WRPA 2018 Annual Conference and Tradeshow

"Cheap Tickets! Cost Effective Tour Negotiation"

 


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Date/Time: Tuesday, May 1 | 3:30 - 4:00PM

Speakers: Tammy Guill, Ride the Ducks & Joy Tevis, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park 

Category: Revenue/Customer Service

Description:  Want to get the very best ticket price for your off-site activities for teens, seniors and staff outings?  If you’re flexible with activity dates and times – all things are possible.  Join us to learn essential tips on activity negotiation to maximize your budget.  Don’t finalize your activity calendar before attending this workshop!

Learning Objectives:

  • Learn the first essential steps before making a reservation
  • Discover effective questions to ask to ensure best pricing options
  • Leave with new negotiating strategies

Speakers:  
Tammy Guill, Director of Sales at Ride the Ducks of Seattle.  Tammy has been with RTD for 7 years and was the domestic and international Travel Trade Manager, for Washington State Tourism for many years.  Prior to that she owned and operated a highly successful local tour company called Bravo Tours, which ran extended tours for the Boeing Retirees Club and senior centers in Washington State.  

Joy Tevis, Group Sales Coordinator at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park has worked in sales, marketing and event management for twenty-five years, with nearly half of those years in different segments of the travel and tourism industry. A Pacific Northwest native, one of her greatest personal achievements was summiting Mt Rainier in 2007. Professionally, Joy excels in event planning, destination marketing and client relations. She previously worked at Northwest Trek from 1996 to 2001, and rehired in the summer of 2013.

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