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Jeanne M. Fischer

Oasis of the Seas - Another Review

We just returned from a cruise on the Oasis of the Seas. My husband and I were very apprehensive about cruising on such a large cruise ship, however, I think it is one of the best cruises we have ever been on. Even through there were 6,000 passengers, the only time we felt crowded was during the muster at the beginning of the cruise. The ship itself is unbelievable and the entertainment was exceptional, in my opinion. There were so many places one could go to relax from the decks on top to the P… Continue

Posted by Jeanne M. Fischer on February 8, 2010 at 7:51am

GERRI MARTIN

Travel Show in Fort Lauderdale

I have registered for this show, did not get a confiration, nor could I get on page for the precruise offerings. Suggestions, please

Posted by GERRI MARTIN on February 4, 2010 at 1:28pm — 1 Comment

Marie Glodt

Is Happy Vacations still working behind the scenes?

I heard that Dave is "helping" his girlfriend with her honeymoon company.
And that a portion of their funds is being donated to "charity."

How about starting the charity by paying back the travel agencies that were burned by the closing of Happy Vacation?

I thought these websites were very interesting. Especially the note on the bottom of one that says "CST# Pending!"

http://www.giftoftravel.com/index.php?id=9
Gift of Travel CST # appli… Continue

Posted by Marie Glodt on February 1, 2010 at 4:34pm

Neomi Jones

I still have space on my Greece FAM

I stillhave spots left for our FAM trip to Greece dates available still are April 15-23, 2010 from $599/ I need to fill these spots.

Posted by Neomi Jones on January 25, 2010 at 11:38am — 2 Comments

Binta S. Yero, DS, FC

PTANA – Bahamas Cruise 1st Annual Conference December 6-13, 2009

It was the first Annual conference for PTANA (Professional Travel Agents of North America) and it was aboard the beautiful Carnival Pride departing from the Port of Baltimore my home Port, so you should think it would be easy right? WRONG…. Anyways. A day before our cruise it had snowed or should I say three months before the cruise I was seriously ill and had seen one specialist doctor to another and almost cancelled the cruise before departure date. But eventually I felt a bit better and my ph… Continue

Posted by Binta S. Yero, DS, FC on January 21, 2010 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Ty

New Facebook Group

Exchanging facebook links is made easy when we all are posting in one place:
http://hbtanetwork.ning.com/group/facebook

Let's continue the networking, on facebook.

Posted by Ty on January 18, 2010 at 11:15am

 
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Sheree Dreewes

Pompeii 2 Replies

Started by Sheree Dreewes in The Front Office. Last reply by Sheree Dreewes 3 minutes ago.

jessica dempsey

Closed Loop cruises 8 Replies

Started by jessica dempsey in The Front Office. Last reply by Bosko Jovanovski 12 minutes ago.

Ron Stiles

Are you a Gmail expert? You can be now. 15 Replies

Started by Ron Stiles in The Front Office. Last reply by Barbara Oliver CTA, ECC 52 minutes ago.

Cruise Chick

Anyone Going to the Travel Weekly Cruise a Thon in April? 54 Replies

Started by Cruise Chick in The Front Office. Last reply by Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC 1 hour ago.

Donna Watson

Hotel in Athens Greece 7 Replies

Started by Donna Watson in The Front Office. Last reply by Donna Watson 1 hour ago.

Celeste Koutavas

How and where to educate a travel consumer on realistic vacation pricing? 17 Replies

Started by Celeste Koutavas in The Front Office. Last reply by Linda 1 hour ago.

Lori

Okay, I did the Bridal Show, and got lots of information. 11 Replies

Started by Lori in The Front Office. Last reply by Toni Sofos 2 hours ago.

Sue Schwartz-Wolski

Celebrity BDM 4 Replies

Started by Sue Schwartz-Wolski in The Front Office. Last reply by Deborah Osburn, MCC, LCS, CSS 2 hours ago.

Ales Struna

At what point do you share your fees with your clients? 29 Replies

Started by Ales Struna in The Front Office. Last reply by Geoff Millar 2 hours ago.

Ron Trimper

Tripology Broke?/? 62 Replies

Started by Ron Trimper in The Front Office. Last reply by JESS Kalinowsky 2 hours ago.

H. Jade Smith

Need Help Planning Stay On The Big Island For Family Of Four 5 Replies

Started by H. Jade Smith in The Front Office. Last reply by Craig Satterfield, MCC 2 hours ago.

Ron Stiles

If you still send invitations using snail mail, here is an idea. 2 Replies

Started by Ron Stiles in The Front Office. Last reply by Ron Stiles 2 hours ago.

Eben Schoeman

Consulting Fees - A real world example 8 Replies

Started by Eben Schoeman in The Front Office. Last reply by Tracy Dennis, ACC 2 hours ago.

Shannon Vessells

Riviera Maya, Mexico at Christmas 5 Replies

Started by Shannon Vessells in The Front Office. Last reply by Shannon Vessells 3 hours ago.

stacey magee

Net Rate paid to Hotels - how do you process to get commission 24 Replies

Started by stacey magee in The Front Office. Last reply by Cruise Chick 3 hours ago.

Mindy Gilbert

Need to re-evaluate the business I take- advice needed 9 Replies

Started by Mindy Gilbert in The Front Office. Last reply by Zuberi Yara 3 hours ago.

Donna Gussow

St. Lucia Tour Reviews 1 Reply

Started by Donna Gussow in The Front Office. Last reply by Deborah Osburn, MCC, LCS, CSS 7 hours ago.

