Opening a travel agency and running a tourism business is an attractive, interesting, relevant business that requires specific knowledge and a serious approach. A specialist in this business needs to have a professional knowledge of information about obtaining a visa, buying air tickets, booking hotels and their variety, it is necessary to have contracts with suppliers-tour operators who will provide your customers with all the necessary service and travel.
Opening a travel agency is a rather difficult task. First you need to study the specifics of the tourism business. To get the desired results and make your company profitable, stable and constantly evolving, you need to actively study the tourism market, understand the terminology and various types of travel.
It is necessary to draw up a business plan, which will spell out important key points for registering an LLC or individual entrepreneur, renting an office, purchasing the necessary furniture and office equipment, using Internet resources and advertising, the number of employees and their salaries, writing your own website and promoting it, work technology with tour operators.
Decide whether you will be a tour operator or a travel agent? The tour operator has more expenses associated with organizing and developing tours, booking hotels, that is, with what is done in advance. Also, the tour operator should be able to organize a charter flight for their clients so that they can arrive at their holiday destination.
The travel agent sells the finished tour. For this, it is important to develop promotions, bonuses to attract customers, and conclude agreements with tour operators. It is recommended to start with a travel agent.
Alternatively, you can purchase a turnkey tourist business. Try to figure out the reason for the sale of the business. It is imperative to check the finished travel agency for claims and court sanctions against it in order to avoid problems from the very beginning.
And to find out how well a given company works - become its client, buy a tour and experience the fullness and value of this company's service. If you start an independent activity as a travel agent, then in any case, you will have to re-acquire clients and recruit experienced employees, establish contacts with tour operators and strive for success.
