Andrea Terrazas' Travel Booking Resources
Booking Travel Outside Your Booking Engine
Important:
Commission Claim Form must be completed for any travel booked outside your booking engine.
Travel Booking & Education Resources
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American Society of Travel Agents
- FAM Information.
- Training on “Niche” or Specialized Travel
Agent News.
- Education & Training Courses…etc.
Much More…
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
- Training, Training, Training.
- Become a Cruise Counselor.
- Customer Relations.
- Supplier & product discounts.
- Promotional discounts.
- Passport information.
Much More…
- Note: YTB's Certified RTA Program
Qualifies you for your CLIA Card.
YTB Conventions – CLIA Reps have
historically attended to provide ongoing
recurrency training.
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- Travel & Tourism Event information.
- Promotions
- Marketing tools.
- Travel Agent Academy.
- Agent news.
Much More…
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National Association of Commissioned Travel Agents
- Cruise Seminars.
- Home Based Travel Agent training.
- Agent News.
Much More…
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- Online Travel Agent Training.
- Home Based Agent Training.
- FAMs & Seminars.
Much More…
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- Travel Industry event listing.
- Online Webinars by Leading Industry
Professionals.
- Online Training, Certifications & Testing.
- Events Agents can use to promote their
business.
Much More…
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- List of Travel Industry events across the
nation.
- Agents can post events.
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- Travel Training, Education &
Certifications.
- Training on “Niche” or Specialized Travel.
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- Destination information & reviews
- Reviews on vendors (Hotels, Resorts,
Restaurants, etc.)
- Latest travel news, ie. Hurricanes,
current info, etc.
Much More…
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- Direction on popular resorts and vendors
by destination.
- Reviews on vendors (Hotels, Cruise
Lines, Villas, activities, etc.
- Open to anyone, not just agents.
Much More…
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- Domestic and International Hotel
Directories.
- Domestic and International Restaurant
Directories.
- Travel Industry news & hot topics.
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- Hotel Directories.
- Education and Training.
- Industry news.
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- Hotel Directory.
- Supplier Directory.
- Overall Caribbean resource site.
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- Locate site address for the
client’s/group’s destination.
- Excellent Event & Convention Planner
Resource.
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- Hotel & Cruise Line Searches.
- Hotel & vendor ratings, descriptions &
reviews.
- This organization visits the vendors as
guests and provides reviews based on
their experience.
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(ex. Marriott, Disney, Sandals, Ramada, FairmontFamous.com, etc.)
- Online training and certification
opportunities qualify travel professionals
for deeper discounts.
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International Association of Golf Tour Operators
Golf Tours & Vacations
Niche Travel Resources
International Association of Golf Tour Operators
Niche Travel: Specializing in a specific type of travel. It can be and is considered to be a very lucrative approach to the travel industry for agents.
Niche Travel Examples…
Accessible Travel
Adventure Travel
Golf Tours
Honeymoons & Destinations
Luxury Travel
Spas
Skiing
Mature Adult (Retirement Ages)
Family Travel
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Group Travel Resources
(West & Europe)
Collette Vacations
Can book directly through site.
(Again…Commission Claim Form required for any travel booked outside of your YTB Booking Engine.)
630 Tour Operator Members.
2000+ Tour Supplier Members.
800+ Destination/Marketing. Organization Members.
Government & Educational Programs.
Travel Scam Avoidance.
Tour Operator Directory.
Tour Booking Direction.
"Questions to Ask"
Excellent Place to Start!
Customized Group Travel.
Escorted Tours.
They sponsor expos.
Escorted tours.
Tour Finder Search Engine.
Motor Coaches.
Brochures
Trafalgar (Tours)
International Association of Golf Tour Operators
Golf Tours & Vacations
Travel Planning Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health & disease information
regarding travel destination.
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Department of Transportation
- Latest transportation rule
changes
- Airline performance rankings
- Regulatory information (ex.
Baggage Limitations)
Much More…
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International Air Transportation Association
- Overview of the Aviation
Industry.
- International airline rankings.
Much More…
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US Dept. of State / Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Passport & Visa Requirements.
- Regulatory information for
different destinations.
Much more...
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Destination Weather Information
The above sites provide current and seasonal climate/weather information for destinations/regions around the world.
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X-Rates
- International currency exchange
rate information.
- Currency converter / calculator.