High-end travel groups are still generally one-person shops, and many continue to use a lot of volunteer labor to make global travel happen.
What they said:
• Most of us are one-person shops.
• It’s an issue; one person can only do so much.
• Our branch managers pitch in and lead one or two events per quarter to help us build community awareness.
• Yes, at our table we have programs that use family, friends, spouses, other bank employees, etc. We offer them free tickets to events for their help.
“Most of us never stop to think how much worldwide travel is generated by one-man shops like these across the country,” said Lacy. “These are big-personality people who do whatever it takes, with or without a few volunteers, to organize a half-dozen trips or more across America and the world each year for their banks, universities or civic organizations. More than a few highly successful tour companies build their businesses around these individuals. It’s a fascinating story that takes place every day in cities small and large across America.”