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Join Stuart Marra, Founder and Luxury Travel Advisor of The Opulent Explorer, as he shares his remarkable journey from Wall Street to the world of luxury travel. Discover how he navigated challenges during the pandemic, leveraging innovative marketing to thrive. Hear about his efficient planning tools and the personal touch he brings to client consultations. Stuart also recounts a terrifying robbery in Latvia, contrasting it with breathtaking adventures like hot air ballooning over the Great Migration. Plus, enjoy insights into travel literature and memorable cinematic journeys!

Penny Cooper and Christina Vieira from Magic Made Simple share tactics like attraction marketing, email automation, and lead magnets for attracting ideal clients in the travel advisor industry. They emphasize problem-solving approaches, personalized content, and building client loyalty through valuable communication and follow-up sequences.

In this episode, we sit down with Harish Schroff from Indus Travels on how travel advisors can create and host successful events to market group travel trips and tours. Harish shares his pro tips and best practices on how to plan, market, and execute effective in-person and virtual events. Discover the art of engaging your audience and turning event attendees into enthusiastic group travelers!Recorded on July 24, 2023Show Notes:Free Download: How to Plan a Successful Group TourStart a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started

In this episode, we chat with Kelli Hayes Smith as she guides us through strategic tips to set yourself apart from the competition (ahem, booking engines, we’re looking at you). Learn the art of crafting compelling narratives that highlight your services and how to set achievable goals to optimize your social media presence. Kelli also shares real-life inspiration and ideas from fellow travel advisors that can pave the way for authentic connections.Recorded July 14, 2023Show Notes:Listen to Kelli’s podcast Social Take OffVisit Kelli’s Website at https://kellihayessmith.comFind Kelli Hayes Smith on InstagramStart a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started

In this episode, we chat with Tammy Levent, Travel Industry Expert on the ways she's utilizing the power of ChatGPT and how others can do the same! Discover the essential tools and software that unlock its power and the secrets of seamless integrations. Tammy also shares her own journey with ChatGPT and presents real-life examples, demonstrating how you too can effortlessly apply this transformative technology in your everyday travel business.Show Notes:Use OpenAi's ChatGPT at chat.openai.comDownload Tammy's "Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Travel Agent" by clicking hereStart a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_startedRecorded on July 20, 2023

This is episode, we sit down with Phillip, Co-founder  of Rise Up Retreats about how he turned his passion of surf and travel into a growing business. We talk about the importance of sustainability in the travel industry and how he and his team leverages digital marketing and harnessing the power of word-of-mouth to attract new travelers and keep past ones coming back for more!Recorded on June 27, 2023Show Notes: Visit Rise Up Surf Retreats: https://www.riseupsurf.comStart a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started

“Artificial Intelligence”, or better known as A.I., has been growing in popularity since the start of 2023 and the buzz isn’t slowing down, especially within the travel industry! In this episode, we chat with Glenda Beagle and she shares what is A.I. is, how it can impact selling travel, and the ways travel advisors should be using and thinking about it.Recorded on June 8, 2023Show Notes: Visit Glenda’s Website: artofsellingtravel.comArt of Selling Travel InstagramOpen Ai ChatGBT (Website to use ChatGBT in ways discussed during the podcast)Start a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started

In this episode, we connect with Grace McBride, Founder and CEO of Lucia, a freelancer marketplace for the travel industry. Grace shares the story of how and why Lucia was created and how it works for travel advisors and the travel industry. She shares success stories of how travel advisors have unleashed their full potential of their travel business with freelancers.Visit Lucia at https://www.letslucia.com/Start a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_startedRecorded on May 23, 2023

Create FAMtastic strategies to make the most out of your FAM trips! In this episode, we chat with Anne Smith, CTIE, on how to harness and maximize the education and networking power of a FAM ("familiarization") trip. Anne shares what a FAM trip is, including  the different ways it can be achieved, mistakes to avoid when attending a FAM trip, how to plan out marketing strategies before, during, and after a trip, and so much more. Recorded on May 10, 2023Start a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started

Join The Lounge as we chat with Stephanie Louzil and Danielle Meyer from the Travel Anywhere Virtual team! Hear the story of how they started the company during the pandemic and how it continues to thrive today. We discuss how other travel professionals can implement virtual travel experiences into their business and create once-in-a-lifetime memories for clients...virtually! Show Notes:Visit Travel Virtually Anywhere's WebsiteRecorded on April 20, 2023Start a free trial of Travefy at https://info.travefy.com/get_started