25. Questions to ask and what to look for to find the best host agency for you and your business

When I decided that I wanted to pursue a business as a travel advisor, I began researching….and I wish I could remember what on earth I first started Googling. I think I must have started by searching for education, trainings, information on how to learn what I needed to know about being a travel advisor. I stumbled upon a training program for which I needed to apply and schedule a phone interview. 

It was during that phone interview that the woman asked me: What are you looking for in a host agency? 

I made up an answer, I’m not sure if it made any sense whatsoever at the time, because I was simultaneously scribbling down on a piece of paper next to me - “What is a host agency???”

Upon hanging up the phone, that was exactly what I Googled and thank goodness for Steph Lee, I found HostAgencyReviews.com. With this discovery, I suddenly felt I had cracked open the world of travel advisors. As I navigated my way through this website, I suddenly realized, “ooh...I guess I need one of these!?” Except...when I started comparing one host agency to another, I still had no idea what I was looking for and how I could best compare one host agency to another. 

The decisions made in those first months when starting a business as a travel advisor are so, so important, yet I feel if you’re new to the industry, these important details are often learned after the fact. So, for today’s conversation I’ve invited Michelle Master-Orr of Master Travel onto the show to talk about her experience as an advisor trying to navigate the world of host agencies.

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Resources Mentioned: 

HostAgencyReviews.com