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Sarah Bogaczyk was on the hunt for a career that not only fulfills her but also gives her the flexibility she wanted for her family. Enter the travel industry. Sarah discovered that she could create a business playing on her strengths and doing what she loves which is helping people plan travel and create memories. In 2021, she started Connections Luxury Travel and quickly became a million-dollar producer!

In this episode, Sarah shares her story with us and what has made her company successful so far, along with tips and advice for other advisors who are carving out their space in the travel industry. 

Recorded on November 9, 2022

Show Notes:

• Book that Sarah mentions during rapid-fire questions: Where the Children Take Us: How One Family Achieved the Unimaginable 

In this episode, we chat with Scott R. Stout and Jimmy Zimmerman of FamilySearch International about how travel advisors can help clients create unforgettable travel memories with family heritage insight.

What if you were able to provide your clients with knowledge of their own family history on a trip you plan for them? Well, you can (and for free!) with FamilySearch International resources. It's one of the simplest and most meaningful ways to add a new element to travel and something your clients will never forget! Scott and Jimmy will share the ways that you can use these tools to help discover new connections for your clients and what the future of travel and ancestry can look like. 

Links mentioned in this episode: 

• Search for Grandparent: https://www.familysearch.org/search/discovery/
• Search for Surname: https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname

This is a special episode because we converted a live webinar session that was hosted during New Agent Bootcamp on July 20, 2022. This webinar session was a ton of fun because we got to ask industry experts what makes a successful Travel Advisor. We cover various topics from what a new agent should focus in on their first year, trends they are seeing in the industry, how to make quick wins, and so much more!

The panel includes:

• Mike Foster, President at Nexion Canada
• Robin Sanchez, President at Your Travel Center / Montecito Village Travel
• John Werner, President & COO at MAST Travel Network

In this episode, we chat with Martin Mussey, Business Development & Education Manager of Nexion Travel Group, on how to best manage time in your life and business. He shares tons of insightful tips and tricks to better understand how you can use your personal strengths to build an ideal structure and schedule. Martin also tells us how we can apply these ideas to everyday life to create successful business practices.

In this episode, we chat with Martina Holbrook, Travel Advisor with You Pack We Plan about how she grew her TikTok into a successful (and fun!) way to generate new client leads for her business. She shares how she got started, what advisors should know about creating their own TikTok videos, what tools she uses and how she plans out her content. Did we mention she started using TikTok only six months ago and already has over 100,000 followers?!

Visit Martina's TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@mtinatravels

Happy Pride Month! In this episode, we chat with Independent Travel Consultant, Heather Murray and Travel Advisor, Kathy Estes on what travel professionals should know about specializing and booking travel for LGBTQ+. Throughout the chat, Heather and Kathy share where to find the best resources and information for LGBTQ+ travel planning and how to help the industry work toward a safe and equal industry worldwide.

Recorded on June 6, 2022

For resources listed in this episode, visit Academy.Travefy.com.

Join us for a special series of "How I Built My Business" where we get to hear from industry experts on how they created and are continuing to grow their business! 

In this episode, we chat with Dana Rubin, Owner of Dana Rubin Casino Services and Dana Rubin Travel. Dana has been booking travel for over 25 years and started in the industry by helping to manage and book high-end travel for V.I.P. casino customers and then started her own business in the early 2000s. During our chat, she shares the different ways she's had to pivot her business and how she's taken advantage of the changes in marketing opportunities with social media. 

Visit Dana's Website:
https://danarubintravel.com/

If you’re a Travel Advisor in the U.S. you may have noticed an uptick in domestic travel requests in the past couple of years during the pandemic but it makes us wonder, is this a hidden niche that hasn’t been tapped to its fullest? In this episode, we chat with Travel Agent, Jennifer Todden from WDW Getaways on how she creates one-of-a-kind travel experiences for her clients traveling with the U.S. territories!

Recorded on March 30, 2022

Join us for a special series of "How I Built My Business" where we get to hear from industry experts on how they created and are continuing to grow their business!

In this episode, we chat with Co-Founders Jennifer Jacob and Robin Bradley on how they created Tique during the height of the pandemic and how they've continued to build its success. Tique was created to help Travel Advisors elevate their business with marketing, branding, websites, and more! Jennifer and Robin share how they started their business and spill the secrets to their success (hint: it has a lot to do with organization and work/life balance)!

Visit Tique's Website: https://www.tiquehq.com

Recorded on 2/25/2022

Join us for a special series of "How I Built My Business" where we get to hear from industry experts on how they created and are continuing to grow their business! 

In this episode, we chat with Karolina Guilcapi, Founder of Sated Ventures who began to take her business to new heights during the pandemic. She shares the first steps she took to create her brand, what she's found that works the best for marketing, and how she leverages networking to find new clients. 

Recorded on February 2, 2022

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.com
Visit Avanti Destinations Agent Portal: https://book.avantidestinations.com

Recorded 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

Get ready for a big year on social media! In this episode, Amber Zakem, Creative Director of Haus Social is sharing her top five trends to watch for (and try for yourself) in 2022. She gives tons of actionable tips and ideas for you to use in your own business from new collaboration features on popular platforms, bringing a personal aspect to all of your posts, and so much more.

Visit Haus Social's Website

Find Haus Social on Instagram

Listen to Amber's Podcast Relationship Goals

Recorded on January 17, 2022

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 Website

Listen 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 Travel
• Daniel McCarthy, Editor-in-Chief at Travel Market Report
• Luigi Nappo, CEO at VIT Travel
• Christy 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.com

Recorded 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.travel
Recorded 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