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Continued from page 25 about 2008, believing that your business will grow. And it looks like you are looking to go into it all alone—not that it’s a bad strategy. Over three-fourths of you indicated that you are not entertaining the notion of hiring additional agents. Of those who said no, reasons given were being too small of an operation and wanting to stay independent. For the 23 percent of respondents who are considering adding agents, the rationale for doing so was to generate more revenue. See You in December Thank you to all who attended our Home-Based Travel Agent Expo & Conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this past December (flip to pages 32–35 for photo coverage). What’s even better is that many of you indicated you planned on attending this year’s event, our third annual, HB December 2-4. See you in Vegas! Agent Comments For some questions in the survey, we asked for comments in addition to a multiple-choice answer. Here are some of the remarks that agents provided. WHY YOU’D HIRE MORE AGENTS I “Increased sales, increased profits—even after sharing with another agent.” I “To reach more clients.” I “Our continued growth calls for new agents and for new specific areas of specialty.” I “More agents, more clients.” WHY YOU WOULDN’T I “Splitting a commission three ways would not be advantageous.” I “I want to keep my business small so that I can enjoy what I do and still have time for my family and time to travel.” I “If an agent wants to work with me as an independent contractor on a commission basis, the answer is yes; otherwise, no, due to company size and government requirements.” YOUR FAVORITE SUPPLIERS I “I try to give my clients personal attention, so any supplier with whom I can talk and develop personal contact with is my choice for a booking.” I “The ones that work well with me are the suppliers I’ve had a wonderful relationship with prior to becoming home-based, such as Silversea, Seabourn, Crystal, Regent, Tauck and A&K. They sometimes make house calls when I can’t get to the host office.” I “Royal Caribbean Cruise Line is very responsive, accommodating and thorough.” I Carnival Cruise Lines “are always extremely helpful and their customer service is amazing.” Ever ask yourself which host agency is right for you? We can help increase your sales. If you: • Love to create memorable trips for your clients with leading travel industry suppliers … • Value participating in unique, award-winning marketing programs at little or no cost to you … • Enjoy being rewarded for your sales and marketing achievements … • Want to convert your client list into sales … … then you ARE Nexion! Contact us today so you can be where you belong! 800 747 6813 | sales@nexion.com | www.nexion.com Pro tability Productivity People Promotions Nexion, the Nexion logo, Sabre Travel Network and Sabre are trademarks and/or service marks of an afﬁliate of Sabre Holdings Corporation. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned by their respective companies. © 2008 Nexion Inc. All rights reserved. CST# 2071045-50 26 Home-BasedTravelAgent F EB RUARY 2008 http://www.nexion.com http://www.nexion.com

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