How to be your Own Home Travel Agent

For those who are looking to start their own home based business, a good place to start would be to look in to the home travel agency business. This type of home based business is especially suited for those who love to travel, will find it easy to start, with minimal start up costs.  Being your own home travel agent has many advantages. You will have access to the best wholesale travel deals and you do not need to store any products. Instead, your service is based on the products and services of others. Your job is to connect those products and services to people who need it. There are a few ways to get started, one way is to get a contract from a large travel agency or you can go the franchise route which can be expensive, not suitable for the cash strapped. You can also join a network marketing travel agency for as little as $300 that is considerably cheaper than a franchise.Network Marketing Travel Agency buys holiday packages in bulk and can pass on the saving to their members. Normally these companies will give you everything needed to become your own home travel agent. They will provide you with a virtual office where you can organize your bookings, a website to show the deals currently available on offer to your customers. If you suffer from sleeplessness you can work as long as you want because not only local people are catered for but international customers as well.The fees for the holiday deals are collected by the network marketing travel agency, and you will get a commission for your efforts. The harder you work the better the rewards. At the same time you will receive travel incentives and cash bonuses depending on the Network Marketing Company. The company you choose should provide you with training and full backup in case of a problem so that you can resolve it as quick as possible.The reason why network marketing company is able to give such great travel deals is that they have hardly any staff employed , no agency offices to run so their overheads are significantly reduced, the savings are then passed on to the home travel agent. It is up to you the home travel agent to market and make sales. Working from home has its advantages and disadvantages, one is the lack of discipline to work at least 6 hours in the day and the other is the distractions, home based business usually have to contend with. This is a great business for stay at home moms and people who are or have become disabled.The Travel and Tourism is a $7,5 billion a year business and it is far from standing still, people from all walks of life, love to go on holiday and are on a constant look out for great deals. Going on holidays is an important part of us as humans to relax and recharge the batteries, it provides fun for the whole family and you can be part of achieving that.Pascal Grobler is a Travel Member ship consultant that helps people become successful in network marketing in the Travel and Tourism business. For more information please visit diamond holiday