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The Travel Business Unpacked

The Travel Business Unpacked
Luxury Travel
Gifted Travel Network
Entrepreneurship
Travel Industry
Travel Entrepreneurship
Travel MBA Program
Travel
Travel Advisors
Travel Business
Travel MBA
Family Travel
Travel Advisory
Networking
Client Relationships
Travel Planning
Covid-19 Impact On Travel
Group Travel
Resilience
Italy
Coaching

Welcome to The Travel Business Unpacked, the podcast by Gifted Travel Network, the premier host agency for luxury travel advisors. Hosted by Meredith Calloway, this podcast is your gateway to discovering how to turn a love for travel into a thriving career. Explore inspiring stories, expert insights, and proven strategies for building a sustainable and lucrative travel business. Whether you're dre... more

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This week on The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, host Meredith Calloway is joined by returning guest John Rees, founder of J5 Luxury Travel Tailors.

After leaving a successful career in day trading, John built a thriving luxury travel business cen... more

This week on The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, host Meredith Calloway welcomes back Nicole Shipper, founder of TBN Travel Curators, for her second appearance on the podcast.

Since her last conversation with Meredith, Nicole has navigated a major... more

This week on The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, guest host Sandy Saburn sits down with David Shull, co-founder and CEO of Tern.

When David first discovered the travel advisor industry, he saw a profession filled with talented entrepreneurs who we... more

This week on The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, host Meredith Calloway is joined by Laura Young, founder of Laura Young Travel and a 2026 Gifted Travel Network Momentum Award winner.

After more than 20 years in financial services, Laura made the ... more

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Jessica Klement
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Episode: Why Advocacy Matters for Every Travel Advisor, Featuring Jessica Klement
Kim Weas
Owner of MoonTide Travel
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Episode: Kim Weas on Why the Right Advisor Community Matters
Nancy Gany
Founder of Inspired Steps Luxury Travel
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Episode: How Nancy Gany Built a Referral-Driven Luxury Travel Business
Roseann Coyle
Travel advisor and mentor in Travel Business University
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Episode: From Insurance to Gifting, Building a More Intentional Travel Business, with Roseann Coyle
Robin Cline
Founder/CEO of Cline & Co Travel Consulting
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Episode: From Entrepreneurial Business Owner to Luxury Travel Specialist, with Robin Cline
Jennifer Jacob
Co-founder of Tique HQ; former travel agency owner who scaled to multi-million dollar sales and exited
Tique HQ
Episode: Stop Doing Everything Yourself: Jennifer Jacob on Scaling the Right Way
Sandy Lipkowitz
Sterling Journeys panelist with successful river cruise groups
Sterling Journeys
Episode: The Travel Business Unpacked LIVE: Unpacking Successful River Cruise Group Strategies
Carol Mckee
Travel agency owner and mentor at Gifted Travel Network
Gifted Travel Network; travel agency owner
Episode: The Travel Business Unpacked LIVE: Unpacking Successful River Cruise Group Strategies
Patti Mills-Roy
Mills-Roy Luxury Travel panelist, practitioner of Come With Me river groups
Mills-Roy Luxury Travel
Episode: The Travel Business Unpacked LIVE: Unpacking Successful River Cruise Group Strategies

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Meredith Calloway
Host of The Travel Business Unpacked; affiliated with Gifted Travel Network

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Why Advocacy Matters for Every Travel Advisor, Featuring Jessica Klement
Q: Talk to us about a recent success that is going to get our attention.
Jessica explains how ASTA and its members tracked and countered proposed travel taxes in Nebraska, using local advocacy and fundraising to keep unnecessary travel taxation at bay, and notes this is part of ongoing state and federal efforts to protect travel advisors.
Why Advocacy Matters for Every Travel Advisor, Featuring Jessica Klement
Q: All right, how did you end up in the travel industry?
Jessica describes starting with Capitol Hill internships, moving into associations, and eventually joining ASTA because the travel industry combined her political experience with a passion for travel and a desire to make a difference for travel advisors.
Building a Travel Business That Supports Your Life, Featuring Sarah Key
Q: What did you learn about switching hosts and building your own brand that could help others considering the switch?
She emphasizes balancing the desire for independence with the community and support offered by a host network, noting that choosing the right group, committing to groups like B&I or local mom-to-mom networks, and leveraging community resources significantly aided her growth and reduced lonely, solitary entrepreneurship.
Building a Travel Business That Supports Your Life, Featuring Sarah Key
Q: Why did you decide to start a travel business, especially with kids or family in mind?
Sarah explains she moved from a traditional management career to travel after realizing travel was her passion, and after a pivotal trip and a challenge with a travel advisor for her own honeymoon, she pursued travel planning part-time in 2018, eventually going full-time and later joining Gifted Travel Network to align with a luxury-brand focus and a supportive community.
Stop Doing Everything Yourself: Jennifer Jacob on Scaling the Right Way
Q: What does it really take to build a seven-figure producing, six-figure earning travel business?
It requires a strong identity and targeting, branding that communicates value, scalable systems and templates, a CRM that is fully utilized, and a willingness to invest in people and processes that support sustainable growth and a balanced life.

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The show centers on practical strategies for building and growing a luxury-focused travel business, with a strong emphasis on systems, branding, and scalable operations. Episodes frequently explore real-world case studies—from scaling a one-person advisory practice to seven figures, to running large, well-organized river cruise groups and luxury itineraries—along with crisis planning, event participation, and high-touch client service. A recurring thread is the importance of community and partnerships (GTN, Virtuoso, host agencies) in unlocking growth, plus actionable tactics for hiring, automation, SOPs, and targeted marketing. Notable strengths include hands-on frameworks, owner/operator perspectives, and a balance of strategic thinking w... more

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1. Jessica Klement
2. Kim Weas
3. Nancy Gany
4. Roseann Coyle
5. Robin Cline
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7. Sandy Lipkowitz
8. Carol Mckee

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