remote Team + Using Organic Web Traffic to Build a $3.2M Agency. Meet Andres.

Corporate events at sea specialist Rita Perez talks about how she harnesses lead magnets to grow her agency. She also addresses how to balance your work when you have a full-time job in addition to having an agency?  Don’t miss it!   | | | |   Show Notes + Transcript + Video/Pics: https://har.news/vol16

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Vol. 16 | Corporate Events @ Sea + Using Lead Magnets to get New Clients. Meet Rita.

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Travel Agent Chatter -- a Host Agency Reviews audio series -- talks about all things travel. We specialize in-depth interviews with travel agents from all walks of life.

Whether you’re a new or experienced travel advisor, we help you up your game by sharing where other travel agencies have found success and offering inspiring stories from the front lines!

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