"After four years at a store front agency I completed my CTC certification and focused on special interest travel. Over the years, I have discovered that special interest travel could be about 50% of my business. The balance of the business is cruises, tours and vacation packages."

 

"Administration of a home-based business can eat up valuable time.  Dealing with suppliers, registering with suppliers, negotiating and chasing commissions can make a work day evaporate.  Travel Counsellors takes these issues off my hands so I can concentrate on the business of selling travel."

 

"Working as a home-based travel agent can be isolating but with Travel Counsellors I am part of a large world-wide network of people just like myself. For example my fellow TCs in Europe have answered questions about;  the Lake District, London hotels, travel time between European cities and provided information about river cruises in The Netherlands.  I plan on contacting Irish TC’s for restaurant recommendations in Dublin for a group I am escorting later this year.  In return, I have been able to provide information about Asian destinations to US TCs."

 

"The marketing department has created email blasts to promote a group I have organized.  I have found the electronic cards a great way to keep in touch with clients and prospective customers."

 

"As every home-based agent knows when your computer doesn’t work, neither do you.  But i don’t have that worry as our IT support is second to none."