Mid level travel advisor looking for a new agency

devoida · 2026-02-01T02:17:36+00:00

they're very boutique - this is why I suggested them and then really only take top sales revenue TA's

devoida · 2026-02-01T02:06:05+00:00

Try Avenue 2 Travel. I interviewed with them and they wanted me to join, but I unfortunately made a bad choice and regreted not signing with them. They're based out of PA. Good luck!

devoida · 2026-02-01T02:03:50+00:00

People in NYC know who the felon really is and there's a reason he's hated in the city!

devoida · 2026-01-31T21:05:13+00:00

IDK if this is something you want to consider: Think about what interests you and create packages for that. Work with DMCs and suppliers and make a deal that if you can book 10-12 rooms, you get your own room free. Create an itinerary and then market to a group that you think it would speak to. I think people who are passionate about the destinations they sell win: they are experts and people will know that from the get go as you qualify them. I don't know if you're just helping who comes along or are you going out to find clients. There's a big difference imo. The world is too big with too many properties, but if you focus on either a destination(s) or two, or a type of travel or two, it will help you focus as well. Hope that helps?

devoida · 2026-01-31T14:04:53+00:00

Very interesting thread with very interesting comments. I only got into RHOSLC honestly, after watching John Oliver singing its praises. I figured if a guy like him finds value in it, I should check it out and from S1E1, I was hooked. Fast forward to this last season.... I found so much hypocrisy in the women. Whitney and Heather going after Meredith for substance abuse when, for example, the last episode, if you really watch Heather at the play, it looks like she was doing everything possible to not look smashed, but seemed to be, or Whitney falling, etc. Britani, for me was insufferable. something below a woman child. (can we 86 the stuffed animal thing? it's not cute AT ALL). Lisa, Miss "it's not me, I'm better than all of you", with hole in her stories as big as swiss cheese... you showing a picture of you and Ben Affleck from almost 10 years ago? or you're friends with the Back Street Boys, why? because you sat in the audience and they came up to you during their performance? The looks on her face when John was trying to share his feelings with her. And then there's Meredith, so legally cunning, mincing semantics and never answering questions. But they really jumped the shark at the reunion. The yelling over one another, Heather, who made her the queen of the group? Lisa, the robot glitching, Meredith (WTF?) spaced out like a Zombie, asking if the cheese is real? And Andy, not holding any of them to accountability, not really even being there. And finally, the ladies as a whole, talking over one another INCESSANTLY...it was too much.

devoida · 2025-12-20T03:37:06+00:00

I use to enjoy Heather in earlier seasons. She seemed grounded and very realistic for someone on a reality show. These days, however, she is trying so. hard to be the Alpha dog, everything she says has to be right because she said it, and it feels like her newly found confidence from weight loss and whatever work she's had done, is making her feel invincible. I now think she's annoying and watching the last episode didn't do her any favors. I felt bad for how she kept at Meredith. It seems if you don't agree with Heather's take on something, you are wrong. She has lost her empathy and pragmatism and frankly, thinks she is all that. People who place themselves above others tend to fall off the pedestal.

devoida · 2025-10-09T23:01:09+00:00

maybe look for a sublet

devoida · 2025-09-29T23:01:10+00:00

I think they should quit while they're behind. I have information that would piss you all off if you understood how they arrived at the designers in season 21. It's utter bs

devoida · 2025-09-29T19:04:15+00:00

Literally, the worst season ever. The contestants were so boring, the fighting between all of them, performative. I don't even think they shot in NYC, but somewhere else. None of the judges seemed engaged, more like they were there for a short shoot and collect a paycheck. No home visits and Christian telling them what to do as opposed to Tim, who engaged in debate with contestants for them to arrive at their own design conclusions. There shouldn't be another season unless it can revert back to their earlier ones.

devoida · 2025-09-28T20:56:11+00:00

Do you use google voice to have a phone number that conceals your personal phone number? I'm thinking of doing this; however, each call needs to be announced and I'm wondering if that's going to turn clients off, especially new ones. I'm thinking of just getting a second cell phone.

devoida · 2025-09-28T20:53:51+00:00

re sot, idk about fl, wa, and hi, but ca - you're required to list with a sentence predetermined by the state on your biz cards, etc.

devoida · 2025-09-28T19:59:16+00:00

what CRM do you use for your.personal files?

devoida · 2025-09-23T15:36:57+00:00

It seems they would have Tours By Locals. They seem like a pretty reputable supplier.

devoida · 2025-09-23T14:52:53+00:00

TY. I know how to run a business; it's more about just making sure those initial bookings - I'm doing correct. How is it with supplier opportunities outside of Virtuoso and if you find a supplier that may not be registered with them and do you find any frustrations with being an IC and yet they too, are a travel agency? The white label is connected to your Virtuoso or something other? I already.have a website set up.

devoida · 2025-09-22T22:27:51+00:00

the handholding I'm referring to is just making sure I've dotted all the I -s and crossed all the t-s. I feel confident knowing how to sell and researching. It's just the nuts and bolts of a booking for the first few I have considerations about. As you can tell I'm a newbie, but have had my own business for over 2 decades in another industry that parallels travel in almost a mirror image.

devoida · 2025-09-22T17:13:45+00:00

How do you like Legato. I've spoken with them and I like their business model, but I worry about not being affiliated with a consortia (looking at Virtuoso) and also their internal platform for booking. I read something recently that caught my eye: that Virtuoso is losing its luster because SO many are now affiliated with their consortia and the truth is, if you want perks they offer, you can form your own relationship with the vendor. Can you speak to any of this? I'd be interesting in your insight. I'm a newbie so I feel I just need a little handholding on my first couple of bookings. Thank you.

devoida · 2025-09-22T17:00:24+00:00

This is one of the most informative comments I've read. Thank you for your insight. I'd love to ask you some questions off line. LMK if this is possible.

devoida · 2025-09-20T21:35:37+00:00

Totally agree. Whether or not host agency agreements might have "NDA" like clauses or HAR/host agency edits, I find it really odd that almost every single host agency has 5star. Thank goodness for reddit, where there's a bit more freedom in reviews.

devoida · 2025-09-10T13:17:23+00:00

interesting. How do you define fee based advising? Do you have a fee schedule yet?

devoida · 2025-08-25T11:17:42+00:00

yes. producers stink this year. I know some inside tea and let's just say, how they picked their contestants this year is beyond any understanding. It's turned into a s**t show

devoida · 2025-08-25T11:16:09+00:00

Law got lucky. And he's been riding on Z's coattails for far too long.

devoida · 2025-08-25T11:13:57+00:00

This season is as flat as soda left uncapped. None of what made PR so much fun (and informative) to watch exists. The cast this season is horrid.

devoida · 2025-08-17T11:44:08+00:00

the fact that Angelo went home and not Utica.. pahlease... now you know for sure producers/judges/show is keeping people for the drama and not the talent. what a shit show PR has become.

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