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šļø This week on Tales of a Travel Agent
This episode is full of airport chaos, awkward travel events, social media success stories and one VERY undeserving prize draw winnerā¦
āļø In this episode:
ā¢ Jake shares his latest EES airport nightmare and why every country seems to be making up different rules
ā¢ Becky explains how a 24-hour Mallorca trip generated 10,000 followers, 38 enquiries and multiple bookings from just one post
ā¢ The pair discuss why short content-focused trips could become huge for travel agents using social media
ā¢ Becky attends both the Zambia High Commission and Latvian Embassy in one day and discovers why destination-focused events are far more useful than supplier-heavy ones
ā¢ An agent falls asleep, starts snoring during an embassy presentationā¦ then somehow wins the top prize
ā¢ Jake and Becky debate whether awards ceremonies are worth the endless hours and late nights
ā¢ A hilarious fam trip story involving a very drunk agent and a senior TUI executive
ā¢ The podcast receives another mysterious one-star review and the hosts are convinced the haters are listening every week
ā¢ Listener emails from Jason, a brilliant review from Craig and a discussion about why people NEED to leave podcast ratings
ā¢ Becky enters her David Attenborough obsession era after binge-watching gorilla documentaries
ā¢ Netflix, TV licence fees, podcast app frustrations and recommendations for hilariously terrible hotel TV shows
š¬ As always, expect honest opinions, travel industry chaos, awkward moments and plenty of laughs along the way.
š§ Send your stories and travel confessions to talesofatravelagent@gmail.com
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