Richard Turen
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You should subscribe to this idea
Bend the subscription-model craze to benefit your travel business. → Read More
See, someone does go to the 17th
Staying in Paris' 17th arrondissement, we were in for a surprise. Part 2 of 2. → Read More
I wanted my group to stay in
My coffee had to be hot this morning. I am going to be spending a few minutes with you today, talking about Paris, and the mood has to be perfect. Since I will be writing about France, I need to feel a sense of place, so I am surrounded by folks in a chic Parisian coffee bar. Well, not literally. I found this app a while ago called Coffitivity. With a few clicks, a recording of a busy cafe in… → Read More
You're free to be as successful as you want
For the "independent entrepreneurs" out there, three ways to set yourself apart. → Read More
Humanizing the client-advisor relationship
As we begin an exciting new year together, I thought it might be useful to talk about some of the tools that the best savvy advisors have at their disposal. → Read More
How lucky we are to do what we do
What's an advisors' best gift? Clients who have stuck with us and told friends about us. → Read More
Travel marketing that caught my attention
We sellers could learn a lot from travel marketing campaigns like these. → Read More
Sniffing out compatible travel companions:
Do you travel with people who think like you? Or those who smell like you? → Read More
A frustrating hotel mystery solved in the Luberon:
OK, I've found my favorite hotel in Europe. There's just one nagging question: How did this property get to be so perfect? → Read More
Ian did its worst, now we'll do our best:
In the midst of a banner September, Ian came and knocked us off the grid. → Read More
'Cone Culture' and tracking Hurricane Ian from Florida's West Coast:
Our expanded hurricane season has Floridians wondering from May to November what peril and devastation awaits us. → Read More
A new way to look at who we are and what we do:
Our clients know where they want to travel. You and I know how. → Read More
Did you know 'Airmageddon' was Florida's fault?:
It's been the summer of "Airmageddon." But now we know who to blame: Florida. → Read More
Flights to Europe this summer met unprecedented man-made turbulence:
So many species embark on hassle-free travel. Then, there are humans. → Read More
Are those fake reviews or blackmail attempts?:
What the latest restaurant-extortion scheme could mean for our industry. → Read More
French lessons from a regular visitor to France:
Know this about visiting France: 'Bonjour' is more than just a greeting. → Read More
A bumpy arrival in Paris and a new lesson about the French:
This was probably my 20th or so trip there, but I learn things about French culture every time. → Read More
A few more shots across the bow:
More travel bon mots (e.g.: what your flight attendant knows about your ticket). → Read More
This is not an essay; just a few quick shots across the bow.:
The following is a collection of some of the things I've put in print to clients and industry friends, in books and to live audiences. → Read More
It's time for advisors to make house calls:
In-person visits will shore up client loyalty. Here are some way to set it up. → Read More