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About Us - What is HomeBasedTravelAgents.com?

A valuable, Internet portal and service for us and all of our affiliates that have made our way to selling travel from home! A place where Home Based Travel Agents affiliates can come for industry links, receive consumer referrals, explore networking & marketing opportunities, voice their opinions, receive market trend survey results, and so much more.

This is YOUR site, affiliate! We want to help you succeed and grow your Home Based Travel business. Effective competition with the online mega-sites will benefit all Home Based Travel Agents.If there is a service or resource you want added to this site, let us know. We value all suggestions, and, if appropriate for this site and it's mission, we will do our best to add/implement the suggestion as soon as practicable.

What is HomeBasedTravelAgents.com mission statement?

Mission Statement To provide the resources and information necessary for Home Based Travel Agents affiliates to effectively compete in today's travel marketplace. To provide the travel consumer with links to Home Based Travel Agentsaffiliates providing the services they require. To provide suppliers with a growing marketplace of consumers via the agent affiliates of HomeBasedTravelAgents.com

Agent Benefits - What can HomeBasedTravelAgents.com do for you?

First & Foremost, we are a resource center. Our site will ultimately provide the following information and services for the EXCLUSIVE use of HomeBasedTravelAgents.com agent affiliates. All sites and services are password protected!

• TravelLinks
  Industry Links - Associations, etc.
  Supplier Links - Airlines, Cruiselines, Tour Operators, Hotel Chains, Consolidators, Car Rental Companies, Bus Charter Operators, Travel Insurers, Travel Accessories.
  Destination Information - Destination information on over 400 locations will be included, with more being added all the time!
• LeisureTravelLeads - Consumer Leads - Our consumer site will have a searchable database, which will direct business to the HomeBasedTravelAgents.com listed agents that most closely match the consumers desires, based on their input.
• VacationNewsletter -Downloadable and customizable, to send out to your e-mail customer list with consumer related news, leisure travel supplier offers and links to YOU only!
• TravelSurveys - Industry and Consumer surveys conducted by TravelSurveys.com
  Want to know if a new niche market will 'fly'? TravelSurveys.com will include your question in a survey sent out to at least 600,000 travel consumers for feedback.
  Participate in, and view results of, regular industry surveys on topics ranging from current and future sales trends to ranking and rating suppliers.
• TravelOmbudsman - Investigating complaints and mediating fair settlements between aggrieved parties such as consumers and agents or agents and suppliers - a free service to consumers and the industry - TravelOmbudsman.com.
• TravelIndustryCoupons - Supplier provided bonus commission opportunities through HomeBasedTravelAgents.com that will not be available through any other source as well as a complete listing of all bonus commissions and discount coupons available to the industry. This searchable databas will help you maximize your profits on many suppliers you already sell!
• PreferredSupplierRates - Special rates for Home Based Travel Agents on everything from shipping to office supplies to back office accounting software, web hosting and much more!
• Famtastic - Travel industry fams,including tours, cruises, airlines, hotels, resorts & more!
• Supplier / Service / Product / Destination Reviews - Both consumers and agents will be invited to, and encouraged to, provide reviews on everything from cruise ships to resorts to local dining.
• CruiseCabinExchange - Need a cabin on a sold out sailing? Have one cabin left to fill your group? Last minute cancellation? Don't lose those TC's - use our Cruise Cabin Exchange to help maximize cruise profits.
• HomeBasedTravelNews - Home based agent focused news and industry news links to TravelTrade.com - the only industry news source that supports home based agents.
• CruiseFleaMarket - FREE listings for all affiliates.

Why will consumers use HomeBasedTravelAgents.com?

Through extensive traditional and Internet advertising, as well as link partnerships, we will drive consumers to the web site and we will focus on the following advantages that purchasing through a Home Based Travel Agent brings to the consumer:

Most Home Based Travel Agents are seasoned travel professionals. Many of the current HomeBasedTravelAgents.com listed agents were traditional, retail agency owners, managers and full-service front line agents for many years. HomeBasedTravelAgents.com listed agents average 8 years experience selling travel. Many have over 25 years experience.

Experience makes a difference! The experienced agent knows how to avoid the unseen problems that can easily ruin any business trip or vacation. This experience brings unmeasurable value to any travel experience. Additionally, the experienced agent "shops" for you, and does not just sell to you from a supplied "menu" of services.

Specialization / Niche Market expertise! Many Home Based Travel Agents have a special niche market that they are experts in. A consumer looking for a 3 week expedition to Nepal would much rather deal with an expert on that destination than a call center order-taker. Our database allows agents to list up to 10 areas of expertise. When a consumer does a search, and requests specific "areas of expertise"

"Real" Travel Agents. These are not "call centers", staffed with order-takers fresh out of a 2 week company sales training course, as most major internet travel agencies are, where you may make your reservation with one salesperson and be serviced by any one or more of the other hundreds of salespeople in the center! These are independent, experienced Home Based Travel Agents across the USA, who pride themselves on the ability to provide great service and great prices!

The other advantages are clear...

* The combined buying power of HomeBasedTravelAgents.com agents' volume means better pricing! Tens of thousands of agents are Home Based, and sell more than 50% of all leisure travel in the USA! Suppliers WILL support our agents! The industry recognizes the value and numbers that Home Based Travel Agents represent. We can compete with the mega-agencies IF we compete together!

* Home based agents have (much) lower overhead! As much as 90% less real overhead than mega retail travel agencies and call centers!

* Independent agents enjoy their work more and provide better service! Home Based Travel Agents are the boss! They have a sincere, vested interest in your travel experience. And they live at the office - literally - every agent listed is home-based! Can any successful Home Based Travel Agent truly say they were happier, or more profitable in a retail office environment?

* Average 8 YEARS experience for Home Based Travel Agents vs. 5 MONTHS for the salespeople at call centers! These are EXPERIENCED agents. Most call centers are staffed with order-takers put through a 1-2 week sales course.