Great Opportunities Exist in Becoming A Travel Consultant
I was spending some time the other day on one of the hardest things to do in my profession, cold calling. Is wasn't totally "cold" calls, I was working from a list of attendess at a Bridal Show that I had a booth at a few months ago, but it is still tough to get the motivation sometimes, but I digress.....
One of the calls I made was answered by the mother of a soon-to-be-bride. As I described to her the message to pass along to her daughter I was mildly surprised at her total surprise that I was calling - I'm certain she was wondering "hadn't travel agents all gone away?" President Obama recently proclaimed it, the media has been talking about it for years - there definitely are fewer travel agencies downtown or in your nearest stripmall, but travel agencies have NOT gone away.
The simple truth is that with the advent of the information age - the internet - and telecommuting, travel agencies now work remotely. Many, if not most, now work from home.
With the sudden realization that travel agencies do still exist, this lady was genuinely interested in the possibility of whether she could have a career as a travel consultant as she transitions from her current career (soon she will be retiring). The short answer is - ABSOLUTELY!!
Without going into an immense amount of detail, there are opportunities for people throughout the travel industry, and EZTravelPad is hiring. There are no salaries, no hourly wage, no health insurance benefits - but there are most certainly opportunities to earn good money by doing what you love - helping people vacation better.
Most travel consultants specialize in a particular niche. Some of the niches, both broad and narrow include-
- Romance Travel
- Family Travel
- Cruises
- Luxury Travel
- Corporate Travel
- Group Travel
- Incentive Travel
- African Safaris
- Volunteering Abroad
- Adventure travel
- LGBT
- Scuba Diving Vacations
- Student Travel
- Travel for the Deaf
and there are so many more that the list could go on for pages...
If you have any interest in learning more about what possibilities do exist, please get in touch. I would be more than happy to share what I know, and who knows where that might lead....
That sounded quite embarrassing to your side as a travel agent, but however it's good that you specify here that travel agents are still active and doing the whole services still.
Posted by: grand canyon tours | October 10, 2011 at 06:48 PM
well, i didn't find anything embarrassing about it so not quite sure what you mean gct??
Posted by: Scott | October 12, 2011 at 02:20 PM