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Travel Agent Job Opportunities - Travel Agent
Articles - Travel Agent Education -
Travel Agent Host Agencies - Selling Cruises - Read Travel
Agent Books
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Resources
How to start a home-based
travel agency.
How to Travel Agents Make
Money with Google Adsense
Top 3 Travel Industry Educational
Websites
Top 3 Travel Industry Trade Publications
Top 3 Travel Industry Associations
Home Based Travel Agent Opportunity
Home-Based Travel Agents Resource Guide
For New And Experienced Agents
Did You Know? The travel business is
changing from a store front or office, business to a business that
is
supported by over 40,000 home based
travel agents.
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resource about becoming a home-based
travel agent. Home-based travel agent positions by host
agencies offer either a
part-time or full-time home-based travel agent job. Or
consider starting
your own home-based travel agent business.
"The travel industry is
exploding with opportunity and is expected to be the number
one contributor to the U.S. gross national product within
the very near future. Airlines, cruise lines, hotels,
resorts and other travel infrastructure are growing at an
unprecedented rate and the common thread between all of the
growth is distribution. Suppliers are looking toward the
retail travel agent community to create the future demand
necessary to continue the growth and prosperity.
At the same time, trends within the travel industry are
evolving a network of home-based travel agents and their
host agency partners. With the Internet came the opportunity
for niche specialization for thousands of travel agents and
their host agency partners. Today, a home-based travel
professional can expect to make an excellent living."
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The cruise
business offers an outstanding potential for growth and
profitability for cruise specialists. Browse the companies
noted to get the details and everything you need to
know to start making money in the cruise industry as a home
based cruise specialist. Starting a cruise-oriented travel
business is a modest investment and you can earn excellent
commissions. If you have thought about selling cruises Visit
the companies found in the resource for complete details.
Visit the
Home Based
Travel Agent Information Center
to continue your exploration of the opportunities in the
travel industry. This valuable online resource is essential
if you intend to start your agency.
Here are some articles worth
reading...
The 15 Areas of
Great Opportunity for
Home-Based
Travel Agents
Google Adsense - Is It Really The Easiest
Money To Make Online?
A 3 part series on how travel agents can use
Google's Adsense Program
to generate income.
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What's Inside...
Part 1
1. Google Adsense - Is It Really
The Easiest Revenue For Travel
Agents To Make Online is with
Adsense Google?
2. Everything a Travel Agent
ever wanted to know about Google
Adsense.
Part 2
3. Understanding Adsense Google
and how you can maximize, your
websites earnings and what to
avoid.
4. Travel Agents learn the basic
ways of starting to earn from
Adsense Google with a
travel-related site.
5. Some Great Ways Travel Agents
Can Maximize Their Google
Adsense Earnings.
Part 3
6.
What Exactly is Google Adsense?
7.
Why Google Adsense make dollars
and cents for Travel Agents
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Learn how to become a
home-based travel agent and earn money
without leaving your home. Here are 3 easy
starter steps.
Step One
Affiliate with a
travel agency. You’ll be booking
vacations through them and they will pay
you for the business you generate. Most
home-based travel agents are independent
contractors and are free to affiliate
with more than one agency, while others
prefer to work with only one travel
agency. As an affiliate, you work
independent from the agency. As a
home-based independent travel agent,
you're not just a travel agent – you’re
the chief in charge of marketing, the
one and only accountant and the seller
of travel.
Step Two
So, how do you get
started? The first thing to do is
to contact your friends and family. Let
them know about your new business
venture Sell a few all-inclusive
vacations or cruises, just get your feet
wet. There easy to sell and offer high
guest satisfaction. It’s a great way to
get started before working with
customers you don't know.
Step Three
Always be mindful of
the needs of your guest. That's right
your guest, not your "customer". Treat
them like a guest ( just like at Walt
Disney World ) and they will appreciate
your service more. Ask about what they’d
like to do , and what they don't want to
do while on vacation. Fit there needs to
a travel product you know is going to
satisfy them. It’s the features
and benefits of their chosen destination
and travel product that will give them
satisfaction and convinces them that
they’ve made the right decision by
choosing you and your vacation
recommendations.
- Listen
to your guest. The more they tell you about
themselves and there needs the better.
Sometimes it's what they say and don't say
that will close the deal.
- Host a
vacation or cruise night promotion, Invite
people to meet you and theme the evening or
afternoon around tried and true
destinations.
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The amount of money you can earn will be
limited only by the investment in time you
make in developing and servicing your
clientele and marketing your services.
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Are you an Experienced Travel
Agent?
Consider this....
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LIMITED
OPPORTUNITY
FROM CRUISE DIRECT ONLINE
We are not a
"Host" Agency.
We are looking for
just a few good men and women; a total of six highly-motivated
cruise salespeople who want to come aboard and join a unique
team of cruise consultants and travel advisors.
Unlike others who
try to service and support hundreds of agents,
many
of whom produce very little business, our business model calls
for six of the brightest and best travel agents in America to
join together in a concerted effort to provide the very best
of service and sales in the cruise industry.
This unique
opportunity is limited to just six individuals, who if chosen,
would receive one regional area closest to where they live.
