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Your Home-Based Travel Agency

Succeeding as a home-based travel agency means using "guerilla tactics" to beat out the glitzy storefront agency down on Main Street.  And what better way to do that than to bring the "travel agency" to your customers' homes instead of forcing them to come see you in your "office".  For many home-based travel agents this is the kind of "differentiator" that wins them loyal customers.

You may want to use your home to host a "cruise night" when you are promoting cruises or have a Hawaiian-theme  party to promote great deals on a vacation in the islands.

The travel industry is a "$4 trillion dollar industry" and you can be part of that.  People are making real money in this industry.  Whether you want to work part time you can earn as much as $500 (or more) on every sale.  That's not pocket change, that's a serious commission. Full-timers are supporting themselves and their families.  A lot of them are seeing more of the world that they every dreamed of seeing before.  A few of them are making very good money indeed, over $50,000 or more!  Even the "American Society of Travel Age (ASTA) recognizes that home-based travel agents are the wave of the future.

Becoming a home-based travel agency is easy. The problem is knowing what kind of home based travel agency to be.  There are probably many ways of being a home-based travel agency and no one does it exactly the same.

Booking Agents

Are usually attracted to the idea of becoming home-based travel agency because they love getting involved in all the details of planning wonderful trips, across the country or around the world.  Or perhaps they have developed some expertise in a particular destination or type of vacation or mode of travel, calling it "niche" marketing yourself.

Anyone who is halfway serious about pursuing a career as a full-fledge home-based travel agency -- even on a part time basis -- will very quickly qualify for the "IATAN card".  This is the Rolls-Royce of travel agent photo ID cards and it can be used to get all the discounts and privileges world wide to all agents meeting the earned income commission.

One of the greatest things about the opportunities available to home-based travel agencies is that this is not a one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing proposition.

Booking Agents can:

  • Work only occasionally to find great deals for themselves and a small circle of friends
  • Work just enough to earn themselves one or two great vacations every year
  • Work as home-based travel agency on the side, in addition to their regular jobs
  • Work part time basis to earn a respectable second income

Whether you work just occasionally or put in a 60-hour week exactly how you work is totally up to you.  You are completely free to concentrate on the destinations, activities or modes of travel that excite you.  There's no one to tell you what to sell, where to sell it, to whom to sell it or how to sell it!

The key concept is that you are independent.

Think about that a moment.  It means that you are your own boss.  No one can tell you what to do or how to do it.  You control your own destiny.  Your success (or failure) is entirely your responsibility.

If that scares …. Well, maybe this isn't for you.

If that excites you, congratulations!  You have what it takes to be a success as a home-based travel agency!

Although you are independent and on your own, you are never alone as a home-based travel agency.  You must constantly work with others to provide service to your clients.  Virtually, every home-based travel agency must form a relationship with a host agency.  The host agency must be ARC approved with affiliations with a consortia and other travel industry organizations.

As a home-based travel agency you will need:

A host ARC approved agency that offers the ICON for your desktop

A contract with your host agency

Understand the nature of your relationship with your host agency

What you will receive:
  • IATAN card with your earned commissions
  • Get the travel industry discounts and benefits to which you are entitled
  • Take tax-deductible cruises while you learn the business
  • Receive FREE training and seminars from travel industry
  • Enjoy tax benefits of a home office

Benefits You'll Receive with the Home-Based

Ongoing Telephone and E-mail Support

We'll provide you with ongoing telephone support to answer your questions and help you through any problems you might have.  One of our agents will be personally assigned to your account to assist you.

Apollo Icon

With the Apollo system, you're equipped with a comprehensive set of tools that help you manage every aspect of your business.  The people of Apollo are committed to providing you with support and help your agency needs.  Have access to your own United Airlines Apollo reservation system Icon on your own computer.

Ticket Printing Services

ATC will print your airline tickets for you so you don't need expensive ticket printing computers and software

 

 

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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 19:29

Home Based Business

Dear Friend:

Now you can open and run a Home-Based travel agency. With the Home Based Travel Agency, you can----

Work for yourself...Set your own schedule, spend more time with your family

and start your travel agency without leaving your current job.

And, not only can you increase your income, you can take free and discount trips

that are available to you as a home-based travel agent.

Cayman Islands... Belize... Hong Kong...  London... Hawaii... and many more!

Our training program teaches you all about booking travel, sales, airline ticketing,

computers, cruises and tours.  And we'll give you continuing telephone support to

help you through any problems you might have later on.

