Jason Olson to Present at National Cruise World 2015 Convention

Redding, CA, November 05, 2015 --(PR.com)-- This November, Jason Olson of True Vacation Travel will be returning as a guest presenter at Cruise World taking place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CruiseWorld is a three day event jam-packed general sessions and more than 30 breakout sessions covering every segment of the leisure travel space.

While many people today say that the travel agent is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the face of today’s online community, True Vacation Travel doesn’t agree. The personal relationship and knowledge of the travel agent is now more important than ever, as long as they are able to effectively utilize modern technology and the right partners to provide additional value and services to their clients and increase online conversions.

“Today’s travel sellers have a daunting responsibility in knowing and truly understanding the options available for the traveling public,” said Alicia Evanko-Lewis, Vice President of Events for Travel Weekly. Beyond showcasing nearly 2000 industry leading cruise lines and vacation destinations, Cruise World brings together some of the leading experts in the travel industry to train and equip the travel professional.

“I am excited to be invited back to Cruise World this year to present on important, timely information for the next generation of travel professionals,” said Olson. “It is an honor to be able to share my experiences to continue to see growth continue in this industry.”

So how valuable are today’s travel agents? Well the home based agent population, which focuses overwhelmingly on leisure travel, reached 40,000 in 2011, up from 31,000 in 2006. In 2010, home based agents sold nearly US$10 billion in travel. Traditional travel agencies accounted for nearly US$95 billion in travel sales in 2011, or one third of the $284 billion U.S. travel market. Leisure agencies tend to specialize in more complex leisure products such as vacation packages and cruises that are more challenging to book online.

Olson was on two panels last year on Transitioning Your Career into Travel and Fostering Supplier Relationships. This year he will be presenting on Arranging Airline Travel, Sales and Marketing, and will be participating on a panel as an agent who specializes in Disney Vacations.

About Travel Weekly:
Travel Weekly, the national newspaper of the travel industry, is the most influential provider of news, research, opinion and analysis to the North American travel trade marketplace. In addition to a weekly print publication, TravelWeekly.com, updated several times daily, is the most-visited industry website. Travel Weekly is a division of Secaucus, New Jersey-based Northstar Travel Media, the largest travel business-to-business travel publisher in the world.

About True Vacation Travel:
True Vacation Travel provides travel consulting and planning services for Northern California since 1989. Our agents work with clients across the US, including Oregon, Washington, Kansas, Colorado, and New York – to name a few. Our vacation experts specialize in making your vacations magical, and raising your expectations on what you should receive for your hard earned money. Your ship and shore vacation store! True Vacation Travel of Redding.