How Do You Start A Home-Based Travel Business?
The travel industry offers opportunities to start a home-based business. The best way to get started is to affiliate with a host travel agency. Independent travel agents, those not affiliated with any host agency, retain 100 percent of their travel booking commissions, but are also responsible for tracking those commissions and handling all the accounting and establishing relationships with suppliers. It is recommended that only experienced travel agents attempt to start their business fully independent of a travel host. Align with a host travel agency. These agencies provide independent contractors with the support of an established business. This usually includes your initial travel agent training, back-office accounting, commission tracking, and a booking engine. A host agency, due to its sales volume, can negotiate higher commissions than an individual with little to no sales volume. Other benefits include access to the host agency’s consortium, which offers great travel deals for
