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Strategic Travel Entrepreneur: Business Tips for Travel Agents/Advisors, Travel Agency Owners, and Travel Business Owners
Each week I share, along with featured guests, tangible and practical business strategies for travel entrepreneurs.
We discuss foundations, marketing, sales, client experience, systems, supplier relations, and everything in between to empower you to run an effective and profitable travel business, and not just another travel hobby.
For travel agents, travel advisors, travel suppliers, tour operators, tourism professionals, travel coaches, travel creators, travel business owners, travel agency owners, host agency owners, and travel industry support partners.
Strategic Travel Entrepreneur: Business Tips for Travel Agents/Advisors, Travel Agency Owners, and Travel Business Owners
Ep 246 How to Get Travel Clients Through Events, Conferences, and Community Networking
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If you've been wondering how to get more travel clients without feeling like you're shouting into the void on social media, events might just be your new BFF.
From festivals and farmers markets to virtual summits and charity galas, there are so many creative ways to get your travel business in front of the right people, and most of them don't require a huge budget.
I'm walking you through four different ways to show up at events depending on your goals, your niche, and what you've got to work with.
I'm also chatting on promotional timelines, registration tech, and how to craft a call to action that actually converts after the event wraps.
Le's go!
Questions this episode answers:
- How do travel advisors get more clients through events?
- What types of events should travel advisors attend to find new clients?
- How do I market my travel business at local events and festivals?
- What is the attend, vend, spend, and depend framework for travel advisors?
- How much time do you need to plan an event for your travel business?
- How do travel advisors use virtual events for lead generation?
- What should a travel advisor's call to action be after an event?
- How do I promote a virtual event for my travel business?
- Can travel advisors sponsor events to grow their business?
- How do travel advisors follow up with potential clients after an event?
Enjoy (and take action!)
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Rita M. Perez (Host) first began in the travel industry as a travel advisor in 2010. She only fully realized her role as a travel entrepreneur in 2018, and embarked on a mission to support her fellow travel advisors in 2021 when she began the Strategic Travel Entrepreneur Podcast. She now strategizes with travel entrepreneurs, so they too can build sustainable travel agencies and market effectively.
She's a maven when it comes to content photography and videography, and as such founded the Cruise Content Library and leads retreats and partners on FAMs where advisors get top notch content and education for their marketing efforts.
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