Any travel advisor knows that offering options to your clients gives them the best chance for a great vacation. However, many travel advisors leave opportunities on the table when they opt out of partnering with a travel agency. If you’re seeking a career in travel or you’re a travel agency looking to expand your brand, […]
Over the past few years, the travel industry has undergone many changes. One of the biggest changes is that many travel advisors are working from home rather than at an office. Gone are the brick-and-mortar travel agencies of the past. While working remotely is a dream, many telecommuters have a hard time transitioning from the […]
For the past 20 years, travel has continually evolved. As flights, hotels, and travel experiences have become more accessible through the internet, old-school travel agents have become less needed. In their place is the evolved travel agent—the travel advisor. But what makes a travel advisor different than an agent and why do you need one? […]
Virtuoso rolled out an online hotel booking tool in February 2018, which is proving to be a huge advantage to our Andavo Travel advisors. Advantages for advisors: For advisors unfamiliar with Sabre, it provides an easy and convenient way to instantly book hotels with Virtuoso-exclusive amenities. Through advisor and agency private label sites, it provides an […]
Welcome back to Andavo Travel’s blog series, “How to Build a successful home-based travel agency.” Each month, we interview one of our Andavo-affiliated travel advisors, in hopes that sharing their success stories will prove useful to those travel advisors new to the industry. For our fourth interview, we spoke to Donna Evans of Team Travel, […]