The country is divided into six regional marketing and sales
territories. (see map at
right )
YOU ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS
You
not only must have
previous cruise sales experience, better-than-good selling skills and
a positive attitude, you must already be doing at least $500,000 in annual sales. |
Yes, at least $500,000 in annual sales. So, if that's not you today, please
don't apply. If it is, please read on.
At this point you
are probably asking yourself: "If I am that successful, why
should I stop what I'm doing now and join Cruise Direct
Online? Here's why we think this is an opportunity worthy of
your consideration.
First, you didn't just enter the
business, you've been around a long time. So, have we. Over 30
years experience in the Industry. Seen it, done it. You know
what we mean. You have traveled extensively, cruised often.
And you already know cruising offers one of the
highest earnings potentials in the industry.
You have seen changes in the
business, both subtle and revolutionary. You are not just a
survivor to all this change, you have prospered in spite of
it. You are among the very few who don't fall into the
category of "average". Not in effort, nor income, nor ability.
Yet, you may be working for a
company who's management is running a "high volume-high
overhead-high support" operation. They are training a lot of
newcomers, with an overwhelmed staff. They exhibit
poor organizational support. Or you believe management is just "out for
themselves". Where you work now, you find yourself just one of many.
Perhaps 300-400 agents in your "Company"?. It's a place
where you don't seem to feel very special and can't
commiserate with others of like ability and effort?
How would you like to be part of
our "Magnificent 7" Six highly skilled Sales and Marketing
professionals and a home office dedicated to your continued
success.
We are looking for
some very special people who are
genuinely interested in providing positively outstanding service and
truly want to continue earning a good income working in the cruise
industry. People who want the best
online booking tools, including a web-based booking
system ( both consumer and agent editions ) that offers you
everything you need to manage your client information, and
maximize your productivity.
You want to continue to earn what you earn
now, and most likely even more as the agency sales
volume potential grows to at least $10 million in annual sales. And, with only 7 people to properly service and support.
A place where everyone gets the attention and support they deserve.
You
also get a unique opportunity to build a reputation in the
business, second to none. And, at the same time work some of
the best and brightest in the business.
While money is always an important
factor. Joining Cruise Direct Online is much more that that.
The amount of money you can earn will be limited only by the
investment in time you make in developing and servicing your
clientele and marketing your services.
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Industry Links
Top 3 Travel Industry
Educational Websites
www.cruisereviewsonline.com
Cruise Reviews Online:
Read hundreds of cruise line reviews and cruise ship reviews
by travelers and cruise experts on today's most popular
cruise ships. Unbiased and unedited, they share their cruise
experience with you. Cruise Reviews Online, one of the most
recognized leading resources for fair and objective cruise
review information about cruise travel. Over 8,700 sailings
,213 Cruise Ships ,29 Major Cruise Lines ,1,600 Deck Plan
images ,2,500 itinerary maps ,Hundreds of port descriptions
,Hundreds of In-Depth Cruise Reviews , Cruise Ship Ratings
Professionally-written reviews by our staff. Great learning
tool.
http://cruisenews.blogspot.com
Cruise News
Blog: Your Ultimate Cruise Guide. What
To Know Before You Go. Tips and tricks to have a successful
cruise vacation. Such as our Ultimate Packing List. The
definitive cruise guide. A must read, before you plan your
next cruise...read about exciting locales in Destinations
Uncovered..or read about readers favorite cruise lines for
taking the kids and teens. Add your own article.. share the
experience.
This growing site will be invaluable to you.
http://www.hbtacommunity.com
Home Based Travel Agent Community: This community is
for the sharing of information and experiences among travel
professionals who benefit from the participation of its
members. It is free to join and participate in this
community and it is open to
http://www.cruisetravelermagazine.com
Cruise
Traveler Magazine: An online cruise magazine
offering an unbiased cruise guide, latest cruise news,
cruise reviews, tips, feature cruise articles, and need to
know information about cruising.
Featuring community member
-contributed content. Editorially independent of
travel providers or cruise lines.
Top 3
Travel Industry Trade Publications
www.TravelTrade.com
Best trade publication for new or seasoned experienced
travel agents
www.TravelWeekly.com
a twice weekly national publication
www.TravelAgeWest.com
The focus is on Travel Agents from 11 western states.
Top 3
Travel Industry Associations
www.NACTA.com NACTA
is The association for home based travel agents,
cruise oriented travel agents and independent contractors.
NACTA's
Cruise
Seminars:
2009 Seminars at Sea!
These are rated the best seminar
at sea cruise experience in the travel industry.
www.ASTAnet.com ASTA (the American Society
of Travel Agents is the largest association of travel agents
in the world.
www.cruising.org
Cruise Lines International Association. The world’s
largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion
and growth of the cruise industry. CLIA is composed of 24 of
the major cruise lines serving North America.
Others
http://www.ossn.com
OSSN is the
Premier Travel Industry Trade Association representing and
supporting the Independent Travel Agents, Home Based Travel
Agency, Independent Contractor Seller of Travel and the
Outside Sales Travel Agent. |
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