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MEET YOUR DAY FIVE SPEAKERS
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Senior Vice President – Global Sales and Marketing, Seabourn: Chris is responsible for the line’s overall marketing efforts, brand management, sales, and public relations. He is passionate about people and results and works tirelessly to uncover innovative sales and marketing strategies that reflect the current global business environment. He has received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including “Most Innovative Hotel Executive” by U.S. Travel Professionals in the Travvy Awards; “Best Luxury Hotel Executive Worldwide” by readers of Luxury Travel Advisor; and “ASTA Allied Member of the Year” by the world’s largest association of travel professionals. CONNECT: TANYA BARNETTE FOR GROUP OPPORTUNITIES | WEB SITE | DOWNLOADABLE PDF BROCHURE
TITLE: A Suite of Information To Elevate Your Groups
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CEO and Co-Founder, Gifted Travel Network: Vanessa began her career working on board cruise ships, and quickly became a record-breaker in her role as Art Auctioneer. She was then recruited by Park West Gallery to train new auctioneers, manage cruise line accounts and launch multiple high revenue yielding programs. In 2009, Vanessa purchased a Cruise Planners/American Express franchise and was recognized by Travel Agent Magazine as one of the Top 30 Under 30 Travel Professionals. She went on to oversee new agent training programs as Training and Business Development Manager at Cruise Planners, where she was a part of the Gold Magellan Award winning team in 2010. In 2011, she joined Special Needs Group and played a critical role in the creation and launch of the SNG Certified Accessible Travel Advocate program. In 2012, Vanessa joined the Global Institute for Travel Entrepreneurs (GIFTE) as VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships and co-founder of Gifted Travel Network. CONNECT: | BONUS VIDEO A GROUP STRATEGY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS | EMAIL | BONUS SPECIAL PDF DOWNLOAD | GIFTE FACEBOOK | GTN FACEBOOK
TITLE: 3 Steps to Making Sure You Have Found the Right Partner
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Publisher, Leisure Group Travel: After spending a decade in the travel industry (stints include a cruise line, travel agency consortia, international tour operator and an inbound tour business), Jeff started Premier Travel Media in 1999 after noticing a lack of publishers that could serve the immense amount of changes happening in the group travel industry. Today, Jeff still drives the team to set a higher standard for engaging content that serves the GROUP TRAVEL MARKET. CONNECT: DIRECT EMAIL | TWITTER | SUBSCRIBE TO LEISURE GROUP MAGAZINE
TITLE: Today’s Top Trends to Direct You Where the Business Is
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The Business Revivalist: CLICK FOR PART 1 Keith is interviewed and featured regularly in magazines highlighting his tips and techniques on how to make your business stand out in the crowded marketplace. His strongest and most enduring trait is his incredible way of blending serious business subjects with sincerity and wisdom. In recognition of Keith’s outstanding contribution to teaching and learning, he is a recipient of the NISOD Excellence Award (an international study of teaching excellence) presented by the Department of Education, University of Texas at Austin. CONNECT: WEBSITE I FACEBOOK
TITLE: Every One Of Your Groups Needs A Business Card!
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CEO at Groupit Travel Host Agency for Travel Agents: Stacey Ray is the CEO and founder of Groupit Travel and Groupit Travel Host Agency. She is a veteran traveler having been to almost 70 countries and has sailed more than 50 times ranging from 5 days to 6 weeks onboard. She is a certified Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist and also certified by the The Gay Wedding Institute for same-sex destination weddings. Stacey is proud to be a Certified Luxury Travel Specialist and to lead our Certified Accessible Travel Advocate agency. Stacey has been an invited as a fully-hosted buyer to the Global Travel Marketplace, ILTM (International Luxury Travel Marketplace), ITE (Incentive Travel Exchange), CruiseWorld and the Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference. She will be co-hosting a Group Travel Mastermind-FAM opportunity in Malaysia and Singapore and in October leading a FAM trip to Romania and Bulgaria where she will work with agents to help them learn group travel logistics. CONNECT: DIRECT EMAIL | GROUPIT HOST AGENCY WEB SITE | FACEBOOK: GROUP TRAVEL BEST PRACTICES FOR TRAVEL AGENTS | ROMANIA-BULGARIA FAM TRIP[/vc_column_text][spacer][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/280959950″ el_width=”80″ align=”center”][spacer][vc_zigzag color=”orange”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][spacer][title type=”modern-h3″ align=”center”]STUART’S TIP OF THE DAY[/title][spacer][spacer][vc_video link=”https://vimeo.com/283240359″ el_width=”80″ align=”center”][spacer][vc_zigzag color=”orange”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
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