💣 Let Me Tell You How It Is

I could tell you all the fun stuff about becoming a travel advisor. And there is a LOT of fun stuff. 

But if I'm going to teach you how to do this for real, I'm also going to tell you the stuff people usually find out AFTER they become an agent.

Before you do it, you have a pretty good idea what you think the job is.

You plan vacations.

You talk about Disney.

You help people choose resorts.

You make bookings.

Maybe you get some cool travel perks along the way.

And yes. You do all of those things. But then you actually become a travel advisor and discover there are approximately 900 other things nobody mentioned. 😂

Like this truth bomb:

Sometimes doing a really great job for your client means you make LESS money.

Disney releases a promotion. You jump in, apply it to your client's reservation and save them hundreds of dollars.

YAY!

Except your commission is based on the cost of the vacation. You just lowered it.

Congratulations on your excellent work. Here's less money. 😂

And you know what? You do it anyway. Because taking care of the client matters more than squeezing every possible dollar out of one booking.

Here's another one nobody really prepares you for:

Your vacations aren't quite the same anymore.

You're walking through a resort and suddenly you're photographing the room from six different angles. Your family is heading to the pool and you're saying, “WAIT. I need to go look at the quick-service menu.”

You're noticing transportation. Construction. Room locations. Restaurant noise levels. Which rides might scare a four-year-old.

You're still having fun. But part of your brain is always filing something away for a future client.

And then there's one I REALLY wish every new advisor understood:

The beginning can be slow.

You don't announce that you're a travel advisor on Tuesday and wake up Wednesday to 14 quote requests. People have to learn that you do this. Then they have to trust that you're good at it. Then they have to actually need a vacation.

It takes consistency. Visibility. Marketing. Referrals. Patience.

None of these things mean this isn't a fantastic career. They mean it's a real career.

And that's exactly why I teach this stuff inside Agent Prep.

I don't want my students finding out six months into the job that commission isn't paid the way they assumed, that marketing is a significant part of the business, or that taking care of clients requires boundaries, systems and a whole lot more than knowing Disney.

There are some lessons you can absolutely learn the hard way. I'd just rather save you the trouble.

In fact, I put together 15 Travel Career Truth Bombs inside Agent Prep covering the realities advisors usually only learn once they're actually doing the job.

I don't call it Agent PREP for nuthin'!

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