This week, give a warm welcome to Tami Manton from Group Tix & Tours. Before Covid, this company provided group tickets to non-Broadway theater events in Chicago and is now expanding to different locations and tour ticket offerings for groups. In this episode, hear about how Tami got her start in the business, her advice for attracting and retaining clients, the current group travel booking market, and what travelers are looking for on their next trip. 

"As much as I saw theater as a child, I didn't really embrace that love for it until then, and then I just had so much fun putting people in." - Tami Manton

Tami has not only been exploring the Chicago Theater scene, but has recently started traversing, researching, and organizing trips in Detroit, Michigan. Having grown up a few minutes away from the city, Tami admits that she never truly explored it until her colleague, Kris Hoff of Happy Times Tours, encouraged a partnership to expand the tour opportunities in Detroit. 

"People have really embraced the uniqueness of what we are offering." - Tami Manton