How wonderful to see you again! 🎉🎆🍾 it's pretty amazing that you've finished ASTA's Intro to Become a Travel Advisor course. It's a beast of a course but it gives you the building blocks you need to get started as a travel advisor. But as always, there's more learning that can be done! We put this page together to provide you with additional resources and templates to help supplement the class.

Did you stumble onto this page by chance? Lucky you! Even if you haven't gotten a chance to take the class, these resources will still be helpful for you! (You should really check out ASTA's Intro to Travel course though. Use code "HAR99" to get the course for 66% off!)

So here's what we've got for you . . .

Booking Videos

Looking for some more details on how travel advisors make bookings? Here's a few more booking demos to help quench your thirst! A special thanks to Tammy O'Hara and Erin Cooke for sharing their knowledge with us for this series. :)

Centrav (airline Consolidator)

CruisingPower (Cruises)

This is the travel advisor booking portal for Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, Royal Caribbean, Silversea and Pullmantur Cruceros.

Vacation Express (Tour Operator)

Vax Vacation Access (Cruises + Tour Operators)

Vax Vacation Access is an umbrella booking portal. Many travel companies build out their own travel agent portal for their brand(s) but VAX offers a solution for travel companies that want to utilize an existing portal. Advisors use one log-in for VAX and that gives them access to the variety of vendors found in the portal.

Which travel vendors are in VAX Vacation Access? Great question! There are over 55+ suppliers in VAX. Here's a few of the more popular ones: United Vacations, Apple Vacations, Norwegian Cruise Line, American Airlines Vacations, Southwest Vacations, Universal Parks and Resorts Vacations, SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Funjet Vacations, Las Vegas, Mexico, Hard Rock Hotels, Travel Impressions, Royal Caribbean International and Blue Sky Tours.

Free Cruise Ship Inspection Checklist for Travel Advisors

Ship inspections are an amazing way to market and learn about a product in-depth. The problem for many new advisors is that they're not sure what they should be looking out for on the cruise ship. Our 6-page cruise ship inspection checklist makes it easy for you and walks you through the things you should be taking note of. Don't forget to check out our accompanying article on how to make the most of a cruise ship inspection for more details and tips to make your next inspection a success!

Here's what the cruise ship inspection checklist looks like:

Yup, there are a lot of pages! :) We cover everything from the port to the ship layout to the dining. So where do you download this beauty? You can find our cruise ship inspection checklist right here.

Free Site Inspection Checklist for Travel Advisors

Don't you worry land lovers, we have a checklist for you too. :) While shorter than cruise ship inspection, we pack a lot into the pages to ensure you're maximizing your time while you're on the property. Whether it's a hotel, resort or bed and breakfast, the site inspection checklist is flexible enough to capture the important information you need!

HAR's definitive site inspection checklist article is a must-read to help you learn everything there is to know about site inspections for travel advisors.

What does the site inspection checklist look like? It's a beaut, if I do say so myself:

You can find the site inspection checklist right here.

Free Travel Agency Business Plan Template

If you were intrigued when you read the chapter on being an entrepreneur, this section is for you!

The travel agency business plan template download we have for you is completely filled out with a fictitious agency. It gives you competitive intelligence as well as links to data and resources to make sure you're making educated decisions. As a business owner and someone that knows travel agencies really well, this is literally the business plan I wrote to help other new agency owners organize their thoughts and get their agency off the ground.

Like the other opt-ins on this page, you'll find there is a comprehensive article to walk you through things. My advice is to read through the sample travel agency business plan first, and then read through the free travel agency business plan template article, going through section by section and thinking about how you would customize the business plan to fit the vision you have for your travel agency.

I'll keep you no longer. Here's the travel agency business plan template article. You can find the filled out business plan embedded in the article if you scroll down just a tidge. :)

For the Travel Entrepreneurs Out There

One other thing you should check out if you're thinking of becoming a travel entrepreneur? Our free 7 Day Set Up Program. We'll walk you through how to get that agency of yours from dream to reality.

We call it the 7 Day Set Up because we have 7 days of emails full of actions and education for you... but the reality is it will probably take you a few weeks to a month to finish all the steps. So take it at your own pace and the HAR team is here to help support you along the way!