What is a home based travel agent? Is it easy to open my own travel and tourism agency after the completion of travel and tourism course?

HI Swami, Managing your own travel agency can be an exciting and rewarding career prospect but if you don’t know what you’re doing, your business will go downhill very fast.A travel agency sells travel-related products and services on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, hotels and sightseeing tours. Home based travel agency is a set up of the same work only at your residence rather than in a commercial space. Eligibility: If you plan to sell air tickets through a retail travel agency, then you will need the International Air Travel Association (IATA) Diploma. This has become the benchmark for the travel industry, and provides credibility to deal with airlines and other partners in the travel sector. Marketing: Join societies and organizations specifically for travel agents. These organizations can increase your visibility to consumers as well as your credibility as an agent.The National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents (NACTA), or the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Many more process would be involved such as company registration, bank account links, service tax registration etc. You would be able to get more information from any authorized IATA center. Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful. Wish You Luck!

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