Master the secrets for funding a
lifetime of travel … and make $100,000 or more
a year as you explore the world like a VIP

Dear Reader,

I can’t imagine a better way to end 2008 on a high note. This is a way for you to ensure that you’re set to start the New Year not just energized to travel… but with all the secrets you need to ready to make those travels lucrative.

Spend a power-packed long-weekend with the six savvy, world-wise experts I’ve invited to show you everything they know… and you’ll learn the keys to mastering four fun travel tools you can use to escape the 9-5 drudgery of the work-a-day world…

These experts will hand you the key to a life where you can live on permanent vacation … travel like a VIP … receive offers of hospitality at top-notch resorts around the world … get behind-the-curtain passes to everything from art openings to museum exhibits and concerts … meet new people … escape to romantic getaways … experience fascinating cultures … and take home as much as six figures a year … plus even take your travels as tax-deductions …

You may not realize it, but you’re already super-close to living the PROFITABLE traveler’s life. It’s simply a matter of learning a few tricks.

It’s All About Turning What You’re Already Doing
For Pleasure into Income-Earning Skills …

Here’s what I mean …

If you’ve ever arrived home from a day-trip or vacation and called a friend to tell her about your experience or scribbled an email account of what happened … if you’ve taken snap shots of the monuments and places you’ve visited or the people you’ve met … or brought home souvenirs … or even organized a trip for you and your friends …

Then you’re already half way there.

It’s just a matter of turning what you’re already doing for pleasure into income-earning skills …

And that means taking not just ho-hum snapshots … but the kinds of pictures that sell best.

It means putting your notes and recommendations about the restaurants where you eat and the hotels where you stay into a format magazines and guidebooks can use.

It means not just shopping with family and friends in mind … but learning which souvenirs will sell best when you’re back home.

It means not just planning a trip for yourself, but parlaying that organizing you’re already doing anyway into a paycheck that can more than cover the cost of your travels …

You get the idea. It’s not hard to do. But it would certainly take you a few years to figure it out on your own.

In Panama City this December, we’ll get you ramped up for success in three power-packed days. So you can be on the path to lucrative travel right when the New Year starts.

Why Panama?

In years past, we’ve held this event in the States, but it makes more sense to take it overseas where you can put into practice – right there on the spot – the secrets you’ll be learning.

We picked Panama for a whole host of reasons, among them …

• It’s an easy two-and-a-half hour flight from the southeastern U.S. Hop on a plane after breakfast, and you can be there for lunch.
• Panama uses the U.S. dollar as its currency. So not only won’t you have to go to the trouble of exchanging local money, but the relative weakness of the dollar compared to the euro, for instance, doesn’t matter here at all.
• In fact, you’ll find your dollars stretch very nicely in these parts. A cab ride across town? Two bucks. An excellent dinner for two with wine and dessert? $25 or less. In other words, it’s one of those (ever fewer) good-value destinations if you’re shopping with dollars.
• Panama City is a cosmopolitan place – and growing by the day (cranes everywhere!). But in its old town, Casco Viejo, away from the bustle and dirt of a “new” city under construction, you’ll find first-rate jazz clubs and trendy restaurants serving local fare and international cuisine from around the world. There the wrought-iron balconies that adorn the facades of renovated, colonial-era homes and businesses call to mind New Orleans at its best.

In fact, we’ll be based for this workshop just outside the city – an easy cab ride away from downtown – at a beautiful spa and resort hotel.

We Launched This Annual Event in 2006 to Rave Reviews
and This Year’s is Going To Be Even Better …

I’ve invited four savvy travelers – each a specialist in at least one get-paid-to-travel tool – to meet in Panama City in December. And I’ve asked each of them to join us on the condition that they’ll come ready to share with you not just general advice … but the specific secrets you’ll need to quickly and easily turn your interest in travel into paychecks.

