Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 84 Steph chats with repeat co-host Kimberly Stirdivant, TourRadar. Which hosts use TourRadar? Is picking a host before getting a travel certification okay? I'm an advisor that wants to also operate as a tour operator . . . Can I be hosted?Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week -- It's Free!) (Host Agency Review Profiles)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-training-travel-agent-educationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliershttps://ustoa.com/applicationshttps://membership.adventuretravel.biz/ (Sign up for your free account on TourRadar) (Get your Friday 15 e-reminders for next week’s topics right to your inbox) (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!)Contact: We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here https://Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 84 Steph chats with Jenn Lee, from Travel Planners International about which hosts allow you to book interline rates, if Host Week be recorded, is it normal for host not to pay commissions when you leave, and if you have a 1099, do you still have to do DBA and sole prop?Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!) (Want to speak at Host Week? Submit your Application!) (Sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) (Info on interline cruise rates) (Register for Host Week – it’s free! Jan 23-27) (Watch last year’s Host Week) (What to look for in your contract with your host agency) (Advice on what to do when your host is not paying commissions) (Read more about the different business structures) (This was a doozy to find, but we’ve got the videos for you!)[email protected] (Reach out to our co-host Jenn Lee with Travel Planners International) (And TPI's consumer marketing brand) (Get your Friday 15 e-reminders for next week’s topics right to your inbox)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about how are influencers booking group travel, is there a minimum time commitment if you go hosted, host agency that are good for small tour operators.Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!) (Want to speak at Host Week? Submit your Application!) (Sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) (Small Business Saturday marketing ideas for agencies. We've done all the hashtag research so you don't have to!) (Our in-depth podcasts. Select the 'groups' tag to learn more about leading/booking groups) (More info on what exactly a host agency is) (Great advice on finding groups for your agency!) (Suppliers dish on what you need to know about group bookings.) (10 insider Group Bookings Tips from Travel Advisors... and an infographic!) (Know what you're getting into. Here's what to look for in your contract with your host agency.) (Our in-depth podcasts. Select the 'destination specialist' tag to learn more about being a small tour operator/destination specialist.)https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 ----> Co-Host next week is Jenn Lee from Travel Planners International. And Nov 25th --- Black Friday --- we'll have Kimberly Stirdivant on from TourRadar. Don't forget to submit your questions!We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 82 Steph chats with Lori Speers, Owner & Founder of Levarte Travel about using personal CC for business, homebased vs. IC - what's the difference, how to list host agency on HAR, and working as travel agent employee.Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!) (Want to speak at Host Week? Submit your Application!) (More info on setting up your agency's financials and importance of keeping biz/personal accounts separate.)[email protected] (Email us to get your host agency set up with a free profile on Host Agency Reviews!) (HAR's job board for employee travel positions. Some as travel agents, some as support roles or with companies in the travel space. Free to list.) (More information on what type of salary you can expect as a travel agent. Broken down into sections like corporate vs. leisure, employee vs. owning your own agency, etc.) (Website for Lori's host agency, Levarte Travel.)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Erica Carr stumbled into travel in 2019, booking a jaw-dropping 100 trips her first year … just in time for the worldwide pandemic. But ain’t no pandemic stopping this lady. Nope, Erica and her team of three employees are on track to bring in $2.2M in sales for 2022!Bookitbox TRAVEL is a luxury travel agency with a spin. Every client gets a box pre-departure with travel info and gifts personalized to their unique itinerary. As they say at Bookitbox, “All boxed up and TSA approved.” Join us as we take a peek inside her boxes and Erica shares why she thinks the boxes have been so instrumental in helping her agency grow. Oh, and copy cats. Most of us face them at one time or another. As you’ll find out, Erica is entirely transparent in what she does with the boxes and how it’s helped. So how does she deal with other businesses taking pages from her playbook? It might surprise you! 😊 We’ll chat with Erica on how she made the transition from never having really traveled in the high-end luxury space ended up opening a successful agency that has a $10k minimum spend for clients. She’ll share with us her approach of ‘loving on her clients’ and how she surprises clients throughout their journey with small gifts and unexpected touchpoints. We’ll also touch on how she used the pandemic to systematize her agency so that coming out of the pandemic, she saw hockey stick growth in her sales. Through all this, she grew her team of employees throughout the US. If you’re wondering how to manage a remote team and hire the right people for your agency without being able to be in the same office, Erica has some tips for you on that too. Settle in and get ready as we take a deep dive into yet another success agency owner’s story!****** Special thanks to our sponsor, Levarte Travel: https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/levarte-travel ****** ****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/vol24

