Travel certification, hosting outside of the US, and developing your brand

In episode 129 of the Friday 15 Steph chats with Jenn Lee, VP Industry Engagement and Support for Travel Planners International about travel certification, hosting outside of the US, and developing your brand.

TODAY’S RESOURCES:

https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) https://hostagencyreviews.com/hostweek (Register for HAR’s Host Week event!)

https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-certification (Travel agent certification options, including Travel Institute, ASTA, CLIA)

https://travellermade.com/ (Traveller Made, a European based consortium, changed its name to the much harder to remember and pronounce: Serandipians!)

https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/departure-lounge (Departure Lounge takes advisors that are not US citizens that live in the following countries: USA, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Virgin Islands (U.S.))

https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/1000-mile-travel-group (1000 Mile Travel Group takes advisors worldwide.)

https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agency-websites (A list of the different travel agency specific website programs, including Voyageur that Jenn mentioned, as well as some non-TA-specific ones)

https://www.google.com/business/ (Sign up for Google My Business)

https://girlbossdesigner.com/ (Offers web design and branding services + marketing courses to travel agencies)

https://www.tiquehq.com/services (Copywriting and branding services for agencies)

https://travelmarketingandmedia.com/website-in-a-weekend/ (Travel Marketing and Media has a website in a week program to help with copywriting and fully building out your website)

https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/travel-planners-international (TPI’s profile on HAR)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiercelyforwardtraveladvisors/ (Fiercely Forward FB group for all advisors. Doesn’t need to be a part of TPI)

jennl@tpionline.com (Jenn’s email)

https://hostagencyreviews.com/hostweek (Register for Host Week! It’s free. It’s fun. It’s full of info to grow your agency!)

We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!