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June 2007

In this issue...

OSSN Home

Destination: The Caribbean
by John Hawks

President's Message
by Gary Fee
How I did It
by John Hawks
Incredible India
by Margie Weidert
Reality Travel
by Anita Pagliasso
Booking Hotels
by Liz Badras
Get Pictures Of your Clients
by Ken Hall
Why Home Based
by John Dalton
Marketing Yourself
by Patricia Bannister
Not your Grand fathers
by Andi Mclure-Mysza
Strikeouts are part of the game
by Melody Fee
OSSN Sets Sail with Fam Cruises

CHAPTER CHATS

Mobile
Memphis
Orange County
Austin
Nashville



Booking Hotels: It’s Not a Gamble Any More!
by Liz Badras – CCRATravel.com

There are probably not many travel agents these days who remember how hotels used to be booked by telex, faxes, and telephone. There was a time when the Internet was not a major competitor in the life of the travel agent.

Booking a hotel room can become investigative research in itself, and then there may be the (to put it lightly) struggle, if you book rooms through a Global Distribution System (GDS) such as Amadeus, Apollo, Sabre or Worldspan, to collect the amount of commission due.

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OSSN Home  |  Destination: The Caribbean  |  President's Message  |  How I did It
Incredible India  |  Reality Travel  |  Booking Hotels  |  Get Pictures Of your Clients
Why Home Based  |  Marketing Yourself  |  Not your Grand fathers
Strikeouts are part of the game  |  OSSN Sets Sail with Fam Cruises  |  Chapter Chats