How did Christy Menzies, the owner of Menzies Luxe Retreats, achieve $1 million in sales in her first six months in business as a travel advisor? Find out the answer to that question and many more in this week’s episode of Trade Secrets, where Menzies shares her journey in the industry and offers sage advice on explaining the value of travel advisors, finding clients as a new advisor, rapidly growing sales and more.

This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations. 

Further resources:

Menzies Luxe Retreats on the web

Christy Menzies on Instagram

Mentioned on this episode:
Host Agency Reviews’ Stephanie Lee on Trade Secrets
From TravelAge West: How Virtuoso Rising Star Christy Menzies Reached $1 Million in Sales in 6 Months
Host Agency Reviews
Jenn Lee on Trade Secrets
Lucia, a freelancer marketplace
Trade Secrets’ honorable mention as best travel and leisure podcast from Folio

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How did Christy Menzies, the owner of Menzies Luxe Retreats, achieve $1 million in sales in her first six months in business as a travel advisor? Find out the answer to that question and many more in this week’s episode of Trade Secrets, where Menzies shares her journey in the industry and offers sage advice on explaining the value of travel advisors, finding clients as a new advisor, rapidly growing sales and more.
This episode is sponsored by <a href="algvacations.com/blackfriyay">ALG Vacations</a>. 
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Further resources:
Menzies Luxe Retreats <a href="https://menziesluxeretreats.com/">on the web</a>
Christy Menzies <a href="https://www.instagram.com/menziesluxeretreats">on Instagram</a> 
Mentioned on this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Host Agency Reviews’ <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-do-i-get-started-as-a-travel-advisor/id1555272051?i=1000633816795">Stephanie Lee on Trade Secrets</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">From TravelAge West: <a href="https://admin.travelagewest.com/Industry-Insight/Business-Features/christy-menzies-brownell-travel-advisor">How Virtuoso Rising Star Christy Menzies Reached $1 Million in Sales in 6 Months</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://hostagencyreviews.com/">Host Agency Reviews</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/travel-advisors-stop-using-these-phrases-right-now/id1555272051?i=1000598200625">Jenn Lee on Trade Secrets</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.letslucia.com/">Lucia</a>, a freelancer marketplace</li>
<li aria-level="1">Trade Secrets’ h<a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/News-at-TW/Travel-weekly-wins-folio-eddie-award">onorable mention</a> as best travel and leisure podcast from Folio</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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