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 81 Steph chats with Kimberly Stirdivant, Director of Partnerships, TourRadar about What resort/tour pics you can you use on your site, TourRadar has an LGBTQ-friendly filter for trips, What is VAX Vacation Access, How does TourRadar vet sustainable travel partners, and Does TourRadar only carry adventure tours?Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!) (Want to speak at Host Week? Submit your Application!) (7 websites with gorgeous free travel images you can use on your website for free.)https://www.tourradar.com/ (Industry Voices column on how your agency can be an ally to the LGBTQ clients.) (Some tips on how to make your agency more LGBTQ friendly.) (Watch the session recordings from TourRadar's Adventure Together event!) (VAX Vacation Access' website) (Where you can sign up for a TourRadar agent account. Up to 12% commission on multi-day tours through the end of 2022.) (Not sure what a preferred supplier is? This will help ya.)[email protected] (Our Co-Host Kimberly Stirdivant's contact infoWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about supplier and host not paying commission, who is HAR's job board for, and are you team niche or team no niche?Helpful Resources: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free!) (Want to speak at Host Week? Submit your Application!) (We've got the steps you need to take both proactively to avoid joining a host with financial troubles, and reactively, if you're with a host not paying commissions.) (List of travel industry attorneys.) (More on the host agency that was federally indicted for stealing commission from his ICs) (Post up your employee positions on HAR's free job board. Roughly 3-4k visitors/mo.) (Ideas for niches, worksheet to find your niche, hear from advisors from various niches)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 79 Steph chats about which hosts include ASTA membership, resources for hiring + job descriptions, and which hosts have military/veteran discounts.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: (Register for Host Week 2023 --- Jan 23-27th. It's free! We'll also be putting on an educational session on hiring employees and writing stellar job descriptions to attract the right candidates.)https://hostagencyreviews.com/speaker (ASTA's course with list of host agencies that are ASTA members. Use code HAR149 to save 50%.) (Host Week has unbeatable specials from hosts/consortia/suppliers/associations! If you can wait until end of January, ASTA usually has a sale and some hosts include ASTA membership in your signup as part of their Host Week deal.) (A great place to find/post jobs. Our jobs board gets about 4k visits/mo) (Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for a new Travel Agent Chatter episode with Bookitbox Travel! She went from starting in 2019 to $2M in sales in 2022 with her unique business model.)Current ASTA host agency members: AAA, Andavo Travel, ATHome-Hosted by Atlas Travel, Avenue Two Travel, Avoya Travel, Brownell Travel, Cadence, Coastline Travel, Connoisseur Travel, Cruise Planners, Cruise.com, Dream Vacations, Departure Lounge, Direct Travel, Dugan's Travel, Frosch International, Gifted Travel Network, Independent by Liberty Travel, KHM Travel Group, Leisure Travel Alliance Central, Levarte, MTravel, NEST Plus, Nexion Travel Group, Oasis Travel Network, Plaza Travel, The Travel Society, Travel Experts, Travel Planners International, Travel Quest Network, Travology Host Travel Agency, Uniglobe Travel Center, Valerie Wilson Travel, WorldTravelServices, Montecito Village TravelWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 78 Steph chats about how much you can earn on international air tix, how much it cost to become host agency, and is $150 enough to start a travel agency?Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: (Fabo interview with Lar-Bear on how to make money selling airline tickets. Great inspiration and ideas for people interested in selling air only!) (Learn how travel agent commissions on air differ from commission on other products) (Often used to book air-only reservations for corporate agents, this explains what the GDS is.) (Breakdown of the different airline fare types) (One of the places you can access private air contracts is through a consortium. Here's what they are.) (First thing a host agency will need is an accreditation number. Here's the options.) (Data from past surveys reveals how much it costs to start up a travel agency!)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 65 Steph chats with Avery Campbell, from ACTA, about Canadian regulations: Agency vs. Outfitter, offering payment plans, and is 60 air tickets/yr worth joining a host?Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: (Infographic of which provinces have regulations and what they are.) (Avery's contact info) (ACTA Twitter account) (ACTA LinkedIn account) (Survey closes June 15th and we need your help! Please take it.) (3 really awesome things traditional travel agencies can offer clients that online travel agencies are not able to) (Podcast where agency books air tix for her large groups) (Not sure what a public or private airfare is? Read this.)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today April chats about launching a new website and what to look for, why you should have social media, and rebranding or refreshing your brand.Helpful Resources:Young Leaders in Travel Council | allies.travel - https://www.allies.travel/young-leaders-in-travel-councilBuild a website on Wix - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/wix-tutorialWebsite Option - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websitesSocial Media - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-social-mediaRebrand/Refresh - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/when-rebrand-travel-businessWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about going with host website or third party (which has better SEO), which hosts offer training for noobs, and advice for selling destination weddings.We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!Today's Resources ----> (Use the drop down tag 'destination weddings' and 'groups' to find interviews with successful agents in these niches) (Co-Host Itzy's email address) (A shout out to ASTA's newly designed website!) (List of the different travel agency website options out there: 3rd party, build your own, industry sites, etc.) (Tutorial if you're looking to build your own website) (Make a website with Wix in under 7 minutes. We'll show you how!)[email protected] (If you're interested in learning more about Modern Destination Weddings' training program) (Find info about if host agencies take new advisors, if they have a website program and a sample of the website they offer, and what type of education programs a host has, and much more!)

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.)

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 74 Steph chats with Lori Speers, Owner & Founder of Levarte Travel about how much to spend on travel expenses your first year, if you can have clients outside the state your Biz is in, do you need to register your biz if you move to a new state, and they discuss if large hosts have more pull than small hosts.Helpful Resources: (Find ATTA events and many more on HAR's free event calendar!)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates(Free download of over 200+ travel agent rates) (CruiseWorld event details) (Guide on how to select conferences that will meet your goals, get the most out of them, and stay on budget) (Info on seller of travel registrations/licensing)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 73 Steph chats with Mira Anselmi, ATTA Global Community Director about ATTA: Do you need host to join it, ATTA and Travel Leaders Certification Program, Host agencies outside the US/Canada, When does an S Corp biz structure make sense?Helpful Resources: (Find ATTA events and many more on HAR's free event calendar!) (More about ATTA membership) (Find profiles and info, ask questions to Travel Leaders Network and other consortia) (Explainer of what a travel consortium is) (Find profiles and info, ask questions to hosts about their relationship with the ATTA)[email protected] (Reach out to the ATTA team with questions about agency membership) (ATTA's site) (Travel Counsellors' host agency UK host division) (Strong Australian presence and may have info on hosts for Australians) (Strong Australian presence and may have info on hosts for Australians) (If you're an S Corp, use the salary #s in this article to decide a reasonable salary to pay yourself as a travel advisor employee)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 72 Steph chats about live lead programs for travel agents, the HAR Dogs (and how they are so stylish), and caring for clients on a FAM trip.Helpful Resources: (Avoya Travel's profile on HAR) (Complete guide to travel leads for travel agents + comparison chart) (Check out the gorgeous dogs of HAR!) (Tips on building a network of other advisors you can lean on for questions, support, and more) (Best travel industry events calendar out there! Find FAM trips, upcoming conferences, trainings and more. Events are free to list.) (When you're out on a FAM, don't forget to use your out of office as a marketing tool. Here's some great ideas for fun out of office messages.)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about the difference between travel consortias, travel agent discounts, and why someone should use a travel agent.Helpful Resources: (List of the travel consortia. If you love your consortium, go ahead and leave a review to help others understand the value of your consortium!) (Great explainer of what a travel consortium/co-op is.)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates(Download our list of 200+ travel agent rates you can access with your IATAN/CLIA/TRUE ID) (Great read to help understand the less tangible things a travel professional brings to the table.) (3 unique things travel advisors can do for their clients that online travel agencies cannot.) (One of the unique things travel agents can do is put airline tickets on hold in the GDS. Not sure what it is? Don't worry, this article will break it down for you!)