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On-the-Job Training
By Kate Rice
A look at the educational resources offered by some top host agencies...(Click here to read the article) |
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America's Vacation Center Enables iPad Bookings
By Staff
Host agency America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel made its patent-pending 'Agent Power' technology available and compatible with Apple's iPad...(Click here to read the article) |
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Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Int'l Honor Top Agency Partners
By Johanna Jainchill
Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International named their top travel agency partners for 2009, both noting that the winners had surmounted the challenges of the recession...(Click here to read the article) |
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The State of the Host 2010
By James Shillinglaw
...host agencies have become major producers for suppliers, providing access to thousands of independent travel agents...(Click here to read the article) |
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President's Award for Overall Achievement for
America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel
By Staff
America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel, one of the leading travel companies in North America and beyond, announced that Royal Caribbean International has presented the company with its highest-ranking honor...(Click here to read the article) |
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Rising tide: Will It Lift All Cruise Lines?
By Johanna Jainchill
Brad Anderson, co-president of America's Vacation Center, said that Wave 2010 has been 'nothing short of remarkable'...(Click here to read the article) |
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Analysis: Buyer Beware?
By George Dooley
Should travel agents develop their own sales leads or rely on a third party lead generating service? The recent...(Click here to read the article) |
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Top 30 Themed Cruises
By Susan Young
Tapping into themed cruises that precisely match your client's interest, hobby or passion is equivalent to adding a "must-have" ingredient to your recipe for sales success...(Click here to read the article) |
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America's Vacation Center Has Best Year Ever in 2009
By Staff
America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel is reporting that 2009 was the best year ever in the company's history. The record year was based on every measure of success including the number of "Live Leads" generated...(Click here to read the article) |
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Consumers Spin Wheel of Fortune with Wave Season Bookings
By Susan Young
...It's Wave Season 2010, which travel industry leaders say is delivering better-than-expected bookings...(Click here to read the article) |
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A Firm Foundation
By Kate Rice
The industry's top host agencies have developed formidable technological platforms that give you everything you need to build your business...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC awards its Top-Flight affiliates
By Donna Tunney
At its Go for the Gold annual conference, America's Vacation Center awarded its top-performing independent affiliates based on sales and...(Click here to read the article) |
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Empowering Home-Based Agents
By George Dooley
Aggressive marketing, solid technologies and the backing of well-managed host agencies, consortia and associations will make a decisive difference for home-based independent agents...(Click here to read the article) |
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Celebrity Honors 'Remarkable' AVC as Partner of the Year
By Donna Tunney
Celebrity Cruises named America's Vacation Center its 2009 National Accounts Partner of the Year, based on AVC's "unparalleled sales performance, customer service...(Click here to read the article) |
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Sales Made Simple
By Mimi Kmet
Some travel agents are born sales people. The good news for everyone else is that sales skills can be learned. Even those who have a knack for sales can...(Click here to read the article) |
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Lucky in Love
By Kate Rice
Romance Travel – honeymoons and destination weddings – is one style of travel that seems virtually recession proof. Couples are going to get married and go on honeymoons no matter what's...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Plans National Conference
By George Dooley
America's Vacation Center (AVC) announced details of its National Conference for its network of Independent Affiliates, entitled "Go for the Gold"! The five-day event will be held on both land and sea in conjunction with Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas inaugeral...(Click here to read the article) |
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America's Vacation Center Reports Record-Breaking Results
By Staff - Travel Pulse
America's Vacation Center (AVC), one of the leading host travel agencies, announced that August 2009 was the best month in the company's history. The record month was based on...(Click here to read the article) |
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Cruise Industry Sees Some Improvement in Pricing
By Johanna Jainchill - Travel Weekly
For many in the travel industry it was this week a year ago, when Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, that marked the beginning of the long pricing slide that has been the theme of 2009. But over the last few weeks, there have been signs of a turnaround for travel...(Click here to read the article) |
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South America Cruising
By David Eisen
Nancie Svensen, an Independent Affiliate of America's Vacation Center offers six keys that can open a world of wonderful South America cruise experiences for your luxury clients...(Click here to read the article) |
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The State of the Home Market
By Kate Rice & James Shillinglaw - Agent@Home
Travel is an intangible. You can't put a rafting trip down the Coloroda or a biking tour through Burgundy on a shelf. So once technology freed agents from the green screens and cryptic codes of the old GDS, storefront walls began to dissolve...(Click here to read the article) |
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Cabin Confidential
By Condé Nast Traveler
Every ship has its secrets. Luckily, we found several leading cruise specialists willing to spill the beans...(Click here to read the article) |
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They Fired United
By Arnie Weissmann - Travel Weekly
Beginning two weeks ago, I started hosting a live interactive webcast called "TravelPeople: Conversations with Newsmakers" on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. My guests last week were Van and Brad Anderson, Co-Presidents of America's Vacation Center, the uber-host agency...(Click here to read the article) |
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JAXFAX Guide to: Host Agencies, Co-ops, and Consortia
