I'm like many people who go about the daily chores of running a business and pay little attention to the underlying organizational structure of the business. A model of how your business works can help you organize tasks in a way that will increase your effectiveness and sales.

Lorene and I recently interviewed Cris DeSouza from Royal Carribean Cruise Lines. Cris shared a number of business planning and marketing tips to keep your business on track. This show is a must listen if you are interested in boosting your level of success in 2012. The tips from Cris apply to any business model whether or not you sell cruises or land packages. I expect to post the show on The Home Based Travel Agent Show during the weekend of February 11, 2012. 

Are you considering a career as a travel consultant? If you are, I'm sure you are pondering about the need for more travel consultants when many people are booking their vacations on the internet.