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Welcome! Thank you for visiting my site. I am a travel agent in Hattiesburg, Ms, with my home-based travel agency at located at Hwy 29, in New Augusta Ms. Locally, my agency serves the Mississippi Gulfcoast Area, but I have clients from nearly all 50 states, Canada, and Europe.
Being a military child and Active Duty Air Force Veteran, I have always had a passion for travel, which eventually led me to this industry after many years owning a small business. When I am not traveling myself, I enjoy helping others create great travel memories of their own. I specialize in Honeymoon travel packages, and incredible Destination Weddings for any budget. Over the years, I have booked every type of cruise and vacation trip imaginable, such as Disney vacations, European Tours, Caribbean Cruises and Vegas getaways. I specialize in complex bookings, such as Destination Weddings, Military discount travel, last minute travel, and other types of complex travel.
Feel free to visit my Facebook page, and my very popular travel blog, GJN Travel on Tumblr. GJN Travel has the very latest in travel tips and news.
Millions of people are finding out that today's business world isn't what it used to be. The days of depending on the "Big Business" employer for job security and retirement are a thing of the past. More people like you and me are choosing to put our financial future in hands we can trust....our own!
We represent a unique opportunity to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself. We help people save money and make money. Press the Travel Agent Overview to find out how you can be a part of this $8Trillion industry. I look forward to speaking with you! Contact me today!
Being a military child and Active Duty Air Force Veteran, I have always had a passion for travel, which eventually led me to this industry after many years owning a small business. When I am not traveling myself, I enjoy helping others create great travel memories of their own. I specialize in Honeymoon travel packages, and incredible Destination Weddings for any budget. Over the years, I have booked every type of cruise and vacation trip imaginable, such as Disney vacations, European Tours, Caribbean Cruises and Vegas getaways. I specialize in complex bookings, such as Destination Weddings, Military discount travel, last minute travel, and other types of complex travel.
Feel free to visit my Facebook page, and my very popular travel blog, GJN Travel on Tumblr. GJN Travel has the very latest in travel tips and news.
Millions of people are finding out that today's business world isn't what it used to be. The days of depending on the "Big Business" employer for job security and retirement are a thing of the past. More people like you and me are choosing to put our financial future in hands we can trust....our own!
We represent a unique opportunity to be in business for yourself, but not by yourself. We help people save money and make money. Press the Travel Agent Overview to find out how you can be a part of this $8Trillion industry. I look forward to speaking with you! Contact me today!
Why so many have started a home based travel business and you should too
Working as a home based travel agent offers you many commission based incentives, booking bonuses, exclusive agent rates and more. It is a fun and exciting career choice for those passionate about travel, whether it’s full time or part time.
A travel agent books travel for customers, friends and family and is paid by suppliers a commission on the booking. For things that suppliers do not pay a commission on, a travel agent also can charge the client a service fee for his/her time. An example: If you were to book a hotel for a client, the hotel would then send a check to the agency after the client checked out. Most hotels pay 10% of the price of the hotel before taxes and fees. A $100 per night hotel reservation would mean $10 a night for the travel agent who made the booking. This hotel would cost the same whether the customer uses a travel agent or books through the hotel directly. In many cases the travel agent can get a better price. It costs the customer nothing to use the travel agent unless the travel agent charges service fees.
Can anyone do this? In order to work with suppliers, you must have an account set up with the supplier. Most require an agency to hold an IATAN, CLIA or ARC number. IATAN stands for International Airlines Travel Agent Network. CLIA stands for Cruise Lines International Association. ARC stands for Airline Reporting Corporation. Each of these memberships requires different things including sales, money in the bank, experience or training in the industry, and membership fees. Many will require Errors and Omissions insurance of $1,000,000 or more.
For the average travel agent, membership is not a possibility with some organizations so the agent will team up with an agency and work as an independent agent or outside agent. There are also advantages of working with an agency because most travel agents cannot make enough in sales with a particular supplier to obtain higher commission levels and bonuses. Working with an agency with many agents can increase the commission percentages the agent gets because of the joint sales of all the agents at the agency.
Support is also a very important aspect of being a successful agent. Agents who do not work with others tend to feel more isolated and have to learn to do it all solo. Since no agent can have the experience of being everywhere in the world or staying at every hotel or resort, having others that you can get advice from is really helpful.
