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Thinking of becoming a travel advisor? This is the Trade Secrets episode for you, featuring the sound advice of Steph Lee, founder of Host Agency Reviews.
During this episode, delve into the world of travel advising as a profession, including what to know about starting a business, what challenges you may face and more. Already established in the industry? We’ve got plenty for you to mull on, too, from using host- or consortia-provided marketing materials, advice on moving into a management role, and more.
This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations.
Theme song: Sock Hop by Kevin MacLeod (License). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Credit: 2023 Jenn MartinsFurther Resources and Related Reading
Steph Lee’s Facebook, Instagram and email
Host Agency Reviews (HAR)
Friday 15 podcast
Travel Agent Chatter podcast
Questions to Ask a Host Agency cheat sheet
Host Week
Host Agency Reviews' travel jobs board
Hosted Travel Advisor Report 2023
Independent Travel Advisor Report 2023
Seven-day agency setup program (Lite or Accelerator Course)
Travel Advisor Resource Center
ASTA’s Roadmap to Becoming a Travel Advisor
Lucia
The Professional Association of Travel Hosts (PATH)
From TravelAge West:
Travel Advisors, Here’s How to Protect Yourself From Fraud
Ask a Question on the Podcast
If you're a travel advisor with a question about the latest travel news, trends, best business practices or more, please call our hotline and leave a message at 201-902-2098 or send an email to tradesecrets@travelweekly.com.
About the Hosts
Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print and online magazine for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the host of the Humans of Travel podcast, where she interviews notable individuals in the travel industry about their lives — the highs and lows that make them human.
Jamie Biesiada is a Senior Editor with Travel Weekly. She is an award-winning journalist, including being named the American Society of Travel Advisors’ 2019 Travel Journalist of the Year. Her roots are in community journalism, where she was the editor of several local newspapers and a regional entertainment magazine.
About the Show
Trade Secrets, a podcast from the editors of Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, is where travel advisors ask — and answer — questions. On each podcast, our editors will ask a veteran travel industry insider to join them and field listeners’ questions. Topics will range from business advice to industry trends, history and more — as long as it’s travel-related, we want to address it! Find Trade Secrets wherever you get your podcasts, or at www.travelagewest.com/podcasts/trade-secrets.
