Season 2 · Episode 75
CTA Certif. Valid in Canada, Guide to Optimize Ship Inspection, Choosing Host w/ GDS
Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 · Host Agency Reviews
September 7, 202222m 10s
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Show Notes
Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about if a CTA certification is valid in Canada, step-by-step guide for optimizing a ship inspection, and if it's important to choose a host with a GDS?
Helpful Resources:
- (What are the travel agent certification options out there?)
- (Get to know the Canadian provinces travel agent licensing rules)
- (Download HAR's free cruise ship inspection checklist---6 pages!---and read the article on how to optimize your next ship inspection)
- (The sister article and sister download to our cruise ship inspection download)
- (We haven't tried this out ourselves, but here's a paid course an agent put together on how to maximize the marketing you can do from a fam trip)
- https://www.myfamtrip.com/
- (A paid app to keep track of all your fam trips/ship inspections/guided tours. By travel advisors, for travel advisors.)
- (More on what's involved with becoming a corporate travel advisor)
- (We break down what exactly the GDS---global distribution system---is and why it's a tool specific to corporate agencies. Plus, a fun history of the GDS!)
- (Debit memos are one of the main reasons host agencies will not allow new advisors into the GDS. Read more about them here.)