Travel Agent Chatter | Starting And Growing Your Travel Agency

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.w

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!

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, o

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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 ti

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 com

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!

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!

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!

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 comm

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 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!

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!