Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about the difference between travel consortias, travel agent discounts, and why someone should use a travel agent.

Helpful Resources:

• (List of the travel consortia. If you love your consortium, go ahead and leave a review to help others understand the value of your consortium!)
• (Great explainer of what a travel consortium/co-op is.)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates
• (Download our list of 200+ travel agent rates you can access with your IATAN/CLIA/TRUE ID)
• (Great read to help understand the less tangible things a travel professional brings to the table.)
• (3 unique things travel advisors can do for their clients that online travel agencies cannot.)
• (One of the unique things travel agents can do is put airline tickets on hold in the GDS. Not sure what it is? Don't worry, this article will break it down for you!)

We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!