CTA Certif. Valid in Canada, Guide to Optimize Ship Inspection, Choosing Host w/ GDS

Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats about if a CTA certification is valid in Canada, step-by-step guide for optimizing a ship inspection, and if it's important to choose a host with a GDS?00:00 | Welcome to Friday 15! 01:58 | Is the CTA travel agent certification valid in Canada?05:50 | How do I optimize a cruise ship inspection?16:24 | Is it important to pick a host agency that uses the GDS system?Helpful Resources:https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certification (What are the travel agent certification options out there?)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/canadian-regulations-travel-agencies-nutshell (Get to know the Canadian provinces travel agent licensing rules)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/how-travel-agents-can-make-the-most-of-a-cruise-ship-inspection (Download HAR's free cruise ship inspection checklist---6 pages!---and read the article on how to optimize your next ship inspection)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/definitive-site-inspection-checklist (The sister article and sister download to our cruise ship inspection download)https://www.famwithintention.com/a/jwag0 (We haven't tried this out ourselves, but here's a paid course an agent put together on how to maximize the marketing you can do from a fam trip)https://www.myfamtrip.com/(A paid app to keep track of all your fam trips/ship inspections/guided tours. By travel advisors, for travel advisors.)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/become-corporate-travel-agent (More on what's involved with becoming a corporate travel advisor)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-gds (We break down what exactly the GDS---global distribution system---is and why it's a tool specific to corporate agencies. Plus, a fun history of the GDS!)https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-debit-memo (Debit memos are one of the main reasons host agencies will not allow new advisors into the GDS. Read more about them here.)Listen to our Podcast❤️ If you found the video helpful, we'd love it if you could give it a like, drop us a comment! 💬 __________________________________________________ 📧 Never miss a HAR resource. Join 30,000+ agents and subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/newsletter 🎧 Listen to our Podcast: http://www.hostagencyreviews.com/travelagentchatter 🤔 Travel Agent Think Tank FB Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/TravelAgentThinkTank 🌴 Thinking of becoming a travel advisor? Join our FREE 7 Day Set Up program: https://hostagencyreviews.com/7-day-set-up ________________________________________________________________ Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/hostagencyreviewshttp://www.facebook.com/iamstephly Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hostagencyrvwshttp://www.twitter.com/iamstephlyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hostagencyreviews/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2534866 http://www.linkedin.com/in/iamstephly