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MEET YOUR DAY SIX SPEAKERS
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President, NEXION: Jackie oversees a host agency operation that supports more than 4,400 independent US and Canadian leisure and corporate travel professionals, most of whom work from home. Under her leadership, the Nexion membership base has more than quadrupled and annual gross sales have grown to over $425 million a year. Jackie and her team have partnered with Stuart Cohen to offer three wildly successful 3-day events called the Group Travel Sales Summit. A fourth is schedule to take place in Barcello Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in April, 2019. CONNECT: WEB SITE | EMAIL | TWITTER
TITLE: 4 Tips for Building a Profitable Group Business
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Chief Visioneer, Future Proof Travel Solutions: Growing up in Oklahoma, poor and living in an aluminum-clad tornado target can teach you a lot. For Nolan Burris it was the perfect beginning of a life filled with adventure and exploration. Today, Nolan is an author, former travel agent, failed musician and self-professed techno-geek. He is also the founder and Chief Visioneer of Visionistics Enterprises based in Vancouver, Canada. Nolan thinks that while technology is critically important, you should master it , instead of it mastering you. He formed Visionistics with the belief that if you can change the way business works, you’ll change the world. His goal is to spread the magic of ethics and human compassion to a techno-driven world. In the travel industry Nolan is a highly acclaimed, top keynote speaker. CONNECT: FUTURE PROOF TRAVEL SOLUTIONS FACEBOOK
TITLE: What Do the Super Stars Do In the Very Same Market with Those Who Struggle Just to Keep the Lights On? Here are the Top 3!
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Executive Director of the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association (DWHSA): Lisa Sheldon, CTIE, is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialists Association (DWHSA). DWHSA is the premier association for travel agents who specialize in romance travel. Lisa brings her passion for travel and the wedding industry, her 29 years experience in the travel industry and her belief that education is a key component to success. Lisa trains travel agents focused on romance travel all over North America, in addition to owning her own agency for 21 years and managing her independent contractors. DWHSA has an educational platform to help agents succeed in this popular and very often lucrative niche. CONNECT: DIRECT EMAIL | D.W.H.S.A. WEB SITE | D.W.H.S.A. FACEBOOK | South Asian Destination Weddings Expo
TITLE: Romance Travel is Great for Groups!
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President, Brand Congruency & Consultant to The Leisure Travel Industry: Jim has enabled Travel Agents and Agencies – along with scores of Industry Suppliers – to achieve greater results from proprietary sales, marketing and cost efficiency programs. Travel Industry Career highlights include the Presidency of the Travel Industry’s Largest Consortium, GEM, (forerunner of Travel Leaders) and major Turn-Around accomplishments in the Car Rental, Tour Operations, Leisure & Corporate Travel, Consortia and Not for Profit segments. His passion for the cause of Accessible Travel has resulted in the heightened awareness of literally thousands of Travel Industry Professionals over the past decade. A former Navy Hospital Corpsman (Medic), Jim is a disabled American Veteran and cared for American Troops who suffered casualties/ serious illness as a result of the Viet Nam War. CONNECT: DIRECT EMAIL | SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP EMAIL | AGENT WEB SITE | JIM’S FACEBOOK | SPECIAL NEEDS GROUP FACEBOOK
TITLE: A World Of Opportunity for Special Needs Travelers – and You
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Manager, Resort Day Passes: Resort for a Day (RFAD) is the largest distributor of resort day-pass shore excursions giving cruisers the ability to spend the day at some of the best resorts at popular ports of call. Founded by Stuart Cohen in 2007, Resort for a Day was acquired by World Travel Holdings (WTH) in 2013. Since joining the WTH family of brands, Resort for a Day has grown from 12 resort partners to now offering 46 resort properties in the Caribbean, Bermuda, Mexican Riviera, and Hawaii. Managed by Lynn Walters, who has been with WTH for 19 years, RFAD is a proud supporter of travel agents and offers agent commission on all RFAD bookings. Registration only takes a few minutes, sign up today to start earning commission: Agent Registration. Questions? Call 800-887-6620. Resort for a Day is available to assist you 7 days a week! CONNECT: AGENT REGISTRATION | EMAIL | WEB SITE
TITLE: Elevate the Value, Experience & Convenience with Pre-Booked Excursions
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