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Jenn Lee, VP of Industry Engagement & Support for TPI, about starting an agency without travel experience, how long to plan for a site inspection, and recommended PCI-compliant CC storage.RESOURCES:- How Travel Agents Can Make the Most of a Cruise Ship Inspection: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-travel-agents-can-make-the-most-of-a-cruise-ship-inspection- The Definitive Site Inspection Checklist: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/definitive-site-inspection-checklist- FAM with intention: https://www.famwithintention.com/- How to Properly Crowd Source: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-to-ask-questions-to-peers-on-social-media- Free Travel Advisor Forms: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-travel-agent-forms-clients- Travel Planners International profile: https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/travel-planners-internationalWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about going from hosted to a true number and all you need to know and best host for wheelchair travel.Helpful Resources:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-license(All about seller of travel licensing/registrations.) (Breakdown and infographic of the different accreditation options for travel agencies, includes more details on the TRUE accreditation number)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-need-eo-insurance(When moving from hosted to independently accredited, make sure your bookings under your new accreditation number are covered by E&O -- errors and omissions -- insurance if you were getting it through your host) (Podcast interview with an advisor that specializes in accessible travel) (Supplier that works with travelers and travel advisors that are booking travelers in a wheelchair.) (Blogger who travels in his wheelchair something like 200 days a year! A great source of info.)https://travelability.net/ (Travelability Conference connects a wide range of people who are interested in making travel more accessible. Everyone from bloggers to tech companies, to travel advisors, to hospitality companies. Their resources page has a great curated list of specialized travel advisors)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

This quarter we sit down with a mom of seven who left a career in education to start a travel agency focused on educational travel just four years ago. She’s moved from being with a traditional host to a host-franchise hybrid and we dig into why. (Not sure what a host-franchise hybrid is? We cover that too.) If you’ve ever wondered the difference between an agency that belongs to a travel franchise, vs. one that doesn’t, we break down the main differentiators in layman’s terms for you. Not only has LaTonya sampled two different host structures, she’s also made the leap from home based to renting office space. We tap into her knowledge on how to get in as a vendor with schools and educational organizations, as well as the challenges and joys of focusing on educational trips for students of all ages. ****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/tac23 ****** Special thanks to our sponsor: Uniglobe Travel Center

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 68 Steph chats with April Swales, Marketing Director for Uniglobe Travel Center about working full-time while starting an agency, is $10k normal cost to start travel agency, and best host + trainings for groupsHelpful Resources: (Real numbers on the average cost to start a travel agency) (A great resources for different educational and training options for travel advisors.) (Travefy is mentioned in the podcast as a great itinerary builder -- and it is -- but there are a few more out there if you're shopping around) (Info on Uniglobe Travel Center's 3-month training program for new advisors.) (The most comprehensive travel industry event calendar out there! Find trainings, conferences, events, FAM trips, ship inspections, etc.)https://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatterUse the podcast filter feature to find in-depth podcast interviews with successful agencies. Our podcast tags include: Accessible Travel, Branding, Building Community, Corporate, Destination Specialists, Destination Weddings/Honeymoons, Disney, Entertainment/Production Travel, FIT, Groups, Homebased, Inbound Marketing, Leisure, Luxury, Marketing, Meetings and Incentives, New Agent, Remote Team, Social Media, Storefront, Team Management, Work-Life Balance)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 64 Steph chats with Lori Speers, Owner & Founder of Levarte Travel about working with more than one host, how much to earn in the 1st year to break even, cost of host educational programs, and are credit checks with hosts normal.Helpful Resources: (Love HAR's data? It comes from our survey and we need your help! Please take the survey today so we can continue to push out the valuable info to free to the advisor community.) (What to look for in your host contracts + red flags.) (More on why it's so important that a host agency is following the IC rules.) (The pros and cons of aligning with more than one host agency.) (What's the average startup cost for a travel agency in 2021? We've got the data!) (A great free resource to help you with financial projections. Fabulous for both new advisors and those taking another look at their business.)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

