Mr. Ken Heit
Cruise and Travel Expert, Adventure Travel / Signature Travel Network
Member of the Leisure & Lodging Council
Council Member Biography
Ken Heit is a Cruise and Travel Expert at Adventure Travels, an independently owned company of the Signature Travel Network consortium, specializing in the cruise and travel industry, since August 2011. Adventure Travels specializes in luxury cruise lines which include Seabourn, Crystal, SilverSea and Regent. Mr. Heit also specializes in River Cruise companies throughout the world. He oversees millions of dollars in annual cruise and travel related sales revenue, and continues to be one of the top producing sales agents in the company with thousands of cruise and travel clients. Mr. Heit has over 25 years of experience in the travel industry in sales and management. He has worked closely with revenue managers and reservations staff and has gained extensive knowledge of cruise line operations, management, booking volumes, and pricing trends. Mr. Heit is familiar with all major cruises lines with special insight into Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean International Corporation and their family of cruise lines. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2011 - Unspecified
- Cruise and Travel Expert, Adventure Travel / Signature Travel Network
- 1996 - 2011
- Director of Sales, World Travel Corp
- 1994 - 1996
- Director of Sales, 1-800-TAKE-OFF
- 1992 - 1994
- Reservations , Orient Lines
- 1986 - 1991
- Outside Sales/Travel Agent, Davis Travel Hawaii
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Ken Heit
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Cruise Lines versus Travel Agencies and "New Rules"
November 23, 2010
Carnival to Unveil Strict New Final Payment Policy | www.cruiselinefans.com
Through the years travel agencies have been the major source of bookings for cruise lines. Why put handcuffs on us now with "New Rules"?
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January 21, 2009
Cruise trouble on the high seas | blogs.usatoday.com
Prices are being drastically reduced on cruises for 2009 Bookings are down for the wave season signaling trouble ahead Cancellations are up and the booking window is getting very close in
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NCL "Freestyle Cruising that is free"
September 22, 2006
Norwegian Cruise Line trying a unique approach | www.ncl.com
Norwegian Cruise Line, the world's third largest cruise company, announced today a major new $100 million dollar rebranding campaign. The new approach attempts to differentiate themselves from Royal Caribbean, and Carnival Cruise Line. NCL freestyle cruising will be re-launched, with a completely new unique image portrayal.
GLG Study Groups with Ken Heit(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
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| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 5715 |
| Online Payment Experts | 785 |
| Travel Industry Consultants | 378 |
| Online Travel Agency and Industry Experts (North America) | 323 |
| Airline Global Distribution System Experts | 155 |
GLG Live Meetings with Ken Heit(?)
Recent Seminars
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February 17, 2006 |
GLGi: Cruise Line Industry Overview -
February 16, 2006 |
GLGi: Cruise Line Industry Overview
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