The Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel (NEST) is hosting its fifth annual conference, NEST FEST 2009, on November 18-19 at the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina in Fort Lauderdale. The conference also includes two bonus days (November 20-22) aboard Royal Caribbean International's new Oasis of the Seas.

The focus of the conference will be to help home-based NEST agents "Get the EDGE" during this economic downturn. Issues relating to marketing, sales, technology and business operations will be covered.

“Each year, we’ve seen a significant jump upwards in the number of home-based agents and suppliers who have participated in our annual conferences,” said Kathryn Mazza-Burney, President of NEST.  “The growth, business opportunities and excitement among the home-based sector only continues to build, and we know that, in partnership with our preferred supplier sponsors, this year will be our best conference ever.”