The Lounge with Travefy Academy

In this episode, we chat with Gina Bang, Director of Marketing at Avanti Destinations on what booking trends she's seeing at Avanti and how Travel Advisors can leverage this and market to their clients in the current climate. Gina also shares ways that Avanti Destinations has adapted during the pandemic by providing valuable resources for Advisors to share with clients to keep them informed and excited to travel again! Visit Avanti Destinations Consumer Website: https://www.avantidestinations.comVisit Avanti Destinations Agent Portal: https://book.avantidestinations.comRecorded on February 23, 2022

In this episode, we chat with Business Coach and Trainer of Online Travel Boss about the importance of a strong relationship with your suppliers. Sundey highlights how to find the right suppliers and how to maximize your relationship for a successful travel business. Recorded on 1/26/22

Amber Zakem, Creative Director at Haus Social and Marketing Manager at Ambassador Travel, shares her insights on crucial social media trends for 2022 in the travel industry. She highlights the surge of video content and the importance of personal engagement with audiences. Zakem encourages embracing platforms like TikTok for creative expression and utilizing new collaborative features on Instagram. Her focus on authenticity emphasizes building genuine connections in marketing while adapting strategies to keep up with evolving trends.

Over the past two years, Azdean Elmoustaquim has been pivoting and re-focusing his business to continue capturing new client and agent leads while also nurturing travelers waiting to visit Morocco. During this podcast, we chat about how Azdean and his wife started their business from the ground up and what's on the horizon for not only their business, Destination Morocco but also what travelers can expect when booking their next trip to Morocco! Visit Destination Morocco's WebsiteListen to Destination Morocco's Podcast!

Join us as we take a look back at the last 12 months and talk about what’s ahead in 2022 for the travel industry. We gathered a panel of industry experts to talk about the pent-up demand for travel and what that means for travel advisors. During the webinar, we explore various topics from how to best handle travel restriction changes to capturing the right leads for a successful 2022.Panelists Include:Angela Hughes, Owner of Trips & Ships Luxury TravelDaniel McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief at Travel Market ReportLuigi Nappo, CEO at VIT TravelChristy Shafer, Senior Vice President & General Manager at Allure and MTravel

As we quickly approach 2022 with travel's pent-up demand, now is the perfect time to make sure your mindset is in check and that you can reflect on the past year and build goals for an even more successful next year! We chat with Brandon Foster, Mindset Expert with Careers on Vacation on how to keep a positive outlook and grow your business to what you dream of. You'll gain lots of new tips and tricks that you'll want to start applying right away from this episode!Visit Brandon's Coaching Website: https://brandonrfoster.comRecorded on December 2, 2021

In this episode, we talk with Angela Hughes who has helped grow a successful luxury travel business and taught others how to do the same! We discuss the different marketing and social media tactics someone can apply while growing their luxury travel business. We also talk about how Angela continues to grow her business, how she pivoted during the last year, and what she sees on the horizon for the travel market.Recorded on November 18, 2021

In this episode, we chat with Michael Savage, President of TIMA (Travel Industry Marketing Association), about what the marketing horizon looks like for travel advisors right now and for the next 6-12 months. With travel's demand rising from the pandemic, it's now more important than ever to have your marketing ready to capture new leads and nurture current ones. Michael will share ways that advisors can stay top-of-mind and be ready for travel's surge over the next year. Visit TIMA's website: https://tima.travelRecorded on November 8, 2021

In this episode, we chat with Sahara Rose De Vore on the importance of finding your own passion in the travel industry and how to set yourself apart from the rest. Instead of doing what the industry tells you to do, she challenges advisors to dig deeper and find their passion. Sahara also shares why this is the best time, more than ever, to find your niche in travel. Recorded on October 1, 2021

Want a consistent flow of new and ideal clients in your travel business?  If yes, this episode with maven, Heidi DeCoux is for you!  Heidi walks through six amazing and unique strategies that Travel Agents can implement today. The best part is, all of these strategies are either free or low cost and you can implement them immediately to land new clients!Recorded on September 28, 2021