Peter Ueberroth, founder of First Travel Corporation, is the opening keynote speaker for 2008 cruise3sixty conference in Fort Lauderdale, March 7-9. 

A true travel industry success story, Mr. Ueberroth opened a single travel agency location a little over 40 years ago. By the time he sold the company, it was the second largest travel business in the United States.  Former commissioner of Major League Baseball and current chairman of the United States Olympic Committee, Mr. Ueberroth is an example of excellence and ambition in sports as well as the travel industry. We are very are excited to have Mr. Ueberroth as the keynote speaker at this year’s conference.

2008 New Year’s Resolutions

• Make more money
• Grow my business
• Expand my network
• Learn about the latest cruise line product offerings
• Be the best travel professional I can be!

Congratulations!  If you've registered for cruise3sixty, you'll be joining almost 1400 travel professionals at CLIA’s premier conference March 7-9, in Fort Lauderdale.

Here's how cruise3sixty can help you jump start your New Year’s resolutions and make 2008 your best year ever!

• Training and Certification
  CLIA Institute Track - fast-track your Accredited (ACC) or Master (MCC) Cruise Counsellor designation! Earn up to 115 credits!
  
  
• Executive Series
  Specially selected and drafted by the CLIA training staff with an eye toward the business owner. Don’t miss out on seminars such as “Direct Mail That Sells”, “Negotiating to Win”, and “Building a Smart Business Plan . ”
  
  
• CLIA Seminars
  "Power Selling Techniques", "Creating a Cruise Marketing Plan", and "Customer Relations Management Made Easy" are just a sample of the 12 CLIA seminars designed to help you increase your business savvy, resulting in higher sales!
  
  
• Networking
  Sign up for peer2pier appointments with trade show exhibitors and cruise line executives. This is your chance to ask questions and make the connections to get you where you want to be. Appointments with the cruise lines will be available beginning January 18, 2008…watch your e-mail

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cruise3sxity offers outstanding educational opportunities. Take time today to review the conference program and sign up for ship inspections, seminars, booking demos and workshops! Space is limited and many events do sell out.