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IATOS 2004
Travel Agent
Conference
Preliminary Schedule
Friday, February 20
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8am – 4pm |
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Special thanks to
Nodland Travel Enterprises
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The Travel Institute for participating in the IATOS 2004
Travel Agent Conference Advisory Board and contributing to the development of the
program.
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8:00am-8:30am |
Buffet
Breakfast
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8:45am-9:00am
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Welcome/Opening
Life in the
Community of Adventurous Travel. We’re all in this together –
operator, retail, wholesale and, oh yes, traveler!
SPEAKERS: Helen Nodland, Nodland Travel Enterprises
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9:00am-10:00am |
Travel
Institute
Certification: “Making Sense and Making the Most of
Specialist Programs”
Become An Expert! You’ve heard this from the experts themselves for
the past decade. But exactly what makes you an “expert”? Is a
specialist an expert? Join The Travel Institute as we clarify these
issues for you and your clients. You will learn
SPEAKERS: Mary Beth Walsh, CTC, The Travel Institute
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10:00am-12:45pm |
Adventure &
Exotic Travel Seminars
Adventure & Exotic
Travel remains unique, authentic and inspiring in a crowded world of
commodity travel. It still requires that the traveler have a
conversation with someone who knows what’s going on. That’s you!
This seminar is a fresh approach to profitable vacation business, an
exploration of destinations, styles of travel and trusted operators,
a comparing & contrasting of adventure companies, and it’s fun and
inspiring too!
SPEAKERS: Helen Nodland, Nodland Travel Enterprises/Adventure &
Exotic Travel Seminars & Retreats
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1:00pm-2:00pm |
Closing
Lunch
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2:00pm –
5:00pm |
Expo Open
Exclusively to Trade Professionals (The Expo is open to all until
9pm)
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2:00pm –
2:30pm |
Adventure & Exotic Travel Seminars *(Continued from the morning)
Working the Show to Your Best Advantage: What to ask, who to
ask, what to do at the IATOS Show that results in useable
information, knowledge, and experience. Exclusive adventure travel
gifts and give-aways will be drawn for at the end of this session.
Must be present to win!
PS: Join Helen at her Chicago home this evening for a reception
with Adventure Operators and fellow agents. Relax and network!
SPEAKERS:
Helen Nodland, Nodland Travel Enterprises/Adventure & Exotic Travel
Seminars & Retreats
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2:30pm – 3:00pm |
Travel Institute
Certification: *(Continued from the morning)
New to The Travel Institute: Life Style Programs! Lots of new
projects and programs at the Travel Institute. Get the scoop on the
latest programs to enhance your professionalism.
SPEAKERS:
Mary Beth Walsh, CTC, The Travel
Institute
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3:15pm
– 4:00pm |
Competing In
the Crowded International Adventure Market
As Travel
Agents are now offering adventure activity trips, what is the
adventure customer looking for and who is the Travel Agent competing
against. How can they be more competitive?
SPEAKERS: Michael Kaye, Costa Rica Expeditions;
Ann Sager, Precision Travel;
Carol
Lekki, Carol’s Travel; Helen Nodland, Nodland Travel Enterprises |
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