Becoming a Travel Agent

Want to be your own boss and start a home-based office as a travel agent? Read on and find out what this business requires from you.

People who love traveling and seeing different places should consider working as a travel agent. Besides, this should not only be a good way to earn money for them but could also be a very rewarding experience.

Now there are some aspects about the work that you should consider. First and foremost, would you be interested with working for a major travel corporation? When you do, an advantage for choosing this option is you will get many travel benefits that might not be available elsewhere.

Other than that, you could also work independently and start your own home-based business. This second option might appear to be more difficult in the first glance but could be much better for you in the long run. One advantage of this is that you will have more freedom and flexibility with your time. Of course, you have to have enough funds so you could get started with this but as indicated, you can initially start with a home-based office. You could either aim for getting your own office space later on or you could also decide staying at home for good. The decision is really up to you because you are, after all, your own boss.

After significant research and estimating the needed investment, you can establish your own system and start spreading the word about your services. You could then enjoy going to old and new places and receive a sizable income from it. It’s definitely possible to earn huge amounts of money with this one as evidenced by thousands of travel agents across the world who are currently earning 6 to 7 figure-salaries. The travel industry makes up to $7 trillion dollar a year and experts predict that this is just the beginning. They even say this will yet double a few years from now. Online searches also confirm this claim because travel related results are some of the keywords that many internet users try to find all the time.

In light of that, using the web could also lead you to more ideas about how you can establish your own office after becoming a travel agent. This is an important step for you to take so you could also assess if this is definitely the career field you’d like to explore and not only something you are merely curious about. Do some research about people who have the same business and see what you can learn from them. If you really want to get started with this business, you should also study a lot not only about how the business works but about different places where you will need to travel later on. This is an intelligent move for you because knowing much about both of these two things will most likely determine if you will succeed in becoming a travel agent or not.

