There’s a common misconception out there in the industry that only retail travel agents are the ones that can take the plunge into being their own boss and running their own business as personal travel managers.
But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
In fact, the hundreds of other personal travel managers that have since joined TravelManagers, and are currently reaping the rewards of being their own boss, don’t just come from general retail travel. They come from all market sections within the travel industry, and specialise in cruising, family holidays, luxury travel, corporate, groups, honeymoons and weddings, volunteering, ski holidays – you get the point!
That’s because the TravelManagers business model is a flexible system which can be adopted to serve you and your specific business needs, no matter what section of the travel market you’re targeting.
In other words, regardless of your background and specialities, if you’ve loved selling travel for years and you dream of finally being your own boss, then TravelManagers will help you reach your full potential as a personal travel manager.
Here are three types of travel backgrounds that work especially well within the TravelManagers business model.
1. Cruise consultants
TravelManagers understands that cruising is one of the fastest growing segments of the travel market, not just in Australia but around the world, and that’s why the company specifically caters to the needs of cruise specialists.
To join the cruise specialist family, consultants must be master accredited with CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) or have a solid background in recording high cruise sales.
Cruise specialists can increase their product knowledge through access to Cruiseco’s member-only extensive cruise training programs, and increase their revenue through exclusive products and specials that they can offer to their clients. With TravelManagers, cruise specialists can be confident that their clients will always be getting the best deal.
2. Groups and special interest consultants
TravelManagers provide consultants coming from a group travel or special interest background (e.g., luxury travel, weddings and honeymoons, family holidays, etc.) with all the tools and support they need to take the reigns of their new business and experience the enhanced freedom and flexibility that comes with being your own boss.
Specialist and group travel consultants can take advantage of TravelManagers’ National Partnership Office, which provides personal travel managers with an extensive range of marketing tools and support services to help them cater to their respective segments of the market whilst limiting the amount of time they need to spend on back-office duties (such as ticketing).
Also, because of the community atmosphere at TravelManagers, special interest and group consultants can regularly meet or chat with other personal travel managers and share ideas and help each other, as well as brainstorm on other possible niches to begin exploring with their business.
3. Corporate consultants
If you’re coming from a corporate background, then you’ll be happy to know that TravelManagers offer one of the most comprehensive support and development packages in the country.
Upon becoming a personal travel manager with TravelManagers, corporate consultants have access to a dedicated corporate support team to help them in every aspect of their business, from serving their existing customers, to comprehensive business reporting, to getting more clients onboard.
Membership of CT Partners Radius (which includes corporate hotel rates), access to the Tramada mid office system, and regular corporate workshops, in-house training and educational opportunities are just some of the benefits of becoming a corporate personal travel manager with TravelManagers.
Click here to learn more about how TravelManagers can help you and your business thrive, no matter what background you come from.
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