They’ve all agreed. And they’ll be on hand to deliver to you all their secrets for building wealth through four travel tools:

• photography
• travel writing
• import/export
• niche tours

In the past, we’ve included only three of the four (photography, travel writing, and import/export). But this year – because there’s a definite movement for you to capitalize on – we’re adding the module on creating your own tours.

We’ll teach you how to find and foster a viable niche and turn it into travel others will pay you for. It works like this:

Pick a hobby – sports, outdoor activities, reading, history, handi-crafts, painting, you name it – and learn how to design a tour around it … plus (critically) how to advertise it to others who share your interest.

You’ve seen programs like these: Walking tours of Paris following the drama in Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code … archeological digs in Ireland uncovering ancient ruins … gourmet cooking tours and culinary vacations in France, Italy, and Spain.

What you may not realize, though, is that if you organize such a trip, taking advantage of group discounts, you can actually travel for free … and pocket a profit … plus enjoy the company of like-minded people.

It makes perfect sense. After all, you already tell people about your travel experiences … take snap shots … and search for the best (and often times, the best-priced!) souvenirs to bring back home with you … and who hasn’t organized an outing for friends!

… which is what makes this opportunity so exciting!

By merging these four travel tools – and our resources at AWAI – we are giving you a GROUNDBREAKING opportunity to learn how to travel anywhere, anytime, and make a six-figure income.

Making a Six-Figure Income Traveling The Globe is Very Conservative,
Compared to What Some Travelers Are Doing …

Just listen to this: “My brother (a landscaper) wanted to join forces and open a business,” says Thompson Lange from Carmel, California. “He thought that my history of hitting the road with a backpack and no itinerary could be a useful asset.” It was.

After a major buying spree in China, they wanted to showcase their finds. So they opened a home environments store on California’s Monterey Peninsula. After their first year’s trading, they’d hit the big time. Moe Ammar, president of Pacific Grove’s Chamber of Commerce, had this to say in the Monterey County Herald: ‘Within one year of operation they were among the Top 40 revenue producers in the city. Being in the Top 40 means generating at least $1.1 million in sales.’

A million dollars! And that’s just one tool! So, imagine the potential that exists for merging all three tools. That’s why I want to invite you to Panama City, Panama where you’ll master our new, four-pronged travel strategy … so you can prove to your fellow travelers that the travel experience is not only enjoyable … but can be lucrative, too!

Become a Master of The “Four-Pronged Approach” to
Funding And Profiting From a LIFETIME of TRAVEL

Join us in Panama, a wonderfully dynamic location for this event, and you’ll meet the savvy travelers who will show you exactly how this “Four-Pronged” strategy for travel profits works.

This will not be one of those long, drawn out seminars that leaves you bored to tears. Not by a long shot. We’re all about hands-on, practical material and real-world advice. You’ll find all the presentations to be on-target, useful … and entertaining, too. Delivering exactly what you need to put these travel tools to use immediately.

Plus, you can’t beat the venue.

We’ll call the fabulous Intercontinental Playa Bonita Hotel & Spa home for the workshop. It’s just west of Panama City proper and sits on two kilometers of private, palm-lined beach. You’ll be surrounded by lavish gardens (Panama is home to more than 9,000 species of plants, and you’ll believe it when you see these grounds!).

Bring your swim suit as there are infinity pools and cascades of water. We’ll be busy with the workshop while we’re there, of course. But if you’re interested, you can find a lunch break or an evening hour to indulge in a spa treatment … an outdoor massage … a seaweed wrap … a facial …

Or, if you’re looking for something more active, you can take a boat out or go for a swim in the ocean.

As I said earlier, we’ll be close enough to town to go in for dinner if you like. Or you can certainly eat at the resort itself, which has three restaurants.

Plus, we’ve arranged a discounted room rate at the Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa for you – more than $200 below the regular price. (Though to guarantee yourself a room at the special rate, you must book by November 10, 2008.)

So you can enjoy some pleasant pampering and an elegant stay (at a great discounted price) while you learning the nuts and bolts you need to turn 2009 into the start of a LIFETIME of lucrative travel.

