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It’s been a great week, let’s grab a coffee and catch up … Well… other than political ethics, inflation etc! … sometimes the sun shines both in the real world and metaphorically, and this has been a good week. In today’s update … Reviews, good for business, and good for the soul Why I love … Customer Reviews – Great for Business, Great for your Well-Being Read More » The post Customer Reviews – Great for Business, Great for your Well-Being appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

What’s this post about ? How Julian Richer’s business tactics selling electronics parallels how Retail Travel Agents can market themselves effectively. There aren’t many retailers that compare easily to selling travel – infrequent, high value purchases. So it’s not easy to find examples of how other industries are tackling issues similar to our own and … How to avoid the online asteroid …. business lessons from Julian Richer Read More » The post How to avoid the online asteroid …. business lessons from Julian Richer appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

In these difficult times – it’s very easy to look at other businesses and wonder if they have not got a better business model to you. In this paper – we are looking at: Travel Agent Website vs Travel Blogger site 1. Making Money   Travel Agent Site A Travel Agent site is primarily used … How to make money out of a Travel Website – Blog vs Travel Agency? Read More » The post How to make money out of a Travel Website – Blog vs Travel Agency? appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

Introduction The Covid 19 pandemic not only shut down the travel industry, but also ended a number of travel agents businesses. But it wasn’t just about not selling holidays. How did Hayes Travel survive the pandemic ( and hoover up some smaller agents who could not afford to keep going)? How is Trailfinders such a … Is there a new Type of Travel Agent being born? Read More » The post Is there a new Type of Travel Agent being born? appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

Apple has always been about customer privacy. In the latest IOS update, users will have to accept whether they want their activity tracked by Apps like Facebook that collect their data. Why is this change in transparency important? Because surveys suggest, and Facebook acknowledges, that up to 80% of users will say no. (bbc.co.uk) and…. 80% … Apple vs Facebook Privacy Changes – how it affects Marketing & Advertising for small businesses Read More » The post Apple vs Facebook Privacy Changes – how it affects Marketing & Advertising for small businesses appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

When will Travel Restart? For those of you who watched Amazing Hotels, Life Beyond the Lobby last night it was a reminder of what life was like travelling without masks. But also just how important hotels like Jade Mountain are to local communities. Built by hand with no machinery and employing over 500 local St … Follow the facts… and the logic, and travel will restart from June 2021 Read More » The post Follow the facts… and the logic, and travel will restart from June 2021 appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

What a difference a month makes I spoke to one of our clients this week and I thought he summed up where we are with Covid 19 In December 2020 we could hear clients talking about wanting to book holidays In January 2021 – we can see them at the door …hopefully by March 2021 … A Time for some Spring Cleaning Read More » The post A Time for some Spring Cleaning appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

Why Plan? Very few small travel businesses sit down at the beginning of the year to plan out their email marketing. There are loads of excuses…usually along the lines of ‘no time’ and ‘no resource’ or ‘don’t know how to’. The truth is, if you don’t plan, you won’t be consistent in your email marketing. … Travel Agent 2021 Travel Marketing Plan Read More » The post Travel Agent 2021 Travel Marketing Plan appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.

Hurray – it’s 2021 , and yes, despite the recent lockdown (let’s face it, we all knew it was coming) I’m really looking forward to 2021. Why? For one – It is not going to be as bad as 2020! We all hope the vaccine will return us to normal, but the reality is that … Welcome 2021 Read More » The post Welcome 2021 appeared first on travelmarketingsystems.com.