Kirk Talks Travel with TripCentral's Richard Vanderlubbe, President and CEO

Image: TripCentral's Richard Vanderlubbe with TPC's John Kirk. (TravelPulse Canada)
Image: TripCentral's Richard Vanderlubbe with TPC's John Kirk. (TravelPulse Canada)
TravelPulse Staff
by TravelPulse Staff
Last updated: 6:00 AM ET, Fri September 23, 2022

Richard Vanderlubbe updates John Kirk on their new recruitment strategy which includes promoting agents and driving calls directly to them. At the core of the strategy is having bookings with agents who have actually done the itinerary, which means for TripCentral agents, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy: the more you travel, the more confident you are about travel and the better you sell.

Vacation time is core to their plan. " Having Travel consultants experience product can only happen if they are given the time to travel."

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