One Connected Platform, No Extra Cost. How OutsideAgents Is Raising the Bar on Host Agency Technology. Written By: OutsideAgents The way travelers plan and book has changed, and so has what it takes to be a successful travel advisor. Today’s clients expect quick answers, polished proposals, and a smooth experience from the first message to … Continue reading “Outside Agents: Why We’re Putting an All-in-One Tech Platform in Every One of Our Advisors’ Hands”
Interview: Passing the Torch: Jackie Friedman Reflects on Building Nexion’s Culture and Her Own Next Adventure Interviewing: Jackie Friedman, Nexion Travel Group Interview By: Joanie Ogg, CTC, MCC, Co-Owner and Co-Founder – Travel Professional NEWS After 22 years with Nexion, the last 19 of them as president, Jackie Friedman is stepping back. She joined the … Continue reading “Interview: Passing the Torch: Jackie Friedman Reflects on Building Nexion’s Culture and Her Own Next Adventure”
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You Can Handle the Supplier Hold Queue. It’s the Tuesday Afternoon With No One to Call That Breaks People. Written By: WorldVia Travel Network Nobody put it in the job description. But if you’ve been a travel advisor for more than a year, especially as an independent, you know the feeling. It’s a Tuesday … Continue reading “The Loneliness Problem in Travel: Why Community Is the Benefit Nobody’s Talking About”
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The Commission Percentage Is the Headline. Everything Else Is What Actually Runs Your Business. Presented by: Cruise Planners Choosing how to start a travel business can look surprisingly simple when opportunities are presented as percentages: 70/30, 80/20, 90/10, 100% commission with monthly fees or a royalty-based model. But those numbers do … Continue reading “Beyond Commission Splits: What New Travel Advisors Should Compare”
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The Commission Split Gets the Attention — The Back-End Support Gets the Business Built Travel is an appealing business for obvious reasons: the destinations, the relationships, and the satisfaction of helping someone take a long-awaited trip. Yet much of what determines whether a travel business can grow happens after the exciting part. Commission tracking, … Continue reading “Beyond the Commission Split: What Strong Support Looks Like”
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Seven Logins, Seven Problems — Why Fragmented Tech Is Quietly Costing You More Than You Think Written By: Cruise Planners Most home-based travel advisors are running their businesses across seven or more disconnected systems. That number comes from a 2025 Sabre global survey of 499 agencies, which found that 91% operate on four … Continue reading “What Modern Travel Agency Software Should Fix”
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The Best Host Agencies for New Travel Agents With No Experience in 2026 Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS I hear this question all the time and the answer to it is a resounding YES! Many host agencies have formidable opportunities for brand new travel agents with absolutely no experience … Continue reading “How to Become a Travel Agent Without Experience in 2026”
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Contributed By: Nexion Travel Group There’s a persistent myth that host agencies just process bookings, but that framing misses what’s actually happening for advisors who partner with a host like Nexion: access to an entire business infrastructure they’d otherwise have to build alone. Think about what running an independent agency actually requires — … Continue reading “Beyond Booking: How Host Agencies Like Nexion Empower Travel Advisors to Build a Full-Service Business”
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What New Travel Advisors Should Do in Their First 90 Days With a Host Agency Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com Congratulations. You’ve survived the gauntlet: the business plan drafts, the late-night research rabbit holes, and the very important question of whether to use “travel advisor” or “travel agent” in your email … Continue reading “So You Signed With a Host Agency – Now What? A 2026 Guide for the Modern Travel Advisor in an AI-Driven World”
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Why Client Feedback Is a Luxury Advisor’s Best Tool Contributed By: Travel Edge Travel In the luxury travel industry, exceptional service extends far beyond booking a trip – it’s about creating meaningful, seamless experiences that leave lasting impressions. Client feedback plays a critical role in helping travel advisors refine those experiences, strengthen relationships, and … Continue reading “Handling Client Feedback: Turning Challenges Into Opportunities”
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