Why Your Clients Need Travel Insurance
Centrav in partnership with Yonder Travel Insurance Due to the recent global events involving the COVID-19 pandemic, travelers have been more aware of the importance of travel insurance than ever before. In this article, we’ll walk you through what travel insurance is and isn’t and how you can prepare your client for travel beyond coronavirus. […]
Travel Agents: How to Manage Your Cash-Flow
Coronavirus has hit American workers and business owners hard and nothing has been hit harder than the travel industry. Travel advisors must make necessary adjustments to keep their business alive and ready to catch travelers after the pandemic ends. One of the key areas is cash flow. We’ll take you through some items to consider […]
The Future of Travel Is Travel Agents
Why The Future of Travel is Travel Agents Recently, we asked you to share with us an encouraging travel agent story from the COVID-19 outbreak — and the stories came pouring in. You shared how you went above and beyond to take care of your clients and make sure they got what they needed. You […]
How to Fight Distractions Working From Home
Productivity Hacks for Working From Home If you’ve found yourself suddenly working from home, you may be struggling to create a productive work environment. There are some great benefits of working at home: no commute time, extra flexibility, and the opportunity to control your surroundings. However, it can also be easy to get sidetracked, distracted […]
The Best Time to Travel is Right After Quarantine
Editor’s note: We love to travel, but the safety of all travelers is our number one priority. Centrav recommends following all travel guidelines recommended by health officials and the State Department, and to use this time to plan and book future trips only. It may be hard to see now, but the amount of opportunity […]
What the CARES Act Means for Travel Agents
The travel industry has weathered great turmoil over the years, but no crisis has hit us as hard as COVID-19 has. At the end of March, Congress passed a massive stimulus bill known as the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act aka the CARES Act. The program was put into place to aid businesses during the […]
Cruise Ship Bookings have Increased for 2021
Coronavirus left the cruise industry in utter disarray and has by far taken the greatest hit of all businesses in the travel industry. Cruise ships have been temporarily stranded at sea, not allowed to dock because of onboard outbreaks of the virus. And let’s not forget the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) no-sail order worldwide. One […]
How to Support Small Businesses During COVID-19
What can you do to support small businesses during COVID-19? Social distancing, forced restaurant closings, and travel bans. These situations are ones we didn’t even imagine weeks ago but are now widespread realities. And they are taking a major toll on small businesses across the country. Luckily, we are not powerless to help! There are […]
How Can the Travel Advisor Look Great During the Coronavirus Season?
Answer: If your client has an air ticket, but is not traveling in March or April… DON’T change or cancel it yet. Why should I wait to change or cancel my ticket? Airlines are not offering waivers for changes beyond April travel, but it is likely that they will offer a waiver for free changes as you […]
10 Things To Do For Yourself in a Busy Season
How to Get Through Busy Season With Your Sanity Intact If you’re a travel agent, you might be thinking, “there’s really no such thing as a slow season and busy season for me. There’s just busy and busier.” You’re always doing something. But these late months of winter through early spring are, typically, an especially […]