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In this episode of Trade Secrets, Sally Black, owner of Vacationkids in Kunkletown, Penn., returns to the podcast to chat with Emma Weissmann (Senior Editor at TravelAge West) and Jamie Biesiada (Senior Editor at Travel Weekly). Throughout the episode, she'll give her opinion on which travel advisor trainings she finds to be beneficial, and what industry events are important for advisors to attend. She'll also speak about whether she thinks the travel advisor profession should include a mandatory licensing or certification, and describe the "three pillars" that a successful agent needs.
We'll also hear about Black's new gig as a professor at New York University, and her advice on how to be a good student.
Resources Mentioned in This Episode and Related Reading
From TravelAge West
- Community
Voices: A Travel Advisor on the Power of Partnership
- Top
Free Online Courses for Travel Advisors
From Travel Weekly
- Is it "Crazy" to Open an Agency Now? New Advisors Accept the Challenge
- Most Agencies Adapting Quickly to Keep Their Businesses Alive
Training
- American Society of Travel Advisors' (ASTA) educational offerings
- The Travel Institute
Events
- The Future Leaders in Travel Retreat
- CruiseWorld
- ASTA Global Convention
Have a Question?
If you're a travel advisor with a question about the latest travel news, trends, social media, best business practices or more, please send an email to [email protected]. Bonus if you send a recording of yourself asking your question — we may play it on the podcast.
About Your Hosts
Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the co-host of Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a Senior Editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
About the Show
Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, is where travel advisors ask — and answer — questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.travelagewest.com/podcasts.
