This week’s YouTube video is going to be something a little different.   Usually I like to use these videos to give advice to travel agents and agency owners - whether they’re long-time veterans or newbies - on topics like growing their businesses, managing their...

As you’re planning out your brilliant future as a travel business owner, have you imagined your ideal travel agency office?  What does it look like?  🤔   Is it a storefront in a strip mall?  An old house that’s been refurbished into office space?  A corporate office...

Whether it’s under an 🏖️ umbrella out on the beach or under a blanket by a toasty fire, there’s nothing better than cozying up with a good book.   If you’re like me, you have a 📚 backlog of books you would love to get to when you have a chance to catch up, and...

Raise your hand if you’re somewhat familiar with TikTok.  ✋   Now raise your hand if you’re obsessed with TikTok.  ✋ ✋  Now raise your hand if you’re currently scrolling through TikTok and not actually reading this email.  I’ll wait.   📱 📱 📱  So, basically, we know...

If you ask me, being a travel agent is just about the greatest profession there is.  Helping people to experience the 🏖️ vacation of their dreams, empowering them to make a lifetime of happy memories in a week or two of ✈️ travel…  What could possibly be better? ...

One of the great things about the travel business is that there are nearly infinite choices of areas to specialize in.  Passionate about Paris?  Expert in 🐪 Egypt?  Deep into Disney?  Crazy about 🚢 cruises?  Then there’s a place for you in the travel business.   When...

Here’s a question I hear all the time:  “How much money do I need to start a travel agency?”  🤔  It’s a good question, of course.  Loads of people get into the travel business as agents and love it, but want something more out of their careers.  The thought of going...

When you’re an independent travel agent, you have to rely on your own hard work - your hustle - to make your money.   Attracting clients, staying on top of travel trends and information, working with vendors and suppliers, marketing your business…  These are the...

If you could look into the future and see yourself failing as a travel agent, would you just go ahead and quit?  I mean, why spend so much time and energy trying to succeed as a travel agent when failure is on the horizon?   Well, I don’t have a 🔮 crystal ball, but I...

What is success?  🤔   It means different things to different people.  For some people it’s loads of money 💲💲 in the bank, or fancy cars in the garage.  For others it’s an inner sense of accomplishment and pride in what you do.  For others it may be 🏆 trophies or...