Balancing work responsibilities with the needs of personal life has become exponentially more difficult for travel advisors as workloads have increased. But it’s also critically important to find time for friends, family and hobbies outside of work, and to develop systems at work that improve efficiency and allow you to step away. What kind of boundaries should you set, and how can you enforce them? What can you automate to take more things off your plate? Hear all about this and more on this episode of Trade Secrets, featuring Host Agency Reviews founder Stephanie Lee.

Further resources

Host Agency Reviews on the web

Steph Lee’s email and LinkedIn page

Mentioned on this episode:
From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Disney World: The day after Milton's visit


From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Wondrous moments from a Taylor Swift affinity cruise


From TravelAge West, HAR launches travel advisor tech software directory
From Travel Weekly, Host Agency Reviews starts listing technology providers
Steph Lee’s previous appearance on Trade Secrets


Trade Secrets episode on dealing with travel advisor burnout


Host Agency Reviews’ software profiles


Calendly


Text Blaze

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Balancing work responsibilities with the needs of personal life has become exponentially more difficult for travel advisors as workloads have increased. But it’s also critically important to find time for friends, family and hobbies outside of work, and to develop systems at work that improve efficiency and allow you to step away. What kind of boundaries should you set, and how can you enforce them? What can you automate to take more things off your plate? Hear all about this and more on this episode of Trade Secrets, featuring Host Agency Reviews founder Stephanie Lee.
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Further resources
Host Agency Reviews <a href="https://hostagencyreviews.com/">on the web</a>
Steph Lee’s <a href="mailto:stephanie@hostagencyreviews.com">email</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly/">LinkedIn page</a>
Mentioned on this episode:
<ul>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Disney World: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Hurricane-Milton-impact-on-Disney-World-Orlando">The day after Milton's visit</a></li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
From Travel Weekly, Dispatch, Wondrous moments from a <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Blogs/Dispatch/Experiencing-Taylor-Swift-affinity-cruise">Taylor Swift affinity cruise</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
From TravelAge West, HAR launches travel advisor <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/travel-advisor-tech-comparisons">tech software directory</a>
</li>
<li>From Travel Weekly, Host Agency Reviews starts <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Technology/Host-Agency-Reviews-starts-listing-technology-providers">listing technology providers</a></li>
<li>Steph Lee’s previous <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/How-do-I-get-started-as-a-travel-advisor">appearance on Trade Secrets</a></li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Trade Secrets episode on dealing with <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/travel-advisor-burnout">travel advisor burnout</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
Host Agency Reviews’ <a href="https://hostagencyreviews.com/travel-agency-software">software profiles</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
<a href="https://calendly.com/">Calendly</a>
</li>
<li dir="ltr" aria-level="1">
<a href="https://blaze.today/">Text Blaze</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>
 
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’ 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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 Theme song: Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod Link: <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop">https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop</a> License: <a href="https://filmmusic.io/standard-license">https://filmmusic.io/standard-license</a>
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