Announcing our 2016 Compass Photo Contest Winner: Kathy Grayson
Checking the mail each day may seem like a chore, but for travel agent Kathy Grayson a simple trip to the mailbox landed her a spot on KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Crystal Awards Cruise. Kathy Grayson of Run Free Travel in Clarksville, Tennessee submitted her prize-winning photo as part of our “Show Us Your Compass” […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Jami Turner
It is fitting that this month’s Featured Pinnacle Agent, Jami Turner, named her agency The Travel Fanatic. A self-proclaimed travel junkie, she traveled all over the world even before launching her Texas-based travel business in April 2014. She admits that it’s hard to pick her favorite destination or most memorable trip, because all travel is […]
KHM Travel Group RDC Spotlight: Jimmy Fair, East Region
If you’ve attended Destination Success at KHM Travel Group’s home office in Ohio, chances are very good you’ve met Jimmy Fair. Uncle Jimmy, as he’s known to many KHMers, is our Regional Development Coordinator for the East Region. He’s been with KHM Travel Group for eight years, and has become a familiar face at training […]
KHM Travel Group RDC Spotlight: Bryan Overmann, Midwest Region
Bryan Overmann is KHM Travel Group’s newest Regional Development Coordinator, but he’s been passionate about travel since he was young. He was inspired by the stories his grandparents would tell him about their travels all over the world. As a veteran travel agent and RDC, he’s kept their legacy of travel alive. In 2001, he […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Glenda Ruiz
Many people spend their entire career searching for a job that is both financially and personally fulfilling. They want to find something they love; something that doesn’t really feel like work. After working long hours at IBM as at IT specialist, KHM Travel Agent Glenda Ruiz decided that if she was going to be working […]
KHM Travel Group RDC Spotlight: Heather Allison, West Region
One of the most valuable resources our independent travel agents have are our Regional Development Coordinators. Not only are they experienced, successful travel agents themselves, but they help KHM Travel Agents out on a daily basis. Some of you have already met your region’s RDC, but we thought it’d be beneficial to introduce them to […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Marj Lindner
Marj Lindner completed her initial travel agent training in 2001, and within a month the travel industry was changed forever when the World Trade Center fell. Nearly all travel came to a standstill. For a new travel agent, this was a major hurdle, to say the least. But Marj continued to pursue her passion for […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Nancy Gould
For many new agents, the idea of learning about and planning travel is exhilarating, but the idea of actually selling travel is intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be. This month’s featured Pinnacle travel agent, Nancy Gould, has learned that marketing her travel business doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming. All it takes is […]
KHM Travel Group’s Rookie of the Year: Susan Fithian
With 29 years as a travel agent under her belt, it might not seem appropriate to call Susan Fithian a rookie. But after being employed at a brick-and-mortar agency for more than two decades, she was encouraged by her husband, Tad, to go out on her own. She joined KHM Travel Group as an independent travel […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Laurence Pinckney
There are many ways to gauge your success as a travel agent. It might be making a specific number of bookings, or hitting a sales goal. Or it could be increasing your client base by a certain amount. Our featured Pinnacle Elite Agent, Laurence Pinckney of Zenbiz Travel, has reached a level of success and […]