In today’s episode, we interview Luke Majewski who is the Business Development Manager for AIC Hotel Group.  Luke shares his insights on how agents can maximize their social media and referral programs to drive new business. He shares tools and resources that he uses to manage his social media accounts and what he sees the top agencies doing differently.

Social Media Resources:

https://canva.com/​

https://aichotelgroup.mediavalet.com/​

https://snapseed.online/

To connect with Luke:

https://www.facebook.com/lukemajewski.hardrockaic 

Visit to learn more about AIC Hotel Group and their hotels: 

https://allinagents.com/all-institute​ 

Visit to learn more about Modern Travel Agent:

https://ModernTravelAgent.com

In today’s episode, we interview Mary Jo Salas who is the Central Southwest Business Development Manager for AMResorts. Mary Jo’s career in the travel industry started 11 years ago when she answered an ad in the newspaper for a bilingual marketing associate. Since then, her passion for travel has led her to representing one of the largest all-inclusive resort brands in the world. Mary Jo shares what she believes the most successful travel agencies are doing differently, and she gives her advice on how travel agencies can set their agents up for success.  

This episode is brought to you by AMResorts, which is a collection of luxury resorts, each with its own unique personality. Raising all-inclusive to a new level of luxury, their resorts offer gourmet dining, unlimited premium drinks, elegant accommodations, and world-class spas. Visit AMRagents.com to learn more about their properties as well as their amazing agent reward program.

In today’s episode, we interview Itzel Rodriguez who is the Director of Weddings at Modern Destination Weddings. Itzel shares with us what she’s learned over the past twelve years in the wedding industry, assisting with over 700 weddings. Itzel reveals some great ways that agents can connect with wedding couples and forge strong partnerships with onsite wedding teams. She also talks about the importance of setting boundaries and managing expectations with wedding couples. Whether you are a veteran agent or you’re brand new to the industry, this episode is a must listen.

Show Notes:

Wedding Date & Location Availability Template

An introduction to podcast hosts and brothers, Chris & Tim, as they discuss the importance of travel agents and the lessons they’ve learned over the past 14 years of running a successful travel business.

We recorded this episode prior to the January 12th announcement by the CDC regarding their new COVID testing policies.  In order to help travel agents, we've created a webpage detailing the COVID testing guidelines for some of the most popular resort brands and you can find the link below in this episode's show notes.

Show Notes:

Have you ever had a client who took all of your hard work and information and then booked their travel elsewhere? We’ve all been there, and it's easy to feel frustrated or unappreciated, but by playing the game, "How is this my fault?" you can bypass the complaining and get straight to improving.