How Can I Make Money in the Travel Business?
As a travel agent people often say lots of interesting things to me about my career choice. They say things like, “I’d give anything to do what you do for a living,” “I wish I could travel as much as you do” and my personal favorite “Wow, it must be so nice to get paid to travel.” If you want to make money in the travel business you must first stop thinking of it as a way to get paid to travel. Yes, I’ve traveled all over the world. No, I do not travel all the time. Yes, I hustle like crazy. No, it is not always easy. Yes, I get paid to make people’s travel dreams come true. No, this is not my hobby.
If you want to be a travel agent the only thing standing in your way, honestly, is you. Here is the surest way to start making money in the travel business:
- Decide it will be your business. If you treat it like a hobby it will always be a hobby and you will never be able to do it full time. You’re not just an agent, you’re an entrepreneur!
- Get a mentor and start training. I sell my Travel Agent Success Kit dirt cheap because I know as an agent just starting out you don’t have much money, but you want to learn the tricks of the trade. I’d be happy to take you under my wing and help you become a success! You can even get your feet wet and read all of my blog posts that I’ve published about the industry for free here! Or you can sign up for an in-depth training for free with one of my webinars here.
- Learn everything you can about the industry. Read up on trends and news on sites like Travel Market Report and Travel Weekly.
- Think of a business name, secure a domain, get an email address and have a phone number you can use for business.
- Decide if you want to work for an agency or own an agency and get proper licensing if necessary in your state. Additional training may be required.
- Once you are either working for an agency or have opened your own agency it’s time to sell, sell, sell! That’s really all there is to it…
Want to know more and get the step-by-step breakdown of everything you need to do to become a travel agent making money in the travel business? Check out our travel agent success kit today!
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