Author Archives: Passport Online Support Team
Fake Email being sent out from passportsystem@passportonlineinc.com – Please DELETE
Recently we have had a few agents notify us that they received e-mails claiming that their e-mail settings have changed. Thankfully, they contacted our support team which spotted it as a scam right away. Below are details of this specific scam e-mail, but this also brings up a good opportunity to revisit how to spot [...]
Monthly “Featured Destinations” Email Marketing Campaign
Passport Online has teamed up with some of our top suppliers to create a new, destination focused email campaign. We will be sending out a consumer email each month focusing on a single supplier and a single specialized destination.  This email highlights some of the supplier’s most popular tours. Check out our March Destination Email for an example!  Sarah [...]
Testimonial from Cruise & Tour Planners
We just received a testimonial from our NexCite customer Sharon Emerson at Cruise & Tour Planners. Here’s what she had to say about Passport Online: “I just had a call from a new client. I asked him how he found me and he said he Googled Caribbean Cruises and I popped up. He felt my web [...]
Breaking The Fear Of Writing
People might not think of themselves as writers. In fact, we hear agents tell us that they are “not good writers.” Some even go as far as to say that they are afraid of writing. The discipline of writing can be daunting — unless it is broken in to manageable pieces and thought of differently. [...]
Sneak Away To Write Your Blog
We’ve shared some ideas on how to attack blog writing. We’ve talked about topics. We’ve talked about setting aside time. But, there is another effective way to get your blog writing on track and it’s simple: get out of the office.
Honolulu Keeps Getting Better
Web Content Specialist, Alex, just got back from Honolulu. Here’s what she had to say about the Waikiki scene: The thing about Honolulu is, it just keeps getting better!
5 Things Travel Agents Can Put On A Facebook Fan Page Right Now
We hear this question quite a bit: what should I put on Facebook? The beauty of your Facebook Fan Page is that it can literally be a playground of sorts. You can add all kinds of things to make it a destination that people go to constantly. But, if you’re feeling a little stuck or [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – March’s Featured Destination Email
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Our March destination email is featuring Ireland. If you subscribe to email services through ClientBase, Client Ease/Market Ease or TRO your customers will be celebrating St. Paddy’s Day with this email highlighting CIE International’s most popular Irish Tours. Give us a call if you have any questions regarding our email marketing [...]
Facebook Is Social Media (and Marketing) Power For Travel Agent
We just came across an article that highlighted 5 studies that show Facebook to be a powerful part of marketing. Three parts of this article that stood out to us immediately (though all were good to know) were: the amount of time that Americans spend on Facebook, Facebook’s popularity, and how Facebook boosts sales and [...]
Making Time To Blog
That headline is one that we hear about constantly. It’s true, doing any kind of social media takes time and effort. In the course of a day, it may very well fall down the list of “things to do.” Facebook and Twitter can be a bit more manageable, but writing a blog takes quite a [...]