Top 5 Reasons to Have a RIU Partner Club Account
By Guest on April 26, 2018
Did you know that KHM Travel Group Agents can now register their own RIU PRO accounts? This allows agents to track their own bookings with RIU Hotels & Resorts, and make Agent Rate reservations for themselves directly through their own account to earn Riu PartnerClub points! So what’s in it for you, the agent? Agents earn points by submitting…Continue reading: Top 5 Reasons to Have a RIU Partner Club Account →
Rick Zimmerman Continues Membership on Carnival Executive Partner Advisory Board
By Guest on April 18, 2018
For the third year in a row, KHM Travel Group’s President Rick Zimmerman has been named to the Carnival Executive Advisory Board. Adolfo Perez, Carnival’s Senior Vice President of Sales & Trade Marketing, announced the 2018 Executive Partner Advisory Board this week. Now comprised of 16 travel executives, the board provides feedback and shares…Continue reading: Rick Zimmerman Continues Membership on Carnival Executive Partner Advisory Board →
Travel Agent FAM Trips: What is a FAM Trip?
By Guest on April 16, 2018
There are a lot of perks to becoming a travel agent and one of them is FAM Trips. FAM Trip stands for “familiarization trip” and it is a trip exclusively for travel agents (and sometimes their guests!) that are provided by suppliers or travel operators. Seminars at Sea are similar to FAM trips, but…Continue reading: Travel Agent FAM Trips: What is a FAM Trip? →
KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Rookie of the Year: Erika Lafata
By Guest on April 03, 2018
When Erika Lafata joined KHM Travel Group in May 2017, she was in her sixth year as a travel agent. She had already spent more than two decades building a successful career in radio and television doing advertising sales and promotions, but she was burnt out. Her job included a long commute and had…Continue reading: KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Rookie of the Year: Erika Lafata →
KHM Travel Agents Experience Culture & Adventure on Azores FAM
By Guest on March 28, 2018
Visiting destinations that have yet to be discovered by tourists is one of the most exciting parts of being a travel agent. March 14-22, our Vice President of Sales, Geoff Cox, accompanied 23 KHM Travel Group agents to the Azores, a group of nine islands some 800 miles off the coast of Portugal. The…Continue reading: KHM Travel Agents Experience Culture & Adventure on Azores FAM →
KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Agent of the Year: Emily Kladivo
By Guest on March 16, 2018
Emily Kladivo, of Emily’s Travel in Hibbing, Minnesota, is not one to rest on her laurels. In fact, she started her travel business after a bad experience with another local agent left her thinking, “I can do this better.” When we first featured Emily in a Travel Agent Spotlight post in 2016, she was…Continue reading: KHM Travel Group’s 2017 Agent of the Year: Emily Kladivo →
KHM Travel Agents Kickstart Their Businesses at First Boot Camp of 2018
By Guest on March 06, 2018
Last week, KHM Travel Group hosted its first Boot Camp of the year, February 28-March 2. We had 40 agents from around the country join us for three days of valuable skill-building and business development sessions, to give them the confidence needed to kickstart their travel agency. Day One of Boot Camp was held…Continue reading: KHM Travel Agents Kickstart Their Businesses at First Boot Camp of 2018 →
Bill Coyle Named to Carnival’s Travel Partner Advisory Committee
By KHM Travel on March 05, 2018
Connecting our travel agents and supplier partners is one of the main ways that KHM Travel Group supports our independent agents. Through our relationships with travel suppliers, we act as a voice for our agents to convey the unique needs and situations they face. Our latest involvement in the industry comes with one of our…Continue reading: Bill Coyle Named to Carnival’s Travel Partner Advisory Committee →
Preferred Supplier Spotlight: Tara Schreiner, Holland America Line
By Guest on February 26, 2018
There’s a spirit of adventure that ties together those of us fortunate to work in the travel industry. We are driven to help others experience the world, and we want the same for ourselves. Tara Schreiner, our Sr. Manager, Strategic Accounts for Holland America Line, often says, “You don’t find travel; travel finds you.”…Continue reading: Preferred Supplier Spotlight: Tara Schreiner, Holland America Line →
Reflections on My First Year as a Travel Agent
By Guest on February 21, 2018
Written by: Allison Ali, KHM Travel Group Travel Agent Once an agent reaches the one year mark with with KHM Travel Group, we send them a congratulatory email and a survey to share their feedback with us. It also gives them the chance to tell us about their struggles, and their successes. One agent, Allison…Continue reading: Reflections on My First Year as a Travel Agent →