Tag: Travel Agent
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Another Year in Curacao: A Recap of 2025
Happy New Year everyone! I can’t believe this will be my third year living in Curaçao. I have this tradition every year, a tradition of reflection. Usually my husband and I will go through our camera roll month-by-month and talk about everything we did in the year. We talk about…
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The ULTIMATE Guide to Becoming a Travel Agent
Becoming an independent travel agent has been the best decision I’ve ever made (besides moving to Curacao). The freedom that comes from running your own business cannot compare to working for a travel company. Ever since I became an independent travel agent I’ve been getting questions about exactly how the…
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12 Reasons Why 2023 Was The MOST AMAZING YEAR Yet
2023 was a big year for me! From moving overseas to traveling around several continents and then finally starting this blog and becoming an independent travel agent. I can’t believe the year is over! Thinking about all I have accomplished this year makes me even more excited for the year…
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Debunking 4 POPULAR MYTHS About Using a Travel Agent
I’ve written previously on why using a travel agent is advantageous and a few readers reached out to me about their hesitations using travel agents. When I reached out to my friends and family to announce that I had become a travel advisor recently, I heard the same hesitations –…
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5 Reasons You Should Use a Travel Agent
Travel agent is an outdated word. These days, I see labels such as: travel advisor, client manager, travel planner, and trip designer to describe what was once the travel agent. Gone are the days of the old AAA agents with their crusty travel magazines on their office coffee table. We…
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3 Pros and Cons of being a travel agent
Over my eight years in the travel industry I’ve worked in various positions. First, at a call center for a tour operator in Massachusetts. There I learned the ins and outs of working with Destination Management Companies (DMCs), hotel managers, and local vendors. I also became familiar with group rates, rack…
