Everyone Needs a Bucket List!
This last year has shown us—more than ever before—why we all want or need a bucket list. In 2020, vacations were canceled, families and friends were unable to visit one another, weddings and other family/social events were postponed. But, more than anything else, the pandemic proved that we need togetherness and adventure in our lives, and we need it now!
That is why encouraging your clients to create a bucket list is so critical. A bucket list is a long-term plan about the places your clients want to visit…not just for their next trip but for their next 10 trips! That’s where your expertise comes in. Your skills in helping clients create this plan will keep them loyal to you!
We turned to one of our Professional Education Program (PEP) members, Kim Specht CTIE, for advice on creating a bucket list. Consequently, she is hosting a webinar, Everyone Needs a Bucket List! Helping Clients Create One. Register IMMEDIATELY because it is scheduled for TOMORROW, June 23, at 3:00 pm (EDT).
To whet your appetite, Kim has provided a preview of her webinar. Here’s what she has to say:
As a travel professional, you can help your clients create a bucket list with all the places and experiences they’ve dreamt of. It should never include obligations, i.e., the locations they thought they should be visiting because everyone else has been there. If that is their motivation, they surely will miss out on places and experiences that are important to them. Every bucket list must be unique to the individual.
And your clients need not be limited to only one list. Help them see that it’s a good idea to have several themed bucket lists, which then can be shared with others who have the same dreams. For instance, suggest to your clients that they have a family bucket list of things they want to do with relatives. Or they could have a list consisting solely of places to celebrate milestone birthdays, anniversaries, or other special occasions.
Encourage your clients to have romance bucket lists as well. This is a great way for them to keep relationships exciting and to remain connected, so they can reach those milestone anniversaries. If you are planning destination weddings or honeymoons for clients, make sure they understand these definitely should be bucket list trips. Or how about assisting clients with “annual honeymoon” bucket lists? Who says people are permitted just a one-time-only honeymoon? Shouldn’t every romantic trip be a honeymoon bucket list trip? And if you need a little help exploring incredible romance travel options, enroll in our NEWLY Updated Honeymoons and Destination Weddings course released just last week!
Here are some ideas for bucket list themes:
- Family bucket list
- Adventure bucket list
- Romance bucket list
- Friends bucket list
- Short-term (this year) bucket list
- Long-term or special-term bucket list (Tip: Make sure you set a specific year or date for each one.)
- Milestones bucket list
If your clients do not yet have bucket lists, you can help them get started. Here are some questions you could ask:
- What did you always dream of doing as a child?
- Where have you always dreamt of traveling?
- What craft or activity did you always want to take up?
- What physical activities have you always wanted to try?
- What sort of events have you always wanted to attend?
Bucket lists should never be “one day or someday.” The purpose of a bucket list is to make people accountable for doing amazing things and visiting incredible places. Recommend that your clients reveal their lists to friends and family. This encourages those people to ask questions about the places mentioned and whether your clients have gone there yet. This will prevent a bucket list from becoming an “it’s never going to happen” list.
Thanks so much, Kim!
Be sure to join Kim for TOMORROW’s webinar, Everyone Needs a Bucket List! Helping Clients Create One, for more tips, suggestions, and ideas to help your clients—and YOU!—create a bucket list.
