Which Travel Agencies are the Best? Travelers don’t often type in “who are the best travel agencies in [city]”, but they have a vision of who is best, at least for them. The message of who is best gets told on social media, new stories, and blog posts. It could be subtle too, which can…
How to Get Travelers Calling You Again As with most small travel companies (i.e., travel agencies), you’re likely seeing a drop in calls and leads. It’s a worrying trend haunting even the major OTAs. The data shows the attrition but what to do about it is the big challenge. And while invisibility to travel audiences…
Lean Marketing: Save Money & Increase Performance The theme of how to do more with less is always in vogue. Especially now, with the economy slowing, particularly for small businesses, and given helpful, assistant AI tools have entered the scene, (i.e., ChatGPT) managers/entrepreneurs are looking at their workforce differently. The fact is, the small business…
🍁 Why Canadians Still Make a Great Choice for Outsourcing The US is undergoing a fantastic economic, cultural and business transformation launched via tariffs, deregulation, tax reduction, cheaper energy and artificial intelligence. Growth will be phenomenal. In 2026, the FED rate will drop allowing small US businesses to enter the boom times. We’ll see burgeoning…
Building In-Demand Marketing AI Skills The marketing landscape is rapidly evolving with Marketing AI — which are tools, techniques and skills critically important for SMB marketers. And the movement (happening for a long time now) is transitioning from learning and using AI to “delivering AI” for tangible business outcomes. Are those outcomes learning, execution and cost-efficient…
Meeting the SMB Challenge Ahead: A New Strategy The US and especially the Canadian economy are not powering small businesses in 2025 and economic indicators are signalling trouble ahead. Not to be dour here, but rather to suggest that business reorganization and marketing optimization are a practical adaptation to the reality of the deteriorating economy….
🎁 Travel Incentives, Discounts and Rewards US travel companies are digging in deeper to make their trips and packages more affordable, and their brand image more powerful. Surprisingly, the solution they seek might be in techniques normally associated with losing money — offering incentives and discounts and reward points. For many of them, the strategy…
Hone your Good Luck Strategy Do you feel your personal life and business results suffer from a lack of good luck? Are you like most people, grinding hard 8 hours a day with not many returns? If so, you’re not the only one. Chances are you might not be taking care of you, and promoting…
Empowering Travel Agencies The 2026 travel market is suddenly looking a little more challenging with inflation, fuel price hikes, and increased flight security checks and illegal immigration prevention. International travelers are adjusting their trip decisions based on worsening economic outlooks, rising US dollar, and rising costs due to inflation. And Canadian and US travelers are…
Connect with Financially Strong Costa Rica Travelers You might be selling trips to all over the world and doing okay. And you might have your favorite destinations to serve. However, what if expanding to new destinations and reaching new types of travelers is wiser (e.g., luxury travel buyers)? Because when you tap into a better-quality…
10 Essential Traits that Mark Outstanding Leaders Talk about leadership online in the last 5 years might be mundane and cliched and you might even wonder whether the topic has any value anymore. Yet, leadership for business owners is worth discussing. If the value of these principles is cast aside routinely in favor managing activities…
Travel Business Conferences USA Canada For travel agents, travel startup entrepreneurs, tour operators, and destination marketing companies, travel conferences and expos represent a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn and celebrate being in the travel industry. Who doesn’t love traveling to a conference/trade show to get immersed in the industry they love? And with the 2025…
Make the Transition to 2025 Thinking Now We’re likely at the dawn of a new era in small business. You should be excited about 2025 given there is a chance for great changes. And on Nov 8th, you yourself will have an opportunity to tell everyone what you believe and want for your business in…
Winning in the Post Pandemic Market What can you do when the economy sucks and sales are slow? Work harder? How about preparing to be the market leader when the economy has its turnaround? Crises are actually opportunities to prepare for the next growth wave where consumers have a different mood and the competitive playing…