Why can't we be friends? Forming productive travel advisor-supplier relationships (feat. Vicki Freed and Jamie Margolis)
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Welcome to the season four finale of Trade Secrets. This week, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada welcome Royal Caribbean’s Vicki Freed, senior vice president of sales and trade support and service, and Jamie Margolis, owner of the Dream Vacations franchise Moms at Sea, during the second installment of a two-part series with Freed (listen to part one here).  During the episode, Freed and Margolis talk about the importance of forming — and maintaining — a good agent-supplier relationship, the “unicorn” cabins onboard Royal Caribbean ships that offer more space for less money, the value proposition of cruising and more. In two weeks, Trade Secrets will release a special episode about the making of the podcast. It will return for season five two weeks after that, on April 8. This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International.  Further resources Contact Vicki Freed by email or her personal cell phone, 305-458-0463 Find Jamie Margolis and Moms at Sea online, on Facebook and on Instagram The last Trade Secrets episode, also featuring Vicki Freed From Travel Weekly, Agent Life: From Facebook group to franchisee: Moms at Sea’s fantastic voyage  Mentioned in this episode: The Taylor Swift cruise: From TravelAge West, Who is Marvelous Mouse Travels, and why is it hosting a Taylor Swift-themed cruise?  Sign up for Vicki’s Tips online  On Millie Schwartz, from Travel Weekly: At 90, Schwartz still drawn to selling travel  An example of Carnival’s Fun Ship cruise commercials from the 1980s Need advice? Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098 Email us: [email protected]   Theme song: Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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