KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Tomaka Bennon
With a Bachelors and Masters degree in accounting, Tomaka Bennon knew she had a solid foundation in terms of the financial side of starting a business. And she absolutely loved travel! Tomaka traveled frequently before becoming an agent, and always helped her friends and family plan their vacations too. However, when she started her […]
KHM Travel Agents Expand Their Horizons at March Boot Camp
KHM Travel Group’s first Boot Camp of the year, March 1-3, not only featured a new location, but new workshops, panels and hands-on booking sessions. The updates and improvements are designed to ensure each travel agent leaves with the knowledge, tools and confidence needed to develop their business. It’s an investment in themselves and their […]
KHM Travel Group’s Rookie of the Year: Debbie Brisky
The travel industry is where our Rookie Agent of the Year, Debbie Brisky, was meant to be. She just took a few detours to get there. Prior to joining KHM Travel Group in January 2016, Debbie worked in real estate and property management for 20 years. Because of her hectic schedule and hours, she […]
Congrats to the 2016 KHM Travel Pinnacle and Basecamp Agents!
In 2011, KHM Travel Group launched the Pinnacle Elite Agent Program to recognize top-producing travel agents and offer them additional tools, opportunities and incentives. That year, there were 32 agents who hit $100,000 in commissionable sales and were welcomed into the Pinnacle group. In 2016, 275 KHM Travel Agents hit Pinnacle level, and more […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Ashley DiMauro
Even as an independent travel agent, you are never working alone. You have your host agency to support and advise you, and fellow agents to encourage and share experiences with you. Many new home-based travel agents also get a boost from their family and friends. Ashley DiMauro, of DiMauro Travel in Nebraska, joined KHM […]
Becoming a Travel Agent: Home Office Essentials
If you’re considering becoming a travel agent from home, chances are you already have the bare necessities. You can get started with just your laptop, phone and a reliable internet connection. However, you will hopefully be spending a lot of time in your home office. This is where you’ll learn how to sell and book […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Barbara Crosby
When Barbara Crosby first started her travel agency in April of 2010, she specialized in Hawaii because that was what she knew. When her children were young, they took a family vacation to Hawaii and absolutely loved it. She says it was the most memorable trip she’s taken to date! “We all surfed, snorkeled, […]
KHM Travel Welcomes Agents to Last Boot Camp of 2016
KHM Travel Group wrapped up its 2016 live event program with last week’s New Travel Agent Boot Camp session, held November 3-5. Our staff hosted 32 home-based travel agents from around the country for three days of education, discussion and workshops. Knowing your Preferred Suppliers and which suppliers to use is one of the […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Gerri Augustine
Gerri Augustine’s professional life has come full circle. Twenty-five years ago she took her first job as a travel agent, which kickstarted her long career in service and hospitality. After that, she owned a string of health clubs for women, and oversaw 300 employees in 30 locations across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. […]
How to Connect with and Sell to Millennial Travel Clients
What’s the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the term “millennial”? Is it entitled? Spoiled? Impatient? Narcissistic? These are pretty common complaints about millennials, or those who were born between the late 1970s and 1995. On the surface, these may seem like travel clients you’d want to avoid. However, there’s […]
