Start Your Own Travel Agency<\/p>\n
Worldwide, over a trillion dollars are spent on
\n travel each year; over six billion in North America
\n alone.
\n Travel was the second largest employer in the U.S.
\n and Canada, supporting over 6 million jobs.
\n Travel represented 7% of the U.S. and Canadian
\n Gross National Product. 65% of U.S. and Canadian
\n residents took at least one trip over 100 miles.
\n Nearly 42,000 travel agencies averaged $22,500
\n each week in airline ticket sales. Agencies book an
\n additional 40% in tours, cruises, hotels, etc.,
\n therefore making the average travel agency volume
\n $1,500,000, according to the U.S. Department of
\n Commerce.
\n Net profits average 4% to 5%, making the potential
\n net profit in a travel agency $60,000 to $70,000.
\n The travel industry has been growing even during
\n the recent recession and is now experiencing
\n unprecedented growth worldwide.
\n You can start your own travel agency, which can be
\n operated from your home, for under $10,000, including
\n required training, operations manuals, reservations
\n software and access to the airlines reservations
\n computers, and initial supplies (stationery, posters,
\n brochures).
\n These services are provided as part of a package
\n by TPI Travel Services, who also provide a TPI photo ID
\n card for immediate free and reduced rate travel
\n benefits.
\n You also receive the right to use the TPI name and
\n its trademarks. This will make it much easier for you
\n to obtain high profit commercial accounts, as they
\n supply you with references of existing accounts
\n serviced by TPI.
\n The commissions are also higher than you would
\n receive as an independent travel agent, because TPI has
\n volume contracts with airlines, cruise lines, and other
\n suppliers and passes the increased commission on to its
\n agencies.
\n This is one of the easiest ways to get into the
\n travel agency business, and is a fraction of the cost
\n of doing it independently. If an investment of this
\n size is in your budget, you’ll want to look into this
\n opportunity, as starting a travel agency from scratch
\n can easily cost $25,000 to $50,000.
\n If you can’t afford an investment this large, you
\n might want to get one or more partners to share the
\n deal with you. Another successful strategy can be to
\n line up commitments from one or two large business
\n customers for their travel needs, and then use those
\n commitments to make the investment more interesting to
\n a partner.
\n For more information, write to Travel Business
\n Information Package, P. O. Box 1201, Skyland NC 28776.<\/p>\n