You can start your exciting new career in the travel industry with Academy Travel Consultants:

  • Partnership and recognition with Academy Travel Consultants Inc (ATC), an established,
  • reputable travel agency with both National and International accreditation and recognition.
  • The support of a knowledgeable staff with combined industry experience of over 21 years.
  • Your own ATC representative to help you and assist you at all times, just a phone or an email away.
  • Computerized airline ticket printing through ATC.
  • The ability to do business with many leading travel suppliers, e.g. tour operators, cruise lines, hotel and car rentals companies, etc.
  • Special FAM trips and free/or discounted travel.
  • Discounted CLIA membership and travel card.
  • 50% off commission splits on all air, hotel, car rentals, cruises, tours and vacation packages.
  • Co-op advertising opportunities with tour and cruise companies
  • Free travel brochures, videos, window and office displays from all suppliers.
  • Continuing education opportunities with Apollo via Web Ex training.
  • On-going support and training from your representative and the staff at ATC.
  • IATAN travel card with earned commissions.
  • You get reduced rates on hotels and rental cars for your personal travel.
  • You have the opportunity to earn reduced fares on airlines for your personal travel.
  • You'll be invited to many free educational seminars conducted by tour operators like Princess Cruises, Mexicana Airlines and Hawaii World.
  • You get special discounts on tuition fees for Academy Travel Consultants, which provides extensive training courses for travel agents.
  • You can earn your ID card called IATAN.
  • FAM trips after you have qualified for IATAN.
  • Enjoy FREE trips with your group bookings
  • Great tax benefit!

So, if extra income, no bosses and free travel sound good to you, don't wait another minute. Return the application or call 805-781-2630 today and we'll get you started on your exciting new career immediately!

  • Sincerely,
  • Dianne Tuttle, CTC
  • President
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 17:59

Enrollment Terms and Conditions

Any questions or problems concerning this school which have not been satisfactorily answered or resolved please contact Dianne Tuttle, CTC school administrator. 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM

•  SABRE Computer Reservation System CD-ROM “The Graphic View ”

•  10 weeks program. Each class 2 hours twice a week plus 30 hours of lab time

•  Course fee US $1295.00

Excused Absences

Absences will be excused for illness, death or birth in the immediate family or for valid reasons stated in writing, at the discretion of the school.

Unexcused Absences

Each class session you miss will be considered as one unex­cused absence. No makeup sessions will be allowed.

Tardiness

Late arrival to class will be considered as one unexcused absence.

Unsatisfactory Attendance

If you have three (2) or more unexcused absences in any class, you will receive written notification of probation and the third unexcused absence will result in termination of the course and no refund will be made.

Make up Work

At the discretion of the school, make-up work may be al­lowed but will not be accepted as hours of class attendance.

Leave of Absence

Written requests for a leave of absence will be considered by the school and granted at the discretion of the school administrator or director.

Note: You are expected to attend classes as scheduled. However, you are cautioned that the refund policy is effected as cited in this catalog whether or not you attend as scheduled.

Student Conduct

At the discretion of the school, the administrator may dismiss you from school for a serious or repeated incident of unethical or immoral behavior.

Student Services

Students may make an appointment with school administrator. They may make an appointment for counseling for their career, go over test scores, discuss the curriculum, use the library or make use of the school environment with a potential client.

Tuition Refunds before Classes Begin

If you choose to enroll in the payment program that is when your cancel penalty begins from your first payment, even though you have not attended any classes.  Students that choose to pay on the payment program will not recieve a refund.


You may cancel enrollment within three working days following enrollment and your first payment that is received.  You must notify Dianne Tuttle in writing to receive a refund.



BUYERS RIGHT TO CANCEL

Withdrawal from Course:

You have the right to withdraw from the course at any time with a written notice.If you withdraw from the course of instruction after the period allowed for cancellation of this agreement which is 3 business days following the reciept of the CD-ROM disk the school will remit a refund less a registration fee of $150 within 30 days.

All CD-ROM disks must be returned at the time of submitting refund.

Tuition Refunds after you have started the program

If you cancel enrollment after you have started the study program, you can receive the following refund based on time of written notification.

Tuition Refunds

If you cancel enrollment after you have the disk, you can receive the following refund based on time of notification and postmark:

  • After 1st week and within one week .......... 50% refund
  • After 2nd week and within two weeks ..... 25 % refund
  • After 3rd week and third weeks .............. No refund
You must notify Dianne Tuttle in writing to receive a refund. Refunds do not include the $150.00 non-refundable deposit.
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 17:55

