How to Start a Home Based Travel Agency - Softcover

Ogg, . Tom; Ogg CTC, MCC, Joanie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1482022605 ISBN 13: 9781482022605

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

How to Start a Home Based Travel Agency is written for people looking for a complete reference on every aspect of starting a home base travel business. The book focuses on developing a business concept and executing a flawless start up process. Some of the major topics include “Developing a Business Concept”, Building a Business Plan”, “Starting Your Home Based Travel Business”, “Setting Up Your Books”, “Selecting a Host Travel Agency”, “Establishing Your Agency Relationship with Supplier”, Setting Up Your Supplier Files”, “Travel Advertising”, “Travel Marketing”, “Your Newsletter”, “Travel Promotions”, “Your Web Presence”, “Developing Your Professional Knowledge and Skills”, “Legal Issues for Home Based Travel Agents”, “The Benefits of Being a Home Based Travel Agent” and much, much more. First written in 1998, the 2013 edition has been rewritten and is completely up-to-date. If you are starting a home based travel agency this book will not only expedite the process, but will eliminate all of the common mistakes and misunderstandings about launching your business.

About this title

About the Author:

Tom and Joanie Ogg are travel industry veterans with over 60 years combined experience. Their books and seminars are considered the best in the travel industry. Tom has trained tens thousands of travel agents and conducts dozens of cruise seminars for agents specializing in selling cruises each year. Tom operates the Internet;s most successful cruise review site, as well as several other sites for home based travel agents. Joanie is the President of NACTA, the National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents, the travel industry's association for home-based and cruise travel agents. Owned by ASTA, NACTA is recognized by everyone in the travel industry.

Review:

"This book is mandatory for all who are considering a career in travel. Buy it! Read it! Learn from it..." -- William Maloney CTC, COO of ASTA, The American Society of Travel Agents

"Tom and Joanie Ogg have made it easy with this book for a newcomer to set up their business..." -- Jim Terracciano CTC MCC, Owner of Cruises Do Come True

“Both Tom and Joanie Ogg are the travel agent industry’s leading spokespersons and authorities on behalf of home-based travel agents." -- Joel Abels, Editor, Travel Trade Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1482022605
• ISBN 13: 9781482022605
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 334