I want to be overwhelmed with emails telling me about your successes. I want to hear about the money you’re making, the perks you’re enjoying, the places you’ve traveled to …

Maybe you’ll find yourself in Wandi Stewart’s shoes …

Regular Folks Just Like You Are Already Turning
Their Passion for Travel into Paychecks …

Wandi traveled to Ecuador and visited Otavalo and Cotacacci markets, where she met local artisans and bought several pieces of artwork, a tapestry, and some clothing. She brought these gifts home to Atlanta, to give away to her friends and family.

"People were just amazed at the quality and craftsmanship of the things she had brought back. So she asked her friends, "Would you actually pay for these things?" They not only gave her a resounding "yes," but placed orders for her next trip.

A few weeks later, Wandi returned to Ecuador, met several local artists whose work she liked, and shipped back about 800 pounds of tapestries, blankets, musical instruments, masks, clothing, paintings, and other local crafts.

When she got back to the States, she sold everything she had bought. And she was able to mark up the paintings as much as 800%. Hammocks sold for 600% more than she had paid.

" … it’s a lot of fun," says Wandi. "I spend my days in markets, museums, and art galleries, and I get to meet people I’d never have the chance to meet otherwise. On my last trip to Ecuador, for example, I felt like I was on safari, trying to track down a mask artist who lived high in the mountains outside Otavalo. There were no phone lines or street signs. Finally I stumbled upon the village … and was able to strike a deal."

Wandi sells her Ecuadorian discoveries at crafts shows and festivals and in small boutiques in Atlanta, Georgia. "It’s great," she says. "It allows me to travel as often as I want to Ecuador … and I’m covering all my travel costs."

Or perhaps, like Sue Wright, you’ll find yourself strolling through the streets of Paris, France, your camera slung around your neck. You’ll let your instinct lead you down cobbled alleys and along the tree-lined shores of the Seine.

You’ll peek into shops, stop for coffee at a corner café, absorb the exuberating sounds and smells and sights of this incredible city … capturing its mood on film. And then, when you return home, you’ll sell the photos you snapped … building your portfolio, your reputation as a photographer … and landing some fast cash, too.

Or maybe you’ll defray your travel costs (and write-off most of your travel expenses) by writing about what you discover. That’s what Wendy VanHatten has done. In fact, she’s done one better and landed a series of complimentary perks, too …

In the course of seven months, she’s been to North Carolina; San Felipe, Mexico; Germany; France; Luxembourg; Chicago; San Diego (twice); and Scottsdale, Arizona.

And she’s been putting her travels to good use. Her writing has been featured in Marco Polo, International Living, The Traveler, SiouxLand Lifestyle, 21st Century Adventures, Trips & Journeys, Inside Out, Go Nomad, Travelwise, Traveler’s Tales, and Road & Travel.

And she isn’t stopping there. Currently, Wendy’s working on articles for Country Discoveries, enRoute, Spirit Magazine, Drive Magazine, and Wave Magazine.

All of these articles are inspired by her frequent travels. Traveling for Wendy has been getting easier, too. As a published travel writer she’s been given some special attention at her destinations.

In North Carolina, she received complimentary passes to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. In San Diego the Wild Animal Park gave her complimentary passes, too. In Scottsdale, the 4 Peaks Mine gave her an interview and special access to information about the mine. And in San Felipe, her hotel gave her one free night.

We Can’t Wait to Hear About The Vacations You’ve Funded
and The Profits You’ve Pocketed Using The Skills You’ll Learn in Panama …

I would LOVE to hear about the vacations you’ve funded, and that you’ve profited from as a result of what you’ll learn this December.

