The
Truth About
Travel Agent Fams
Travel
Agent Fams: Too Good To Be True?
 There
is a great deal of misinformation floating about on the subject of
travel
agent fams. Some people think that all they have to do is pay
for a travel agent ID card to instantly join a never-ending gravy
train of free vacations under the guise of travel agent fams. Alas,
that's simply not true.
The
Truth About Travel Agent Fams
The
news isn't all bad, though. Travel agent fams exist and they can be
very, very economical, even free.
Travel
agent fams (or "familiarization trips" as they are more
formally known) exist because travel suppliers understand that travel
agents do a better job of selling travel products and destinations
when they have experienced them for themselves. Travel agent fams,
then, are designed to give the travel agent product knowledge he or
she wouldn't have otherwise.
It
should be fairly obvious, even from that brief description, that travel
suppliers want something in return for sponsoring travel agent fams.
They want the travel agents who go on these travel agent fams to send
them customers. Lots of customers.
That
being the case, the travel supplier has a vested interest in making
sure that the people invited on travel agent fams really are travel
agents. And not just travel agents but productive travel agents.
Increasingly, those $495 travel agent ID cards just don't cut it,
because travel suppliers are wising up to the fact that most of the
people holding them don't really sell all that much travel.
Travel
Agent Fams Are Hard Work
Because
travel suppliers spend a great deal of money when they offer travel
agent fams, they want a return on their investment. That's why they
keep travel agents busy on these fams. Yes, there is free time, but
it is limited. Most travel agent fams are a relentless schedule of
site visits and hotel inspections. At each stop, someone bombards
you with facts and figures about their attraction or property. This
is vital information for serious travel agents, but a living hell
for those who go on travel agent fams thinking they are getting a
low-cost vacation.
Travel
Agent Fams For Beginners
It
is possible for newly-minted home-baseed travel agent to take advantage
of travel agent fams. The secret is to sign up for seminars offered
by suppliers who understand the value of home-based agents and are
eager to tap this growing market. The cost can be surprisingly modest
(how does $499 for a $3,000 cruise sound?) and the best part is you
get world-class professional training into the bargain. How to profit
from this perk is explained in our home-based
travel agent training course.
The
Best Travel Agent Fams
The
best travel agent fams are the ones you don't even ask for - and they
are usually free. They happen when you succeed in catching the eye
of a travel supplier because you are working hard to promote their
products and are succeeding. Details on how to win at the travel agent
fams game are provided in our home-based
travel agent training course.
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