TIQUE Talks: The Business Podcast for Travel Advisors

A customer relationship management (CRM) platform is one of the most important tools for a small business. There seem to be so many to choose from, yet it's hard to find one that is capable of EVERY function needed for business. Each CRM has its own strengths and weaknesses. The key is deciding which one is best based on what's most important to you; whether it be reporting, client communications,...

Creating dream trips around the world sounds like a dream job, right? Well, it truly is as long as you also are working with dream clients! Paying attention to red flags is SO important because more than likely that client is not an ideal fit for your business. Also, remember that it is a mutual relationship and the client can also see those red flags. Evaluating your business model and workf...

FAM opportunities are not just a chance to sip champagne and stay in fancy hotels. They should be viewed as an opportunity where a supplier is investing in an advisor's education. However, this investment is definitely not one-sided. Advisors who attend FAMs often have to pay for their own flights while stepping away from their business and turning their full attention to site visits, sales meetin...

Last week we discussed why we believe that advisors should consider charging fees, and so today we are back to talk about how to actually implement those fees and- if you are currently charging, how to know when to increase your rates. By the end of this episode, we hope that you will be able to create a plan on how to implement and/ or raise your own service fees.   Today we will cover:...

Today we're broaching one of the most debated and controversial topics within the travel industry: Fees! So, what made us feel so bold as to tackle this subject? In case you haven't heard, ASTA just officially adopted the philosophy that all advisors should be charging fees for their services. With this shift in the industry, it's time to talk through the benefits of implementing and charging fees...

As travel advisors, it's easy to believe that you need to be on call all the time and that you can truly never take a day off. If you know us, you know that we are big on boundaries and we simply don't prescribe to the philosophy that advisors have to hustle and grind 24/7 to become successful in their business. In fact, we think that by setting boundaries, you become viewed as more professional a...

Today, we are covering one of our absolute favorite topics, which is how to increase your average ticket sale. We'll be honest, this did not happen overnight for us, but with some consistent marketing and tailoring our message. We were able to gradually attract a new clientele with a more generous budget and elevated style while simultaneously graduating our existing clients into that same categor...

W elcome to the first episode of TIQUE Talk, where we are going to have no frills conversations about the obstacles we had when we started in the travel industry, and how we took an efficiency based approach to modernize and streamline our business. Through creating boundaries, processes, cultivating relationships, and updating our initial website and logo, we scaled a daily itinerary creatio...