Travel Agent Resources and Guides

Everything you need to understand the travel business, choose the right host agency and grow as an independent travel advisor. Start with the guides below, then follow the BNT Blog for supplier news and training updates.

 

Getting Started

• How to Become a Travel Agent - Step-by-step guide to starting your travel advisor career.

• How to Start a Travel Agency at Home - Business setup, licensing basics and the host agency model.

• Do I Need a License to Be a Travel Agent? - Seller of Travel rules and what applies to independent agents.

• How Much Does It Cost to Become a Travel Agent? - What is free, what costs money and a realistic first-year budget.

• How to Become a Home-Based Travel Agent - Honest advice from a host agency owner before you start.

• Home-Based Travel Business - How the business works, what it costs and MLM red flags.

• Travel Agent FAQs - Answers to the most common questions about becoming a travel agent.

 

Choosing a Host Agency

• What Is a Host Travel Agency? - How host agencies work and what they provide.

• Best Host Travel Agencies for Beginners - What a new advisor should look for and compare.

• Choosing the Right Host as an Independent Agent - How the right host helps you build a successful business.

• Host Agency vs Franchise - The differences in cost, control and support.

• Host Travel Agency vs MLM - How to recognize a real host agency.

• Become a Travel Agent for Free: Fee-Free Host Program - How BNT's no-monthly-fee membership works.

 

Earnings, Commissions and Perks

• How Much Do Travel Agents Make? - Realistic income expectations for travel advisors.

• Travel Agent Commission Rates - How commissions and commission splits work.

• Higher Commissions with BNT - BNT commission splits up to 90%.

• Travel Agent Perks and Benefits - Advisor rates, FAM trips and how agents qualify.

• CLIA Membership for Travel Agents - CLIA card requirements and benefits.

 

Growing Your Travel Business

• Travel Agent Sales Tips - How to close more sales and protect your commission.

• How to Keep Travel Clients - Client retention, repeat bookings and referrals.

• How to Promote Your Travel Agency - Marketing ideas that bring real clients.

• How to Grow a Successful Travel Agency - Strategies to grow beyond your first clients.

• Online Leads for Travel Agents - How online leads work and what to expect.

• BNT Blog - Supplier news, destination ideas and training updates.

 

Supplier Tools and Booking Platforms

• OneSource for Travel Agents - Princess, Cunard, Holland America and Seabourn tools in one place.

• Bedsonline for Travel Agents - Hotels, transfers and activities for your clients.

• Expedia TAAP for Travel Agents - Hotel and package rates for travel advisors.

• Viator for Travel Agents - Tours and activities worldwide.

• Vacation Express for Travel Agents - Air-inclusive vacation packages.

 

Working with BNT Travel Group

• Why BNT Travel Group - No monthly fees, high commission splits and real support.

• Inside the BNT Back Office - What you get after you join.

• Training and Support - How BNT trains and supports its agents.

• Preferred Vendors - Cruise lines, tour operators and other suppliers.

• Travel Leaders Network - BNT's Travel Leaders Network affiliation.

• About BNT Travel Group - Our story since 2004.

• Enroll Now - Join BNT Travel Group.