Trade Secrets is on a holiday break but will return with new episodes in early 2026. For now, enjoy some old favorites.

This week, Trade Secrets takes on the world. Jennifer Doncsecz of VIP Vacations returns to the podcast to discuss her specialty: destination weddings and honeymoons. She talks about everything from getting started selling destination weddings and honeymoons, to turning those travelers into clients for life. Then, she answers a number of listener questions about destinations, ranging from the benefits of visiting a spot before selling it, qualifying for fam trips and where to send clients headed to Europe for the first time.

This episode was sponsored by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Further resources

VIP Vacations on Facebook 

Jennifer Doncsecz’s email 

Jennifer’s previous Trade Secrets episodes:
All things branding
Destination weddings and honeymoons

Mentioned in this episode:
Death of a Travel Advisor by Dori Saltzman
The Travel Institute’s course on destination weddings and honeymoons
From Travel Weekly: Getting into groups

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Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com 

 

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Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod

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Trade Secrets is on a holiday break but will return with new episodes in early 2026. For now, enjoy some old favorites.
This week, Trade Secrets takes on the world. Jennifer Doncsecz of VIP Vacations returns to the podcast to discuss her specialty: destination weddings and honeymoons. She talks about everything from getting started selling destination weddings and honeymoons, to turning those travelers into clients for life. Then, she answers a number of listener questions about destinations, ranging from the benefits of visiting a spot before selling it, qualifying for fam trips and where to send clients headed to Europe for the first time.
This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://www.afkl.biz/s/?language=en_US">KLM Royal Dutch Airlines</a>.
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Further resources
VIP Vacations on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/travelbyvip">Facebook</a>&nbsp;
Jennifer Doncsecz&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="mailto:jennifer@vacationsbyvip.com">email</a>&nbsp;
Jennifer&rsquo;s previous Trade Secrets episodes:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-three-all-things-branding/id1555272051?i=1000513923719">All things branding</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-four-destination-weddings-honeymoons/id1555272051?i=1000515794088">Destination weddings and honeymoons</a></li>
</ul>
Mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-Travel-Advisor-Best-Mystery/dp/B0D6J9BVH7?ref_=ast_author_dp">Death of a Travel Advisor</a> by Dori Saltzman</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.thetravelinstitute.com/courses/honeymoons-and-destination-weddings-a-lifestyle-specialist-course/">The Travel Institute&rsquo;s course</a> on destination weddings and honeymoons</li>
<li aria-level="1">From Travel Weekly: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Getting-into-groups-part-1-of-2">Getting into groups</a></li>
</ul>
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Need advice?
Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098
Email us: <a href="mailto:tradesecrets@travelweekly.com">tradesecrets@travelweekly.com </a>
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Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at travelweekly.com/podcasts.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.

Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.


Theme song:
Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, where travel advisors ask -- and answer -- questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel advisor to join them and field listeners&rsquo; questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more &mdash; as long as it&rsquo;s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at <a href="http://travelweekly.com/podcasts">travelweekly.com/podcasts</a>.
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ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors&rsquo; 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
Emma Weissmann is a Senior Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives &mdash; the highs and lows that make them human.
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