39 Comments

  • Karma said on July 1, 2010
    I am a travel agent in Bhutan, Asia. Any travel agencies in the world wishing to work as a partner on long term basis can contact me to get the details of the travel agent. i shall appreciate it. karmatsheri@gmail.com
  • Sadiq said on February 18, 2011
    HI I am interested in having my own travel agency here in mumbai.. as my wife is working for emirates reservation department in mumbai.. can u help me...
  • gbenga said on September 24, 2011
    am a tourist agent based in dubai, need a viable travel tours agents in nigeria to partner on long time business relationship. any prospective one should contact me via the above e-mail add. gbenga@alnokhada.com
  • M. Nair said on November 7, 2011
    Starting our travel agency with focus on Hotel accommodation in Kerala. Interested travel agents to contact the email address. Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
  • monjur said on January 9, 2012
    Hi, I want to start travel agency in rome, italy. can you please help me. where from i can buy cheap ticket.
  • Moses Mwale said on January 18, 2012
    Hi,I'm interested in this matter of becoming a travel agent here in Zambia.E-mail:moses.mwale26@gmail.com
  • Ashwini Kumar said on January 19, 2012
    We are online travel agent for central india, we want a reliable investor who is will to fund in tourism project like resorts, airline services, chartered flights etc..
  • tatiana said on February 19, 2012
    I like to start travel agency in slovakia, if you have experiences, please, help me, or if you are interested in cooperation.
  • surendra said on March 14, 2012
    I want to start a travel agency business in delhi, india. how to go about it.
  • Iweduwa ifeanyi said on June 12, 2012
    Wants to start a travel agency or partnership with an existing travel agency. Works with the nigeria immigration service.
  • cathy dinh said on August 19, 2012
    i wld love to become a travel agent in Newzealand. how cld i start with it. thanks
  • francis sunil babu said on December 10, 2012
    i am travel agent in kerala, Gods own country. free to contact us sowdreams999@gmail.com, 9809050319, we want your help also to sent our customers to your place
  • Chandrima Gupta said on January 3, 2013
    I am having an office in Kolkata, and want to start international outbound call center Gods own country. free to contact us acesolutions.kol@rediffmail.com, 7278862657,
  • Basavaraj T Kalekinge said on March 5, 2013
    am running my own company from last 5 years. plz help me to get the outsource process please.
  • Robert said on March 25, 2013
    i am Robert looking for partner to work with i am from ghana a tour guide email roberto.kwaku@yahoo.com
  • Abdu razak said on April 23, 2013
    i am tour package provider and travel agent in kerala. If you have any kind of tour in kerala please call this no.09995402032
  • Raushan kumar mishra said on June 11, 2013
    i want open friendship call center in delhi. please help me my contact number 8459078364
  • Vineesh Kalarikkal said on June 25, 2013
    Hi, I wanted to open a travel agency in Kerala. As I live in Kerala, I prefer specializing in Kerala as a destination. Can you help me please...
  • Anand jaiswal. said on September 26, 2013
    We want to open a outbound call center in our place....so we want full to full details to open it so...plz..help us...
  • Ali Aljabri said on February 25, 2014
    I am looking to open a travel & Tourism office in Muscat Oman this March 2014. Will you help me to get the right staff 2( Male ) to work as ticketing and marketing. Pls help.
  • Sule Deniz Koksal said on March 18, 2014
    Hi, I have a traveling and consulting agency in Turkey, and have a potential customs all over the country, especially we arrange business tours and exhibition trips through Europa. I'd like to work with an Italian agency regarding on that trips, we would work together and we would built a new businessship / partnership due to our common interests. Please feel free to contact with me, I'll give you further detail in this way; suledenizkoksal@gmail.com
  • mahesh said on April 24, 2014
    i would like to open a new online travel agency in kerala , India ..if anybody can help me...i have vehicles like tempo traveler & swift dzire & Tavera & Innova and also i can arrange accommodation any where in kerala..plz help me to move forward , my contact details : maheshpodiyadi@gmail.com
  • Sudipta Mandal said on May 31, 2014
    Hi ! I live in kolkata i want to start my own travel agency business. Can you help me ? if yes then contact me, my no 9883115415.
  • Biman Ghosh said on June 17, 2014
    I doing package tour for Port Blair (India) from kolkata. I want to start other tour operator business & commission agent for Air ticket. anybody can send me your details terms. Pl.mail: biman11@gmail.com
  • Adeyi Adekunle Michael said on September 2, 2014
    hello everybody I am an Estate agent in Nigeria my office is in Lagos, I also intend to become a travel agent and would like to focus on Dubai and Qatar for a start. any other agent in other locations are welcome as well. pls call. +2348124403134 that is my Whatsapp number we could chat up from there. email. knestrealtor@yahoo.com
  • Sanjeet said on November 2, 2014
    Hi ! I live in kolkata i want to start my own travel agency business. Can you help me ? if yes then help me, my mail id is: sanjeet.sksingh@rediffmail.com, sanjeet.sksingh145@gmail.com.
  • justin said on December 17, 2014
    hi, how to open a travel agency in kerala? what is the procedure?
  • Mohamed Anees said on December 26, 2014
    how to open a travel agency in kerala? what is the procedure?
  • Anula Banerjee said on February 25, 2015
    Pls let me know the details for starting my own travel agency business
  • Emil said on March 11, 2015
    I am working in hospitality industry for past 8 years. I wanted to open a travel agency in Kerala. As I live in Kerala, I prefer specializing in Kerala as a destination. what are the procedures? Can you assist me? if yes then my mail id is:emilmanohar@live.com.
  • Anish.K.N said on April 5, 2015
    Hi every one. Am interested in creating a new revolution in this field am in search of trustable partners and agents any one interested can contact in the email id :anish.kn1995@gmail.com
  • Raja Roy said on April 29, 2015
    Hi myself Raja roy. I want to open a small travel business with a laptop with internet connection. I live in kolkata. What are the procedures? whats the money amount needed? whats the license fees needed? Plz inform the details at the same email id.
  • Manikuttan said on August 10, 2015
    I am looking to open a travel & Tourism office in kerala . Pls help
  • basil baby said on August 19, 2015
    Respected Sir/Madam, I want to start a tavels in kerala i'm looking a better level of travels but i don't have experience in this field .Just i want to know how to bring the license and how much money I need to invest for before starting this. Now i'm working in dubai .Can You advise me.How i can start. I am waiting for your reply. Best Regards, basil
  • VIJITH WILLIAMS said on October 19, 2015
    Respected sir/madam, I want to start a travel agency in kerala i'm looking a better level of travels but i don't have experience in this field .Just i want to know how to bring the license and how much money I need to invest for before starting this. Now I am working as a front office assistant in munnar. I would like to open a new travel agency all over india. So please give me the exact details about this field.I will be waiting for your reply please send it soon. regards vijith williams
  • manoj v said on October 30, 2015
    I would like to start a travel agency in kannur kerala. I do have a 400sq ft in a small town. What is the licensing and other requirements to start one. I can support organize tours in malabar..
  • shamsheer said on January 20, 2016
    I would like to start a travel agency in kannur, KASRGOD, kerala. What is the licensing and other requirements to start TRAVEL AGENCY . I HAVE 2 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN RESERVATION FIELD .ANY BODY HELP ME 919947456594 (india), 00971557899669(uae)
  • Raghunath expert adviser said on January 26, 2016
    @shamsheer, what kind of help you need from us? Please be specific so that we can answer them easily.

    Raghunath Natarajan
    Startup Biz Hub - Advisor (Staff)

  • Neethu shan said on June 10, 2016
    I would like to start a business in travel and visa consultant. I don't have any experience in this field. What are the requirements to start this business. Please help me regarding this.

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