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Beyond Booking: How Host Agencies Like Nexion Empower Travel Advisors to Build a Full-Service Business

Contributed By: Nexion Travel Group There’s a persistent myth that host agencies just process bookings, but that framing misses what’s actually happening for advisors…

How to Become a Travel Agent Without Experience in 2026

The Best Host Agencies for New Travel Agents With No Experience in 2026 Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS I…

What Modern Travel Agency Software Should Fix

Seven Logins, Seven Problems — Why Fragmented Tech Is Quietly Costing You More Than You Think Written By: Cruise Planners Most home-based travel advisors…

TPN Chats: The Rise of Agentic AI in Travel with Scott Koepf of Cruise Planners

TPN Chat: The Rise of Agentic AI in the Travel Advisor Industry — with Scott of Cruise Planners

August 12th, 2026 – In this episode of TPN Chat, Andy Ogg welcomes back longtime industry friend Scott, VP of Strategic Development at Cruise Planners…

Travel Professional NEWS email marketing strategy article featuring a travel professional working at a laptop, with guidance on creating engaging email campaigns that keep clients interested.

Creating an Email Campaign Strategy That Doesn’t Put Your Clients to Sleep – Part 1

“Dear Valued Customer” Is Not a Strategy — Here’s What Actually Gets Travel Emails Opened Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – Travel Professional…

More Than an Event: Finding a Host Agency Community - Dugans

More Than an Event: What We Learned from Bringing Advisors Together

Written By: Dugan’s Travels In the travel industry, we spend a lot of time thinking about education. We create webinars, invite suppliers to present,…

Your New Best Employee Never Takes a Lunch Break (or a Vacation) – Part 2

A Practical Guide to the Best Dedicated AI Travel Planning Apps for Home-Based Advisors Written By: Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC – Travel Professional NEWS The…

So You Signed With a Host Agency - Now What? A 2026 Guide for the Modern Travel Advisor in an AI-Driven World - Tom Ogg - TPN Covers - 2026-07-09T174940.817

So You Signed With a Host Travel Agency – Now What? A 2026 Guide for the Modern Travel Advisor

What New Travel Advisors Should Do in Their First 90 Days With a Host Agency Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – Travel Professional…

The Courage to Encourage – Simply Sales with Scott

You cannot give away what you do not have. Start with the courage to encourage. Written By: Scott Koepf, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) – Cruise…

Your New Best Employee Never Takes a Lunch Break (or a Vacation) – Part 1

We Were Skeptical Too. Then the Itinerary Came Back and We Stopped Exchanging That Look. Written By: Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC – Travel Professional NEWS…