Travel School

New! This 10 week "Hands-on" comprehensive entry level training course, teaches you how to build a reservation in the American Airlines computer system with their new point and click menu called Graphic View  used by various travel agencies around the world, taught through a virtual classroom. You can be booking reservations within hours! Learn to make airline reservations, fares and fare rules, book cars and hotel rooms, cruises and tour packages! Access to LIVE SABRE  time. Written by Dianne Tuttle, CTC, a 30 year veteran of her own travel school, graduating hundreds of students. Dianne provides motivated individuals with a strong working knowledge of the travel and tourism industry, with a focus on computerized reservations systems. You not only receive training to meet the national standards , but we also prepare you to face the global technological challenge. Exclusively offered by The Travel Institute!
  • 10 Week course, twice a week for 2 hours each session
  • All classes are held in Pacific Standard Time
  • Call or email for schedule
  • Course Objectives:
  • Students will be able to:
  • 1. Navigate Viewpoint to build basic PNR.
  • 2. Interpret basic availability, sell, change and cancel PNR fields.
  • 3. Work with domestic pricing and ticketing.
  • 4. Book cars and hotels.
  • 5. Build cruise and tour itineraries
6. Print/Email/Invoice

Travel Agent Program includes:
  • * Access to LIVE SABRE Time, instruction via virtual classroom & Book
  • * Getting around in SABRE RED works space  10 week class instruction
  • * $1295.00  (includes $150 non-refundable fee)

SABRE Basic Training Class Schedule


Booking  tools

  • SABRE Vacations
  • SABRE Cruises
  • Meeting Space Arrangements-Worktopia
  • Religious Tours-Journey of the Spirits
  • Luggage Shipping Services
  • Cruise Shore Excursions
  • Global Ground transportations


Community

  • Agency services
  • Agent Stream Community
  • Travel Security & Data Suite
  • Agent Appreciation  Program
  • SABRE Rewards Rewards Plus


Resources

  • CIBT Passport & VISA Services
  • Travisa Passport & VISA Services
  • City Guides – W Cities
  • Flight Fee Explorer


  • Point & Click
  • PNR Services
  • Encode/Decode
  • Format Finder
  • Graphical Ticketing
  • NetCheck Search
  • Quick & PF Keys
  • Scribe Scripts
  • SABRE Virtually There
  • Today’s Low Fares
  • Travel Protection


Class 1

Introduction to SABRE red work space

Accessibility to six agent work areas and split screens - Area ABCDEF -

Sine – In – Out

Identification of keys on the keyboard

Getting around in SABRE

Class 2

Book Tools –  Overview

  • SABRE Vacations
  • SABRE Cruises
  • Meeting Space Arrangements-Worktopia
  • Religious Tours-Journey of the Spirits
  • Luggage Shipping Services
  • Cruise Shore Excursions
  • Global Ground transportations


Class 3

Community – Overview

  • Agency services
  • Agent Stream Community
  • Travel Security & Data Suite
  • Agent Appreciation  Program
  • SABRE Rewards Rewards Plus

Class 4

Resources – Overview

  • CIBT Passport & VISA Services
  • Travisa Passport & VISA Services
  • City Guides – W Cities
  • Flight Fee Explorer

Class 5 – Overview

  • Point & Click
  • PNR Services
  • Encode/Decode
  • Format Finder
  • Graphical Ticketing
  • NetCheck Search
  • Quick & PF Keys
  • Scribe Scripts
  • SABRE Virtually There
  • Today’s Low Fares
  • Travel Protection

Class 6

Encode/Decode

Homework

Complete City code works sheet

Class 7

Hand in Code work sheet

SABRE Cruises – hand out cruise work sheet


Class 8

SABRE Cruises hand in work sheet

Class 9

Graphic View – building complete PNR

Hand out basic PNR homework

Class 10

Graphic View – building complete PNR


Class 11

SABRE Red works Space – Introduction to Building a complete PNR

Complete basic PNR

Mandatory fields _PRINT -  Pg 7/Pg 20

Phone Field

Received Field

Itinerary Field

Name field

Ticketing Field


Class 12

SABRE Red works Space – Introduction to Building a complete PNR

Complete basic PNR Continued

Hand in basic PNR homework

Class 13

FARES and Fares Rules

City pair availability Pg8

Sell from availability\Pricing itinerary Pg 10

Seats/Seat Maps Pg 41

ARUNK Pg 12

Passengers modifications Pg 13

Insert after segment

DOCS – TSA information Pg 28

OSI/SSR Pg 25

Remarks segments Pg 23

DK number

Class 14

Booking Hotel and car segments

Virtually There

Format Finder

Class 15

International air segment


Class 16

International air segment

Class 17

Build TOR and CRU segments in DOS with accounting lines

Class 18 continued

Build TOR and CRU segments in DOS with accounting lines 

Class 19

PF Keys

Quick keys

SABRE scripts

Travel Guard Insurance

Review – Questions

ARC weekly report – TRAMS

Class 20

Graduation!

 

 

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