“I generally work while I'm on vacation, because my pics inspire others to book,” said Tonya Carter, from Awesome Horizons Travel. No need to change my out-of-office message.” “It’s not far from home for me, so I packed up my computer and files and I worked every day for a few hours. This summer, Diane Bean, owner of Luxury Travel Advisor, in Bangor, Maine, vacationed on Mt. I will give responsibility to others when needed, but will still check in, as well.” “I prefer not to put up out-of-office messages. “I work hard to train my clients right upfront about my availability and access,” said Dawn Elizabeth Stephenson, CEO at Platinum Travel Insiders. Many agents told Travel Market Report that disconnecting completely is rare, if ever possible. The wide range of responses show the personalities of each business, and how these entrepreneurs see their own vacation time fitting in with their career. Travel Market Report queried advisors about their out-of-office messages. When they finally get away, most advisors stay in touch with their business, to help care for clients they’ve booked, while also checking in on prospects and other business.Įven though they are trying to get away, they have their laptops and other devices with them, and are checking in on their business regularly, so their out-of-office message alerts clients to response times and service options.įor those lucky enough to get completely off the grid and take a “real” vacation, out-of-office messages need to be functional, redirecting telephone calls and emails to advisors and others providing backup support. You can learn more about what you can do with Mail.Travel advisors love to book vacations - even sometimes for themselves. You can get help solving problems in mail. In the type-ahead list, Notes addresses are shown in parentheses. When you select this preference, internet-style addresses are used in preview and opened messages, and in the type-ahead list.
You can customize the style of your Notes client to display internet-style addresses, such as instead of Notes addresses. This is useful if you need to forward information to someone.
You can create an email from a to do item or calendar entry.
Stationery helps you create an email template with text or graphics, letterhead, and a recipient list that you can re-use. The automated reply tells people that you are out and when you will return. You can use the out-of-office notification service to send an automated reply to people who send you mail while you are away. This feature helps you scan your Inbox for high-priority messages. You can set preferences to color-code messages from different senders.