May Boot Camp Agents Develop A Business Mindset & Confidence
KHM Travel Group hosted its third travel agent Boot Camp of the year, May 16-18. We had 40 agents from around the country join us for three days of valuable skill-building and business development sessions, to give them the confidence needed to kickstart their travel agency. Day One of Boot Camp was held here […]
Boot Camp goes on the road at Club Med Sandpiper Bay
KHM Travel Group hosted its first-ever Boot Camp event in destination last month, April 16-19, in collaboration with Club Med and Carnival Cruise Lines. Not only did agents walk away with the knowledge and skills to lay a solid foundation for their business, they also got a first-hand look at Club Med Sandpiper Bay […]
Rick Zimmerman Continues Membership on Carnival Executive Partner Advisory Board
For the third year in a row, KHM Travel Group’s President Rick Zimmerman has been named to the Carnival Executive Advisory Board. Adolfo Perez, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Sales & Trade Marketing, announced the 2018 Executive Partner Advisory Board this week. Now comprised of 16 travel executives, the board provides feedback and shares […]
KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Rookie of the Year: Erika Lafata
When Erika Lafata joined KHM Travel Group in May 2017, she was in her sixth year as a travel agent. She had already spent more than two decades building a successful career in radio and television doing advertising sales and promotions, but she was burnt out. Her job included a long commute and had […]
KHM Travel Agents Experience Culture & Adventure on Azores FAM
Visiting destinations that have yet to be discovered by tourists is one of the most exciting parts of being a travel agent. March 14-22, our Vice President of Sales, Geoff Cox, accompanied 23 KHM Travel Group agents to the Azores, a group of nine islands some 800 miles off the coast of Portugal. The […]
KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Agent of the Year: Emily Kladivo
Emily Kladivo, of Emily’s Travel in Hibbing, Minnesota, is not one to rest on her laurels. In fact, she started her travel business after a bad experience with another local agent left her thinking, “I can do this better.” When we first featured Emily in a Travel Agent Spotlight post in 2016, she was […]
KHM Travel Agents Kickstart Their Businesses at First Boot Camp of 2018
Last week, KHM Travel Group hosted its first Boot Camp of the year, February 28-March 2. We had 40 agents from around the country join us for three days of valuable skill-building and business development sessions, to give them the confidence needed to kickstart their travel agency. Day One of Boot Camp was held […]
Bill Coyle Named to Carnival’s Travel Partner Advisory Committee
Connecting our travel agents and supplier partners is one of the main ways that KHM Travel Group supports our independent agents. Through our relationships with travel suppliers, we act as a voice for our agents to convey the unique needs and situations they face. Our latest involvement in the industry comes with one of our […]
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 Group Announces the 2017 Crystal Award Winners
KHM Travel Group’s annual Crystal Awards recognize and celebrate our top-producing travel agents. The winners were first announced during Wednesday’s Crystal Awards Ceremony on board Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas. The theme of this year’s Crystal Conference and Awards was “The Value of You.” Looking at the value that you bring your clients […]