But first, you must join us in Panama to master our “four-pronged approach” to funding and making money from your travels. Here’s a preview of what you’ll learn at this groundbreaking conference:

• How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Traveler – Learn how our “four-pronged approach” can help you turn a simple camera, a good eye for bargains, a pen and paper, and your own organizational skills into a handsome income … and give you a lifetime of funded vacations.
• How to Get Pampered in Paradise … Then Profit from it – Let the locals wine and dine you overseas … get all your expenses paid including airfare and meals … lounge around on the beach … gallivant across Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and anywhere else you desire. Then get paid to write about the experience. (This isn’t as hard as you might think. Past attendees at our live travel writing workshops have turned these secrets into free trips in less than two months after returning home from our events.)
• How to Turn a Single Trip into Thousands of Dollars – Learn how to put together a powerful article-photo package that you can re-sell to dozens of publications turning a single trip into as much money as possible. (Find out how to know if an article will sell more than once … and learn the secret to making sure yours do.)
• The Secret Behind the $16,000 Photograph – Learn how to take better photographs that sell for $150-$500 each, and that keep re-selling for years to come … like Rich Wagner’s $16,000 photo of a pumpkin patch just 10 minutes away from his home in Connecticut. (He’ll tell you exactly how he did it – and how you can turn your town into a $700/week income).
• How to Travel to Your Favorite Country 10 … 15 … as Many Times As You Wantand Then Write It Off as a Business Expense Every Time! You know those souvenirs you brought back home on your last vacation? Now you can learn how to turn “shopping for souvenirs” into your own import-export business. (That’s what Reece Guth did. He brought home pottery from Nicaragua as a souvenir. But people loved it so much, that an import-export business was born … and he’ll gladly show you how to get yours started too.)
• Where to Find The Contacts Who’ll Buy Your Articles and Photographs – We’ll show you exactly where to find editors, how to pitch a story to him/her, and how to keep them sending work your way (which means more “funded” traveling!) including guaranteed pay, not to mention seeing your work and name published!
• Where to Find the Products and the Contacts in Import-Export … with Ease – Which products sell the best? Where can you find the best bargains? And, who will buy them from you? That’s what our import-export experts will tell you.
• How to Decide What Your Travel Tour Should Focus on … should it be hobby- focused … destination-focused … or both? We’ll tell you exactly how to decide so you’re planning the kinds of trips that people will enjoy and recommend to their friends. Plus we’ll show you the simple secrets that can mean the difference between barely braking even and coming away with a nice profit in your pocket.

Plus …

• Perks and Freebies – Learn little tricks and techniques for getting on the “invitation list” at the world’s best resorts, hotels, bed-and-breakfasts, eco-retreats, and weekend hideaways … all given to you “on the house,” and more!
• The Foundation of Becoming a Lucrative Traveler: How to Start Your Own Business – Everything from how to set your fees for articles, snap shots, your travel tours and the products you’ll sell … to the rules, regulations, and guidelines to follow for all four travel tools.
• A Closer Look at Import-Export – Which do you choose—Import or Export—or both? During this session you’ll learn everything from importing into the US … to exporting … to sourcing your products … to marketing … to shipping your products and more.
• Breaking into the Highest Paying Markets – Learn which markets pay the best as a travel writer, photographer, import-exporter, or tour-creator … so you make the big bucks faster.
• Making the Contacts – To sell anything, you need the contacts—so we’ll tell you exactly where to go and where to look for the contacts that will fund your travels and put cash in your bank account … as a result of your articles, snap shots, bargain finds, or tours.
• Start Your LUCRATIVE Travel Business NOW! – We’ll show you how to take all this knowledge and run. After all, our goal for you is to have your travel business up and running within weeks, possibly days of this conference.

Also... let me tell you more about the speakers you’ll hear from and work with in December …

Meet the Savvy Travelers Who’ll Show You How to
Kick Off 2009 Traveling The World Like a VIP

Jennifer Stevens is an accomplished and proven travel writer (and author of AWAI’s Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program). Jen is the former editor of International Living, and she spent a decade gallivanting around Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, writing about the best locales for overseas travel, retirement, and investment.

Though freelance these days, she remains a contributing editor at International Living and writes frequently for other publications as well.

