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                 If you do this right, it is a win-win for   needs are driven by the destination we   but also to provide the right training and
              everybody. Your clients gain confidence,   travel to and climates we live in? What   help them gain the expertise they need to
              are armed with the right products to travel   products do you sell to support them as   sell more. Your team will sell by educating
              like a pro and come back to your store. At   they travel to their destination? What can   your clients. You need to give them a list
              the same time, you gain their loyalty and   they buy in your store to bring home?   of questions they should ask to sell more
              advocacy for life, while tripling your sales   During my COVID travel I found   without sounding salesy. They will not
              every day with each traveler.     myself in a situation where I needed a   only need to understand the new health
                                                body thermometer to measure my own   and safety rules, but also a refresher on
              Step 4: Finding the right products and   temperature. The people in the store   geography, climates, and time zones.
              partners                          thought I had COVID and I became   Product recommendations need to be based
                 After learning the psychology of   stressed and nervous. Avoid this. Think   on reasons for travel as well as how people
              your clients, their needs, and the current   about the frequent travelers’ lives, make a   are traveling i.e. solo, group, family. Help
              trends, look for the right new products and   list of all the items they need and ensure   your team to become experts in selling by
              partners. I’m not talking about face masks   you have them in stock.   providing the training they need and keep
              or hand sanitizers. Think outside the box.                          in mind that half-way solutions provide
              How can you get your clients travel ready?   Step 5: Train your staff  half-way results.
              What products will they need on the plane?   You may have all the knowledge and   Follow these steps to get started on
              What products do they need in destination   all the products in your store, but if your   your path to improve sales in the new
              because the trip destination is in a different   staff is not trained you will not succeed.   normal and keep in mind, you are no longer
              time zone, climate, and language. How will   This is the most important step in your new   just selling products. You are selling your
              the destination impact their youthfulness,   sales strategy.        ability to provide the right advice, manage
              wellness, productivity and health? Did you   Your job is not only to ensure that   travelers’ uncertainty, and make their travel
              know that our beauty and youthfulness   your employees receive salary and benefits,   experience as relaxing and safe as possible.

                                                                                      Edyta Satchell, a Certified Integrative
                                                                                  Nutrition Health Coach, is a renown
                                                                                  corporate executive, speaker, and wellness
                                                                                  practitioner.
                                                                                      She is a former duty free executive
                                                                                  from her native Poland where she
                                                                                  worked at Baltona Duty-Free Foreign
                                                                                  Trade Company. She helps thousands of
                                                                                  corporations to rejuvenate their revenue
                                                                                  and profit in the new normal, by creating
                                                                                  highly customized, modern, comprehensive
                                                                                  programs to companies and their
                                                                                  employees that help them gain confidence,
                                                                                  productivity, client loyalty, and boost their
                                                                                  profit.
                                                                                      Edyta is the Founder of Satchelle
                                                                                  Global Travel Wellness. She has more than
                                                                                  20 years of global leadership experience
                                                                                  working with dozens of A-listers including
                                                                                  CEOs of key Fortune 500 companies and
                                                                                  has been featured in many media.

                                                                                  Contact details:
                                                                                  esatchell@satchelleglobal.com
                                                                                  satchelleglobal.com
                                                                                  edytasatchell.com
                                                                                  @edytasatchell











                  Edyta Satchell showing the stress and anxiety of travel during the current pandemic.

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