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Agents need someone in their corner. Dynamic and entrepreneurial Tammy Levent has just unveiled a members only Travel Agent Survival Kit that you can read about in this month’s issue. Tammy knows what she’s talking about, and I urge agents to give it a look. She’s already done wonders with one young agent – Heather Davis – who just secured a $180,000 destination wedding booking following Tammy’s advice. Tammy has recently partnered with some heavy-hitters, including Kevin Harrington from the hit TV show Shark Tank. Click on Tammy’s story on this page and buckle up for a wild ride.

There’s still one more month left to enter our first contest in Caribbean Connection. Send us a few lines on your favorite Caribbean resort, destination, restaurant or out-of-the-way attraction and you’ll be in the running for a copy of the hardcover coffee table book, "All That’s Good: The story of Butch Stewart, the man behind Sandals Resorts."Winners will also receive a package of Jamaica’s Blue Mountain coffee. The contest is open to all our readers. Email your entries to me at markrogers222777@hotmail.com.

Send your feedback and story ideas for Caribbean Connection to markrogers222777@hotmail.com. There are 101,000 readers waiting to hear from you! And if you’re looking for promotional opportunities in Caribbean Connection, click HERE.

Sandals Debuts WeddingMoons First Look

Sandals^® Resorts has created a win/win situation for travel agents and their wedding-bound clients. This fall, couples will have the opportunity to preview the newly created WeddingMoons^® First Look, a promotion featuring a series of exciting and informative wedding and honeymoon related events at beautiful Sandals Grande Riviera. Meanwhile, Travel agents will now receive a 10% commission on WeddingMoons^® First Look bookings, as well as commission on future bookings resulting from participation in WeddingMoons^® First Look.

Best Western Premier Petion-Ville Opens in Haiti

The Best Western Premier Petion-Ville opened in April. It’s the first U.S. branded full-service hotel to open in Haiti in fifteen years. Designed for the business traveler, the hotel is also targeting the leisure crowd.

Your Travel Agency’s Future – A Mandatory Survival Kit

Tammy Levent, the CEO of Elite Travel and the author of the bestselling book Women Who Mean Business, has a new series that will increase your profits, strengthen your partnerships and WOW your clients. Click HERE to access your own Travel Agent’s Survival Kit and to read an exciting case history of an agent that Tammy mentored to a $180,000 destination wedding booking!

By Melanie Reffes

Last month, Caribbean Week in New York rocked the Big Apple with fashion shows, gospel concerts, cooking demonstrations, tropical parties and seminars for travel agents who sell the region.

This issue marks our first contest in Caribbean Connection: "Tell It Like It Is"

Send us a few lines on your favorite Caribbean resort, destination, restaurant or out-of-the-way attraction and you’ll be in the running for a hardcover copy of the book, "All That’s Good: The story of Butch Stewart, the man behind Sandals Resorts." Winners will also receive an 8 oz. package of Lively Up Coffee from Jamaica’s Blue Mountains.