How’s your stress level these days? If you think you’re stress-free, congratulations! But, I’m guessing the majority of people have some stress in their lives – either personally or professionally, or both. Some stress is normal and manageable, but excessive stress can lead to a whole host of problems, some of them serious. The good [...]

By Carla Smith, CTA Manager, Marketing Communications We have been sending out our free weekly Hot Tip Tuesday newsletter to travel professionals since 2009. At that time, we launched our first issue using Constant Contact, an email marketing software company where we could create our own htmls. A year later we switched to another company [...]

What Happens in Vegas — You’ll Remember Forever! When you think of Las Vegas you automatically think of sequins, gaming, great food, and no sleep. What may not be the first thing you think of is Broadway caliber entertainment … seriously, Tony Award Winning performers in productions that would give anything in New York a [...]

When I was pregnant with my first daughter in 1992, I remember sitting for my CTC exam, and my sweet proctor was knitting a blanket for her. I still have the blanket, well-worn and well-loved – and my CTC – equally worn and loved. Nearly 20 years ago the career path of any travel professional [...]

By Carla Smith, CTA Three weeks have passed since I attended Luxury Travel Expo and The Travel Institute Workshop in Las Vegas, but the positive energy and excitement is still present. Many of you may have seen our Facebook and Twitter posts about our productive staff and board meetings. We also had a wonderful dinner [...]

This time of the year we are looking at what we achieved during the past year and plan on what we want to do in the coming year. In our course Goal Setting and Motivation, part of the CTC program, we outline what makes a goal a SMART goal. A SMART Goal is one that [...]

By Pat Gagnon, CTC Every year, more than 1000 people take Travel Institute tests – both online and with pencil and paper.  What has always distinguished our tests is that we require them all to be proctored.  Because our tests are not open book, proctoring ensures the integrity of the process.  I’ve observed over the [...]

By Pat Gagnon, CTC, Director, Program Development. Each December for the past several years I’ve been fortunate to be able to attend the Luxury Travel Expo in Las Vegas preceded by The Travel Institute’s conference and this year is no exception. Here are just a few reasons why I’m looking forward to these events. 1. [...]

By Carla Smith, CTA, Manager, Marketing Communications I have written previously about my career shift four years ago to a stay-at-home mom and also a work-at-home mom. My life has never been so busy and very rewarding at the same time. I used to represent The Travel Institute at many travel industry events and trade [...]

Well, if the pumpkins have smiles, and the turkeys are starting to get worried looks, it must be time to pull out the 2011 goals and see how many have been met. If you are looking at your list and are saying “Check, check, check” as you go down the list … congratulations. If, like [...]