2018 Crystal Conference & Awards Highlights The Value of Travel Agents
The unknown often keeps travelers from venturing out into the world. With the right knowledge, skills and connections, a travel agent can bridge this gap, and curate experiences that their clients might not have ever imagined. That is the Value of You — the travel agent — and our theme for the 2018 Crystal […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Debra Cooper
Sometimes it’s the simple things that stick with us. In 8th grade, Debra Cooper was assigned a travel-related project for school, and from that moment, she was hooked. In 1989, she attended travel school and then worked for an airline for a few years. She first became a travel agent in 1992, when travel […]
9 Effective Ways to Market Your Travel Agency
Marketing your business to your clients is an important part of being a travel agent. Managing your social media accounts, website, CRM, blogs, and emails, plus staying on top of new travel deals and booking your clients–there’s always so much to do! Are your efforts bringing in the business that you hoped for? When looking […]
Celebrating America’s Fastest-Growing Companies at the Inc. 5000 Conference
For the first time in our host travel agency’s history, KHM Travel Group made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. To celebrate the collective success of the honorees, we were invited to take part in Inc. Magazine’s three-day conference which took place at the beautiful JW Marriott Desert Springs […]
Agents Gain Connections and Direction at October Boot Camp
We ended our 2017 live event schedule on a high note last week at our October Boot Camp for new travel agents. Our team welcomed 39 travel agents from around the country to Northeast Ohio for three days of professional development, networking and hands-on instruction. This year’s Boot Camp events have all begun with […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Marcus Williams
Sometimes travel to new places leads to great transformation. For Marcus Williams, his destination wedding in Jamaica was a celebration of his marriage, and it was also the beginning of his journey as a travel agent. Marcus is based in Texas, and many of his friends and family that attended his destination wedding had […]
5 Travel Industry Organizations Your Host Agency Should Be In
Host agencies come in all shapes and sizes. If you’re considering partnering with a host travel agency, learning about the host’s industry affiliations should be included in your research. Not every host agency has the same memberships and same reputation within the industry. If you want to ensure you’re launching your agency with a trustworthy […]
ASTA Global Convention Charts the Course for Travel Agents
August 27-29 members of KHM Travel Group’s team joined travel agents, travel industry executives and other industry experts at the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Global Convention in San Diego, California. Last year, the conference impressed our staff with its innovative sessions on advocacy, leadership, compliance and sales. This year’s conference also provided […]
August Boot Camp Gives KHM Travel Agents the Tools for Success
With every New Agent Boot Camp, the KHM Travel Group staff strives to fill each day with as much valuable information and skill-building as possible. Our third Boot Camp of the year, August 9-11, was no exception. Bright and early Wednesday morning, 39 travel agents gathered at our home office in Brunswick, Ohio. On […]
5 Tips to Help Travel Agents Increase their Cruise Sales
In 2017, cruising has continued to increase in popularity as a vacation option, and growth is expected to continue for the next few years. In fact, according to Charles Sylvia of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the cruise industry expects to serve over 100 million cruisers over the next four years. Nearly 100 new ships […]
