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GO News
June 10, 2004
Join our Teleconference on June 25 on Negotiating
Our next teleconference is “How to Maximize Profits by
Negotiating Like a Pro.” You will learn various proven
techniques to reach agreement while negotiating. You will
also learn about some negotiating tactics you should avoid.
The session will be held at 1PM Eastern time on Friday,
June 25. Joining Leisure Group Travel columnist Mike
Marchev will be a noted negotiating expert. There is no
charge, but you must register at www.goexperience.com. If
you are unable to attend, the CD will be available for sale
in the GO Books and CDs section for $12.
Travel Insurance
Now that we are rolling with our travel insurance sales, we
are looking at enhancements to the program. We definitely
plan to offer reduced group rates, applicable for those of
you who build the price into your package price. These
will be less expensive than the prices for individuals.
You may also get a customized quote for your group should
you wish.
Because this will involve updating the insurance portion of
our web site, we would like to make any other enhancements
to this section while we’re at it. If you have had
questions that you didn’t see answered on the site, let me
know and I’ll get them addressed. If you have any other
suggestions to improve it, let me know that too. My email
address is johnk@premiertourismmarketing.com and my phone
is 630-964-1813. Thanks for helping us help you better.
Cruise Program
Last issue we talked a little about our group rate cruise
program, which is actively being developed. In fact, we’re
meeting with a company on it later today. Your input was
valuable, in terms of understanding the cruise lines,
destinations and booking windows you are looking for.
Web Sites
Another benefit we’re considering is web site hosting and
development. We have noticed that almost none of our
members have sites, yet we know this is an effective way of
communicating with your clients and prospects. We have
found a company that will work with us on it. Basically,
GO would pay to have an attractive travel-themed site
developed and then each interested member would be able to
use the template, while being able to easily post your own
trips on it. The cost would be approximately $25 per
month. Please link here if you might be interested in this
service, to give us more feedback about what you would be
looking for. www.zoomerang.com/survey
GO Vendor – American Solutions for Business
Most group travel organizers use document holders,
itinerary guides, business forms and even logo apparel. In
fact, we reported in a recent GO News about a member who
uses logo jackets and luggage as loyalty rewards for
frequent travel with her group. You can save up to 50% on
these items by using ASB, a GO vendor through our Business
AdvantEdge discount program. Click here for the details:
www.premiertourismmarketing.com/GO/ASB.pdf
Great American Road Show Special Offer for GO Members
We have special reduced rates for members for the Aug.
29-31 Great American Road show in St. Ignace, MI, the
gateway to Mackinac Island. The show will include
sightseeing on the island and in the surrounding
communities. The regular rate is $99, but only $75 for GO
members. The pre-fams, to either Detroit or Grand Rapids,
are discounted from $29 to $20 and the post-fams to
Frankenmuth or Sault Ste. Marie drop from $69 to $49 for
members. Contact them at 888-327-2632 or visit
www.greatamericanroadshow.com for more details.
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