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What is the difference between a tour operator and a destination management company (DMC)? How can advisors find a DMC to work with? And what are the top things to do when working with them? What’s not to do? What happens when your DMC contact is replaced by a travel advisor?
Hear the answers to these questions and more on this week’s episode of Trade Secrets. In this episode, co-hosts Emma Weissman and Jamie Biesiada discuss all things DMC with Andrea Grisdale, CEO and founder of Italy’s IC Bellagio.
This episode is sponsored by AmaWaterways.
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Credit: 2024 Jenn Martinns
Resources and related books mentioned in this episode
– IC Bellagio
– Andrea Grisdale email
– Death of the Travel Advisor by Dori Saltzman
From TravelAge West: The Ultimate Travel Advisor Guide to Destination Management Companies
– Condé Nast Travel Specialist
– Travel + Leisure A-List
-Wendy Perrin’s Amazing List
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About the host
Emma Weissman is the executive editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the western United States. He is also the host of the podcast Humans of Travel, where he interviews notable people in the travel industry about their lives – the heights. And the bass that makes them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a senior editor at Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Association of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, having served as editor for several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
About the program
In Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, travel advisors ask and answer questions. In each podcast, our editors engage veteran travel industry insiders to answer listener questions. Topics range from business advice to industry trends, history, and more. If it’s travel related, I’d like to cover it. Find trade secrets wherever you get your podcasts or at www.travelagewest.com/podcasts/trade-secrets.
