Archive for the ‘Working Vacations’ Category

Travel Smarter

Friday, August 6th, 2010

When people join Fitness Pro Travel and utilize the teaching vacation program brought to the community by Fit Bodies,

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Inc., they most often go through the necessary steps in order to save a buck or two on a great vacation. That buck or two is actually is often more than a thousand.

Everyone likes to save money on travel and vacation, fitness professionals are no exception.

I want to point out a couple methods today that will take that all-inclusive vacation for the fit pro and more than double the savings.  These are often overlooked, but are simple, costs little to nothing, and are available to you at all times.

Multi-Week Teaching Vacation Booking - While the weekly fees remain consistent for each resort, the relative expense of the overall trip goes down with multiple weeks booked.  This is likely obvious to most and is done frequently, but worth a mention/reminder.
Airfare for yourself and a guest is often around $1000 round trip. Booking a teaching vacation for one week spreads this expense over the 7 days. That would be about $143 per day.  When you book a second teaching vacation week you not only get what I fill is a full vacation time, but you also still spend only the same amount on travel.  Over 14 days that averages to $71 per day.
If you and your guest are traveling to one of the family resort locations and you are vacationing with a couple of children, this travel expense savings/value is even more dramatic.

Benefits of Joining FPT Groups – Every member account with Fitness Pro Travel is able to join one group. Premium accounts may join many.  The benefits that comes from group membership can vary depending upon the specific group.  When you join one of the Fit Bodies resort location groups you are setting yourself up for potential savings.  Often discounts are offered specifically to group members or potentially access to a special opportunities.  Simply click on the tab at the top of each page to display all group options.
**When you sign up for a group, you are required to remain in that group for 60 days before your account is allowed to leave and join another.
**Members of the Medallion and Enterprise groups receive 5% and 10% discounts on all items separate of travel found within the Fitness Pro Travel site.  (certain trainings that equates to several hundred dollar discount)

I encourage you to get active in the community to take advantage of the many benefits and suggest you take advantage of these two simple steps to ensure you receive the best value when you take your all-inclusive teaching vacation.

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Teaching Vacations in the Network

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

We’ve been spending a bit of time trying to make more clear the Fit Pro Network and all the activities that happen there vs. the Fit Bodies Travel Program which is a stand alone as well as significant member/partner in the Fit Pro Network.

So, as you travel in and out of your FPT account, reviewing events, posting articles, reading articles, searching classifieds, joining or starting groups, networking, blogging, more more more…. You may notice that we are working harder to add distinction to this outstanding travel program.

One step that is now being taken is the weekly video cast being provided by Suzelle, owner of Fit Bodies, Inc.  When you login and go to Suzelle’s account, you can view her blogs which hold these informative video on many of the insider secrets of travel exchange in the Caribbean.

Here is last weeks specifically on travel to the Dominican Republic:

The teaching vacation is a great program that can save you and your family financially and bring you to some of the greatest Caribbean destinations available.  I met Suzelle and her company while on a teacher exchange program back in 2001 and am happy for all members of our Fit Pro Network that her programs are available and offered within the network.

Login to FPT and leave Suzelle a comment so these short informative video continue to roll.

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Fitness in Dominican Republic Resorts

Friday, April 30th, 2010

To answer questions about the teaching vacation programs, Lisa Ownes staff at Fit Bodies, is taking a tour through their

Lisa Ownes - Fit Bodies Staff

contracted Dominican Republic Resorts.  While making this tour, teaching at various resorts, and meeting management staff, Lisa is collecting pictures, video and writing a blog to share and answer questions along the way.

This is a guest post of one of those blogs from yesterday… To follow her blog in full, log into your Fitness Pro Travel account and search for Fitness Instructor Lisa Owens.  Her account blog has the full story.

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Sanctuary grace to Dreams Punta Cana excitement

Yesterday we moved from Secrets Sanctuary relative solitude and grace to excitement and socialization of Dreams Punta Cana

It’s true; I am traveling just like any of you fitness professionals would be traveling.  Yesterday Secrets Sanctuary went from 30% occupancy to 100% occupancy and my room was needed.  I was Bumped.  Bummer?  Nah.  But I did offer to stay and sleep on my balcony!