ASTA's board of directors election is coming up! Join us as we hear from the candidates unscripted, unedited, and super fun. :) ➡️MORE INFO + REGISTER FOR VIDEO RECORDING: https://hostagencyreviews.com/candidatechat 🎤 12pm CT - Peter N. Lobasso and I bring the noise and lay out Board of Directors 101 for those of us non-board-y types. :) 🎤 Marc Casto, President Leisure Americas, Flight Centre Travel Group 🎤 James Ferrara, Co-founder & CEO, InteleTravel.com 🎤 Jackie Friedman CTC, CTIE, President, Nexion LLC 🎤 David Harris , Executive Chairman, Ensemble Travel Group 🎤 Tiffany Hines, President & CEO, Global Escapes, Inc. 🎤 Jenn Lee, VP Industry Engagement & Support, Travel Planners International 🎤 Dr. Jasmien Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Travel Life Services 🎤 Connie Miller, Chief Relationship Officer & Biz Development, Your Travel Center, Inc./Montecito Village Travel ************* MORE INFO + REGISTER FOR VIDEO RECORDING: https://hostagencyreviews.com/candidatechat ************* We'll be back again next week with our regular Friday 15. :)

Welcome to our 67th Friday 15! Today Steph chats promoting suppliers (do you need permission?), How commissions work with a host agency, and affiliate marketing on site/email.Helpful Resources:**** HAR is hosting a Candidate Chat for ASTA's Board of Directors election --- Thurs, July 7th @12pm CT. It'll be so fun! Check out last year's Candidate Chat to get a feel for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ0R3KkPlrA **** (Great guide for new advisors on how to vet suppliers) (Guide to how travel agent commissions work and typical commission levels) (Wondering what a travel consortia/consortium is?) (If your agency is thinking of doing affiliate links, here's the FTC's rules for affiliate marketing and some examples of affiliate language)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 66 April chats about educational programs, what are travel agent rates, and how to get travel agent rates.Helpful Resources:https://hostagencyreviews.com/page/surveyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-uphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1470400299678907https://asta.digitalchalk.com/learn/RoadmapToBecomingATravelAdvisor*Use code HAR149 for Roadmap Deal*https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-ratesWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 64 Steph chats with Lori Speers, Owner & Founder of Levarte Travel about working with more than one host, how much to earn in the 1st year to break even, cost of host educational programs, and are credit checks with hosts normal.Helpful Resources: (Love HAR's data? It comes from our survey and we need your help! Please take the survey today so we can continue to push out the valuable info to free to the advisor community.) (What to look for in your host contracts + red flags.) (More on why it's so important that a host agency is following the IC rules.) (The pros and cons of aligning with more than one host agency.) (What's the average startup cost for a travel agency in 2021? We've got the data!) (A great free resource to help you with financial projections. Fabulous for both new advisors and those taking another look at their business.) (New advisors, this is the data you need! Get an idea of what to expect your first few years in the industry.) (Banks, business cards, financial software, and more!)[email protected] or (To reach Levarte team) (To learn more about Levarte Travel's hosting program)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Keith Waldon, Founder and Director of Departure Lounge, about the best travel conferences, why to join a virtuoso host for luxury travel, and what to know about merchant accounts.We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!Resources we go over:https://hostagencyreviews.com/eventshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-commissionshttps://www.flywire.com/https://wise.com/https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/[email protected]://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/departure-loungehttps://departurelounge.com/join-our-travel-advisor-team/

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats Jackie Friedman, President of Nexion Travel Group, about being a travel advisor with a fulltime job, best ways to market your business, non-US citizen abroad w/ US clients finding host, and what to do after you finish our 7-day setup.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/[email protected]@nexion.comWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

