The Agents Who Are Thriving All Did the Same Thing. They Stopped Being Generalists. Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com Ask any veteran travel advisor what separates the agents who are thriving from the ones who are grinding, and you’ll hear some version of the same answer: the thriving ones stopped … Continue reading “How to Find (and Actually Profit From) Your Travel Agency Niche”
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After Watching More Travel Agent YouTube Than Any Reasonable Person Should, Here’s What Needs to Stop Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Travel Professional NEWS I have spent an embarrassing amount of time lately deep-diving into AI tools, content trends, and the ever-shifting landscape of online video. And after consuming more travel agent YouTube … Continue reading “How to Make Your YouTube Video Magnificently Unwatchable – Duplicate – [#29001]”
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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”
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After Watching More Travel Agent YouTube Than Any Reasonable Person Should, Here’s What Needs to Stop Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner, Travel Professional NEWS I have spent an embarrassing amount of time lately deep-diving into AI tools, content trends, and the ever-shifting landscape of online video. And after consuming more travel agent YouTube … Continue reading “How to Make Your YouTube Video Magnificently Unwatchable”
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A Practical Guide to the Ten AI Tools Every Travel Advisor Should Be Using in 2026 Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com Yes, the robots are here. No, they’re not stealing your job. But they will absolutely steal your excuse for not answering emails faster. Let me be honest with you and … Continue reading “10 AI Tools Every Travel Agent Should Be Using Right Now”
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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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4,622 Passengers, One Spectacular Coastline, and a Few Honest Truths About Sailing Alaska on NCL Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – Travel Professional NEWS Part 1 of 3 Alaska cruises are a favorite among travelers for all kinds of reasons, the wildlife, the jaw-dropping scenery, the shopping, the dining, and the chance to … Continue reading “Alaska Aboard the Norwegian Joy: A In-Depth Review – Part 1 of 3”
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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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“Dear Valued Customer” Is Not a Strategy — Here’s What Actually Gets Travel Emails Opened Written By: Tom Ogg, Co-Founder and Co-Owner – HomeBasedTravelAgent.com Part One Let’s be brutally honest with each other for a moment. If your current email marketing strategy consists of blasting “Check Out These AMAZING Cruise Deals!!!” to your entire contact … Continue reading “Creating an Email Campaign Strategy That Doesn’t Put Your Clients to Sleep”
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