- Lisa Vehrenkamp, VP, Leisure Travel, reports
on the American Express Leisure Travel Index and two new
services offered by American Express Travelers Cheques -
- Ker & Downey takes us on an African safari,
Egypt, Israel and Jordan -
- Innovative Travel Acquisitions
"The Matchmakers of the Travel Industry" -
- TOP OF THE HOUR NEWS sponsored by EturboNews;
- RENO in VEGAS
Monthly Segment featuring Walt Reno reporting on Las Vegas -
- Attorney Al Alonik on LEGALLY SPEAKING
answers
audience questions -
All LIVE and ONLINE on Tours Talk Radio This Week
July 9, 2002 -- San Diego, CA -- Tours
Talk RadioTM announced that American
Express VP of Leisure Travel Lisa Vehrenkamp will be
joining the Tours Talk Radio line up Thursday, July 11, 2002
from 9 - 11am Pacific at www.tourstalkradio.com.
Ms. Vehrenkamp will give an overview of the new services now
offered by American Express Travelers Cheques. This new service
now helps travelers replace not only their lost or stolen
Travelers Cheques, but also help purchasers replace their lost
or stolen passports and credit cards (issued by other
institutions) as well. "We are very happy that American
Express continues to offer new and mindful products to the
traveler", said Sandy Dhuyvetter, executive producer of
Tours Talk Radio. "American Express has been in the
forefront in creating products that tap into futuristic
technology and top performance. Yet still American Express
delivers what ultimately counts; the additional peace of mind to
travelers. Less worry creates less stress and we owe it the
technologist and foresight of American Express".
Paul Swart and Christopher J Slevin, Vice
President, Sales & Marketing from Ker & Downey
will be joining Tours Talk Radio for a refreshing look at
Safaris including Botswana and Zimbabwe. Ker &
Downey was named among the best Tour and Safari Operators
in the world by Travel & Leisure magazine in 1999,
2000 and again in 2001. Ker and Downey has been
in business for 40 years and we enjoy a tremendous
reputation in the USA. Ker & Downey also own and operate 5 lodges in
Botswana and 1 in Zimbabwe.
Bob Sweeney from Innovative Travel Acquisitions,
Inc. (ITA). will also be joining Tours Talk Radio.
Known as the "Matchmakers for the Travel
Industry", ITA is an allied member of ASTA, and
operates a confidential platform LINKING buyers and
sellers of travel companies throughout North America.
ITA has engineered
hundreds of successful mergers and acquisitions, maintains
an extensive database of travel company owners and offers
professional appraisals. President, Bob Sweeney, founded
the company in 1991 after a successful career on Wall
Street.
Thomas Steinmetz, publisher of the eTurboNews and
sponsor of the Top of the Hour News segment at
Tours Talk Radio each week, will report on the latest in
International and Domestic travel news. This week Thomas
will be taking a closer look into the newly formed
association (ICPT), INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF
TOURISM PARTNERS.
Walt Reno will also be joining Tours Talk Radio for
the monthly segment on Las Vegas called RENO in VEGAS.
Walt a Las Vegas Talk Radio Host for the past 30 years.
Interviews all of Las Vegas entertainers. He has fabulous
stories of the rich and famous and he know the hottest
shows in town.
Tours Talk Radio’s regular segment, LEGALLY SPEAKING,
welcomes travel attorney Alexander Anolik
of San Francisco to discuss current legal issues in
the industry and answer questions from listeners via
instant email or via the toll free number during the
program (888 327 0061). In the past 30 years, Mr. Anolik
has represented thousands of travel agents agencies, tour
operators, airlines, cruise lines, discount consolidators,
travel clubs, and now, as the industry moves into the
high-tech era, he represents a number of the major travel
Internet sites. All questions emailed to Mr. Anolik will
be answered in the order they were received. Click here
if you would like to ask Mr. Anolik a question.
Captain Randy LeRuth, a pilot for a major US
airline, also joins Ms. Dhuyvetter for a weekly
conversation that promotes air travel and examines the
latest in airline industry news.
The weekly Tours Talk Radio ONLINE
Internet shows are presented in a seminar/interview
format and include guests from all over the world. The
audience can hear Tours Talk Radio worldwide with Internet
access and Windows Media Player. An 800 number and instant
email messaging are available during the broadcasts for
easy communication with the live show. The audience is
encouraged to browse the Web sites that are linked to the
weekly shows.
The show airs live each Thursday from 9 - 11am
Pacific. Tours Talk Radio is broadcast from wsRadio.ws and
can be accessed by logging onto www.tourstalkradio.com
or the
www.wsRadio.ws Web site.
In Southern CA, join Sandy Dhuyvetter at Tours Talk Radio
Sunday mornings at KFMB 760AM from 7 - 8am. Or call 760
753 1114 to talk to a Tours Talk Radio staff member.
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