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ALGV's Jacki Marks Reflects on Her 27-Year Career in Travel, and the Importance of Being Kind (Sponsored Content)

Dec 25, 2023
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ALGV's Jacki Marks Reflects on Her 27-Year Career in Travel, and the Importance of Being Kind (Sponsored Content)
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Join Mary Pat Sullivan, executive vice president of marketing and partnerships for TravelAge West, as she takes the host seat during this sponsored episode of Humans of Travel, featuring Jacki Marks, executive vice president of ALG Vacations.

Marks is well-known for her passion, dedication and belief that partnerships and success go hand in hand. She leads a team of more than 250, developing strategies to propel the growth and profitability of ALG Vacations and travel agencies nationwide, with decades of experience in all aspects of leisure travel, including revenue management, marketing, sales support and group travel. Her leadership has been instrumental in providing the industry-leading customer service that ALG Vacations offers advisors and their clients.

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 In this episode of Humans of Travel, Marks reflects on her decades-long career in travel, which began when she responded to a classified ad and took a job at FunJet Vacations  27 years ago. As she says: “I walked through those doors … and never walked out.”

Marks will also share what it takes to balance her work and family life, and why ALG Vacations decided to bring a kindness movement to the travel industry.

This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations.

Note: Humans of Travel will be on hiatus for January and February, with new full-length episodes returning in March 2024. In the meantime, encore presentations will be released weekly. 

Credit: 2023 TravelAge West

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About Your Host

Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of  TravelAge West, a print magazine and website for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the co-host of Trade Secrets, a podcast created with sister publication Travel Weekly. 

TravelAge West also produces national trade publications Explorer and Family Getaways, as well as events including the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat, Global Travel Marketplace West, the WAVE Awards gala and the Napa Valley Leadership Forum.

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TravelAge West’s podcast, “Humans of Travel,” features conversations with exceptional people who have compelling stories to tell. Listeners will hear from the travel industry’s notable authorities, high-profile executives, travel advisors and rising stars as they share the highs and lows that make them human.

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