Steph and Shayna co-host the Friday 15 with Stephanie Pickles of PTN! Scope out PTN's profile here and the questions below that Stephanie, Stephanie and Shayna will cover this Friday at 12 pm CST.

Don't forget that you can submit questions and sign up for reminders for the F15 here!

1. Where do I find a list of all the host agencies in Japan (like HAR for US and CA). I want to start a branch operation in Japan. I want the consortium in Japan. What are the accreditation in Japan? -Joseph W.

2. If an Independent Contractor neglects to renew their Florida Sellers of Travel Independent Sales Agent license on time, what are the repercussions by the state? How have other host agencies handled this situation? Is the host agency liable? --Anonymous

3. Why would there be a foreign transaction fee when you are paying the supplier? I guess if they booked direct there might be. --Larry H.

RESOURCES:

➡️Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) https://www.japan.travel/en/

➡️World Travel Agency Associaion Alliance (WTAAA) https://wtaaa.org

➡️All Nippon Travel Agency Association (ANTA) https://www.anta.or.jp/

➡️Do you need a travel agent license/seller of travel registration? https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-license-seller-of-travel-license

➡️What is a DMC in travel? https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/what-is-dmc-destination-management-company

➡️Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering! https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15