This episone first aired on May 6, 2022.Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Lori Speere, Owner and CEO, from Levarté Travel about hosts for LGBTQ+ niche, going from sole proprietor to LLC, IATAN or CLIA to book group cruise, and tips for booking cruise groups. 00:00 | Welcome to Friday 15!02:15 | Which hosts are good for an LGBTQ+ travel niche?06:25 | How do I transition from a sole proprietor to an LLC business model?12:55 | Should I use CLIA or IATAN to book a group cruise? Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://iglta.orghttps://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-uphttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-preferred-supplierhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structureshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-accreditationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/5-steps-to-finding-groupshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/supplier-want-you-know-booking-groupshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/group-booking-tips-travel-advisors-agentshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certificationWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Lori Speere, Owner and CEO, from Levarte Travel about hosts for LGBTQ+ niche, going from sole proprietor to LLC, IATAN or CLIA to book group cruise, and tips for booking cruise groups.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://iglta.orghttps://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-uphttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-preferred-supplierhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structureshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-accreditationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/5-steps-to-finding-groupshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/supplier-want-you-know-booking-groupshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/group-booking-tips-travel-advisors-agentshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certification

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats Mark Mead from ASTA about what ASTA is doing to help with hotel resort fees, what the real difference is between ARC & IATA, and booking your employer's travel: ethics.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:*Take the annual HAR survey* https://onemileatatime.com/news/marriott-hotel-sustainability-fee/https://my.asta.org/ASTAVTA/Home/ASTAVTA/Default.aspxhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/3-travel-agents-creative-fee-structureshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-feeshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-gdshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-accreditation (use promo code HAR149 for 50% off)We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about trainings offered for corporate advisors, booking school groups and if you should join a host, and a UK agency with same name as me.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://www.gbta.org/professional-development/global-travel-professional-certification-gtp (use promo code HAR149 for 50% off)https://www.gbta.org/professional-development/gbta-academy-career-pathhttps://www.bunnyboot.camp/courses/travel-agent-traininghttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-commissionshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/valerie-gossett-premier-resources-travel-grouphttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/travel-agent-chatter-vol-5-karen-hurlbut-hurlbut-travelhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/3-ways-travel-agents-save-you-moneyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-vs-booking-onlinehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umjhBBmBpTQhttps://uspto.gov/https://www.wipo.int/trademarks/en/We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Kwong from DBC Law about the difference between trade/service mark/copyright, how the trademark process works, trademark costs & time, and the 3 biggest trademark mistakes.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://www.wipo.int/trademarks/en/https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/searchStephanie Kwong's email: [email protected] do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Bill Coyle, VP Agent Engagement for KHM Travel Group, about host mentorship being free but lower commission %, what to look for in a consortium, and travel niche examples.HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/independent-travel-agent-contractshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-commission-plan-comparison-calculatorhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coopshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/consortiahttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-nicheWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about getting an agency Job without experience, negotiating hotel rates for groups, and 50-50 commission split.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/travel-jobshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/valerie-gossett-premier-resources-travel-grouphttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/travel-agent-chatter-vol-5-karen-hurlbut-hurlbut-travelhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-industry-lawyer-listhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-commission-plan-comparison-calculatorWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Christopher Sherman, Brand Strategy and Marketing from Travel Edge Network , pros/cons of host that has own clients, difference between host and consortium, if you need a business banking account, and if client payments work.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/hostshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coopshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/eventshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/setting-up-travel-agencys-financialsWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!

