TravelTube.com

This week, you get just me talking about the latest travel news and my take on it, including some persistent fake news that keeps resurfacing. TravelTube.com is the platform that features travel advisors, their insights, and product reviews.

Abbey Johnson is a teacher who loves Disney, and sells a lot of it, with the help of her colleagues who have discovered the same. By working collectively, they effectively manage to juggle both careers, while delivering some magic for the families the work with. This is her story and how she is making it happen.

After 19 years you can finally keep your shoes on when you go through airport security. Is it a miracle? Sort of, considering the stupidity behind the process you've been traveling with for almost two decades. Can we do a welfare check on some of the people who think they might get deported to El Salvador's infamous prison, just for traveling to the USA for vacation? Mental illness abounds...

Ever thought about the ultimate luxury travel experience? How about visiting all 7 continents, on a single trip? After shifting from selling corporate travel, to selling leisure, Cessy Meacham shares her favorite destinations and how she sells them.

Europe is hot and Americans can't seem to get enough. What is driving this trend? Frankie Blankenship, a UK native and Europe travel expert provides her insight.

Rob and Kerri Stuart have built their agency business by focusing on Disney initially, but now have expanded into different segments including river cruises and more. They do this via their 150+ IC's with a focus on hands on training.

A native of India, who spent her early years living in Africa, now sells these destinations with an 'insider' perspective. Here's her take on selling travel to these exotic locales.

Raylene Coogan, a medical technician who sells travel part time, proves you CAN do both and succeed. She's passionate about family travel, Disney, Royal Caribbean and more.

Joseph Fehlen got his start selling travel in his small community, only to make the switch to helping others in the space sell more via his role as a BDM for ALG Vacations.

Another travel expert shares the latest insights on an emerging travel hotspot, plus a lot more.

Mark Murphy interviews Frankie Blankenship, a Cruise Planners franchise owner, about her travel business and recent cruise experience. Frankie explains that although Cruise Planners originally focused on cruises, it now offers a broad range of travel products, with her own sales split about 60% cruise and 40% land travel. She highlights Emerald Cruises’ luxury yacht product as a standout experienc...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly this week in Travel...If you thought #airline travel was bad, you haven't seen anything like this: woman strips naked and poops on the plane seat. Do people actdually 'fall off' cruise ships? Nah, they're either testing Darwin's theory or they are determined to end it, while on vacation. Inbound tourism is taking a a hit, but what's the reaso...

Mark Murphy, host of TravelTube.com, interviewed Shannon Bonadurer, a dedicated travel advisor and agency owner, who shares insights about Royal Caribbean cruise ships (particularly Icon of the Seas and Utopia of the Seas), Universal's Epic Universe theme park, and tips for travel agents. Shannon is known for her passion and dedication to the travel industry—Mark notes she even continued selling t...

Scott Lara, owner of the Cruise Genius, shares insights on #cruises, #marketing and building a personal brand.

Scott Faust, a travel agent for the past 34 years, shares tips and insights on destination weddings.

Mark Hennigan starts a side gig, while working in the corporate world, that becomes his dream job: selling travel. Hear how he did it.

Jen Maki, of Divine Destinations (https://mydivinevacation.com), shares her insights on why she relocated halfway around the world and what to think about if you're considering a vacation to Africa, Mauritius, or many other places she knows well...or if you're thinking about living abroad, she explains the best way to make that decision.

Ever wonder what it's like to start and operate a small business? Why they began and how they managed to survive the inevitable ups and downs? My converstation with Irene Sauger, of https://www.govacationguru.com/, shares her journey and how she became a vacation guru.

This is the first episode of the TravelTube.com podcast, giving you insights into the reasons why the platform was created, and how it will change the B2B media landscape in the travel space.