What happens when a client’s trip is met with a geopolitical crisis, a natural disaster or unexpected danger on the ground? This week, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada dive into the specialized, high-stakes world of high-risk travel with Michael and Joshua Beagelman. The Beagelmans — CEO and managing director, respectively, of London-based MB Private Clients — break down how they manage extreme travel scenarios and what all advisors, regardless of their specialty, need to know.

This episode was sponsored by Oceania Cruises. 

Further resources

MB Private Clients on the web, LinkedIn and Instagram

Joshua Beagelman on LinkedIn

Find out more about the company’s history here

Mentioned in this episode:
From Travel Weekly: My travel agent saved my life. Really.
From TravelAge West: A travel agent guide to selling high-risk travel
From Travel Weekly: A simple solution to complex problems: Communicate
Stephanie Hankins on Trade Secrets

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What happens when a client&rsquo;s trip is met with a geopolitical crisis, a natural disaster or unexpected danger on the ground? This week, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada dive into the specialized, high-stakes world of high-risk travel with Michael and Joshua Beagelman. The Beagelmans &mdash; CEO and managing director, respectively, of London-based MB Private Clients &mdash; break down how they manage extreme travel scenarios and what all advisors, regardless of their specialty, need to know.
This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://www.oceaniacruises.com/">Oceania Cruises</a>.&nbsp;
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Further resources
MB Private Clients <a href="https://mbprivateclients.com/">on the web</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mb-private-clients/home/">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mbprivateclients/">Instagram</a>
Joshua Beagelman <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuabeagelman/">on LinkedIn</a>
Find out more about the company&rsquo;s history <a href="https://mbprivateclients.com/built-in-uncertainty/">here</a>
Mentioned in this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">From Travel Weekly: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/My-travel-agent-saved-my-life">My travel agent saved my life. Really.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">From TravelAge West: <a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Trending/A-Travel-Agent-Guide-to-Selling-High-Risk-Travel">A travel agent guide to selling high-risk travel</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">From Travel Weekly: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Simple-solution-complex-problems-Communicate-2147323619">A simple solution to complex problems: Communicate</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Stephanie Hankins <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Podcasts/Trade-Secrets/season-seven-episode-fourteen-Ask-a-lawyer-at-Future-Leaders-in-Travel">on Trade Secrets</a></li>
</ul>
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Call our hotline and leave a message: 201-902-2098
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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly, 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.

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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 brings more than a decade of reporting and editing experience to her role as Features Editor at Travel Weekly, where she covers destinations and retail travel and contributes to social media, podcast and multimedia initiatives. Before joining Travel Weekly, Emma served as Editor-in-Chief of AGENTatHOME and Executive Editor of TravelAge West and hosted the Humans of Travel podcast. She also helped create and produce the Future Leaders in Travel event for early-career travel advisors.


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Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4387-sock-hop
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Welcome to Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly, 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 brings more than a decade of reporting and editing experience to her role as Features Editor at Travel Weekly, where she covers destinations and retail travel and contributes to social media, podcast and multimedia initiatives. Before joining Travel Weekly, Emma served as Editor-in-Chief of AGENTatHOME and Executive Editor of TravelAge West and hosted the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.travelagewest.com/Podcasts/Humans-of-travel">Humans of Travel</a> podcast. She also helped create and produce the Future Leaders in Travel event for early-career travel advisors.
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