r/TravelAgent

Hey, me and my college friend absolutely LOVE to travel, but we came across the following two problems:

1. Planning a trip yourself is very tedious/time consuming
2. Dealing with travel agents is a waste of time - they do commission driven bookings in most cases

To solve this problem, we're building Atlaara - atlaara.com
It's supposed to be the best travel planner app in the world (We're planning on adding a feature wherein you can book your entire trip as well).
Now we know that we're very far from this goal and hence, we need a lot of feedback from people who like to travel.
Please use our app and let us know how we can move towards this goal!

I’m so done with Fora and am looking for a new host agency or open to other suggestions. I am over the culture of the company, constantly pushing their own paid events on us and a 70/30 split until you reach 300K is annoying. I’m at about 200K booked 19K commission for the year so far…not sure where the best fit for me is based on those numbers, but I know the options are boundless. Thanks for any advice!

I am fairly new to this travel agency and still haven’t been able to figure out how to best use their discounts for my personal travel with my husband. Has anyone work with them as a TA or is currently doing so and can advise please? I’m wanting to get discounts or last minute deals on anything, I’m all about the travel. What’s the best they got to offer? Anything Free or almost free?

Hello, since I am the one in my family "that travels", they have all started to defer to me when any kind of group vacation comes up.

I joked that I would start charging them. And it got me thinking 🤔

I already have a career and don't have any expectations of a full time income. I'm more interested in the perks for my personal travel.

But I'm not big on cruises. And often choose Airbnb over hotels for my personal travel because of price.

So do you think it is worth it? I would be booking flights and hotels and possibly excursions for my family. But I feel like only flights for me.

Are the deals for hotels enough to make me switch? What other benefits am I not thinking of?

Good morning, I’m a fairly new travel agent who is looking to get more into the luxury side of business and would like some tips.

What suppliers do you think I should look into?
What programs should I get into ? I’ve don’t the luminarious and stars with Marriott and Hilton luxury. Any other ones ?

And any other tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated.

TIA

Hey everybody,

I’m the reservationist for two fishing guide companies, one out of Washington and one out of Alaska. I’m trying to connect with travel agents to present them with our services, but I’m not sure what the best way to do this is.

Ideally, what I’m looking for is for them to add us to their list of preferred activities, where they can depend on us to show their clients a good time and adhere to their itinerary. I’d also like to appear on their website for an SEO boost, and we would promote them on ours as well.

Just wondering what the best way to approach a travel agent is with this kind of offer. Open to all suggestions on how to connect.