#1691 - Q&A: How to become a travel agent?
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2021
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Today’s listener is interested in becoming a travel agent—and yes, those still exist! Modern travel agents tend to work on specialized, boutique trips for select clients. How can our listener get certified and find her market?
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| 0:35.1 | Have you ever used a travel agent to book a trip? Now, before you say no, because I think a lot |
| 0:40.6 | of our listeners are like, no, I don't use a travel agent, just go and do it online. |
| 0:44.5 | Well, if you have ever used a site like Orbitz, Travelocity, or Priceline, then you have actually booked |
| 0:50.3 | with a travel agent, because these are online travel agencies. They just aren't always so helpful |
| 0:55.2 | when you have a problem, which is supposed to be one of the main benefits of working with an agent. |
| 1:00.1 | I mentioned all that because today's listener is interested in becoming a travel agent |
| 1:04.7 | in the modern sense of the profession. It's an interesting profession or site business these days, |
| 1:10.2 | just because the industry has evolved so much. So in lots of ways, travel agents aren't needed, |
| 1:15.9 | like individual travelers are empowered to find lots of information and make a lot of bookings |
| 1:20.5 | themselves, but they do still serve a purpose and some of them actually make a good living at it. |
| 1:25.1 | So that's what our listener wants to figure out. How can she get certified? How can she find her |
| 1:28.8 | market and enter the world of becoming a travel agent? Question and answer coming up in just 30 seconds. |
| 1:58.9 | Comparachilles. Hi, Chris. This is Susan. I recently found your show through Spotify. |
| 2:15.2 | When I was a kid and my parents took us on vacation, they used a travel agent to book flights. |
| 2:22.0 | I know it's such an outdated idea, but so most people these days just go online and book things |
| 2:28.6 | themselves, but it looks like travel agents still exist, especially to help people plan more |
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