Today marks the publication of our annual Power List, a ranking of the biggest travel sellers in the U.S. As was the case last year, our Power List editor Jerry Limone looked at the list for agencies that made big gains or wrote about innovative approaches to selling travel – and this year he zeroed in on OutsideAgents.com and a new agency on the list, Marvelous Mouse Travels.

In this episode, OutsideAgents' owner Chad Burt and Marvelous Mouse founder Kari Dillon trade strategies they used to keep their travel agents motivated, positive and productive during the push and pull of the pandemic. We talked about implicit marketing, traveling to sell travel, talking to clients with empathy and that powerful tool: listening.

This episode has been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises.

Related reports:

The 2022 Power List

Outside Agents on the Power List

Marvelous Mouse Travels on the Power List

Today marks the publication of our annual Power List, a ranking of the biggest travel sellers in the U.S. As was the case last year, our Power List editor Jerry Limone looked at the list for agencies that made big gains or wrote about innovative approaches to selling travel – and this year he zeroed in on <a href="https://outsideagents.com/">OutsideAgents.com</a> and a new agency on the list, <a href="https://marvelousmousetravels.com/">Marvelous Mouse Travels</a>.
In this episode, OutsideAgents' owner Chad Burt and Marvelous Mouse founder <a href="https://marvelousmousetravels.com/team-member/kari/">Kari Dillon</a> trade strategies they used to keep their travel agents motivated, positive and productive during the push and pull of the pandemic. We talked about implicit marketing, traveling to sell travel, talking to clients with empathy and that powerful tool: listening.
This episode has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://www.windstarcruises.com">Windstar Cruises</a>.
Related reports:
<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Power-List-2022">The 2022 Power List</a>
Outside Agents <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Power-List-2022/OutsideAgents-com">on the Power List</a>
Marvelous Mouse Travels <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Power-List-2022/Marvelous-Mouse-Travels">on the Power List</a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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