March 2010
Will the Real Host Agency Please Stand Up?
by Gary M. Fee
Few decisions can have a greater impact on the initial launch of your travel business - or your chances for long-term success - than figuring out whether you need a host agency relationship.
For many home-based travel agents (particularly those who are brand-new to the travel business and have never worked in the industry), forging a bond with a reputable host agency can be critical. If we don't know our PNRs from our GDSs, if we've never made a cruise booking online or over the phone, and if we have no idea how to block group tour space or set up a client database, there's no better start than working hand in hand with a host agency that offers training and counseling in the basics of selling travel!
OSSN's Member Awards
by Melody Fee
As part of the OSSN 20th Anniversary year celebration, we recently kicked off a special AWARD campaign to celebrate our members' sales and marketing efforts in the travel industry!
We are excited to be giving some special recognition to our really innovative members! OSSN decided to slightly REVISE the categories, and we have selected FIVE categories of travel industry promotion that we believe are of great interest to our agent members and also to the entire industry. OSSN is working on confirming some special prizes, and we hope that you and your agency will take a good look at the categories below AND submit your agency's information to be included in this special competition!
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