I was told we are going to be moved to another resort just before my 9:30am yoga class.  (more…)

Fit Pro Network Activities

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Been busy not only transitioning kids into all their Spring sports, but also settling fffeverything into place with the changes at the Fit Pro Network Site.

While the kids are settled, FPT is a ever evolving project… Love IT.

So, there are several new things going on. None big enough to necessarily warrant a catch up notice to the entire community. But, they are worthwhile and I figured I’d offer the information out to those of you who have joined this “Biz Mailing List” and visit this blog.

New FPT Twitter Account:

@FitProTravel now exists on Twitter. If you play with the birds on that site I encourage you to connect to that account as there are bits and pieces that are mentioned there often that will keep you up to date on travel information and opportunities.

Zoetry @ $300 SALE – Opportunity for additional 10% off:

Fit Bodies is having an insane special in an attempt to get our Mind/Body professionals to give these highend resorts a try. This is a nice savings that can be put toward airfare and on top of that…

When you join the Zoetry Group at FPT you are provided a 10% purchase discount that can be used on top of the sale price. A great reason to join this and other Groups… see below.

New Tennis Instructor Position at NOW RESORT:

Just today was added a new opportunity to the Fitness Pro Travel community. The NOW Resort, which was described by Suzelle simply as WOW! has added this tennis instructor position to the existing Group Fitness OR Yoga OR Pilates position.

Check out the NOW Travel Spots page for more info on this awesome resort.

FPT Network Membership (COUPON):

I have been working hard to make the case that there is great value in upgrading to premium membership for any fitness professional. There are several benefits that come with the premium accounts, the best of which will be different for many of us.

Having jumped in the Free Tutorial or not, Module 3 provides several of the top reasons for an upgrade (In my view)… It also contains a discount that’s good for those going through the tutorial.

I am making that discount available to those of you viewing this until the end of the month (last of April). That’s 20% off the price of any account level.

==> View Module 3 <==

There you have it…

Several small updates that are going on. I hope they find you well and enjoying a healthy fitness business/career. Connect with us, enjoy a discount trip, and check out Module 3 of the training.

The network is nearing very quickly the 10,000 Fit Pro mark.

The value of our connections grows daily and I encourage you to join in and participate using the many features beyond the travel opportunities. My goal is that your career/business runs efficiently and effectively, so you can enjoy more of those awesome teaching vacations…. Upgrade to Enterprise and 30 minutes of my time, dedicated to your optimal use of the network is part of the deal.

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Holidays Bring Friends & Specials for the FitPro

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Announcements and Specials for the Fit Pro are always fun to bring to the Fit Pro Network.  With this Holiday season come several and excited and happy to share.

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There have been several hints that Phase II planning and building had begun within the FPT Network.  Rumors were true

and the result should be seen before the end of the month.  New member options that include more networking, travel benefit, and participation bonuses.  It’s a good time to be a member as extended benefit will be provided existing members.  Keep an eye here as details are released.

The events calendar currently has a couple special opportunities specifically for our network members. View December events for details and remember you can add events you are attending for the benefit of others.

Golf ProsYour time has come.  We are now booking golf pros at Breezes Runaway Bay.  We are also working on a golf tournament for April 2010.  More details to follow. Pros be sure to tell your Golf Pro friends of the new opportunity.

Oh Canada – Following are the names of the currently available locations at this new partner site. Further details can be found at Fit Bodies Canada. View all 3 hotels by visiting http://www.iberostar.com

  • Hotel Iberostar Varadero,  $375
  • The Iberostar Tainos  $300
  • Hotel Iberostar Daiquiri  $300
Fit Bodies Inc. Canada opportunities are available only to those who are approved to travel within the Fitness Pro Travel Network. To reserve dates for your next working vacation to one of their resorts go to http://fitbodiesinc.ca or: Email lamarketing@canada.com if you are ready to travel to Cuba!!
Finally an old friend to the Fit Bodies Resort Family Returns.  Welcome back Superclubs!