This week on Tales of a Travel Agent...

This episode starts with a chat about finding your niche in travel, why not every enquiry needs to convert, and why playing the long game can pay off in a big way.

Then Becky shares the highs (and many lows) of organising her first ever multi-generational family holiday to Thailand... and why she won't be volunteering to do it again anytime soon!

In this episode:

• Why targeting a tiny niche can outperform mass marketing

• The reality of leading from the front in the travel industry

• Social media trolls, awkward comments and dealing with negativity

• Becky’s Thailand adventures, from ethical elephant encounters to terrifying giant pigs

• The best quad biking experience ever... and the family member who struggled the most

• Why local experiences made this trip unforgettable

Plus plenty of laughs, travel industry chat and the usual chaos along the way.

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🌍 This week on Tales of a Travel Agent...

Disneyland Paris divides opinion as Jake prepares to take the kids for the first time, while Becky explains why she'd rather visit without children. The duo also tackle the thorny topic of overtourism, debate whether cruise ships are part of the problem, and discuss whether travel agents can really influence how people travel.

Plus, there's frustration over a travel incentive that mysteriously disappeared, a rant about the latest advertising regulations causing headaches for agents, and a lively discussion around fam trips, entitlement, and whether the industry needs a complete rethink.

And finally... Becky finds herself in a very awkward situation involving a hotel room, a bathroom door, and a complete lack of clothing.

✈️ In this episode:

• Disneyland Paris: magical experience or overrated queues?

• Overtourism, Airbnbs and cruise ship crowds

• The incentive that vanished after it was promised

• New advertising rules causing confusion across the industry

• Fam trips, reward trips and who really deserves a place

• The importance of actually experiencing a destination

• One very nearly public naked moment

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🌍 Tales of a Travel Agent – This Time It’s Personal

This week, things get a little more personal as Jake and Becky swap travel talk for industry frustrations, social media trolls, and the realities of putting yourself out there online.

✈️ In this episode:

• The infamous Versace shirt makes yet another appearance

• Award nominations and why industry recognition still matters

• A listener email sparks an unexpected mocktail debate

• Becky shares the bizarre backlash from her Antarctica marketing campaign

• Why one negative comment can outweigh hundreds of positive ones

• The highs and lows of travel industry events and networking nights

• A passionate discussion about overtourism and whether travel agents can help solve it

• The great debate: are travel agents actually influencers?

Plus plenty of tangents, questionable opinions, and the usual chaos you'd expect from Jake and Becky.

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