Working Online From Home As a Travel Agent

The reason is that most travel agents are working online from home - and so can you! You may think that there is a lot of work to get started working online from home as a travel agent and get your business off the ground, but it's actually not that hard.


There is basically two ways you can operate as a travel agent working online from home:
Booking and selling agents - Book tickets directly with hotels and airlines.

Booking and selling agents need to be ARC/IATA accredited in order to be allowed to sell airline tickets.
This identification is very expensive and you need to meet certain minimum standards in order to be qualified for it, so the smartest way to go if you're inexperienced in the travel business is as a referral travel agent.
You promote the travels, the hosting agency books the tickets and you will get a commission.
Some states/countries require it though - so make sure you check with the local authorities before you start your business.


One of the most important decisions you will have to make when you start working online from home as a referral agent is which hosting agency you want to work with.
Make sure you put in the time and effort to research for a good company.
In return, if the company is good, you will get a lot of great marketing tools that you can use to promote your business.


A good place to start researching hosting agencies is at Professional Association of Travel Hosts (PATH - path4hosts.
com).


Then you need to decide what kind of travels you want to sell.
It's all up to you.


To sell your travels working online from home, you should set up a website and start promoting your business by internet marketing, local advertising, and word of mouth and so on.