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You can’t just tell people to take vacations and own the vacations, so they can always have them ,and take more vacations, more often. It’s just not enough. The most successful vacation ownership and timeshare sales professionals take time out to be authentic and fill their own scrapbooks with photos from their travels with family and loved ones. Successful people take vacations.

People can feel your excitement as you take them through your scrapbook. Just show them the trip you just came back from to Maui, Hawaii. As they look at your check-in photos and pictures from around the pool, and then you point out the direction you took around the island in your rental car, and then you talk about the real Luau, they want to take the next flight out to the islands.

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Opportunity in travel?

Location. Location. Location. You hear this all the time in real estate. Location is key. However, in business your success usually has more to do with timing. In the travel industry, right now is that moment.

There are two trends that are merging at this very moment that could put this market in position for exponential growth.

TREND #1:

Simply put, travel is the world’s largest industry. Worldwide, over $7 Trillion is spent annually, and at a growth rate that’s on track to double in the next 4-6 years, it’s a vast market to say the least. Baby Boomers are retiring at the rate of 1 every 8 seconds and will continue to spur this growth for the next 10-20 years.

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The Alaskan cruise is often overlooked when shopping for a cruise. Most people consider a warm destination first. Some popular ones are the Mexican Riviera, the Panama Canal, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas. The itinerary is also an important factor to account for. These cruises can be quite a treat for first-time cruisers.

However, for regular cruise aficionados, they might be hunting for an idea of a cruise that is a little different from the usual destinations previously mentioned. If the itinerary is still the same although they are sailing with different cruise line, the element of uniqueness and excitement is not present in their cruise vacation.

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People will tell you that to get cheap plane tickets you need to go to this website or that. What many don’t realize, however, is that the web site with the cheapest plane tickets will not always be the same one. One week it will be Hotwire, and the next week it will be Expedia or Travelocity or Priceline.

Also, some web sites will more consistently have the cheap plane tickets of a certain type or destination. One might specialize in finding deals on international flights. Another might have the most last-minute deals. Bottom line? When using the internet, you really have to check a lot of web sites if you want to consistently find the cheapest tickets.

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Opportunity in travel?

Location. Location. Location. You hear this all the time in real estate. Location is key. However, in business your success usually has more to do with timing. In the travel industry, right now is that moment.

There are two trends that are merging at this very moment that could put this market in position for exponential growth.

TREND #1:

Simply put, travel is the world’s largest industry. Worldwide, over $7 Trillion is spent annually, and at a growth rate that’s on track to double in the next 4-6 years, it’s a vast market to say the least. Baby Boomers are retiring at the rate of 1 every 8 seconds and will continue to spur this growth for the next 10-20 years.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… Costa Rica is beloved by tourists for its national parks, beautiful beaches, traditions, friendly people and perfect climate.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… The Costa Rican democracy is considered to be the oldest still in existence in the Third World.

DID YOU KNOW THAT… Costa Rica has four idols: Óscar Arias Sánchez (president of Costa Rica), Sylvia Poll Arenhs (sportswoman), Claudia Poll Arenhs (sportswoman) and Franklin Chang Díaz (astronaut).

DID YOU KNOW THAT… In July 1975, María Milagro París became the first Latin American woman to classify in the finals at the FINA World Championship, where she ended fifth in the 100-meter butterfly style competition in Cali, Colombia.In the 1970s, María Milagro París was the best athlete of Costa Rica.

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With vacation ownership or timeshare selling, when the customer says ” no” to your offer, you have a chance to find out why they feel the way they do and to help guide them back towards your desired response the your proposal to purchase “Yes.”

If you’ve been in sales, you’ve heard people say “no.” I find it fascinating to dig for the real reasons why most people feel so obligated to get that word ” no” out. It reminds me of the credit card commercials with actor David Spade, everything on the commercial leads to a “no.” What if you just tell the customer, I know that you know, that I know that you came in today to tell me ” no.” So, let’s just say the word together and get it out of our systems…” no.”‘

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If you’re planning on taking a trip on an airplane, no matter where, it’s likely that you can benefit from airfare deals. There’s not many of us that would turn down a cheap airfare if we could one, that’s for sure. Gas prices have risen substantially, and all transportation costs are now following, so unless you’re rolling in money, getting a great deal on your airfare is very important.

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People will tell you that to get cheap plane tickets you need to go to this website or that. What many don’t realize, however, is that the web site with the cheapest plane tickets will not always be the same one. One week it will be Hotwire, and the next week it will be Expedia or Travelocity or Priceline.

Also, some web sites will more consistently have the cheap plane tickets of a certain type or destination. One might specialize in finding deals on international flights. Another might have the most last-minute deals. Bottom line? When using the internet, you really have to check a lot of web sites if you want to consistently find the cheapest tickets.

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London is one of the cultural capitals of Europe and has loads of sightseeing and activities for tourists of all ages. There are an innumerable amount of things to see and do in London but here are some “must see” sights that shouldn’t be left out of your travel itinerary.

The British Museum is vast and is so big that seeing everything in one day is near impossible. The Greek and Egyptian exhibits are especially impressive and are considered by some to be the best permanent museum installations of their kind.

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