Usha

Puerto Vallarta 7 Replies

Started by Usha in The Front Office. Last reply by Geoff Millar 8 hours ago.

Suzi Nelsen

All inclusive nice and reasonable in Costa Rica or Caribbean 4 Replies

Started by Suzi Nelsen in The Front Office. Last reply by Julie Conway 8 hours ago.

Kim Talley

Travel Agent or Travel Counselor? 20 Replies

Started by Kim Talley in The Front Office. Last reply by Eben Schoeman 9 hours ago.

Latest Activity

Sheree Dreewes replied to Sheree Dreewes's discussion 'Pompeii'
Thanks Nancy!
17 seconds ago
Nancy left a comment for Chrissy Vorderbruggen
7 minutes ago
Nancy replied to Sheree Dreewes's discussion 'Pompeii'
Audio guides are available in English at the ticket booth and there will also be guides clustered at the entrance for hire (on my last visit it seems that many spoke English). Nancy
8 minutes ago
Bosko Jovanovski replied to jessica dempsey's discussion 'Closed Loop cruises'
Closed loop or not, when the ship leaves the USport it usualy goes into international waters which i think is 20 miles from the shoreline, in that case you need a passport to re-enter US. I agree with Barbara on the passport issue, in my openion eve…
9 minutes ago
Cathy Johnson, ACC With all the snow here in MD, I'm ready to go to WDW or DCL now!!!
32 minutes ago
Cathy Johnson, ACC With all the snow here.....I'm ready to go to WDW or DCL now !!! Almost signed up for fam on the 11 night med with DCL yesterday!!!
32 minutes ago
Sheree Dreewes added a discussion
Pompeii
I have clients that will be driving Sorrento to Naples and want to stop in Pompeii. Does anyone know if you can get an English speaking guide on your own upon arrival in Pompeii? I have always booked it as a tour with guide included. Thanks!
54 minutes ago
Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC replied to Cruise Chick's discussion 'Anyone Going to the Travel Weekly Cruise a Thon in April?'
Ken, You beat in my attempt to reply :-). It is my understanding as well that the ship inspections are fine for your credits as long as you have the proof and that the classes taught by CLIA at this show will also count for your class credits. Anyth…
1 hour ago
Ken Gidley replied to Cruise Chick's discussion 'Anyone Going to the Travel Weekly Cruise a Thon in April?'
Answering my own question: Re-reading the CLIA log book, I believe the ship inspections will count as long as: 1) they are CLIA member ships (yes); 2) I have a boarding pass or ship crew member certification that I was onboard (should be easy enough…
1 hour ago
Donna Watson replied to Donna Watson's discussion 'Hotel in Athens Greece'
Thank you.
1 hour ago
Donna Watson replied to Donna Watson's discussion 'Hotel in Athens Greece'
I wil
1 hour ago
Ron Stiles replied to Ron Stiles's discussion 'Are you a Gmail expert? You can be now.'
Ken, you are correct: You can send/receive email from five different accounts via POP or IMAP, and they will be from the domain you choose, not your Gmail address.
1 hour ago
Ken Gidley replied to Ron Stiles's discussion 'Are you a Gmail expert? You can be now.'
Barbara, I think you have a couple of options: 1) Gmail can retrieve your email from your custom domain, just like you have Outlook configured to do. Gmail will allow you to reply to e-mails from the other accounts as well, so no one will know/see…
1 hour ago
Linda replied to Celeste Koutavas's discussion 'How and where to educate a travel consumer on realistic vacation pricing?'
Geoff -- Curious about your Cheap Caribbean price match with TI. Did they reduce your commission percentage or did it remain the same? Last time I tried with TI, they treated Cheap Caribbean like Expedia and capped it at 10%. I'm hoping they have ch…
1 hour ago
Ron Stiles replied to Ron Stiles's discussion 'Are you a Gmail expert? You can be now.'
Fresh Off The Press -- A New Gmail Fearure -- Google Buzz Since we are on the subject, Google has just created a new social media tool, Google Buzz. This new tool is located within Gmail. If anyone is interested, take a look. http://www.pcworld.co…
1 hour ago
Louise Willialms commented on Paul L. Cathcart III, ECC's group 'FAMS'
Has anyone gone on a fam with Unique World Cruises, or has anyone sent a client on a cruise with them. I would like to sign up for one of their cruises but I don't know to much about them
1 hour ago
Toni Sofos replied to Lori's discussion 'Okay, I did the Bridal Show, and got lots of information.'
Maybe you can put together some information on Hawaii and invite the brides to that. It doesn't have to be anything to big, is there something you can do with a local restaurant or club or something? You haven't posted any pictures of your snow fal…
2 hours ago
Louise Willialms joined Paul L. Cathcart III, ECC's group
FAMS
This is a group to discuss any fams that are upcoming, any fams that you've been on (both good and bad), and places to find fams.
2 hours ago
Lori replied to Lori's discussion 'Okay, I did the Bridal Show, and got lots of information.'
Thats for sure about the booth rental. But I know Im not going to sell anything sitting at home. So I need to get out there. I like the idea about a specific show. Hawaii was big. The second highest destination, remember, we are in MT, middle of win…
2 hours ago
Toni Sofos replied to Lori's discussion 'Okay, I did the Bridal Show, and got lots of information.'
what I have done in the past is after attending a bridal show, I used to set up a Sandals night maybe a week or so after the show, and invite the people that were at the show to my private show. You can usually get the Sandals rep to co-op on the pa…
2 hours ago
 
 
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