With CLIA’s TrainingFest, you can Fast Track your cruise training and quickly earn your CLIA Cruise Counsellor Certification. This unique two-day program features eight seminars and is offered in 12 cities. Attendees can take up to four seminars, attend the CLIA member line trade show and earn up to 70 Cruise Counsellor Credits. And best of all, attending four seminars and the trade show completes the Institute requirement for MCC Certification! Getting CLIA Certified has never been simpler! Certified Cruise Counsellors claim that Certification increased their sales productivity by 261%. The more you know, the more you sell and the more you earn!

TrainingFest 2009 Schedule

• Houston, TX, June 25-26
• Toronto, ON, July 9-10
• San Francisco, CA, July 16-17
• Atlanta, GA, July 23-24
• Los Angles, CA / San Pedro, CA, July 30-31
• Boston / Woburn, MA, August 6-7
• Portland, OR, August 13-14
• Washington DC / Arlington, VA, August 20-21
• Edmonton, AB, August 27-28
• Philadelphia, PA, September 10-11
• Las Vegas, NV, September 17-18
• Chicago/Rosemont, IL, September 24-25

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CREATING A CRUISE MARKETING PLAN (15 Credits)
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Successful businesses know a marketing plan is an absolute essential. This seminar will show you how all the pieces fit into the marketing puzzle while identifying the essential components in a successful yet simple marketing plan and how to apply them.

LOCAL PUBLIC RELATIONS TECHNIQUES: HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR AGENCY’S VISIBILITY
(15 Credits) 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Being a competent and respected travel agent is good, but being a well-known one -- the "expert" everyone comes to -- is even better. In this CLIA seminar, you'll learn how to become a "star" in the cruise selling business by increasing your visibility -- both personal and your agency's -- in today's competitive marketplace. And you'll discover dozens of low- or no-cost public relations techniques that will enhance your promotional strategies.

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