Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 65 Steph chats with Avery Campbell, from ACTA, about Canadian regulations: Agency vs. Outfitter, offering payment plans, and is 60 air tickets/yr worth joining a host?

Here's a list of helpful resources for today’s episode:

(Infographic of which provinces have regulations and what they are.)

(Avery's contact info)

(ACTA Twitter account)

(ACTA LinkedIn account)

(Survey closes June 15th and we need your help! Please take it.)

(3 really awesome things traditional travel agencies can offer clients that online travel agencies are not able to)

(Podcast where agency books air tix for her large groups)

 (Not sure what a public or private airfare is? Read this.)

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today April chats about launching a new website and what to look for, why you should have social media, and rebranding or refreshing your brand.

Helpful Resources:

• Young Leaders in Travel Council | allies.travel - https://www.allies.travel/young-leaders-in-travel-council
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• Build a website on Wix - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/wix-tutorial
• Website Option - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites
• Social Media - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-social-media
• Rebrand/Refresh - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/when-rebrand-travel-business

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about going with host website or third party (which has better SEO), which hosts offer training for noobs, and advice for selling destination weddings.

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!

Today's Resources ---->

• (Use the drop down tag 'destination weddings' and 'groups' to find interviews with successful agents in these niches)
• (Co-Host Itzy's email address)
• (A shout out to ASTA's newly designed website!)
• (List of the different travel agency website options out there: 3rd party, build your own, industry sites, etc.)
• (Tutorial if you're looking to build your own website)
• (Make a website with Wix in under 7 minutes. We'll show you how!)
• [email protected] (If you're interested in learning more about Modern Destination Weddings' training program)
• (Find info about if host agencies take new advisors, if they have a website program and a sample of the website they offer, and what type of education programs a host has, and much more!)

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about if a CTA certification is valid in Canada, step-by-step guide for optimizing a ship inspection, and if it's important to choose a host with a GDS?

Helpful Resources:

• (What are the travel agent certification options out there?)
• (Get to know the Canadian provinces travel agent licensing rules)
• (Download HAR's free cruise ship inspection checklist---6 pages!---and read the article on how to optimize your next ship inspection)
• (The sister article and sister download to our cruise ship inspection download)
• (We haven't tried this out ourselves, but here's a paid course an agent put together on how to maximize the marketing you can do from a fam trip)
• https://www.myfamtrip.com/
• (A paid app to keep track of all your fam trips/ship inspections/guided tours. By travel advisors, for travel advisors.)
• (More on what's involved with becoming a corporate travel advisor)
• (We break down what exactly the GDS---global distribution system---is and why it's a tool specific to corporate agencies. Plus, a fun history of the GDS!)
• (Debit memos are one of the main reasons host agencies will not allow new advisors into the GDS. Read more about them here.)

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 74 Steph chats with Lori Speers, Owner & Founder of Levarte Travel about how much to spend on travel expenses your first year, if you can have clients outside the state your Biz is in, do you need to register your biz if you move to a new state, and they discuss if large hosts have more pull than small hosts.

Helpful Resources:

• (Find ATTA events and many more on HAR's free event calendar!)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-rates
• (Free download of over 200+ travel agent rates)
• (CruiseWorld event details)
• (Guide on how to select conferences that will meet your goals, get the most out of them, and stay on budget)
• (Info on seller of travel registrations/licensing)

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 73 Steph chats with Mira Anselmi, ATTA Global Community Director about ATTA: Do you need host to join it, ATTA and Travel Leaders Certification Program, Host agencies outside the US/Canada, When does an S Corp biz structure make sense?

Helpful Resources:

• (Find ATTA events and many more on HAR's free event calendar!)
• (More about ATTA membership)
• (Find profiles and info, ask questions to Travel Leaders Network and other consortia)
• (Explainer of what a travel consortium is)
• (Find profiles and info, ask questions to hosts about their relationship with the ATTA)
• [email protected] (Reach out to the ATTA team with questions about agency membership)
• (ATTA's site)
• (Travel Counsellors' host agency UK host division)
• (Strong Australian presence and may have info on hosts for Australians)
• (Strong Australian presence and may have info on hosts for Australians)
• (If you're an S Corp, use the salary #s in this article to decide a reasonable salary to pay yourself as a travel advisor employee)

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! In episode 72 Steph chats about live lead programs for travel agents, the HAR Dogs (and how they are so stylish), and caring for clients on a FAM trip.

Helpful Resources:

• (Avoya Travel's profile on HAR)
• (Complete guide to travel leads for travel agents + comparison chart)
• (Check out the gorgeous dogs of HAR!)
• (Tips on building a network of other advisors you can lean on for questions, support, and more)
• (Best travel industry events calendar out there! Find FAM trips, upcoming conferences, trainings and more. Events are free to list.)
• (When you're out on a FAM, don't forget to use your out of office as a marketing tool. Here's some great ideas for fun out of office messages.)

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!

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Jenn Lee, VP of Industry Engagement & Support for TPI, about starting an agency without travel experience, how long to plan for a site inspection, and recommended PCI-compliant CC storage.

RESOURCES:

- How Travel Agents Can Make the Most of a Cruise Ship Inspection: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-travel-agents-can-make-the-most-of-a-cruise-ship-inspection

- The Definitive Site Inspection Checklist: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/definitive-site-inspection-checklist

- FAM with intention: https://www.famwithintention.com/

- How to Properly Crowd Source: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-to-ask-questions-to-peers-on-social-media

- Free Travel Advisor Forms: https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/free-travel-agent-forms-clients

- Travel Planners International profile: https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/travel-planners-international

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!

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about going from hosted to a true number and all you need to know and best host for wheelchair travel.

Helpful Resources:

• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-license
• (All about seller of travel licensing/registrations.)
• (Breakdown and infographic of the different accreditation options for travel agencies, includes more details on the TRUE accreditation number)
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agents-need-eo-insurance
• (When moving from hosted to independently accredited, make sure your bookings under your new accreditation number are covered by E&O -- errors and omissions -- insurance if you were getting it through your host)
• (Podcast interview with an advisor that specializes in accessible travel)
• (Supplier that works with travelers and travel advisors that are booking travelers in a wheelchair.)
• (Blogger who travels in his wheelchair something like 200 days a year! A great source of info.)
• https://travelability.net/ (Travelability Conference connects a wide range of people who are interested in making travel more accessible. Everyone from bloggers to tech companies, to travel advisors, to hospitality companies. Their resources page has a great curated list of specialized travel advisors)

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!