For starters, specialize in something. Know that one thing inside and out. Too many travel agents will book you a cruise to nowhere or a flight to no man’s land and not know the difference between the two. It is absolutely impossible to know everything about every phase of travel…at least not in a short amount of time. So specialize. You’ll be much more in demand if you really know your stuff about one specific thing.
Become a notary public. If you’re scratching your head right now wondering what the heck this has to do with travel, directly, it doesn’t. However, you will find that many people who do have to travel, especially for business or legal reasons, will have to get things notarized. Believe it or not, it is getting harder and harder to find notary publics these days, so you will have something that is in demand and will give you an additional income because of the people you will meet up with.
Do not, under any circumstances, sign an exclusivity contract with any agency that you work for. You are an independent contractor and as such, they have no grounds to force you to sign such a contract. You will, of course, want to check with a lawyer on this one. But I strongly advise against signing any such contract. It may very well be against the law.
There are many benefits to becoming a travel agent. Like I said, good ones are hard to find so if you really know your stuff, you will be greatly in demand. People will actually come looking for YOU to book their trip. That means more money for you in YOUR pocket.
And we can all use a little more of that…especially in these tough economic times.
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