Tips from the T-List

  Making  travel plans can be fun and exciting. Whether for business or travel,  selecting items to pack and planning schedules at your destination are tasks that most of us look forward to on some level. However, before you  step foot on a plane, train, automobile, or boat, make sure you... (more...)

2011; A Year in Review; Best of the Road with USA TODAY.  A deal with Travel Channel. My kids make me laugh, again. Dearest Tripologists: 2011 was an interesting year for many, including me. I thought with this post, I’d give you a bit of my life, both professional (at Rand McNally and Tripology)... (more...)

With so many people getting so many emails, your email to customers and potential customers has to be perfect. Today’s post focuses on one of the most important parts of your email; the signature. I, for one, get about a hundred emails a day and my biggest complaint about email is that most people... (more...)

A Smartphone is a must-have This isn’t going to be one of those posts pitting the iPhone against the Droid or whatever other neat hand-held device you might claim is the best.  If you have any of those devices, at least you’re headed in the right direction.       This post is directed at... (more...)

Allison Sodha Dear Tripologists, I wanted to share an article with you published this week by Travel Research Online written by Tripology India-focused travel specialist, Allison Sodha, on specialization and the importance of developing your own niche: http://bit.ly/eLiQB5 Cheers, Veronique  Read More →

It’s January. People are tired from a long, painful 2010. They’re unsure about the economy. Blah blah. Yes, this is all true.  But you know what else? People have now skipped a couple of vacations for fear of the economy. Americans don’t like to skip vacations.  Our lead count in the first... (more...)

10 Tips for Traveling with Kids A travel industry friend just called and asked me about a post I wrote a while ago about traveling with kids.  He’s taking a trip with the family next week and asked me to send it to him.  It’s been over a year since I wrote it, so I thought a quick... (more...)

Kudos to Travel Specialist Jami on the super feedback she received from a happy Tripology client she booked to Hawaii: “Jami was awesome, she did everything I asked for and very quickly…I will always use her from now on for all my travel needs :)” Need help getting these type of comments... (more...)