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Andy Ogg

About Andy Ogg

Andy Ogg joined the Ogg family business back in 2015. Coming from a long history of sales, marketing and advertising, Andy brought in several new opportunities, operations and ideas to assist in the growth of the family owned business. Today, Andy controls most of the business, sales, assets and planning. When not at his desk in his home office, Andy enjoys being outdoors with his family enjoying the sun. Andy Ogg lives in San DIego, CA with his wife, Angela Ogg and two daughters, Peyton and Lyla.

Sponsored – All That’s Old is New Again as a Travel Professional

28 days.  Alone in an eight-by-ten box for nearly a month.  Who deserved this terrible punishment?  My 9-year-old son, Nicholas.  Yep, 672 hours in the hole for being exposed to Covid, twice.    Written By: Chad Burt, Co-Owner – OutsideAgents.com    Covid and Travel Professional The fact is we use confinement to punish people.  Covid has been punishing all of us for over a ...

Travel Agent Tips: How to Find Clients in 2021 (Post-Pandemic)

Getting Back to Business can be a Challenge, These Top Tips will Help you Find Success in a Post-COVID World   Written By: Joanie Ogg CTC, MCC, C0-Owner – FindaHostTravelAgency.com   Developing new clients as the COVID pandemic slowly fades into history is both challenging and rewarding at the same time. You should focus strictly on your niche and move to capture new clients that ...

Avoya Travel Celebrates Largest Single Day of Sales in Company History

Avoya Marks the Return of Travel with Record-Setting Sales Day   Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – June 03, 2021 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, just announced that June 1, 2021 was the largest single day of sales in the company’s long history. The record-breaking day was highlighted by a 21% increase in sales volume compared to Avoya’s previous ...

Learn New Sales & Marketing Techniques from Travel Industry Experts at First-Ever Travel Advisor Learning Summit

One-day summit with Growth Masterclass workshops hosted by Dream Vacations takes place Wednesday, June 23, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (June 3, 2021) – A surge of travel bookings is on the horizon and travel advisors need to be prepared to respond to this demand. Dream Vacations is hosting its first-ever, industry-wide virtual Travel Advisor Learning Summiton ...

Military Veterans Can Become Vacation Heroes and Win a Travel Agency Franchise and European River Cruise

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 ...

5 Ways to Boost Your Travel Business in a Post-COVID 2021 as a Travel Agent

Travel is Roaring Back, Here are 5 Tips to Boost your Travel Agency to Maximize your Success!   Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – FindaHostTravelAgency.com   The COVID Pandemic has certainly caused major havoc in the travel industry and as we slowly blossom from the chaos, we can identify some new trends that are going to affect the environment of travel in the future. First of all, ...

Nexion Travel Group Holds Group Travel Sales Summit in Cancun

Event at Moon Palace first was Nexion’s first large-scale live event in over a year   IRVING, TX (May 24, 2021) – Nexion Travel Group, the industry’s premier host agency, held its Group Travel Sales Summit at Moon Palace Cancun, from April 11-14, 2021. This event represents the first time that Nexion has held a specialty event in person and outside the United States in over a ...

Sponsored – Six Simple Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Travel Advisor Business in 2021

Written By: Michelle Fee, CEO & Founder – Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative   Whether you are just starting out as a travel advisor or you have been around for years, marketing is key to building brand awareness, and providing information about the services you offer and expanding your client base. Although marketing your business can seem like a daunting ...

7 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Home Based Travel Agency in 2021

Avoid These 7 Things to Find Success as a Home Based Travel Professional in a Post-COVID World   Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Owner – FindaHostTravelAgency.com    Having had involvement with thousands of new travel agencies over the decades, I have personally seen how some agencies progress quite nicely and others do not. While every agency is different, there are some common mistakes ...

Avoya Travel Concludes Successful 2021 Avoya Mastermind Virtual Land Forum

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – May 12, 2021 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, recently concluded its third annual Avoya Mastermind Land Forum, which took place virtually from May 4 – 7, 2021. Hundreds of Independent Agencies in the Avoya Travel Network™ attended the event which featured the participation of over 40 of Avoya’s preferred land partners, ...