Kelly Bergin and Kareem George Elected to ASTA Board of Directors
We’re beyond pleased to share Kelly Bergin, President of OTN, and Kareem George, Principal at Culture Traveler, LLC and OTN member, have been elected to serve as Directors-at-Large on the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) Board of Directors! Their two-year terms will officially begin at the close of ASTA’s Global Convention in Chicago in August. Among the new faces being welcomed to the ASTA Board of Directors, Bergin and George will join three [Read More...]
Cheers To Our In-Person ‘CHAIRMAN’S CLUB’ Top Travel Producer’s Trip
Recently, we were fortunate to be able to host our first in-person “Chairman’s Club” Top Producer’s Trip since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The successful gathering took place from June 5 – June 8 at the Secrets Akumal Riviera Maya Resort along the famed white-sand beaches in the heart of Riviera Maya. Our Chairman’s Club uses a points-based system to establish, recognize and rank its top performing members. Members earn points by selling [Read More...]
New Talent Joining the Travel Industry and OTN Community
Despite the pandemic, we’re thrilled that we’ve seen an increase in professionals joining our New2Travel boot camp—training that’s perfectly suited for those looking to gain the education, insight, network and know-how to successfully enter the travel industry. An overall love for travel, trying new things, appreciating different cultures and helping others do the same are common factors cited by those making the career jump. “I’ve been a hotel manager for about 20 years, raised [Read More...]
Notable Travel Sales Increases for Travel Advisors in First Quarter of 2021
We’re pleased to share some exciting first-quarter numbers and encouraging news related to the uptick in travelers beginning to plan and book future travel! Sales wise, 2019 was OTN’s best year ever, making it even more impressive to see sales in 2021 beginning to exceed those benchmarks. “Sales in March of 2021 were 20% above sales reported during March of 2019,” said Lee Smolinski, CEO of OASIS Travel Network, adding that on April 1, [Read More...]
OTN Members Named Top Travel Specialists by Condé Nast Traveler
We’re proud to share five of our members have been recognized among the top travel specialists for 2021 by Condé Nast Traveler! Those selected are chosen by the publication’s editors, who sorted through and evaluated thousands of qualified travel professionals worldwide to pinpoint the leaders in the field. OTN members who were selected are: Laurel Brunvoll of Unforgettable Trips; Sheila Cannon of Carefree Romantic Vacations, Inc.; Lauren Cardinale, CTA of Travel Design Co.; Debbi [Read More...]
Announcing Oasis Travel Network In-person 2021 Conference
We’re proud to announce our 2021 Annual Conference will take place November 8-9, 2021 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada! The event will be the first in-person OTN conference since the pandemic began in March 2020. In consideration of members travel needs and schedules, this event is purposefully co-located with Signature Travel Network’s Annual Conference, which is taking place at the same location immediately following. “We wanted to announce these dates early [Read More...]
OTN Awarded ‘Travel Weekly’ 2020 Silver Magellan Award
We’re so honored to have received the news that OTN has been recognized as the Travel Weekly 2020 Magellan Awards Silver Winner for Travel Agent Organizations – Overall – Travel Agent Innovation for our “Build-A-Plan” program. The Travel Weekly Magellan Awards honor outstanding design, marketing and services in a broad range of industry segments including Hospitality, Travel Destinations, Cruise Lines, Online Travel Services, Airlines and Airports, Travel Agents and Agencies, Tour Operators and Ground [Read More...]
Our New2Travel Program Is Now Virtual!
Have you heard the news? We’ve replaced our New2Travel in-person training with a virtual boot camp, which is perfectly suited for those looking to gain the education, insight, network and know-how to successfully enter the travel industry. This virtual program seeks to meet the continued high interest in new agent training during the pandemic, as recently reported by The Travel Institute. “We know how important our in-person boot camp has been in the past [Read More...]
We’ve Been Named ASTA Host Agency of the Year!
2020 has certainly been a challenging year, with countless ups and downs. Which is why Oasis Travel Network is especially thrilled to have been named Host Agency of Year for 2020 by the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA). The annual awards given by ASTA, the world’s largest association of travel professionals, seek to promote excellence in the travel trade, recognizing individuals and organizations who make lasting contributions to the travel industry. “We couldn’t [Read More...]
New Websites for OTN Travel Advisor Members Launched
Here at OASIS Travel Network, we’re proud to announce the development and introduction of new contemporary websites for our OTN Travel Advisor Members. These customizable and user-friendly sites cater to client needs and offer pleasant and effortless travel booking experiences. “We felt it was important to invest in new technology and provide our travel advisor members with the opportunity to seamlessly and effectively serve their existing client base and source for potential new clients,” [Read More...]
OTN’s Membership Collaboration with ASTA Works for You
OASIS Strike Groundbreaking Membership Deal with ASTA Recently, OTN created a membership deal with the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), resulting in all of OTN’s’ more than 800 members becoming members of ASTA. The partnership allows us to integrate ASTA memberships into the suite of benefits for our members, with all OTN agents becoming ASTA members as soon as they move over to the new OTN Build-A-Plan program. ASTA membership benefits are vast, [Read More...]
OASIS Travel Network Wins 2018 Magellan Award for ‘New2Travel’ Program
Travel Weekly Recognizes Unique Training Initiative with Silver Award Boca Raton, FL (October 11, 2018) – OASIS Travel Network – the independent contractor division of Smart Travel Group – today announced that its ‘New2Travel’ program has received Travel Weekly’s prestigious 2018 Silver Magellan Award. The ‘New2Travel’ program was created in 2015 to mold “new sellers of travel” into high-performing travel agents through customized curriculum and ongoing support for their business. Earning this premier award is a [Read More...]