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Return undeliverable Canadian Family Fun Turn to page 20 to find addresses to Circulation Dept., #555 - 88 East Pender St., Vancouver, out more. BC V6A 3X3. 38 Cruisin’ Kerala Contents © copyright 2009 by ACT Communications Inc. All Rights PHOTO CREDIT: Reserved. Editorial submissions must be accompanied by a self- Discovering Southern TOURISM addressed, stamped envelope. The publisher assumes no responsibility India’s Magical TASMANIA/PETER BAILLIE for lost material. Backwaters’ Experience ISSN 1207-1463 The Official Sponsor Publication of the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies www.TRAVELHotNews.com Canadian Traveller • November 2009 5 $elling With $teve By Steve Crowhurst, CTC The Simple-Ology Service Model Simplify Your Agency Service Model & Win More Business s I travel I am always learning restaurants, not to mention the special of the same soup…well. So, how’s your from my own service experi- deals. Simple-ology: All you need is a service recovery responses? Aences. Many times I will not kind front desk person who can quickly complain as I truly want to experience and efficiently request your name, credit The Air Intake the full on “no service for you” package. card, hand over your card key, direct you I’m sure you already know about how Some service situations are small in issue to the elevator and fit in a“enjoy your stay, passengers are treated and mistreated but big on the repeat scale as in, “Let me call us if you need us” welcome. Is there onboard their favourite flight. You’ve seen tell you what happened to me”. Yup. I’ll something you need to change when your the flight attendant stand by as an elderly be telling everyone I meet. From flights customers “check-in” with you? Make lady tries to bench press her bag into the to hotel stays you can learn a lot about it easy for your customer to do business overhead bin. You’ve witnessed the fam- how to treat a customer and also how to with you. Remove any and all obstacles. ily or couple sitting in separate seats and lose one. Here are a few insights from my Develop and practice your customer wel- forced to play deal or no deal with fel- recent travels that might prompt you to come scenario, words and phrases for the low passengers when the flight attendant make some changes to your agency cus- busy and not-so-busy customer. could have stepped in and sorted out the tomer service model. situation. Simple-ology: So simple to pay The Salty Soup attention to what’s going on around your The Hotel Check-In Restaurants can also teach us a few things customer and correct service issues on the The check-in can be a wonderful or a hor- about simple service. Friends were in spot. Is there a repetitive service response rendous experience. A customer walking town. We went to a lovely restaurant, food that needs correcting in your agency? Can through the door to your agency, click- and personnel always pleasant. Nothing you do it now? ing to enter your website or receiving a changed for this meal except for what they response to their e-mail, are all related to could have done just a little bit better. The The Simple Service Model the check-in procedure at a hotel. The wel- “little bit better” meant taking more own- Customer service models seem to be come and the greeting are all important. ership of the situation. The soup, a sea- way too deep for some reason. Rules and The ‘stand over there until I look up and food bisque arrives, well delivered, well regulations galore when a simple Yes or look at you’ is often a style of hotel greet- presented, smelling so good. Spoon dips No is all you need. Hire in those warm, ing copied by more than one retail travel in, lifts up its payload and curves to lips… friendly, sincere, cooperative, helpful agencies. This ‘stand over there’ scenario grimace! Try again. Double grimace! “It’s and knowledgeable people as opposed is part of the “I’d love to help you but I’ve so salty” came the sad faced response. to those feisty to nasty service people got a hotel to run!” service model. Don’t The soup was left to one side. The server we meet so often. Keep Your Service they know what I’ve been through to get to arrived back to the table and we advised Simple. Now find the ways to simplify that bed to which they hold the key? Up at about the salt. Off she went and returned your agency service model and win more 5 a.m., travelling all day, fighting people, with, “The chef is very sorry, he realized it business as you do it. ✈ traffic and baggage carousels to get into was too salty. He’s added new ingredients. Steve Crowhurst, CTC, of SMP Training a cab with an artist, doctor, engineer or Shall I bring you another bowl of soup?” Co., is a management trainer/consult- holy man at the wheel who hands you his The quick response was “No thanks!” ant to travel companies in Canada and resume with your credit card receipt.
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