I am interested in becoming a part time travel agent mostly to get the travel agent discounts when I travel but also to make extra money on the side I have seen some websites that claim for a fee of like $75 you can get the iata card to get the hotel discounts, has anyone had any experience with any of these websites or are there any that anyone would recommend where I could get the travel agent card to start booking vacations to get discounts. No bull s h i t or sarcastic answers please I just want people that do this or are familiar with this to answer.
2006-10-03 12:48:38 · 2 answers · asked by Queen Kitty 3 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
Thank you for your answer, so how exactly can you go to school to be a travel agent is there a way I could go to school online?
2006-10-03 13:13:36 · update #1
I mean a travel agent at home.
2006-10-03 13:15:10 · update #2
There are rules on how to get an Iata card. Not just anyone can get an iata card. You have to be a licensed travel professional and go through the schooling in order to obtain this title. Plus you have to maintain a certain amount of income each year to keep this card. This is to avoid ones "just getting it for discounts".
The questions you are asking I'm unsure of how to answer because you aren't very clear if you want to be an agent from home or work in an agency. Either way you still need schooling. Agencies book and work under an ARC number and you can't just get one of those. If you have never been in the industry, but yet you go to school you will really have to work in an agency for reasons that you do not have a client base of any sort.
I have NEVER heard of any website where you pay a fee of $75.00 dollars and get an Iatan Card. Sorry, but that sounds like a scam through and through to me. We as agents (well our company) pay either $30.00 dollars for 1 year or $50.00 dollars for 2 years. It has to be renewed all the time to keep inactive agents in not obtaining this card.
It really is a privilege to have one of these cards and they aren't just handed out. It is something earned by an Agent. Trust me agents put up with a lot and deserve to have some travel perks!
Hopefully this answers your question.
2006-10-03 12:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Iata Card
2016-10-30 10:55:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those days are over. They are cracking down on this stuff now. You have to book 5000.00 of travel before getting a card plus you have tests to take. This is every year. You also have to pay taxes on all of the income. If your not goin in it to actually become a travel agent then forget it.
In the mean time I can get prices for your next trip.
customerservice@intriguedtravel.com
2006-10-03 14:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by intriguedtravel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