Avoya Expands and Rebrands Mastermind Academies

Avoya Travel's Mastermind Academy has been rebranded and expanded.

The program, which provides tailored education and support to travel agents, includes new courses and more dates.

Avoya has updated the educational program due to its popularity with agents, who often repeat the courses. The rapidly growing number of new-to-travel professionals also drove the recent expansion of Mastermind Academy.

“With the Mastermind Academy program, Avoya Travel is focused on strengthening the long-term viability of Independent Agency success within our unique business model and providing education that encompasses both professional and personal development to encourage continued growth,” said Tammie Richie, associate vice president of Avoya Mastermind. “Avoya Travel continues to invest in its shared success model and remains committed to supporting travel professionals in delivering exceptional vacation experiences to customers, growing sales, and building successful Independent Agencies.”

Its newest course is the Mastermind Early Success Academy, which focuses on the initial sales and personal growth of Independent Agencies newly affiliated with the Avoya Network.

Mastermind Success Academies are seven-day learning events onboard cruise ships. In August, the event will take place on the MSC Seaside, and an October course will be offered onboard Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas.

These sessions offer agencies the opportunity to build upon their basic sales foundations and provide a program centered on best practices, including results-oriented success strategies, sales and advanced systems.

Mastermind Ultimate Success Academies are for Avoya’s Independent Agencies that produce $500,000 to $5 million or more in annual sales. The courses are 10 days and will be offered onboard the Azamara Journey in November and the Oceania Riviera in December.

Curriculum in these courses are more advanced, providing content that addresses suggested strategies for continuing individual growth, determining how and when to expand businesses, and refining the Independent Agencies’ brands.

“The Success Academy this August will be my sixth Avoya Mastermind Academy," said Connie Rush, owner of Creative Getaways LLC. "Business and industry dynamics are always changing, so every time an Independent Agency owner attends an Academy, something new may resonate with their business that adds value and grows them as travel professionals.”

“I believe Avoya Travel’s new Mastermind Academy series will take the educational experience to the next level by addressing Independent Agencies’ individual needs to better help them achieve their own versions of success,” Rush added.

The events are sold out in 2018, but Avoya is adding more dates to its 2019 academies to accommodate the increasing number of attendees.