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These are the secrets that travel agents
Travel Agents are treated differently than the rest of us. And the
reason is simple: The travel industry is a 4 trillion dollar a year business! With that kind of money being spent on travel, you can just imagine the competition. The travel industry will spend millions on advertising and they'll do what ever it takes to get them their piece of the pie. It's a known fact; the travel industry survives on the business supplied to them by Travel Agents. And because so much of their business relies on Travel Agents, the travel industry treats these Travel Agents like royalty! http://travelguideelvh.thisbelongsto.us/home.htm |
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These are the secrets that travel agents
On 7/3/2006 3:08 AM did the "monkey dance", then
made these writings: Travel Agents are treated differently than the rest of us. And the reason is simple: The travel industry is a 4 trillion dollar a year business! With that kind of money being spent on travel, you can just imagine the competition. The travel industry will spend millions on advertising and they'll do what ever it takes to get them their piece of the pie. It's a known fact; the travel industry survives on the business supplied to them by Travel Agents. And because so much of their business relies on Travel Agents, the travel industry treats these Travel Agents like royalty! http://travelguideelvh.thisbelongsto.us/home.htm Yeah right. Travel Agents are invited on Fam trips true. But it's not the Penthouse Suite but an Inside Cabin the size of a broom closet that my sister got on the newest and largest RCCL cruise ship. Travel Agents right more than their share of airline tickets but no commission. Some agencies charge a fee for this but many provide the service as a courtesy. In return to some destinations they can get Agent's rates. But this translates into flying stand-by, or red eye or at the wee hours of the night. I wouldn't knock those perks that TAs get. As a professional Travel Agent, my sister has had to do some challenging things. This included facilitating the repatriation of a client's mother from Paris. She also goes on several self-financed Fam trips a year. Karen believes that she cannot just write tickets, but should have some first hand experience of destinations her clients go to. Yeah, there's some loyalty here. After all I am her brother. I am also a client. One time I lost my documentation while in transit to a vacation spot. Karen hooked me up with the right US Embassy people to change what could have been a disaster into a great vacation. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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These are the secrets that travel agents
"Brian K" wrote in message nk.net... On 7/3/2006 3:08 AM did the "monkey dance", then made these writings: Travel Agents are treated differently than the rest of us. And the reason is simple: The travel industry is a 4 trillion dollar a year business! With that kind of money being spent on travel, you can just imagine the competition. The travel industry will spend millions on advertising and they'll do what ever it takes to get them their piece of the pie. It's a known fact; the travel industry survives on the business supplied to them by Travel Agents. And because so much of their business relies on Travel Agents, the travel industry treats these Travel Agents like royalty! http://travelguideelvh.thisbelongsto.us/home.htm Yeah right. Travel Agents are invited on Fam trips true. But it's not the Penthouse Suite but an Inside Cabin the size of a broom closet that my sister got on the newest and largest RCCL cruise ship. Travel Agents right more than their share of airline tickets but no commission. Some agencies charge a fee for this but many provide the service as a courtesy. In return to some destinations they can get Agent's rates. But this translates into flying stand-by, or red eye or at the wee hours of the night. I wouldn't knock those perks that TAs get. As a professional Travel Agent, my sister has had to do some challenging things. This included facilitating the repatriation of a client's mother from Paris. She also goes on several self-financed Fam trips a year. Karen believes that she cannot just write tickets, but should have some first hand experience of destinations her clients go to. Yeah, there's some loyalty here. After all I am her brother. I am also a client. One time I lost my documentation while in transit to a vacation spot. Karen hooked me up with the right US Embassy people to change what could have been a disaster into a great vacation. Is it worth becoming a TA? My friend recently got hers and she paid a franchise fee (don't know how much) to join an agency. |
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These are the secrets that travel agents
On 7/3/2006 2:59 PM JC did the "monkey dance", then made these writings:
"Brian K" wrote in message nk.net... On 7/3/2006 3:08 AM did the "monkey dance", then made these writings: Travel Agents are treated differently than the rest of us. And the reason is simple: The travel industry is a 4 trillion dollar a year business! With that kind of money being spent on travel, you can just imagine the competition. The travel industry will spend millions on advertising and they'll do what ever it takes to get them their piece of the pie. It's a known fact; the travel industry survives on the business supplied to them by Travel Agents. And because so much of their business relies on Travel Agents, the travel industry treats these Travel Agents like royalty! http://travelguideelvh.thisbelongsto.us/home.htm Yeah right. Travel Agents are invited on Fam trips true. But it's not the Penthouse Suite but an Inside Cabin the size of a broom closet that my sister got on the newest and largest RCCL cruise ship. Travel Agents right more than their share of airline tickets but no commission. Some agencies charge a fee for this but many provide the service as a courtesy. In return to some destinations they can get Agent's rates. But this translates into flying stand-by, or red eye or at the wee hours of the night. I wouldn't knock those perks that TAs get. As a professional Travel Agent, my sister has had to do some challenging things. This included facilitating the repatriation of a client's mother from Paris. She also goes on several self-financed Fam trips a year. Karen believes that she cannot just write tickets, but should have some first hand experience of destinations her clients go to. Yeah, there's some loyalty here. After all I am her brother. I am also a client. One time I lost my documentation while in transit to a vacation spot. Karen hooked me up with the right US Embassy people to change what could have been a disaster into a great vacation. Is it worth becoming a TA? My friend recently got hers and she paid a franchise fee (don't know how much) to join an agency. Karen has never paid anyone to work at their agency. She has always been discretely invited while working at another agency. She started out at a privately owned independent agency and currently works for Marshal Fields Travel (which is now a part of Macy's). The only investment she made was to the business school where the trained to be a Travel Agent. It was highly recommended by friends in the field. Does it pay to be a Travel Agent. Yes it does if you are willing to work hard and occasionally come in after business hours to help clients who have gotten themselves into a jam. However, the competition is ramping up from the Obrbitzs, Travelocities and such. But on the other hand the travelbots don't provide the personal touch. If an agency has great leadership then it's a good place to work, as with any business. One thing about my sister she has excellent networking skills, salesmanship and a good business sense. She has a real enthusiasm about travel and the travel industry. I believe those are characteristics you should have if you want to be a TA. Those are qualities you should seek if you are looking for a good TA. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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These are the secrets that travel agents
Travel Agents are treated differently than the rest of us. And the
reason is simple: The travel industry is a 4 trillion dollar a year business! With that kind of money being spent on travel, you can just imagine the competition. The travel industry will spend millions on advertising and they'll do what ever it takes to get them their piece of the pie. It's a known fact; the travel industry survives on the business supplied to them by Travel Agents. And because so much of their business relies on Travel Agents, the travel industry treats these Travel Agents like royalty! I can help you get all the travel agent benefits for life!!! you know, or might have heard of... the type of discounts... hotel, cruises, tours, car rental, etc... it's totally legal... if interested e-mail me... |
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