Do you have a 😋 favorite dish that you absolutely have to have every 🦃 Thanksgiving?   You may enjoy the rest of the dishes for their own merits, but without Grandma’s green bean casserole, or sweet potato pie, or macaroni and cheese with the crust on top, it’s just...

As you sip that first pumpkin spice latte ☕ of the season, and gaze at the beautiful reds and golds of the changing 🍂 leaves, and begin to feel that nip in the air  🌬️ that signifies the beginning of sweater weather, there’s one question that’s certain to come to...

Most people get into the travel business because they love to travel. 🛳️ 🛫 They love planning and going on trips, they love talking about the 🏞️ places they’ve been and 🗼 places they want to go, and they think it would be so much fun to get paid for doing those things...

Do you ever feel like you’re just not selling as many travel packages as you should be?  Sometimes being a travel agent feels really easy, and you’re crushing it, making loads of sales and watching that commission flow your way.  🤑   But other times, it can feel like...

“What’s the deal with host agencies?  I do all the work, and they take some of the money.  Who are these people?  Can’t I be a travel agent without them?”  🤔  No, I’m not trying to do Jerry Seinfeld-esque 🎤 observational humor here.  I’m giving you a taste of some of...

Working for someone else can be a real drag.  It’s one of the main reasons people start in the travel business in the first place - to get out from under a 👔 boss or a 🏢 company structure and enjoy the independence of self-employment.   The life of an independent...

Imagine your travel business five years from now.  🤔 💭  What does it look like?  Are you thriving?  Are you pulling in clients with ease?  Are you on a 📈 growth trajectory with no signs of slowing down?  😀  Great!   Now how do you get to this imagined - but very...

Ah, the possibilities of starting your own travel business!  Making your own hours, taking 🛫 research trips to exotic locales, making people happy by sending them on 🛳️ dream vacations, taking your laptop to the beach so you can work - or not - while sipping your...

Travel agents usually don’t make their living off of just one or two 🐳 major clients who take big, expensive trips three or four times a year.  That’s just not something that you can count on to make up the bulk of your income.  If you’ve gotten into the travel agent...

One of the most important factors in succeeding in the travel business is the effectiveness of your marketing.  Sure, you could just post stuff on Facebook or Instagram from time to time and maybe bring in some clients.  But are you a professional 📷 photographer?  How...