Author: Jeffrey Gayduk

Patti Beth Anderson…Good to Go

Terrific group leaders are hard to track down because they’re always on the road with their groups. I managed to catch up with Patti Beth Anderson, owner of Good to Go with Patti Beth between a week-long California and Lake Tahoe trip and a cruise the Rhine .

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Gordon Bartlett Wrote the Book on Tour Business

For nearly 20 years, Gordon and Patty escorted 171 tours and cruises, taking 7,315 passengers on tours ranging from the Western U.S. to destinations in all parts of the world. Bartlett sold his company in 2011 and while preparing the new owner for a successful transition, he created a book titled How to Start and Operate a Profitable Tour Business.

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Closing the Loop

Traveling does so much to open one’s mind that it’s a travesty many don’t care or don’t fully understand their responsibility as our role in the betterment of the communities we visit.

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Finding Tomorrow’s Group Travelers

Many hours have been spent pontificating on the baby boomer effect on travel, in particular the group travel sector. I’m not going down that path here, but a lot of us seem to be at a crossroads in our business, and everyone’s waiting for the next big thing.

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