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 […]
What Works on Facebook for Travel Agents
According to Passport Online, a provider of social media solutions and content, there are prime times for travel agents to post content on Facebook. These five times got the highest engagement scores, which were determined based on Likes, Comments and Shares: Monday at 4 p.m. Friday at 8 a.m. Saturday at 6 p.m. Monday at […]
KHM Travel How-To Video Series: How to Find Networking Groups
Networking is key to promoting your travel agency in your community, but it can be difficult to know where to start. In this three minute How-To Video, we reveal how home-based travel agents can find networking groups in their communities, and suggest several popular networking groups for travel agents. Finding the right networking groups for […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Crystal Walker
A new year is the perfect time for reinvention. For refocusing, and making adjustments. It’s similar to the start of an athlete’s season, in which goals are set, skills are sharpened, and infinite possibilities await. That makes Crystal Walker, a retired track sprinter, the perfect feature for our first Pinnacle Agent Spotlight of 2016. Starting […]
KHM Travel How-To Video Series: How to Change Common Perceptions of Travel Agents
In this How-To video, we tackle some of the most popular misconceptions about travel agents. What does it actually mean to be a travel professional, and why should people consult an agent, rather than book travel online? Watch this short video to see how travel professionals can answer these questions, and help their clients understand […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Cleopatra Islar
As Cleopatra Islar will tell you, the best way to learn about the world is not through textbooks. Or online training. It’s by living it in, and learning as much from your experiences as possible! Cleopatra has lived on multiple continents, which has also allowed her to travel extensively. She grew up in tropical Guyana, […]
3 Reasons Why Travel Agents are Thriving
At KHM Travel, we work alongside thousands of travel agents. Our business wouldn’t exist without them, so to say we appreciate our travel agents is kind of an understatement! But we also know that a large majority of the population still has no idea that travel agents exist. In fact, six in 10 travelers have […]
5 Common Cruising Myths & How Travel Agents Can Break Them
If you’ve been in the travel industry a while, chances are you’ve had at least one client wildly misunderstand the world of cruising. A well-trained travel agent has the power to debunk cruising myths. Take a look at these five common excuses that clients give for not cruising, plus solutions that will hopefully have them […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Beth Duppstadt
Beth Duppstadt started planting the seeds of her Cincinnati-based travel business, LoveLand & Sea Travel, in 2009. She is a stay-at-home mom, but always wanted to be a business-owner. She needed something that would allow her to have a flexible schedule, so she could spend time with her son. After coordinating a trip to Jamaica, […]
KHM Travel Agent Spotlight: Matt Hawks
Experienced travel agents know that they aren’t just a business selling a service. They are fixtures in their communities, with the ability to develop trust and even friendships with their clients. Matt Hawks has used his passion for travel to connect with people in his community of Galax, Virginia. He got started with KHM Travel […]