She says, “As a freelance travel writer, I’m serious about making my writing pay. It’s not unusual for me to sell a story to a magazine and earn (with the photos my husband takes) as much as $1,500 or more for a project. That’s a pretty nice return when you consider that I rarely incur much (if any) expense on the trip itself. Get to discover a new place on somebody else’s dime) and then get paid to write a few paragraphs about it.”

Adept at landing glamorous assignments – she’ll tell you how she does it … and hand over the keys to getting unbelievable perks.

Rich Wagner, a master of the second tool, photography … began his photographic career in college as a freelance photographer for Pittsburgh newspapers. After graduation, photography remained a hobby during his 20-year career in retail, and in 1984, Rich opened a custom framing and fine art gallery. His current shop recently had the honor of being designated as one of “America’s Top 100” custom framers by Décor magazine.

His images hang in public corporations and private foundations from San Diego to Boston and in homes from the Americas to the Far East. Everything from the rich colors and broad landscapes of the southwest, to street studies in the Little Havana section of Miami have been captured by his lens. Rich is your guide into shooting digitally, including capturing the beauty that exists right in your hometown so you can fund travels across the globe.

Reece Guth, a master of the third tool, import-export … was offered a part-time job to photograph the progress of a multi-faceted project on the Nicaraguan Pacific coast. When his liaison in Nicaragua found out he had an interest in ceramics (he used to be a professional potter!) she immediately insisted on driving him two hours to a quiet little village, nestled in the hills between two sleeping volcanoes, to a spot that literally wasn’t on the map.

Here, he discovered the natives of San Juan de Oriente, who made beautiful pottery, a ceramic tradition that dated back to 1,000 BC. Fascinated, he brought some of the pottery back overseas with him as a souvenir to display in his home. But people loved the pottery so much, that a business was born. Now Reece runs a $100,000 a-year enterprise with plenty of potential for growth and travels to Nicaragua anytime he wants (and always as a business expense, so it’s a write-off on his taxes!).

What’s more, when he’s in Nicaragua, the potters and their families often invite him into their homes to talk about bringing their art to a wider audience. He says, “I am proud to present this work as a bridge, not only between cultures, but also in time.” Reece will pass on the lessons he’s learned as an import-exporter – to ensure your journey finding amazing products overseas and selling them for profit is a successful one.

Cynthia Morris has combined her passion for travel with her “once-useless” French degree into a lucrative income stream. She designs creativity tours in France. They were an immediate success … which allows Cynthia to travel to France every year and share her passion with other creative travelers.

Cynthia will be on hand to tell you how you can develop and lead tours that allow you to share your knowledge and get paid for it.

If you love research, are well-organized, and enjoy sharing your travel passion with others, then designing and leading tours is a great way to get free trips to places you want to go … and share the destinations that fascinate you with like-minded people.

If you love being the know-it-all with the insider information on where to stay, which restaurants are the best, and where the locals hang outs are … you CAN get paid for your savvy. And Cynthia will show you how.

If We Can Do It, So Can You! Here’s Why:

You don’t need a fancy writing degree to write articles that will sell and get published in prestigious magazines or newspapers. You don’t even need fancy photography equipment (a simple 35mm camera or simple point-and-shoot digital will do just fine). If you love hunting around for good bargains and bringing home the coolest souvenirs, or organizing a get-together … you’ve got it made. You don’t need a ton of money to get started either.

All you really need to succeed and prosper in this industry is a passion for travel, a good eye for detail, and a few tricks of the trade from the savvy travelers I’ve rounded up to help you.

I’m always getting “I did it!” emails from past attendees writing in from Thailand, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina, Hawaii, New York, San Francisco, Malta, South Africa, and beyond.

But I shouldn’t be surprised. Our instructors are travelers like you. And at our workshops, they’re not giving attendees theory. They’re giving them the very same techniques and strategies they themselves use to fund – and profit from – their vacations.

That’s exactly what you can expect in Panama. And, because we want to make this program as accessible as possible, I am happy to invite you down for a test drive for just one dollar.

