Elevate & Scale 

with Angela Hughes

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 For Angela Hughes, coaching and creating marketing strategies for travel professionals and travel companies has always been her passion. For 35+ years, she has actively been selling and operating Trips & Ships Luxury Travel, a full service travel agency with 63 advisors. As a Certified Travel Consultant since 1993, Angela has made it her mission to create premium bespoke experiences through her luxury consultation business, all while privately consulting agencies and DMC’s to build their luxury travel market space through the Luxury Travel University. 

Angela has been featured in the Wall Street Journal,  The Washington Post, Travel Weekly, Luxury Travel Advisor, Travel Market Report, Insider Travel Report, German LUXE magazines and appears on Fox 35 TV as a regular travel contributor, and often is a guest speaker around the country in the tourism industry and on social media. She has been recognized as one of the 1% of travel advisors [out of 100,000] by Internova.  Hughes lectures as an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Geography and Travel & Tourism. She has travelled to 92+ countries and previously lived in Osaka, Japan. Angela also gives back through travel via their non-profit Color My World creating humanitarian trips meeting sustainable development goals around the world.

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HOW TO SELL LUXURY LIKE A PRO Masterclass Series

 

How to Sell Tanzania like a Pro
Monday April 10th, 1:30-3:30pm EST 
 

Learn how to sell one of the most historic and captivating destinations in the world, Tanzania. This 2 hour masterclass with Angela Hughes is designed help you attract the right clients and grow your luxury travel business.

This 2 hour, live masterclass is scheduled for April 5, 2023 and is expected to sell out.

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How to Sell Thailand like a Pro
Monday, May 1, 1:00-3:00 PM EST
 

Learn how to sell one of the most historic and captivating destinations in the world, Thailand. This 2 hour masterclass with Angela Hughes is designed help you attract the right clients and grow your luxury travel business.

This 2 hour, live masterclass is scheduled for April 10, 2023 and is expected to sell out.

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LUXE TRIBE EDUCATIONAL FAM TRIPS

Firsthand Experience Matters…

 

Join the Luxury Travel University Tribe in top global destinations to learn and grow as an advisor on curated luxe educational fam trips.

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Sardinia, Italy

October 18-25, 2022
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Explore the most sought after destinations in Italy with Italy By Experts and the Luxury Travel University. This will be one of our most sought after FAM trips this year.
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Saudi Arabia 

 January 31- Feb 7, 2023 Postponed

Learn how to sell the hottest emerging destinations in the world with expert live coaching combined with on the ground training with Cadence Vacations.

POSTPONED

Milan, Lake Como & Venice Italy

 March 18-25, 2023 

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Grow your business in Italy with Italy by Experts who specializes in the luxury boutique experience
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"Angela Hughes is an expert and anyone looking to expand their business will definitely benefit from her knowledge. Above all she is a great person!  We don't see that often. So, Angela I am taking this opportunity to thank you and I am grateful to have met you!" - Diane DP

Destination Management Company and Travel Beyond Wellness

A Perfect Consultant

"Angela is amazing. Her years of experience, combined with a thorough understanding of the travel industry and natural intuition of how to help others, make her the perfect consultant! She gives straight-foroward actionable advice that makes a HUGE difference! Thanks Angela." - Jill Knapp

 

Trips & Ships Luxury Travel

A Sweet Dream!

"Working with Angela has been like a sweet dream!  She openly shares her knowledge and creates a comfortable environment that is similar to working with a longtime friend.  Angela was considerate of my individual style as we collaborated to design a detailed actions plan for my business.  She is a true professional and it shows!" - Sherrhonda Gayle

 Cloud 99 Tours

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Keynote Speaker, Workshop & Business Coach for your Next Travel Event

 Hire Angela Hughes to speak or train at your next conference or event.  Hughes has trained thousands of students, advisors and corporations since 1996.

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1-on-1 Business to Business Coaching & Marketing Strategies for Travel Advisors & Suppliers

 Dive deep into your development with personalized guidance to help scale and grow your business to a brand new level.

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Influencer Marketing Program to grow your following and brand awareness

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