Travel Advisor Training for 2026: Join PTANA Hampton Roads for The Money-Making Travel Advisor Boot Camp

 

If you are a travel advisor, travel agent, agency owner, or sub-agent looking for travel advisor training that helps you become more productive, profitable, and prepared for 2027, this is the room you want to be in. PTANA Hampton Roads is bringing travel professionals a high-impact, hands-on training designed to help advisors strengthen their systems, improve workflow, increase FIT bookings and group bookings, and use better tools to run a more profitable travel business. As an added bonus, all attendees who register will receive 20% off all MoneyMaker’s Mindset offers at www.pjsands.com/store using a special coupon code provided after registration.

The Money-Making Travel Advisor Boot Camp

Too many travel advisors are working hard, staying busy, and still not seeing the income, efficiency, and consistency they want. This boot camp is designed to help both new and seasoned advisors move beyond overwhelm and into stronger operations, better follow-up, smarter client communication, and more intentional revenue growth.

This is not generic motivation. This is practical travel agent education focused on what advisors need right now: systems, AI, workflow, organization, client experience, and income-producing activity. Advisors who get serious now about structure, automation, and profitability will be in a stronger position to grow their business into 2027. Travel industry and SEO guidance consistently emphasizes targeting specific service and niche terms rather than relying only on broad “travel” language, which is exactly how this event is positioned.

Why This Boot Camp Matters Now

The advisors who will stand out in 2027 are not just the ones who know destinations. They are the ones who know how to run a business well. That means understanding how to manage leads, communicate consistently, streamline admin work, organize client details, simplify CRM workflows, and focus on the daily actions that actually lead to more sales.

Whether you are an independent travel advisor, hosted travel agent, experienced agency owner, or managing a team of sub-agents, this session is built to help you:

• improve productivity and reduce overwhelm

• strengthen your travel business systems

• use AI for travel advisors in a practical way

• simplify TravelJoy workflows and follow-up

• increase confidence with FIT and group sales

• identify what is actually producing income in your business

TravelJoy’s own platform and workshop materials emphasize CRM, itinerary management, payments, AI assistance, and group booking workflows for travel advisors, which aligns directly with the focus of this event.

What You’ll Learn

During this one-day intensive, attendees will explore some of the most relevant topics in travel advisor education right now, including:

The 20 Essentials Every Profitable Travel Business Must Have

A focused look at the systems, structure, and protections advisors need to operate professionally and profitably.

Using ChatGPT to Reduce Your Workload

A practical session on using AI to write faster, communicate more consistently, and save time on repetitive business tasks. AI tools for travel advisors are increasingly being built into industry platforms to speed up itinerary creation and reduce manual work, which is one reason this topic is so timely.

Free and Low-Cost Tools to Stay Organized and Productive

Simple tools and workflows to help advisors manage leads, client intake, documentation, tasks, and follow-up.

TravelJoy Training Without Overcomplicating Your Business

A clearer understanding of leads, trips, tasks, workflows, payments, and how to make TravelJoy support your business instead of slowing it down. TravelJoy describes itself as an all-in-one platform for CRM, itineraries, and payments, and its recent workshops specifically highlight group workflows, payment collection, and organization for advisors.

Turning Daily Activity Into Real Income Growth

A reality check on where advisors lose money, how to identify revenue-generating activity, and how to become more intentional about profitability.

Who Should Attend

This event is ideal for:

• new travel advisors who want the right foundation

• experienced travel agents who want to modernize their workflow

• agency owners who want stronger systems for themselves and their sub-agents

• sub-agents who need more structure, productivity, and confidence

• travel professionals looking for travel agent training, TravelJoy training, AI for travel advisors, and practical strategies to increase FIT bookings and group bookings

This boot camp is especially valuable for advisors who know they need to tighten up their process before 2027 and do not want to keep piecing together growth one workaround at a time.

Event Details

The Money-Making Travel Advisor Boot Camp
Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: Fairfield Inn & Suites, 5800 Butts Station Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23455

Registration Investment
PTANA Members: $40
Non-PTANA Members: $50
Virtual Option: $25

Continental breakfast and lunch will be served for in-person attendees.

Meet the Presenter

This boot camp will be led by PJ Douglas Sands, Certified Business AI Strategist & Luxury Travel Agency Owner. With 27+ years in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry, PJ brings deep experience in business growth, operations, client experience, and modern productivity strategies for travel professionals. She is also the founder of MoneyMaker’s Mindset Travel Inner Circle, where she helps travel advisors strengthen their habits, systems, confidence, and profitability.

Why You Need to Register Now

Seats are limited, and this is the kind of training that can change how you run your business for the rest of the year. The advisors who move early, implement faster, and build stronger systems now will be the ones better positioned to grow revenue, serve clients at a higher level, and move into 2027 with more clarity and momentum.

Whether you are trying to increase FIT sales, improve group booking processes, train your sub-agents, get organized in TravelJoy, or finally start using AI in a way that actually saves time, this boot camp is built to help you make that shift.

Register Today

Ready to work smarter, book better, and grow a more profitable travel business?