Series of live posts recapping CruiseWorld 2012 sessions in Seattle. Read details of the session, "Keeping the 'Business' in Your Home Business"

Series of live posts recapping CruiseWorld 2012 sessions in Seattle. Read details of the panel, "Successful Travel Agents Share their Stories".

Series of live posts recapping CruiseWorld 2012 sessions in Seattle. Read details of what was said during "A Master Class in Marketing & Sales".

Host Agency Reviews℠ is headed to Travel Weekly's CruiseWorld 2012 in Seattle this week! Watch for live blogging, pictures, and more from the event on our Facebook page and blog.

This week was especially fruitful with the Are Travel Agents Back New York Times article and the less flatteringly named "Is the Travel Agent Dead?" write up by Inc. magazine.

Being an independent contractor travel agent and an employee is important to differentiate. Being misclassified could put your host out of business.

Can you belong to more than one host agency? Yes. Should you? That's a whole different subject! Find out the pros/cons of multiple affiliation.

Should you or shouldn't you use the term 'home based travel agent' when marketing yourself and your travel agency?