Travel Agent Mentor/Travel Agent 101 Workshop

  • $399

Travel Agent 101 Training (the foundational basics)

  • Course
  • 37 Lessons

Selling travel involves a ton of knowledge and understanding of how the industry works. 

Learn best practices for:
- Which travel companies you can book through
- The risks of booking flights
- Understanding how group travel works
- Understand the MAJOR pros and cons of various travel companies (suppliers) and who to use and when
- Learn HOW to navigate common booking engines for vacation packages, resorts, hotels, cruises and river cruises

Having this training will allow you to jump into building trips for clients so you know what to do and how to get it done quickly.

Are you ready to start selling travel? Let's go!

Contents

**Course is open!** Welcome and Intro - What to Expect
Preview
Intro, Expectations and How To Get The Most Out Of This Training
Preview

Structure of Travel Businesses

Agency and Network Structures
Professional Liability Insurance
Commission Payments
E&O Liability Insurance.pdf

Vocabulary, Abbreviations and Commissionable vs Net Rates

  • Travel agents abbreviate everything in the industry
  • We're sharing some basic vocabulary and abbreviations that will make your life easier especially when getting started
  • Discuss difference between NET rates and COMMISSIONABLE rates
Vocabulary and NET vs Commissionable Rates
Acronyms and Vocabulary To Know.pdf

Travel Agent Rewards

Rewards w/ Hotels, Resorts, Cruise Lines and Tour Operators
Types of Travel Agent Rewards
TA Rewards: Where To Register your bookings.pdf

Travel Insurance Essentials

Travel Insurance Overview
How to Quote Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance 101.pdf

Qualify Your Clients! **Your Most Important Task**

Qualifying Clients_Dig Deep - What does client want.mp4
Download Resource_Qualifying Clients - Questions and Red Flags_template.pdf

Types of Cruises and Common Brands

Let's discuss the different categories of cruising and some common brands you may encounter, like:
  • River cruises
  • Expedition cruises
  • Ultra-lux cruises and yachts
  • Small ship cruising
  • Premium cruises
  • Mass market cruises
Types of Cruises: Expeditions - River Cruises - Ultra Luxury - Small Ships - Premium - Mass Market
Cruise Brands - What are the differences.pdf

How To Book Cruises w/ Major Brands

Let's walk through how to make a basic single cabin booking using:
  • Cruising Power
  • SeaWeb
  • POLAR
Cruising Power: Royal Caribbean-Celebrity-Azamara
Seaweb Booking Engine: Norwegian-AmaWaterways-Windstar Cruises
POLAR Cruise Booking Engine: Princess-Holland America-Seabourn-Cunard

How To Book Hotels & Resorts(No Air Bundled)

Travel Suppliers For Booking: Hotels, Resorts and All-Inclusives (No air bundled together)
Booking Hotel and Land-Only Supplier Examples (no air).pdf

Booking Air

Let's discuss the following together:
  • Should you bundle air for clients?
  • Pros and cons of booking air 
  • What are charter flights
  • Private jet services
Should you book air? Pros and cons
How to book air with major tour operators & terms and conditions
How to bundle air.pdf
Booking Air: What you need to know.pdf

Booking tours, transfers and experiences

Booking Tours, Transfers, Guides.pdf

How To Build A Trip - Tying it all together

Best way to build a trip
How to build a trip: TO vs DMC vs Direct.pdf

Understanding Group Travel: The Basics

Let's review how group travel works, additional compensation you can earn and what's in it for your clients when booking a group with you.

We're covering:
  • Group terms and conditions
  • What a tour conductor credit is
  • How to hold rooms and lock in group rates
  • GAP points 
  • Best practices for booking group travel w/ cruises
Group Travel: How and Why?

Professional Associations

Prof Associations - overview
Professional Associations - Reference Sheet

Where To Find and Research Information

TA 101_How to research information.mp4
How to research information.pdf

Tech, Software and Staying Organized

Tech-Systems-Staying Organized.mp4
Tech, Systems and Staying Organized_Download file.pdf

  • $399

Travel Agent 101 Workshop

  • Course
  • 37 Lessons

We're pulling back the curtains on the travel industry so you can JUMP into being a successful travel agent, even if you are new to the industry. ** Pre-sale is open! ** All sales are final and non-refundable.

Contents

**Course is open!** Welcome and Intro - What to Expect
Preview
Intro, Expectations and How To Get The Most Out Of This Training
Preview

Structure of Travel Businesses

Agency and Network Structures
Professional Liability Insurance
Commission Payments
E&O Liability Insurance.pdf

Vocabulary, Abbreviations and Commissionable vs Net Rates

  • Travel agents abbreviate everything in the industry
  • We're sharing some basic vocabulary and abbreviations that will make your life easier especially when getting started
  • Discuss difference between NET rates and COMMISSIONABLE rates
Vocabulary and NET vs Commissionable Rates
Acronyms and Vocabulary To Know.pdf

Travel Agent Rewards

Rewards w/ Hotels, Resorts, Cruise Lines and Tour Operators
Types of Travel Agent Rewards
TA Rewards: Where To Register your bookings.pdf

Travel Insurance Essentials

Travel Insurance Overview
How to Quote Travel Insurance
Travel Insurance 101.pdf

Qualify Your Clients! **Your Most Important Task**

Qualifying Clients_Dig Deep - What does client want.mp4
Download Resource_Qualifying Clients - Questions and Red Flags_template.pdf

Types of Cruises and Common Brands

Let's discuss the different categories of cruising and some common brands you may encounter, like:
  • River cruises
  • Expedition cruises
  • Ultra-lux cruises and yachts
  • Small ship cruising
  • Premium cruises
  • Mass market cruises
Types of Cruises: Expeditions - River Cruises - Ultra Luxury - Small Ships - Premium - Mass Market
Cruise Brands - What are the differences.pdf

How To Book Cruises w/ Major Brands

Let's walk through how to make a basic single cabin booking using:
  • Cruising Power
  • SeaWeb
  • POLAR
Cruising Power: Royal Caribbean-Celebrity-Azamara
Seaweb Booking Engine: Norwegian-AmaWaterways-Windstar Cruises
POLAR Cruise Booking Engine: Princess-Holland America-Seabourn-Cunard

How To Book Hotels & Resorts(No Air Bundled)

Travel Suppliers For Booking: Hotels, Resorts and All-Inclusives (No air bundled together)
Booking Hotel and Land-Only Supplier Examples (no air).pdf

Booking Air

Let's discuss the following together:
  • Should you bundle air for clients?
  • Pros and cons of booking air 
  • What are charter flights
  • Private jet services
Should you book air? Pros and cons
How to book air with major tour operators & terms and conditions
How to bundle air.pdf
Booking Air: What you need to know.pdf

Booking tours, transfers and experiences

Booking Tours, Transfers, Guides.pdf

How To Build A Trip - Tying it all together

Best way to build a trip
How to build a trip: TO vs DMC vs Direct.pdf

Understanding Group Travel: The Basics

Let's review how group travel works, additional compensation you can earn and what's in it for your clients when booking a group with you.

We're covering:
  • Group terms and conditions
  • What a tour conductor credit is
  • How to hold rooms and lock in group rates
  • GAP points 
  • Best practices for booking group travel w/ cruises
Group Travel: How and Why?

Professional Associations

Prof Associations - overview
Professional Associations - Reference Sheet

Where To Find and Research Information

TA 101_How to research information.mp4
How to research information.pdf

Tech, Software and Staying Organized

Tech-Systems-Staying Organized.mp4
Tech, Systems and Staying Organized_Download file.pdf