People all need travel arrangements at some point in time. Those who take road trips need hotel reservations. Those who need to travel for business need airline tickets, rental cars, and hotel reservations. Families want to experience vacations with their loved ones. People visit family and relatives. Most people who win money say they are going to spend it to take a nice vacation. Newly married couples go on honeymoons. You are not selling something that is hard to sell. People contact you for help, you are not calling them or approaching them trying to sell them something they don’t want.
Educating the public is the main thing any travel agent must do. Most people put travel agents into the same category as real estate agents. They believe it costs additional to use a travel agent. This is untrue. In many cases a travel agent can get a better price than the general public through the suppliers who work only with travel agents. Many people do not know all the options for booking a vacation. A good travel agent does. Once people are educated on how a travel agent gets paid, they are more willing to work with travel agents.
If a person knows that if he or she let you book a hotel and it will cost the same price regardless, she or he will work with you. It is important to let people know how you can help them save time and money on their travel arrangements.
So how do you get into the industry? Many people think they must go to school to become certified. This is not true. You can get into the industry and begin training with a host agency. If this sounds like it would be a good fit for you and you are ready to start your own home based travel business with our host agency, click contact me today!.
Working as a home based travel agent offers you many commission based incentives, booking bonuses, exclusive agent rates and more. It is a fun and exciting career choice for those passionate about travel, whether it’s full time or part time.
A travel agent books travel for customers, friends and family and is paid by suppliers a commission on the booking. For things that suppliers do not pay a commission on, a travel agent also can charge the client a service fee for his/her time. An example: If you were to book a hotel for a client, the hotel would then send a check to the agency after the client checked out. Most hotels pay 10% of the price of the hotel before taxes and fees. A $100 per night hotel reservation would mean $10 a night for the travel agent who made the booking. This hotel would cost the same whether the customer uses a travel agent or books through the hotel directly. In many cases the travel agent can get a better price. It costs the customer nothing to use the travel agent unless the travel agent charges service fees.
Can anyone do this? In order to work with suppliers, you must have an account set up with the supplier. Most require an agency to hold an IATAN, CLIA or ARC number. IATAN stands for International Airlines Travel Agent Network. CLIA stands for Cruise Lines International Association. ARC stands for Airline Reporting Corporation. Each of these memberships requires different things including sales, money in the bank, experience or training in the industry, and membership fees. Many will require Errors and Omissions insurance of $1,000,000 or more.
For the average travel agent, membership is not a possibility with some organizations so the agent will team up with an agency and work as an independent agent or outside agent. There are also advantages of working with an agency because most travel agents cannot make enough in sales with a particular supplier to obtain higher commission levels and bonuses. Working with an agency with many agents can increase the commission percentages the agent gets because of the joint sales of all the agents at the agency.
Support is also a very important aspect of being a successful agent. Agents who do not work with others tend to feel more isolated and have to learn to do it all solo. Since no agent can have the experience of being everywhere in the world or staying at every hotel or resort, having others that you can get advice from is really helpful.
People all need travel arrangements at some point in time. Those who take road trips need hotel reservations. Those who need to travel for business need airline tickets, rental cars, and hotel reservations. Families want to experience vacations with their loved ones. People visit family and relatives. Most people who win money say they are going to spend it to take a nice vacation. Newly married couples go on honeymoons. You are not selling something that is hard to sell. People contact you for help, you are not calling them or approaching them trying to sell them something they don’t want.
Educating the public is the main thing any travel agent must do. Most people put travel agents into the same category as real estate agents. They believe it costs additional to use a travel agent. This is untrue. In many cases a travel agent can get a better price than the general public through the suppliers who work only with travel agents. Many people do not know all the options for booking a vacation. A good travel agent does. Once people are educated on how a travel agent gets paid, they are more willing to work with travel agents.
If a person knows that if he or she let you book a hotel and it will cost the same price regardless, she or he will work with you. It is important to let people know how you can help them save time and money on their travel arrangements.
So how do you get into the industry? Many people think they must go to school to become certified. This is not true. You can get into the industry and begin training with a host agency. If this sounds like it would be a good fit for you and you are ready to start your own home based travel business with our host agency, click contact me today!.
