After more than a year of connecting virtually, home-based franchisees will reunite for week of learning and networking Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (August 4, 2021) – Franchise owners with Dream Vacations will return to the high seas for their annual award-winning National Conference aboard Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex the week of November 13 – 20, 2021. This year’s theme, TOGETHER, is a reflection and celebration of the travel industry’s collective perseverance to overcome the obstacles faced because of the pandemic, as well as the symbolism of being TOGETHER
Travel agents help their clients make the most out of their traveling budget by doing all of the groundwork, from researching destinations to finding the best value and offers—they handle it all. Agents will even scope out the forecast throughout the year to find the best time to travel to certain destinations and for the best prices. Travel agencies first came about in 1822, when Robert Smith declared himself as the first travel advisor and operator, booking passengers on steamers to charter from Bristol, England to Dublin,
You’ve got the travel itch and have decided it’s time to do something about it in a professional sense by taking your passion and turning it into a career in travel. What might seem like an easy market to tap into actually has many different avenues to climb to the top of the travel business. If you’ve decided to take the leap and are now wondering how to get into the travel industry, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you need strategies on how to be
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” business plan contest, Dream Vacations is highlighting one winner from each of the past 10 years. In 2015 Army Veteran Bill Wilson recently retired from the Army and was looking for a fresh start, so he entered the 4th annual Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest. Here’s a brief Q&A with Bill. 1. Why did you enter the Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest? I entered the contest because my wife Barb
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” business plan contest, Dream Vacations is highlighting one winner from each of the past 10 years. In 2014 Navy Veteran Marci DeWitt found that with an empty nest on the horizon, it was time to pursue her passions. Marci joined the Navy to see the world, and by entering the 3rd annual Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest, she could not only sell something she loves, but help others see the world too.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” business plan contest, Dream Vacations is highlighting one winner from each of the past 10 years. In 2016 Air Force Veteran James Selleh left corporate America to pursue a new career in a fun industry that also provided flexibility to travel the world. He got the chance of a lifetime when he entered the 5th annual Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest. Here’s a brief Q&A with James. 1. Why did you enter
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (June 30, 2021) – With travel returning, leading home-based travel agency franchise Dream Vacations partnered with GOGO Vacations to host both organization’s first in-person event since March 2020. Members of the travel agency’s leadership team met with their network’s Advisory Council, a coalition of travel advisors who serve as liaisons for the entire network, providing advice and guidance on matters relating to operational procedures, systems analysis, marketing and more. The meeting, which was held at LIVE Aqua in Cancun, provided everyone with firsthand knowledge
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” business plan contest, Dream Vacations is highlighting one winner from each of the past 10 years. In 2017 Navy Veteran Nick Johnson-Moyneur made his business dreams become reality when he entered the 6th annual Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest. Here’s a brief Q&A with Nick. 1. Why did you enter the Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest? I have always had an entrepreneurial dream, but my wife Julie would always bring me back
10 Years of “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” Meet 2020 Winner Veronica Loewy To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General” business plan contest, Dream Vacations is highlighting one winner from each of the past 10 years. Veronica Loewy joined the Army because she admires her father who is an Army Veteran and a successful business owner. She wanted to do something that she never thought she could accomplish. Most importantly, she loves our country. Her father was a travel agent
10th annual Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Own General contest begins Memorial Day Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (May 28, 2021) – The top-awarded travel agency franchise for veterans Dream Vacations announces that military veterans can start their next career in the civilian sector by entering-to-win a free travel agency franchise in the “Operation Vetrepreneur: Become Your Owner General” business plan contest. Five winners will be awarded a travel agency business, and in celebration of the contest’s 10th anniversary, one grand prize winner will also receive a berth on a
