If you were planning the trip of a lifetime or perhaps your honeymoon, and you wanted to go to an exotic island destination – wouldn’t you want your travel agent to have been there first? Wouldn’t you feel more confident with a travel agent who knew what the hotels are like? How to get around? What not to miss and what not to waste your time on? Of course you would! Especially if you had your heart set on the Islands of Tahiti.
That’s why travel agent Gayle Zielke president of First Choice Travel and Cruise in Waukesha, Wisconsin took the time and effort to become a Certified Tahiti Specialist™—a trained expert in Tahiti! “The Tahiti Tiare program is tough, but when you finish you really know the destination,” says Zielke. “A lot of people have a life-long dream of going to Tahiti. So they do a lot of research. But then when they go to book their trip, they discover that their travel agent doesn’t know the first thing about it.” The Tahiti Tiare program is an intensive training program that Tahiti’s national tourist office offers to travel agents. Agents don’t get certified until they attended workshops to learn vacation options. Then they have to go to another seminar, put on by Tahiti partners. They must also take a trip to the Islands of Tahiti and experience the country first-hand. Gayle has been there 5 times!And there’s more. They have to sell four trips, demonstrating that they can successfully put together and sell Tahiti vacations…annually. For Zielke that is no problem as she is usually working on Tahiti guests weekly! Zielke says that being a Certified Tahiti Specialist has given her the ability to make people’s dreams come true. For travelers seeking a unique getaway to a place of heart-stopping beauty, the Islands of Tahiti are the place. “There is no more romantic place for a honeymoon, anniversary or special birthday celebration. But that’s not all. There are wonderful cruises throughout the islands. There’s also world-class scuba diving and yachting. And no matter what you do on your trip, you get to experience the genuine warmth of the Polynesian people. I’d say that’s one of the most remarkable things about the destination.”
To contact Gayle Zielke, call First Choice Travel and Cruise at 262-542-5955 or e-mail her at Gayle@FirstChoiceTravelandCruise.com
