Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Kwong from DBC Law about the difference between trade/service mark/copyright, how the trademark process works, trademark costs & time, and the 3 biggest trademark mistakes. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://www.wipo.int/trademarks/en/ https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search Stephanie Kwong's email: skwong@dbclaw.com We do this every wee...
Apr 14, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Bill Coyle, VP Agent Engagement for KHM Travel Group, about host mentorship being free but lower commission %, what to look for in a consortium, and travel niche examples. HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/independent-travel-agent-contracts https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-commission-plan-comparison-calculator https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops...
Apr 06, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about getting an agency Job without experience, negotiating hotel rates for groups, and 50-50 commission split. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/travel-jobs https://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/valerie-gossett-premier-resources-travel-group https://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/travel-agent-chatter-vol-5-karen-hurlbut-hurlbut-travel https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-industr...
Apr 01, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 56
An entrepreneur twice over, Laurie Burg has seen her sales skyrocket from $15M pre-pandemic, to $20M today. We sit down and talk with Laurie about why she made the decision to have her Disney-only agency broaden its focus beyond the World of Walt. Not only that, we discuss how she has managed to make the complex Disney bookings with low commissions profitable. (gasp!) The past ten years, she’s managed to iron out all the wrinkles and systemized the Disney booking process for both agents and clie...
Mar 25, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Christopher Sherman, Brand Strategy and Marketing from Travel Edge Network , pros/cons of host that has own clients, difference between host and consortium, if you need a business banking account, and if client payments work. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-host-agency https:/...
Mar 25, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph talks about lead programs for agents, whether you need a business license, and about asking client to pay commission. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leads https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-license https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-travel-agency-business-plan-template https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tra...
Mar 10, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Cannon, founder of SC Travel Design, on travel expense write offs, personal travel with a work component, accounting software, a gives some tax tips. HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: https://hostagencyreviews.com/events https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-expenses www.withstephaniecannon.com/taxprepkit https://withstephaniecannon.com/kyn-challenge We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR ...
Mar 09, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Chris Green, Director of Network Expansion at Avoya Travel Network on travel agency accreditation options, how to process fees, travel MLMs, and if trainings transfer when moving hosts. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-accreditation https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-fees https://hostagencyrev...
Mar 03, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Connie Miller, VP of Business Development of Montecito Village Travel why choose a virtuoso host agency, air consolidators, hosts with no ratings on HAR, and corporate travel for newbies. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia/virtuoso https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/become-corporate-travel-agent https://hostagencyreview...
Feb 17, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Chad Burt, Co-Owner of Outside Agent about their education programs, support, Mentoring and Networking Tips, Fraud Protection Program. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-building-work-community https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-4-travel-agency-marketing-tool...
Feb 17, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Shannon Cunningham, Membership & Engagement Specialist for Gifted Travel Network about perks with Virtuoso affiliation, Gifted Travel Network MBA program and their support, coaching & mentoring Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-education https://hostagencyreviews...
Feb 10, 2022•18 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Lori Speers, CEO and Founder of Levarte Travel about benefits of TravelSavers & Affluent Travel Affiliation, Levarte Academy & advisor support and website & lead tools. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-education https://www.thetravelinstitute.com/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites https://hostagencyreviews...
Feb 03, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Joshua Harrell from Travel Quest Network about benefits with Travel Leaders affiliation, TQN training & onboarding program, TQN marketing tips. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-education https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tqn-q3-2021 https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-niche https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosi...
Jan 26, 2022•19 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats about travel agency contracts, our 7-day setup program, and a CLIA number vs IATA. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-not-paying-commissions https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/independent-travel-agent-contracts https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best...
Jan 21, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to give tips chat about travel agency names, give domain name tips, and how to choose a business structure. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-niche https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliers https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structures...
Jan 14, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to give tips chat about travel agency names, give domain name tips, and how to choose a business structures. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-niche https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliers https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structure...
Jan 14, 2022•15 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about travel agency website design, choosing your agency names, and our free marketing plan. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-niche https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-preferred-supplier https://cruising.org/en/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://www.nolo.com/legal-ency...
Dec 31, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about choosing a host, if host agencies provide leads, and travel leads tips. HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tagged/choose-a-host https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-using-a-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-4-travel-agency-marketing-tools https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites https://hos...
Dec 24, 2021•18 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This episode originally aired on December 17th, 2021 Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about travel agency website design, choosing your agency names, and our free marketing plan. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: hostagencyreviews.com/blog/wix-tutorial hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-…l-agency-names hostagencyreviews.com/blog/the-100-t…marketing-plan hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-diy-…ravel-agents-2...
Dec 17, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about travel agency website design, choosing your agency names, and our free marketing plan. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/wix-tutorial https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-names https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/the-100-travel-agency-marketing-plan https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-diy-mar...
Dec 17, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Join us as we pick the brain of Molly Williams, a 10-year travel industry veteran who specializes in bringing some of your favorite bands around the world. That’s right, her 6-woman remote team found a niche in entertainment/production travel! While production travel isn’t for everyone, Molly’s lessons apply to any agency moving large groups around. And during that awful pandemic, Molly had an epiphany. She could either walk away or go all in and refresh her company. If you’ve considered a rebra...
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about our 7-Day Setup Challenge, Travel Agent Education, and Agency Business Tips. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tagged/choose-a-host https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certification https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structures We do this every week! If you have ...
Dec 08, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about what a sub-agent is, a LLC business structure, and private airfare. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-education https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-using-a-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structures https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/airline-fare-types https://ho...
Dec 02, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about what a travel MLM is, MLM vs. a host agency, and disney dining tips. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: departurelounge.com/join-our-travel-advisor-team/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-mlms https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-using-a-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-hars-disney-world-planning-bookin...
Nov 26, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about getting started in leisure travel, travel niches, and the cost of starting an agency. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://departurelounge.com/join-our-travel-advisor-team/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coops https://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia/vi...
Nov 19, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about leisure travel, travel niches, and the cost of starting an agency Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup https://www.visitscotland.com https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-niche https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliers https://cruising.org/en/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-using-a-host-agenc...
Nov 12, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about how advisors charge fees, service & consultation fees, and what types of fees advisors charge. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-fees https://www.asta.org/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-do-travel-agents-make-money https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/mvt-q2-2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/...
Nov 05, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about how advisors charge fees, service & consultation fees, and what types of fees advisors charge. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-fees https://www.asta.org/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-do-travel-agents-make-money https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/mvt-q2-2021 https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/...
Nov 05, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about finding a host with low fees, what fees do host charge, and social media options. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agency https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tagged/choose-a-host https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-building-wor...
Oct 27, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 35
This podcast aired October 22, 2021 Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about Disney travel agency, CLIA or other accreditations, and advantages to host agency size. Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certification https://cruising.org/en/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/ https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/best-disney-travel-agents-booking-secrets https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/disney-cruise-lines...
Oct 22, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 34
