SEO, AEO, GEO. What does a travel advisor need for their website? Are you keeping up?

No, not trying to stress you out. More like, what's the difference between all of these, and how to leverage them in your website copy and blog posts.

Rachel K explores the use of Agentic AI and Language Learning Modules (LLMs) in the context of ChatGPT, ClaudeAI, perplexity, and other related topics for this episode of Travel Agency in a Year. Rachel K also discusses Agentic AI, and models that can create private, unique LLM agents with more autonomous decision-making compared to standard LLMs.

Takeaways

• Agentic AI uses LLMs

Chapters

• 00:00 Agentic AI and Language Learning Modules

For Day 57, Rachel K covers the availability of free AI mentoring and courses for small business owners, with a focus on using AI for operations and service improvements. The organization score.org is highlighted as a resource for small business owners to access AI mentoring and courses.

AI doesn't have to replace you, and TAs don't have to use it at all. But, before you invest hundreds or thousands on an "AI Guru", know there are free resources.

Takeaways

• Free AI mentoring for small business owners
• AI for operations and service improvements

Chapters

• 00:00 AI Mentoring for Small Business Owners

In Travel Agency in a Year, Rachel K covers the topics of attention distraction, minimizing distractions, and time management as travel agency. She provides insights into the impact of various distractions and offers strategies for managing time effectively.

Takeaways

• Attention distraction
• Minimizing distractions
• Time management

The conversation covers topics related to health and wellness, including the benefits of walking and talking, healthy eating, the impact of the environment on health, stress management techniques, and practical steps to alleviate stress as a travel advisor.

We all know desk jobs and a sedentary lifestyle is the new smoking. And unfortunately, being a TA means a lot of working at your desk. It's so important to take care of your body, because your mind follows (there's a book out there with a similar title).

Prevent burnout, stay focused and happier with movement. And, don't worry, I pulled stats from Harvard Business Review, Public Health & the UK Center for Entrepreneurs to back up this soapbox of an episode. Stay healthy!

Takeaways

• Mindful movement and diet prevent burnout
• Healthy body and mind enhance creativity and decision making
• Health is the biggest asset

Client management, inbox management, payment processing, final travel documents...marketing, bookkeeping, BDM and industry meetings, trainings. Then there's just life in general: kids school pickup, running errands for the parents, pet care, self care, all the relationships.

We're going to go over simple tips to help you stay organized.

Takeaways

• Effective time blocking is foundational for organization.
• Simplify app usage and utilize the inbox for capturing and expanding on ideas.

For me, I'm not one to print everything off...then filing it in a file cabinet. I honestly don't have the space.

But, you need to backup your info!

Things to backup:

1. Templates
2. Client Contact info
3. ANY CONTRACTS SIGNED
4. and more...

This episode goes over the why, the how (other than file cabinets taking over your house) and the 3-2-1 Rule.

Let's talk about how you can actually grow your travel business into a legitimate small business. Don't think you can just start hiring right away, it's wise to set aside time now outlining your processes for when you do need to train someone (especially if your growth comes out of nowhere!).

• How are your templates coming along?
• How will you train future staff on your SOPs?
• Do you want employees down the road, or ICs? For more info on this, check out Assistants that Work.

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In this episode of Travel Agency in a Year, Rachel K delves into the purpose of scaling and how communication philosophy, retention rate, reacting vs. responding, mission alignment, streamlined communication, focus on why, business principles, Ringelman effect, productivity, 80-20 rule, and noise elimination help get your travel business where you want to be.

Takeaways

• Anticipatory approach
• Communication philosophy