When the State Department upgrades its travel advisory for a destination, or updates an advisory with new information, it can make clients a little jumpy. How should travel agents navigate the situation? Get the answer on this week’s episode of Trade Secrets, when co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada are joined by travel advisor Brittany Shuford of Darling Destinations in Birmingham, Ala. Thanks to our friends at OutsideAgents.com for helping us solicit travel advisor questions this season.  This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International.  Further resources Find Brittany Shuford on Instagram and Facebook Mentioned in this episode: The State Department’s travel site, Travel.State.Gov The State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) Emma’s Humans of Travel podcast Travel attorney Mark Pestronk’s free resources, including disclaimer and release forms A travel agent guide to selling high-risk travel 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.