Dear TA’s,

I am asked time and time again by Travel Agents/Advisors whether or not they REALLY need a website and if they have one, how simple or sophisticated it needs to be.

Well, let’s analyze this together and compare this situation to something more tangible so you can come up with your own ideas and don’t blame me later.

Suppose your best friend is getting married and you are going to this wedding together with others – about 150 guests. Since it is your best friend, forget about finding an excuse for not going. The invitation comes by email (saving the trees or saving money, who knows?) With it comes “About the Wedding” information with bad spelling and grammar. Instead of an “open bar” they are having a cash bar. There will be no complimentary valet parking, instead there will be self-parking 3 blocks away. But most importantly, there is a BLACK-TIE DRESS CODE!

So now you begin questioning if this all makes sense!  If this is a really a black-tie affair, how should it really have been handled from the invitations on? If this event had a more casual dress code, it would probably be OK; even the bad grammar and spelling could be forgiven.

My question now turns back to you. Do you know what kind of “wedding/ business” you want to do? If you want to reach the “black tie” crowd, act accordingly. If you are a more simple kind of person who is happy with just spreading the word, why push the envelope? 

Business is like life. Use common sense, don’t be embarrassed to consult people who knows better, and be humble enough to ask for advice.

Cheering for your business, and your wedding if that is the case!

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Dear TA’s,

I just learned sad news about someone I care a lot about.  We are not that close, but she was definitely part of my life, and even though we haven’t seen each other in a long time, it doesn’t mean I have stopped caring about her.

It is not the first time that something like this has happened to me – receiving sad news about people not close to me, but that has impacted how I want to live my life.

It made me stop what I was doing, and reflect how small everything around me is, and just how important my loved ones are. How insignificant material things are – who cares what car your neighbor drives? Who cares how much jewelry your friend from church wears? Who cares how much money your boss has in the bank? NO ONE can buy time on this earth!

The best decision I have ever made was to pay it forward. I’m trying to improve other people’s lives one at a time, by helping them with my knowledge of business, especially in the travel business. Making them grow and seeing them succeed. Honestly, I have enough. God has given me plenty, and I am so humbled by accepting it all. It is my time to give in any way possible. I mentor for the pleasure and respect it gives me, and to see others prosper. I create new relationships and God has blessed me with new friends. That is definitely the icing on the cake.

I wish we would all just stop a moment and feel the blessings we get by giving.

Cheers!

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Dear TA’s,

I don’t know how many “friends” or “followers” you have on social media, but I can tell you I have a lot. I spend a good part of my time reading their posts and I’ve noticed lately that sending hugs and prayers is the sentence I write the most (and I mean it).

There has been so much pain lately from people losing a loved one, or someone going through a different painful experience, either physical or emotional. It seems like “the world is in pain.”

But, in between these types of posts we find many celebrations, lots of new babies and birthdays and many quotes mentioning the Bible, thanking God for blessings. The world is not ending, but for many it seems as if it did somehow.

After a paragraph like that, what I want to prove is that our time in this world is short, and even shorter than we expected for our loved ones. So eat the cake (even if it is gluten free so it won’t make you sick), dance in the rain (with an umbrella to avoid a cold), and take all the trips you possibly can (using the knowledge of a TA so it will be pleasant and memorable).

Do all the things that make you happy and include all your loved ones. Create as many memories as possible. Then, when you look back, you will have many beautiful stories to share instead of regrets to cry about.

Explain to your clients that they can always find a way to make money, but to create memories, they need health, they need their loved ones, and they need you (their travel agent/advisor) to make sure everything will be as perfect as it can be. Then they need their heart to beat even faster than the click of their best camera, and all their beautiful memories will be created in their minds, hearts, and in pictures, and no one will be able to delete them.

Sending hugs and love to all of you!

Cheers!

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