Here’s how it works…

The fee to attend the How to Make a Six-Figure Income as a Traveler is $1,697.  And you can bring a guest for just $999, an almost $700 savings. The workshop is priced so that anyone who has a serious interest in learning how to fund their travels will be able to do just that, with the best practical and proven advice available today.

However, if you sign up for the How to Make a Six-Figure Income As a Traveler Workshop right now, I won’t charge you the full $1,697.  Your credit card will be billed just a single dollar today. 

Then, if by end of the daily sessions on Friday December 5th, you find that the secrets and real-world know-how you learn isn’t everything I’ve promised in this letter…simply let us know and you won’t be billed a single dollar more.  You can take the rest of your days in Panama to explore and enjoy all the excitement Panama City has to offer. 

But I suspect you’ll want to continue on with the workshop… as many satisfied attendees have done before you…especially in light of the money-making opportunities you’ll discover at this one-of-a-kind event.

What’s more, you may find you’re eligible for extra savings, too.  If you take advantage of our teleconference discount, you’ll be billed only $1,596 when you decide to stay. Or, if you’re an ITWPA Member, you’ll pay just $1,496.  Loyalty Club members pay only  $847.

No matter which discount you qualify for, you’ll be billed just $1 today.  And the balance of the program fee only if you decide to stay and attend the rest of the event on Saturday and Sunday.

Your total fee includes…

• Three full days of intensive class sessions geared toward turning you into a lucrative traveler, led by such savvy travel experts as Jen Stevens, Rich Wagner, Reece Guth, and Cynthia Morris.
• Lunch on Saturday
• Live recordings of each day’s events
• Assistance throughout the program from our staff
• Five special bonus reports
• Three evening cocktail receptions on December 5, 6 and 7, 2008

And all you risk upfront—until you’re absolutely certain you’ll find the answers you’re looking for—is a single U.S. dollar.

We've also negotiated special room rates at the Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa for just $175 per room, per night (single double occupancy) when you book by November 10.

The Life Satisfaction that Comes With
Overseas Adventure … and International Income

There’s another benefit of learning to fund a life of travel. And it has to do with spending your days in a way you like … a way that really “feeds your spirit.” You can’t exaggerate the satisfaction that comes with getting paid to do what you like.

As Michael Masterson, founder of the daily coaching service, Early to Rise, puts it, “On a personal level, being part of an international business means a richer, more sophisticated working life. You become familiar with the business and social habits of other cultures, develop get-by skills in several languages, and enjoy the pleasures of eating and drinking real foreign food.

“In the 1980s, my businesses were almost exclusively domestic. They gave me a very good U.S.A.-based lifestyle, but I didn’t feel very cosmopolitan. When it came time to visit Europe or Latin America on a family vacation, I took the same tours every other American was taking ... and had pretty much the same reactions everyone else was having.

“Now I feel more... well, comfortable in foreign places. I still enjoy my life in this country, but it’s immensely more satisfying because it is linked up with this ongoing overseas adventure.”

The overseas adventure … the satisfaction … the income …

This is what you can look forward to – and turn into a reality – starting this December. And you can do it at no risk to you.

You already take snap shots, tell people about your experiences, and buy souvenirs on vacation. You already organize family outings and get-togethers with friends. Now’s your chance to turn those “habits” into money-making skills you can use to make a six-figure income while you travel … and even cash in on all sorts of perks and VIP treatment.

If you’re ready to travel the world, be your own boss, and make great money – I urge you to act now. Our workshops are always sellout affairs. And, since we’ll be focusing on ways you can make your travel experience a LUCRATIVE one, I expect an even greater response for this extra special event.

So please claim your seat now for our Third Annual How to Make A Six-Figure Income As a Traveler Workshop in Panama City, Panama this December 5-7, 2008 …

When you sign up now, we’ll also throw in a bonus recording by Barbara Winter – author of the best-selling Making a Living Without a Job and Jumpstart Your Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Barbara has helped thousands of folks create for themselves what she calls "joyfully jobless" lives. And in this bonus presentation, she’ll hand over useful guidelines and hard-won secrets about what it takes to turn an avocation into an income-earning business... and spare you an untold number of rookie mistakes.

