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Start Your Own Travel Agency
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Worldwide, over a trillion dollars are spent on
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travel each year; over six billion in North America
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alone.
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Travel was the second largest employer in the U.S.
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and Canada, supporting over 6 million jobs.
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Travel represented 7% of the U.S. and Canadian
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Gross National Product. 65% of U.S. and Canadian
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residents took at least one trip over 100 miles.
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Nearly 42,000 travel agencies averaged $22,500
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each week in airline ticket sales. Agencies book an
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additional 40% in tours, cruises, hotels, etc.,
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therefore making the average travel agency volume
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$1,500,000, according to the U.S. Department of
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Commerce.
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Net profits average 4% to 5%, making the potential
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net profit in a travel agency $60,000 to $70,000.
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The travel industry has been growing even during
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the recent recession and is now experiencing
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unprecedented growth worldwide.
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You can start your own travel agency, which can be
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operated from your home, for under $10,000, including
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required training, operations manuals, reservations
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software and access to the airlines reservations
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computers, and initial supplies (stationery, posters,
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brochures).
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These services are provided as part of a package
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by TPI Travel Services, who also provide a TPI photo ID
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card for immediate free and reduced rate travel
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benefits.
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You also receive the right to use the TPI name and
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its trademarks. This will make it much easier for you
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to obtain high profit commercial accounts, as they
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supply you with references of existing accounts
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serviced by TPI.
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The commissions are also higher than you would
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receive as an independent travel agent, because TPI has
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volume contracts with airlines, cruise lines, and other
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suppliers and passes the increased commission on to its
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agencies.
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This is one of the easiest ways to get into the
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travel agency business, and is a fraction of the cost
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of doing it independently. If an investment of this
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size is in your budget, you'll want to look into this
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opportunity, as starting a travel agency from scratch
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can easily cost $25,000 to $50,000.
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If you can't afford an investment this large, you
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might want to get one or more partners to share the
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deal with you. Another successful strategy can be to
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line up commitments from one or two large business
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customers for their travel needs, and then use those
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commitments to make the investment more interesting to
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a partner.
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For more information, write to Travel Business
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Information Package, P. O. Box 1201, Skyland NC 28776.
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