Nowadays, travel companies appear like mushrooms after rain. And this is quite justified, because opening a travel agency does not require large investments. The most important thing is to stay afloat: according to statistics, after two years only 10% of the newly opened companies remain.
Instructions
Step 1
Before opening a travel company, remember that there are two types of such companies on the Russian market: a tour operator and a travel agent. The formal difference is that the tour operator forms the tourist product, and the travel agent sells it for a certain commission paid to the tour operator. Travel agency activities are not subject to licensing, since such companies act as intermediaries between tour operators organizing vacations and clients purchasing tickets.
Step 2
In order to register a travel agency, you need to register as a legal entity, find suitable premises, conclude agreements with tour operators, hire personnel and engage in advertising. In general, the registration of a travel agency is practically no different from the creation of any other legal entity.
Step 3
The situation with the registration of a tour operator is much more complicated. To do this, you, as a legal entity, must have financial support in the form of a civil liability insurance contract or a bank guarantee in the amount for international tourism tour operators - 30 million rubles, for inbound tourism - 10 million rubles, for domestic tourism - 500 thousand rubles. However, this does not mean at all that such an amount should be in your account. You just need to insure your activities for such an amount. The insurance rate is about 0.4% per year, i.e. for international tourism - 120,000 rubles. Information about the tour operator is entered into the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators.
Step 4
Registration of a travel company will amount to 6-12 thousand rubles, depending on the region and the complexity of the paperwork. Some entrepreneurs prefer to buy a ready-made business in order to overcome starting problems. Be prepared for the fact that for a ready-made travel agency you will be asked from 1 to 1.5 million rubles. In principle, this is not such a large amount, but it allows you to purchase a business with well-established advertising, an office, and a client base.
Step 5
Remember that the organization of the travel agency's work is connected with a large number of legal issues that require the attention of specialists from the moment of its opening. This is the organization of accounting and workflow, the development of contracts, a tax scheme, the determination of the order of interaction with customers, etc. Therefore, carefully analyze the tourist market, find out all the nuances of its existence, hire qualified personnel, and if you have any doubts, seek advice from specialists in legal and financial issues.
