The Top 3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Becoming a Home Based Travel Agent

Thanks to the Internet, more and more people are accustomed to purchasing travel packages online.
This opens up a world of opportunity to the independent entrepreneur, as long as you have the right tools to provide the types of travel services people are looking for.
The good news is that there are a host of companies out there that provide you these exact tools, allowing you to become a home based travel agent.
There are a number of reasons why you might want to consider becoming a home based travel agent.
Let's cover the top three.
You Can Provide a Hot, In-Demand Product First, you'll be offering a product that's in high demand.
Just ask any room full of people what they'd do if they had enough time and money.
Most people would say travel, at least as one of the top things on their list, if not number one.
Well here are some interesting statistics:

• Travel makes up almost half of all e-commerce transactions
• Travel is a $7 trillion dollar industry...
  let me write that out for you ($7,000,000,000,000.
  00)
• With more and more Baby Boomers retiring, that number is set to grow since they'll have more time to travel
• Baby Boomers make up nearly half the spending power of the U.
  S.
  so they'll also have money to travel

One of the key axioms in business is that you want a starving crowd, ready to buy your product.
As a home based travel agent, you can be in a position to offer just such a product in an industry poised for growth over the next several years.
You Can Be Up and Running With Minimal Start Up Costs Of course, the last thing you want to have to do is put a second mortgage on your house in order to get into business.
The good news is that most of the travel agencies seeking at-home travel representatives don't charge an arm and a leg in order to get started.
It wouldn't make sense and would leave too many people unable to join.
By making it an affordable option for most people, the agencies get qualified people to provide travel services and the average Joe gets the chance to build a real, solid business.
You Can Benefit From Industry-Only Discounts Last but not least, as a member of the travel industry, you'll be able to take advantage of "industry-only" discounts.
Think about it for a second.
If you visit a resort or hotel and you're a travel agent, they know that you probably have clients who you'll refer to their location down the road (assuming they have great facilities and service).
So it only makes sense that they give you the royal treatment, which only entices you to come back home and tell everyone how great a time you had.
You're essentially a walking, talking billboard for them...
a small price to pay for giving you the discount but a great deal for you.
If you are looking for a fantastic, fun and potentially profitable business to get involved with, becoming a home based travel agent might be just the ticket (pun intended!).