How to Become a Travel Agent: Picking a Host Agency
How to Become a Travel Agent: Picking a Host Agency So you’ve decided to become a travel agent. You’ve done the research, and you’ve picked a travel niche to focus on. You know you want to work through a host agency, but how to do you choose one? This important decision will determine how you operate […]
Best 7 Jobs For People Who Love Travel
Make a living traveling the world ✔ Trek the Himalayas ✔ Snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef ✔ Drive along the Amalfi Coast ✔ Visit all 7 continents… You know all those things you talked and dreamed about doing? Why not actually do them! If you’re feeling a little trapped by your current options, it’s […]
Top 5 Ways to Use Social Media for Your Travel Agency
The world at your fingertips When it comes to offering “likable” content on social media, travel agents honestly have it really, really easy. You are knowledgeable about an appealing product that people are actively researching online. Your industry is constantly changing, providing you with fresh, travel-related content your followers want to see. Imagine if you were […]
How to Get An IATA Card
Card-Carrying Agent: How to Get an IATA Card The International Air Transport Association, or IATA, is an airline trade association, consisting of around 290 airlines. IATA serves to develop industry policies and standards on important aviation issues. Qualified travel agencies may apply for IATA accreditation to help ensure they are accurately identified by industry suppliers. Once […]
7 Foodie Destinations for Your Next Culinary Adventure
The emerging market of gastro-tourism Gastro-tourism has recently emerged as a popular and profitable niche within the travel industry. An ever-growing market of self-declared foodies now books trips abroad for the express purpose of sampling authentic, global cuisine. Some desire to see how food is grown and harvested, others wish to actually lend a hand in […]
How to Compete with Online Booking Sites
Travel Agents vs. Online Booking Sites A recent report compiled by ABTA revealed that the majority of travelers will follow through and book with a travel agent once the conversation has begun. But unfortunately, losing a client to an online travel agency (OTA) is still a real fear. Travelers get a quote and a wealth of […]
How to Become a Travel Agent: 7 Steps
How to become a travel agent and do what you love Do you wish there was a way to make a living doing what you love? If what you love is travel, your dream career is totally within reach! This post will give you some tips and pointers and how to become a travel agent […]
What Is An Airline Consolidator?
Understanding the airline consolidator If you’ve spent any time in the travel industry, or even consider yourself a frequent traveler, you may be familiar with the term “airline consolidator.” Even so, many travel agents remain a little uncertain of what an airline consolidator does or why they should use one. We’ve pulled together some of […]
How to Use Our New Trip Builder Tool
How to use Centrav’s new “Trip Builder” As we roll out Centrav’s new website, we want to highlight some new features and tools we’ve added to make your booking experience easier and more customizable than ever. One of these features is our new “Trip Builder” tool. The fresh design is updated with a clean look […]
18 Weird and Funny Airport Codes Around the World
Funny airport codes around the world UMM, OMG and FAB might sound like a text conversation on your middle school daughter’s phone. Believe it or not, these are real airport codes belonging to Summit, Alaska; Omega, Namibia; and Farnborough, England, respectively. Some airport codes are really straightforward, like ATL (Atlanta, Georgia). Other names like CAN (Guangzhou) and BOM (Mumbai) are the […]