In this post I will dive into the differences between an employee and an independent travel agent, or contractor, sometimes called an IA or IC . Most independent agents focus on leisure travel, but they can be either leisure or corporate. In becoming a travel agent, a question to ask yourself...

Do travel agents still exist? The short answer is “Yes!” Sometimes when I tell people I am the director of a travel agent training program, their first question is “Do travel agent’s still exist?” Thankfully, there are fewer and fewer who think the travel consultant job was on its way to...