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New travel advisors, look no further than this episode of Trade Secrets for advice on everything from setting up your business, to finding clients, to prioritizing fam trip destinations. Co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada are joined by KHM Travel Group’s Bill Coyle, vice president of agent engagement, to tackle listener questions on that topic, and more.
This episode is sponsored by the Iberostar Hotels & Resorts.
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Credit: 2024 Jenn MartinnsResources Mentioned in This Episode and Related Reading
Connect with KHM Travel Group online, on Facebook, on Instagram, on YouTube and on LinkedIn
Encompass the World Travel, Bill Coyle’s family agency
Mentioned in this episode and related reading:
- From Travel Weekly, stories on card mills and the history of host agencies
- Travel Weekly’s Legal Briefs column by industry attorney Mark Pestronk (many articles talk about terms and conditions)
- From TravelAge West, an article on terms and conditions by industry attorney Jeffrey Ment
- The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) and its educational offerings
- The Travel Institute
- The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its educational offerings
- Trade Secrets episode on fam trips
Ask a Question on the Podcast
If you're a travel advisor with a question about the latest travel news, trends, best business practices or more, please call our hotline and leave a message at 201-902-2098 or send an email to tradesecrets@travelweekly.com.
About Your Hosts
Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a Senior Editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
About the Show
Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, is where travel advisors ask — and answer — questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel industry insider to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.travelagewest.com/podcasts/trade-secrets.
