Dugan's Travels Revolutionizes Travel Agent Training with Immersive 2025 Program
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Dugan's Travels offers competitive commissions up to 90%, giving agents a financial advantage in the travel industry.
Dugan's Travels provides hands-on training through seminars and FAM trips, ensuring advisors have practical knowledge to excel.
Dugan's Travels prioritizes advisor success, creating a supportive community and offering real-world training to help agents thrive.
Agents can experience immersive seminars and ship inspections, enhancing their skills while exploring top travel destinations.
Dugan's Travels is setting a new benchmark for host agency training in 2025, implementing an innovative approach that prioritizes immersive, real-world learning experiences for independent travel advisors. The agency's strategic training program focuses on providing agents direct exposure to destinations, cruise lines, and hospitality products through a meticulously planned series of seminars, familiarization trips, and educational events.
The year-long initiative began with targeted experiences designed to enhance advisors' practical knowledge. In January, agents participated in a Virgin Voyages Seminar at Sea aboard the Valiant Lady, complemented by a hotel inspection in Key West. February saw advisors exploring Hawaii's top resorts, learning techniques for selling multi-island itineraries. April featured back-to-back seminar-at-sea events with Celebrity Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean, offering comprehensive insights into cruise sales and resort experiences.
Upcoming events include DU Seattle in July, featuring ship inspections of Celebrity Edge, Royal Princess, and Norwegian Encore, and DU Anaheim in September, which promises interactive workshops, a trade show, and networking opportunities. An October Ireland familiarization trip with Globus will further expand advisors' cultural and product knowledge for European tour sales.
Supporting over 350 independent agents nationwide, Dugan's Travels offers competitive commissions up to 90%, weekly supplier webinars, personalized support, and access to an exclusive Agent Community. The agency's commitment to advisor development is evident through its comprehensive training approach, which goes beyond traditional educational models by providing tangible, experiential learning opportunities.
This strategic training program represents a significant evolution in how host agencies prepare travel professionals, emphasizing practical skills, direct product knowledge, and hands-on experiences. By investing in comprehensive, immersive training, Dugan's Travels is not just supporting its agents but reshaping industry standards for professional development in travel sales.
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