My Next Adventure as a Travel Consultant
Finding Remote work that Fits.
Over the last 2 years, I felt like my head was just above the water line.
I’d kick and get nowhere.
Over the past month, I have been training to become a travel agent. Something I didn’t plan to do but something that regardless landed in my lap, it fit. It made 100% sense.
If there was one thing my parents taught me, it was how to pivot. How to find ways to work, pay bills, and live. How to survive. Since I decided to make travel a priority, life was turned upside down. Lots of “stuff” hit the fan. It did not go the way I thought it should. Some good, some better, some not so great.
My parents always said to love what you do. My passion is travel and art. I had never found a way to blend the two so it would and could pay my bills.
One of the many downfalls of my education was the lack of teaching me how to adult. Things like balancing a checkbook, how to pay taxes, how to work for yourself — what I think of as the necessities to survive in this world.
Last year I decided to put forward a 100% effort to build up my Etsy store and vendor business. I have no real experience running a company. I do not understand all the logistics, so it’s a massive learning lesson. I continue to develop products and design ideas. I test ads, I redesign. I do everything I can to make everything as perfect as I can. I finally have my vendor event set up and established and the last couple of shows have been fantastic. It’s just not enough. It’s secondary income at this point. Not sure if it could be anything beyond that. However, now that I am a travel agent. I can combine the two businesses to sell both. Work them together. Make and meet potential travel clients.
I can sell my art.
I can sell travel.
I have been slightly overwhelmed by the amount of content, packages, services, and training that needs to be completed. It’s significant and a ton of respect to all the current travel agents. I equivalent this training to that of the Cheesecake Factory training. My menu however is multiple cruiselines and their policies, not just the entire menu.
Currently, I’m working my way through the Princess Cruise line training. As an independent travel agent, my success is based 100% on my marketing, my messaging, my blogging and my posting of all things travel. My hope is that my friends, or those who know me, use my services to plan their trip.
It’s also greatly dependent on word of mouth. So feel free (and I would love it) to share, comment, like, follow, friend, message, and book with Travel with Joy!!
Please contact me when you are ready to travel — there is no additional cost to you to use my service as a travel agent.
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