An entrepreneur twice over, Laurie Burg has seen her sales skyrocket from $15M pre-pandemic, to $20M today. We sit down and talk with Laurie about why she made the decision to have her Disney-only agency broaden its focus beyond the World of Walt. Not only that, we discuss how she has managed to make the complex Disney bookings with low commissions profitable. (gasp!) The past ten years, she’s managed to iron out all the wrinkles and systemized the Disney booking process for both agents and clients, cutting down friction and optimizing conversions through thoughtful tweaks, such as different quote forms based on where clients are in the customer journey. Laurie also shares some tips on how she build community in her team of advisors. During the pandemic she realized the importance of motivating her team and keeping spirits up, which resulted in the creation of a recognition program. Whether you’re a Disney booking agency, a person looking for small changes you can add to your website to increase our sales, or someone looking at how to build a remote team, we’ve got a little something for all of you. ****** Transcript + Show Notes: https://har.news/tac22

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph talks about lead programs for agents, whether you need a business license, and about asking client to pay commission.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coopshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leadshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-licensehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-travel-agency-business-plan-templatehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-feesWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Stephanie Cannon, founder of SC Travel Design, on travel expense write offs, personal travel with a work component, accounting software, a gives some tax tips.HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:https://hostagencyreviews.com/eventshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-expenseswww.withstephaniecannon.com/taxprepkithttps://withstephaniecannon.com/kyn-challengeWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Chris Green, Director of Network Expansion at Avoya Travel Network on travel agency accreditation options, how to process fees, travel MLMs, and if trainings transfer when moving hosts.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-accreditationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-to-charging-feeshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/page/feesurveyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/seller-travel-laws-service-feeshttps://youtu.be/4Gh3KOJBP9M?t=1336https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/[email protected] do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: _______________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Chad Burt, Co-Owner of Outside Agent about their education programs, support, Mentoring and Networking Tips, Fraud Protection Program.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-guide-building-work-communityhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-4-travel-agency-marketing-toolshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/outside-agents-comgo.outsideagents.com/meetWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ____________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Connie Miller, VP of Business Development of Montecito Village Travel why choose a virtuoso host agency, air consolidators, hosts with no ratings on HAR, and corporate travel for newbies.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coopshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/consortia/virtuosohttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/become-corporate-travel-agenthttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-gdshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-debit-memohttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/travel-agent-chatter-vol-5-karen-hurlbut-hurlbut-travelhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter/lary-neron-airfare-consultanthttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/airline-fare-typesWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ____________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Shannon Cunningham, Membership & Engagement Specialist for Gifted Travel Network about perks with Virtuoso affiliation, Gifted Travel Network MBA program and their support, coaching & mentoringHere's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.comhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-travel-consortia-travel-coopshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-educationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/gifted-travel-networkWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: _____________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Lori Speers, CEO and Founder of Levarte Travel about benefits of TravelSavers & Affluent Travel Affiliation, Levarte Academy & advisor support and website & lead tools.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.comhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-educationhttps://www.thetravelinstitute.com/https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websiteshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leadshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/levarte-travelWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: _____________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats with Joshua Harrell from Travel Quest Network about benefits with Travel Leaders affiliation, TQN training & onboarding program, TQN marketing tips.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.comhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-educationhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tqn-q3-2021https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-nichehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-clia-numberWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen chats about travel agency contracts, our 7-day setup program, and a CLIA number vs IATA.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-not-paying-commissionshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/independent-travel-agent-contractshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-uphttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agencyhttps://cruising.org/https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-a-clia-numberWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to give tips chat about travel agency names, give domain name tips, and how to choose a business structure.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-nichehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliershttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structures https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-educationWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to give tips chat about travel agency names, give domain name tips, and how to choose a business structures.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-for-choosing-travel-agency-nameshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-nichehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-advisor-guide-researching-qualifying-suppliershttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structures https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/host-agency-consortia-educationWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewswww.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwswww.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/company/2534866www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about travel agency website design, choosing your agency names, and our free marketing plan.Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tips-on-how-to-find-the-best-travel-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/find-a-travel-nichehttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-preferred-supplierhttps://cruising.org/en/https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/form-llc-in-your-state-31019.htmlhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-business-structuresWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewswww.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwswww.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/company/2534866www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Maureen is going to chat about choosing a host, if host agencies provide leads, and travel leads tips.HERE'S A LIST OF HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:https://www.facebook.com/groups/7daysetup/https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tagged/choose-a-hosthttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-10-benefits-of-using-a-host-agencyhttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/top-4-travel-agency-marketing-toolshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websiteshttps://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leadsWe do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips! If you found this helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment!Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________📧 Never miss a HAR resource.Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter🎧 Listen to our Podcast:http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group:http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor?Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: ________________________________________________________________Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephlyTwitter:http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly