Start Your Own Travel Business
By The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc & Rich Mintzer
- Release Date: 2012-02-01
- Genre: Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Description
Pack Your Bags…Full of Profits!
At over a billion dollars, the travel industry is evolving, creating new trends and new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you. Our experts take you step-by-step as you embark on your most exciting adventure—starting a business. Discover success as an independent travel or specialty tour professional offering unique opportunities—in both geography and market niche—that even online discount travel sites can’t compete with.
From exotic getaways to adrenaline-pumping extreme tours and time-saving technology to important regulations, learn how to conduct business by land, air, or sea. Plus, access an abundance of resources including important associations, travel-specific software, mailing lists, and in-the-trenches tips from successful travel specialists and tour operators.
Covers:
Hot travel markets including: business, leisure, adventure, honeymoons, family, men only, women only, seniors, and moreDesigning and pricing your services and packagesManaging your financesUsing efficient software systems and mobile technology for daily operationsComplying with security regulations for domestic and foreign travelAdvertising and promoting online and in printGrowing your businessFrom finding your clients to delivering a trip of a lifetime and everything in between, learn what you need to know to become a high-flying success!
