Plan your dream vacation with Michael’s Destination Luxury Travel

SHALL WE? WE SHALL. IT’S EIGHT DAYS INTO BLACK HISTORY MONTH NOW, AND EACH DAY IN FEBRUARY, WE’RE FEATURING NOTABLE BUSINESSES, PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT BLACK AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE. ABSOLUTELY. AND OF COURSE, IT’S STILL EARLY ON IN THIS YEAR, BUT MAYBE YOU’RE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT SUMMER VACATION NATION. I THINK WE ALL ARE HERE. AND WHEN I WAS NOT PLANNING AND WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING A GETAWAY, THINGS, OF COURSE, COULD BE TIME CONSUMING. AND THE WORST PART IS A BIT STRESSFUL. MORE THAN THE TIME CONSUMING. SO OUR FIRST LED GUEST OF THE MORNING IS HERE TO DEDICATE AND HE’S DEDICATED TO THE PROCESS OF MAKING IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL CUSTOMERS. THAT SOUNDS GREAT TO ME. LET’S SAY GOOD MORNING TO MICHAEL GOINS, TRIAD BASED TRAVEL AGENT AND OWNER OF MICHAEL’S DESTINATIONS. THE LUXURY TRAVEL IN GREENSBORO. GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON OUR SHOW, MICHAEL. GREAT TO BE HERE, GUYS. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CULTURE. OH, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, SOME VIEWERS AT HOME MAY BE FAMILIAR AND MAYBE NOT FAMILIAR, BUT TELL US ABOUT YOUR ROLE AS A TRAVEL AGENT AND KIND OF YOUR INSPIRATION BEHIND STARTING THIS DESTINATION LUXURY TRAVEL BUSINESS. SO I’VE BEEN IN I’VE BEEN IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF CORPORATE AMERICA FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS FROM HEALTH CARE TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND SIX YEARS AGO, ME AND MY WIFE, WE FELL IN LOVE WITH TRAVELING. WE’VE BEEN TO JAMAICA. WE’VE BEEN TO OTHER COUNTRIES. AND IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE EASE OF HELPING OUR PEERS AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND EVERYONE ELSE TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AFFORDABLY. SO, YOU KNOW, ONCE I TOOK SOME CLASSES AND I MET WITH THE RIGHT TEAM, IT JUST BECAME NATURAL TO ME TO HELP PEOPLE. I’M NATURALLY A HELPER AND A MENTOR TO PEOPLE PERSON, SO I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL. I’M WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO. THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC. BIG MICHAEL. AND I KNOW THAT YOU SPECIALIZE IN THOSE GROUP VACATIONS OR FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. SO WHAT SORT OF DREW YOUR INTEREST TO THIS TYPE OF TRAVEL, SPECIFICALLY? SO WHEN YOU’RE WHEN WHEN YOU’RE DEALING WITH A GROUP, YOU’RE DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANY AMOUNT THAT RANGE FROM, YOU KNOW, TEN ROOMS TO 100 ROOMS OR MORE. MY TEAM ALONE HAVE TAKEN OVER A HUNDRED ROOMS TO THAILAND, PREPARED. AND I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN JAMAICA WITH 17 ROOMS IN MARCH OR DESTINATION WEDDING WHEN IT COMES TO GROUPS, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AGAIN, KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE A FAMILY REUNION. YOU CAN HAVE. A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION OR A COLLEGE GRADUATION TRIP. YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES CAN GO. AND THERE’S SOMEONE THAT’S KNOWLEDGEABLE THAT CAN TRAVEL WITH YOU OR THAT KIND OF IT TO YOUR EXACT SPECIFICATIONS AND KEEP YOU WITHIN BUDGET. I LOVE TO DEAL WITH FAMILIES. THAT’S A VERY VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCE TO HAVE. MICHAEL, WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO TELL US, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY? I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF MY COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE PARTNERS THAT I’VE WORKED WITH AND I VOLUNTEERED SOME TIME IN AND SPONSORED HAS BEEN THE TRIAD MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS. BUSINESS EXPO. I WAS A VENDOR LAST YEAR. THERE. I’VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH SOME LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. BEN FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL AND GREENSBORO, AS WELL AS WEST FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL AND CLEMMONS. PHYSICALLY, I LIVE IN WESTERN SALEM. AND TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, I JUST LIKE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ON SUNDAYS. WE DO PLAY WELL. I DON’T PLAY, BUT I DO HAVE A TEAM. I PLAYED WITH THE TRIAD SOFTBALL LEAGUE. TSL AND THAT’S ALSO ANOTHER POWERFUL ORGANIZATION THAT HAS GIVEN BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY TENFOLD AS WELL. WE’RE SO GLAD WE GET TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU’RE DOING HERE TODAY. MICHAEL IF YOU COULD, BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, IF YOU DON’T MIND SHARING MAYBE ONE RULE OR HACK FOR THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE PLANNING A VACATION, WHAT’S YOUR BEST ADVICE? SO PEOPLE CALL ME ALL THE TIME FOR FLIGHTS AND HOW TO GET THE BEST DISCOUNTS ON FLIGHTS. AND WHAT I LIKE TO SHOW THEM, BECAUSE I GO BACK TO BEING A MENTOR FOR A SECOND IS I JUST PULL UP GOOGLE FLIGHTS WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GO TO GOOGLE, YOU TYPE IN GOOGLE FLIGHTS, SEARCH WORD, AND THEN I JUST SHOW THEM THAT WAY. THIS WAY, YOU KNOW, THEY LEARN SOMETHING. THEY GET TO TEACH SOMEONE ELSE AND YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING UNNECESSARILY. NOW, DO YOU WANT ME TO INCLUDE YOUR FLIGHTS IN YOUR PACKAGES? I’M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, SECURE YOUR CAR FORMATION AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WANT TO BE SHOWN SOMETHING BECAUSE WANT TO. EACH ONE, RIGHT? YEAH. SOME DIRECTION CAN GO A LONG WAY. MICHAEL, GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON OUR SHOW. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND IF YOU ARE TUNING IN, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT MICHAEL’S DESTINATIONS LUXURY TRAVEL BY VISITING THEIR WEBSITE. IT’S MICHAEL’

Plan your dream vacation with Michael’s Destination Luxury Travel

Updated: 10:31 AM EST Feb 8, 2023