Five Ways that TravelManagers Will Nurture Your Love of Travel
Within the TravelManagers family, you’ll find personal travel managers (PTMs) who specialise in every imaginable area of travel, from cruises and small-group touring to wellness escapes and walking holidays. Despite their individual interests, every PTM has one thing in common: a lifelong love of travel that borders on the obsessive.
It’s not enough for our PTMs to simply sell travel – they want to live and breathe it as well, and TravelManagers is committed to supporting them in staying up to date with what’s happening in the world of travel.
From delivering amazing famil opportunities to facilitating product training sessions, these are five ways that TravelManagers will support your business while nurturing your love of travel.
1. Superb supplier connections
We firmly believe that building great relationships is paramount to building a great business, and the strong relationships we maintain with our partner suppliers are a big part of what makes TravelManagers special. Our National Partnership Office (NPO) team works closely with a wide range of fantastic suppliers to ensure that our PTMs have access to the best deals and the most current product knowledge.
Many of our key supplier partners love to take part in our annual National Conference, participate in individual PTMs’ travel expos and show their support for TravelManagers in countless other ways that enhance our customers’ holiday experiences.
2. Signature specialists
In January 2022, we embarked on a new partnership with global luxury travel provider, Signature Travel Network, which has provided us with direct access to their Signature Hotels & Resorts collection of luxury hotels, resorts and destinations around the world.
As well as providing our clients with exclusive perks and privileges such as early check-ins, complimentary breakfasts and VIP guest status, our partnership with Signature has provided our PTMs with invaluable opportunities to connect directly with leading luxury providers at global networking events. In the past twelve months, this has included Signature’s global annual conference in Las Vegas and its VIP Travel Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, as well as ILTM events in Cannes and Singapore.
3. Fabulous famil opportunities
One of the frequently asked questions we receive from travel consultants who are considering a move to TravelManagers is, “will I still have access to great supplier famils if I’m not part of a big retail chain?”
In a word, yes! By maintaining strong partnerships with Signature Travel Network and other fabulous suppliers, we ensure that our PTMs are regularly invited to take part in incredible famil opportunities around the world, many of which are exclusive to TravelManagers. In the last five months alone, PTMs have benefited from extraordinary famil experiences in Cambodia, Vietnam, the Antarctic Peninsula, Namibia and Kenya, to name a few.
4. Tailored training sessions
Our team of state-based Business Partnership Managers (BPMs) plays a vital role in ensuring that our network of PTMs remain connected to the latest developments in the travel industry.
They make regular visits to PTMs throughout their allocated regions, arranging one-on-one catch ups, localised cluster meetings and twice-yearly state meetings, all of which frequently include training sessions with suppliers and/or members of TravelManagers’ own NPO product team.
5. The ultimate in work/life flexibility
Do you maintain an ever-growing bucket list of destinations and experiences which you are planning to visit (or revisit) in the future? We understand that indulging your passion for travel is just as important as staying up to date on what’s happening and what’s hot in the travel realm.
The TravelManagers model will provide you with the freedom and flexibility to design a business that is fine-tuned to fit with your travel goals. We have a pool of experienced locums who can take care of your clients while you are away, or alternatively, you can look after your business from virtually anywhere, thanks to our seamless technology and National Partnership Office support.
