Inside Travel Launches Webinar Series for Selling Asian Destinations

The following article has been updated from its original version.

Inside Travel Group has expanded its commitment to the trade with a new four-part webinar series designed to help travel advisors sell tours in Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.

Inside Travel is a B Corp Certified tour operator. The company operates as two award-winning brands: InsideJapan Tours and InsideAsia Tours. Both brands offer small group, self-guided, and tailor-made tours.

Described as “not another boring webinar,” the tour operator’s four seminars focus on helping travel advisors build confidence in selling trips in Asia. Each webinar is 45 minutes long and will be run by Inside Travel’s team of expert travel consultants.

The next webinar is on June 10 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Titled “Thailand Beyond the Beaches,” the session will feature the Travel + Leisure A-List Advisor Grant Ekelund.

“Thailand has quickly become one of the most in-demand countries among Inside Travel’s portfolio of Asian destinations,” said Aaron Kuehn, Inside Travel’s director of trade sales for the United States. “Whether travelers stay in a glamping resort with our conservation partner Elephant Hills in Khao Sok’s pristine rainforests, or experience the renowned hospitality of Northern Thailand’s hilltribe communities on a multi-day jungle trek, Inside Travel’s clients always come home with a deeper understanding of Thailand’s culture than they left with.”

The series launched on May 28 with “How to Sell Japan.” Following the initial four seminars, Inside Travel plans to continue with bi-monthly sessions.

“At Inside Travel, we value our trade network immensely as they are crucial partners and advocates for our tour products to their clients,” said Kuehn. “The chance to engage with our advisors directly through these webinars is an invaluable opportunity to showcase how Inside Travel stands out among the industry, while also enhancing the destination knowledge of our advisors and giving them the chance to win their own cultural adventure through our Advisor Insider Program.”

Earlier this month, Inside Travel Group announced a $25,000 travel advisor incentive prize as part of the Agent Insider Program, offering advisors a chance to win a self-FAM in East Asia.

To participate in the program, travel advisors must watch at least one webinar.

“We have a world class NET promoter score of 86.89 here at Inside Travel, which is testament to the performance of the sales team, true 24-hour customer support on the ground, Insider guiding and more, from start to finish and we know that both customers and agents value and rate our services highly,” added Kuehn.

Inside Travel’s Asian Destination Seminar Schedule

Inside Travel’s destination seminars are described as follows:

• How to Sell Japan: Wednesday, May 28, 1:00 p.m. EST.
  
  Weave Japan’s must-see sights, hands-on cultural experiences and slices of everyday local life into cultural adventures clients will love.

• Thailand Beyond the Beaches: Tuesday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. EST.
  
  Wow clients with Thailand trips that generic tour operators struggle to replicate – think jungle treks, tropical islands, and elephant sanctuaries!

• South Korea 101: Thursday, June 26, 1:00 p.m. EST.
  
  Dive into South Korea’s eclectic K-Pop culture and discover the top sites of this fascinating country, where hands-on cultural experiences await clients.

• Japan vs Korea: Wednesday, July 9, 1:00 p.m. EST.
  
  Learn to cross sell Japan and Korea and how to unlock high margin bookings on joint trips arranged by Inside Travel.