FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE TICO

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Posted by Travel Agents
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 09:58

SAVE REGISTRANTS TIME AND MONEY BY REMOVING THE CURRENT ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
British Columbia determined that the review engagement/audit requirement was too costly and time consuming for its registrants. TICO should recommend to the Ministry of Consumer Services that they replace the current review engagement/audit requirement with a notice to reader.

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Presenting: The most Boring Destination on the Planet!

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Posted by Steve Gillick CTM, steve@talkingtravel.ca
Monday, 14 November 2011 11:09

No one plans to deliver a negative destination presentation, but so many do through lack of skill, poor preparation, ignorance of how to use a podium or PowerPoint (PPT), failure to use voice inflection. No willingness to engage the audience and total disregard for the room set-up.

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Picture yourself getting Scammed!

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Posted by Steve Gillick CTM, steve@talkingtravel.ca
Monday, 19 September 2011 13:16

In these litigious times, scammers are having a photo-perfect day! Case in point: Every time you subscribe to a new internet program or service, you are asked to read a lengthy legal agreement and commit yourself to the terms and conditions. We know that some of the most subscribed sites include graphic, photo and cartoon downloads.

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The Squeaky Wheel gets the ….Sake?

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Posted by Steve Gillick CTM, steve@talkingtravel.ca
Monday, 11 July 2011 10:10

I was brought up with the good counsel of my mom that “the squeaky wheel gets the oil”. This can be taken in two ways: 1. the person who acts inappropriately will be singled out and may pay the consequences for their actions; 2. the person who takes the initiative to act or speak out, will be the one who reaps the rewards of their actions.

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Fair Weather Travellers

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Posted by Steve Gillick CTM, steve@talkingtravel.ca
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 09:25

The expression “fair weather friends” refers to those of your acquaintances who are there for you as long as everything is going well (i.e. the weather if fair). But as soon as you start having problems and wish to discuss them with your friends (i.e. stormy conditions are on the horizon), then these people are nowhere to be seen. Hmmm… sounds familiar from a travel point of view.

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Lick ‘em and Stick ‘em: An innovative approach to buying postage on your travels

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Posted by Steve Gillick CTM, steve@talkingtravel.ca
Monday, 11 April 2011 09:25

On a recent trip to South America I discovered a few travel scams that I had not encountered before. There was the official airport exchange booth, situated directly on the other side of immigration, where we were handed 8 counterfeit bills, mixed in with the other currency.

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