I hope to see you in Panama this winter!

Yours sincerely,

Lori Allen
Director, AWAI Travel Division

P.S. 4 MORE FREE BONUSES! When you register now for our How to Make A Six-Figure Income As a Traveler Workshop in Panama City, Panama this December, we’ll give you four more special bonuses in addition to the recording from Barbara Winter. Sign up today and we’ll also send you:

• Jennifer Stevens’ 7-Day Action Plan for Getting Started as a Travel Writer. It’s not hard to write an article and get it sold … if you go about it the right way. Jen lays out a 7-day success plan that makes it easy.
• An Introduction to Stock Photography. Take what you learn in Panama one step further and branch out into online stock photography for an extra (passive) income stream.
• The Ten-Week Import/Export Business Blueprint, a week-by-week plan that lays out everything you need to do to turn your business dreams into reality in just 10 short weeks.
• You’ll get a blueprint of how to organize your first travel tour in Start Your Own Travel Tours for Fun … Free Trips … and Profit will give you a step-by-step guide that will guarantee you are organized and ready to take orders from your first guests.

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Our Workshops are Worth Every Penny, but Don’t Take Our Word for It...
Here’s What Some of Last Year’s Attendees Had to Say …

“I’d recommend this workshop to anyone. Unlike many workshops that have some fluff or dead space, this one was full from start to finish of specific, detailed, and useful information.” -Darlene Wood, Prescott, AZ

“I’ve been to many weekend workshops on a wide variety of topics from basket making to computer literacy. This workshop was the best organized yet in terms of valuable information presented very clearly by knowledgeable and personable professionals in writing, photography, and import/export businesses. Kudos to all involved.”
– Margaret Sansom, Barstow, CA

“This was an education. How to make money, lower your stress while enjoying a relaxing way of life and get paid for it. What more can you ask for?” – Gene Price, Ecuador

“There’s so much good information here. I appreciate the realistic information and I would recommend this workshop to anyone.” – Pat Osborne, Camarillo, CA

“This was inspirational to those of us seeking a career change. It was full of practical advice and inspiration from real people.” – Janice Takashima, Seattle, WA

“This is a good primer for anyone interested in a fun way to supplement their income.”
– Victoria Svensen, New Carrollton, MD

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Day-by-Day Schedule
How to Make a Six-Figure Income As a Traveler Workshop
Panama City, Panama
December 5-7, 2008

Hosted by the
American Writers & Artists Inc.

Intercontinental Playa Bonita Resort & Spa
Kobbe Beach, Punta Bruja – Panama City, Panama 00000
+507-2118600 - Fax: +507-3161463
Web Site: www.playabonitapanama.com

Friday, December 5, 2008 – 8.30am – 7.30pm

Workshop check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. We’ll have coffee and bagels ready for you. Sessions run from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m., which includes two breaks. Lunch is on your own. Join us for an evening cocktail from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Today’s sessions include:

• Welcome & Introductions: How to Master the “Four-Pronged Approach” to Funding and Profiting from a Lifetime of Travel, by Lori Allen
• Why Travel Writing is the Best Job in the World and What it Takes to Get Started, by Jen Stevens
• How Travel Publications Work… Plus, How to Turn a Single Trip into Thousands of Dollars, by Jen Stevens
• How to Make Pictures Worthy of Wall Space and a Magazine Cover: Six Techniques You Can Use to Make Better Photographs No Matter What Kind of Camera You Own, by Rich Wagner
• How to Fund Your Travels before Leaving Home… Plus, the Secret behind the $16,000 Photograph, by Rich Wagner
• Business, Adventure, and Tax-Deductible Travel: An Introduction to the Lucrative World of Import-Export, by Reece Guth
• Test Your Haggling Skills at the Bizarre Bazaar. Plus, The Scott’s Technique for Picking a Product and Bringing it to Market, by Lori Allen
• Creating Your Own Tours: Do You Have What it Takes to Profit from this Booming Trend?, by Cynthia Morris

Saturday, December 6 - 8:30 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.

