Status for a new travel agency operating in Northern America

Its a competitive world. I am planning to open a new travel agency
serving North America, South East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)
and East asia covering China, Two Korea's and Japan plus Europe and
later on if possible South America and Australia.

What are the things required except money? I am a new guy in the field.

Any suggestions are more than welcome.

Nisarg

wrote:
Its a competitive world. I am planning to open a new travel agency
serving North America, South East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)
and East asia covering China, Two Korea's and Japan plus Europe and
later on if possible South America and Australia.

What are the things required except money? I am a new guy in the field.

Where?



Any suggestions are more than welcome.

Nisarg

wrote:
Its a competitive world. I am planning to open a new travel agency
serving North America, South East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore)
and East asia covering China, Two Korea's and Japan plus Europe and
later on if possible South America and Australia.

You might want to learn that the correct spelling of Koreas does not
have a ' in it. And that communist North Korea is defined as the
"least free place on Earth" by the Freedom House and does not allow its
minions to travel.

I am planning to open a new travel agency
I am a new guy in the field.

If you mean that you've never worked at a travel agency before, then
you'd probably have a much better chance of success if you got some
formal training first. There are travel agency schools and I think
there are also correspondance courses, and your library or bookstore
could probably recommend some good books about the travel industry.
There are also web sites just for travel agents.

You could also talk to some professional travel agents to get their
advice. In fact you might want to get a a job at an existing travel
agency for a year or two to get some experience.

Jim

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I am planning to open a new travel agency
I am a new guy in the field.

If you mean that you've never worked at a travel agency before, then
you'd probably have a much better chance of success if you got some
formal training first. There are travel agency schools and I think
there are also correspondance courses, and your library or bookstore
could probably recommend some good books about the travel industry.
There are also web sites just for travel agents.

You could also talk to some professional travel agents to get their
advice. In fact you might want to get a a job at an existing travel
agency for a year or two to get some experience.

Jim



Not to mention that one can't be sure what you are tryig to open. Is it
A. A full service agency offering travel to the desitnations mentioned
B. An incoming agency offering tours and services to clients arriving
from the countries mentioned
C. An internet agency serving clients from the mentioned countries.

The biz has gotten harder and harder for start ups that don't have the
connecitons to compete for commission. It will not be long before the
cruise lines start chipping away at agents as the car and air industries
have done and as the hotel industry by being so available online.

--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/