Good evening all! People wonder if travel agents are still around. You used to see at least one brick and mortar building for a travel agency on Main Street in any town that had one. In recent years, you are seeing less and less of these brick and mortar.

Really, anyone that is coach-able, as well as determined to own their own business can become a travel agent and not need as much money as it takes to have a brick and mortar location.

Why did I decide to become a Travel Agent, you may ask? It is simple. Everyone travels, some more than others. I have always planned all of my trips, going through many search engines to find the right itinerary for my set budget at the time. I also did research for what to do in the location(s) I was traveling to. I love the research phase, as well as helping people by taking the stress off of others and making sure that the clients are taken care of and they can do nothing but have fun on their vacation.

What people do not realize is that whether you book a trip yourself or through a travel agent, you are still paying the commission because it is embedded into the price. About 4 years ago, a friend of mine I went to Middle School and Freshmen year of High School approached me with an opportunity to become a travel agent. I was skeptical about it because most home-based businesses are great when you look at it, then turn into scams in the end. I did copious amounts of research, both on the company, as well as the financial and looking at budget to make sure I could make the initial investment, as well as the monthly overhead. 3 years later, I took the plunge. I decided I was ready to become a travel agent, get paid the commission for the work that I was already doing.

One other reason that I wanted to become a travel agent is because like me, other people have bucket list items of different places they wish to visit. I want to be able to give them the opportunity to go where they wish to go, as I have been able to in the past and soon to be in the future.

If you wish to know more information on becoming a travel agent, you can comment below this blog post or you can email me at goldenopportunities@yahoo.com

Until next time!