We’ll have the room open and a light breakfast of coffee and bagels ready at 8:30 a.m. Join us, grab a seat, and get settled. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., which includes two breaks. Lunch is on your own Join us for an evening cocktail from 6:15pm – 7:15pm and find out what’s new at AWAI and what we have planned for you in 2009. Today’s sessions include:

• The Easiest and Fastest Way to a By-line and a Check… And My Secret Formula for Writing those Critical First Sentences, by Jen Stevens
• The One Simple Key to Getting Every Article You Write Published-and How, Specifically, You Can Master It, by Jen Stevens
• The Tricks to Running a Profitable Import-Export Business: Shipping, Customs, Storage, Taxes, and More, by Reece Guth
• Marketing Your Product: Where to Make the Right Contacts and How to Sell Your Products Online, by Reece Guth
• Financing Your Tours: Planning and Budgeting Made Easy, by Cynthia Morris
• Fun and Profit: Four Steps to Creating the Perfect Tour, by Cynthia Morris
• Copywriting 101: How to Write the Query Letters and Ads that Sell Yourself and Your Product, by Jen Stevens
• An Introduction to Adobe Lightroom: What Every Photographer and Advertiser Needs to Know about a Program that Can Shave Hours Off Your Design and Editing Time, by Rich Wagner

Sunday, December 7 - 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

We’ll have the room open and a light breakfast of coffee and bagels ready at 8:30 a.m. Join us, grab a seat, and get settled. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., which includes two breaks. Lunch is on your own. And we’ll have a farewell cocktail from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Today’s sessions include:

• An Introduction to Product Photography: How to Use Photos to Increase Your Import-Export and Tour Business, by Reece Guth
• Tricks of the Trade Travel Photography: Tips from Photographers Working on Assignment, by Rich Wagner
• Advertising Your Tours: How to Tap into Your Existing Network and Broaden Your Reach Online, by Cynthia Morris
• Pampered in Paradise: How to Parlay Your Skills into Unbelievable Perks, by Jen Stevens
• Selling Your Photos Online: Another Way to Earn an Income on Your Travels and How to Start Today, by Rich Wagner
• 10 Steps for Setting Up Your First Import-Export Business, by Reece Guth
• Step-by-Step Instructions for Landing Your First -- and Twenty-First -- Assignment (and How to Build a Clip File without Clips), by Jen Stevens

Pricing and What’s Included

How to Fund Your Travels Workshop
December 5 – 7, 2008 in Panama City, Panama

PRICE: $1,697*
but you only pay $1 today…

You may be entitled to additional discounts if you’re a Loyalty Club Member or an ITWPA member.

* SPOUSE OR PARTNER SAVES NEARLY 40% – Your spouse or partner is invited to attend for just $999.

THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES:

• Three full days of intensive class sessions geared toward turning you into a lucrative traveler, led by such savvy travel experts as Jen Stevens, Rich Wagner, Reece Guth, and Cynthia Morris.
• Cocktail reception Friday evening
• Lunch on Saturday
• Live recordings of each day’s events
• Assistance throughout the program from our staff
• Special Bonus # 1: Recordings from Barbara Winters’ presentation on Turning an Avocation into an Income-Earning Business
• Special Bonus # 2: Jennifer Steven’s 7-Day Action Plan for Getting Started as a Travel Writer
• Special Bonus # 3: An Introduction to Stock Photography.
• Special Bonus # 4: The Ten-Week Import/Export Business Blueprint
• Special Bonus # 5: Start Your Own Travel Tours for Fun … Free Trips & Profit

* This price includes the workshop only. The cost of your transportation to and from Panama,
your in-town transportation, meals not listed above, and your overnight accommodation, is extra.

Travel Details

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