By JAXFAX Magazine
America's Vacation Center seeks Independent Affiliates who have demonstrated a proven record of success as a travel professional and are driven to independently run their business at the forefront of the travel industry...(Click here to read the article) |
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Travel Weekly 2009 Power List
By Harvey Chipkin - Travel Weekly
Power List 2009 includes a record number of travel sellers, 62 of them, with annual sales of $100 million or more...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Having a Strong Year
By Nick Verrastro - Travel Trade
The Host agency America's Vacation Center / American Express is having a strong year in sales of its cruise and tour vacation products...(Click here to read the article) |
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Must-Have Technology
By Kate Rice - Agent@Home
Mobility is the name of the game for home-based agents, whose lives entail meeting clients, networking at community and business events, or traveling in order...(Click here to read the article) |
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Summer Cruise Prices Ridiculously Low
By Johanna Jainchill
How good are the cruise deals this summer?...We asked some travel agents to send us some examples of what they thought were the top summer deals...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Adds $1 Million to Agent Stimulus Plan
By Travel Trade
America's Vacation Center today announced that the company will commit another $1 million to assist the travel agency community...(Click here to read the article) |
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Identity Crisis
By Johanna Jainchill - Travel Weekly
In the last year, Royal Caribbean International has become the "Nation of Why Not." Norwegian Cruise Line has made sure people know that on its ships, they are "Free to Whatever." Even Carnival...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Wins Disney Cruise Award
By George Dooley
America's Vacation Center (AVC), a leading host agency, has been awarded the 2008 'Disney Destinations Top Sales Performer'...(Click here to read the article) |
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Together We Thrive
By Kenneth Shapiro - TravelAge West
...I had the opportunity to talk with Van Anderson, co-president of America's Vacation Center (AVC), and he introduced me to the Together We Thrive Pin... (Click here to read the article) |
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Cover Story - Finding the Sweet Spots
By Nadine Godwin - Travel Weekly
Amid a barrage of unrelenting bad news on the economic front, it's easy to lose sight of the fact that some parts of the industry are holding their own...(Click here to read the article) |
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Host Roundtable Part II: Hosts Tell How to Find Right Affiliation
By Travel Trade
...Host executives discuss the business this year, their outlook going forward and how to select a Host...(Click here to read the article) |
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A Host for Every Home
By Kate Rice and James Shillinglaw - Agent@Home
These days you can find a host travel agency to fit virtually any home-based business model. We've selected the following hosts out there offering great solutions for your business...(Click here to read the article) |
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Winning Strategies
By Kenneth Shapiro - TravelAge West
...every owner needs to take immediate steps to safeguard his/her business. In this story, we've compiled 10 tips to help you craft a successful game plan...(Click here to read the article) |
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America's Vacation Center Sees Opportunity for Home-Based Agents
By George Dooley - Travel Agent
The widespread mind-set that travel agents can "survive" rather than "thrive" may prove a greater barrier to the growth of the industry in 2009 than any economic factor...(Click here to read the article) |
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Hosts Upbeat on Biz, HB Growth
By Travel Trade
...some of the industry's leading Host agencies talk about trends in the Home/Home Based segment of the industry...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Launches $1 Million 'Agent Stimulus'
By Travel Trade
America's Vacation Center announced a $1 million "Travel Stimulus Plan" to fund startup costs for new AVC affiliates and increase its consumer marketing to generate...(Click here to read the article) |
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Know Your Sailing Stuff
By Mimi Kmet - Agent@Home
Today, just about every major cruise line offers an online training course to help you specialize in its product. Most also offer...(Click here to read the article) |
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You Call This Retirement?
By Kate Rice - Agent@Home
Sue and Ernie Ratliff are retirees who often start their day enjoying the forest views from their...(Click here to read the article) |
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Cover Story - Fee Factor
By Johanna Jainchill - Travel Weekly
When it comes to cruise commissions, travel agents love to talk about the good old days, the golden age when, about a decade ago...(Click here to read the article) |
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The Everywhere Office - Make the most of your mobility with these low-cost tech tools
By Kate Rice - Agent@Home
Being and agent at home means that you work in an office without walls. Your office can be anywhere...(Click here to read the article) |
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Suppliers 'Prime the Pump' for Sellers of Hawaii
By Marilee Crocker - Travel Weekly
Special promotions, price reductions, and value-added offers may not...(Click here to read the article) |
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Enriching the Cruise Sale
By Travel Agent
Selling cruises is not just about the destination or the ship. Don't overlook 'the experience'. Enrichment is one...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Goes Global, Adds Tours, River Cruises
By Travel Trade
The host agency America's Vacation Center has been wildly successful selling cruises via its proprietary...(Click here to read the article) |
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How to Sell More Cruises in 2009
By Travel Trade
As travel business owners and professional sellers of travel, we are privileged and challenged to be living in such interesting and changing times...(Click here to read the article) |
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AVC Gets Technical
By TravelAge West
Because business is deeply embedded in the lattice of the Web, and the travel industry is no exception, America's Vacation Center...(Click here to read the article) |
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Challenges of Selling in 2009
By Travel Trade
“Tough times don’t last. Tough travel professionals do!” That’s the inimitable...(Click here to read the article) |
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Proceed with Caution
By Beth Barrett - TravelAge West
It’s impossible to ignore the faltering US economy with Wall Street’s meltdown translating into tougher times for many travel agencies...(Click here to read the article) |
