"Hi Angeline
If you are selling just accommodation only there is no need for you to be licensed or offer financial protection. You can offer financial protection but is not mandatory. If you add anything to it such as car hire, you would need to…"
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Angeline Wilskud posted a discussionHome Based Hotel Booking Business
I am just starting out and was wondering if I could get some advise from anybody who has any information on how I would start an online home based hotel booking business. I have been in the travelling industry some years ago but within a Big Tour Operator. - Would I need to register my business with a specific agency/body?- Do I set up my website first?- If I don't want to work with a host agency (very few in UK) what are my options?- Could I do it from anywhere in the World or would I have to…See More
Andaspain posted a discussionInsurance for US company working in Europe?
HiWe are are Florida based seller of Travel but offer guided and/or supported walking tours on the Camino de Santiago and other well known walking routes in Europe. Nothing mountainous!We are having some difficulties finding appropriate public liability insurance to cover our needs because US companies won´t always cover Europe and European companies won´t cover US companies.Has anyone got any experience of this and any suggestions for companies who will insure for Europe for non-European…See More
Gwyn Thomas replied to Gwyn Thomas's discussion An Introduction To The Travel Industry - Help!"Thank you Vicky for taking the time to write that
I think working within the industry for a while first is definitely a good idea.
Like i mentioned I have worked in the leisure industry for 16years now so I'm hoping alot of my…"
Vicky replied to Gwyn Thomas's discussion An Introduction To The Travel Industry - Help!"Hi Gwyn,
Travel is a passion for a great many people and indeed as such an attractive industry.
No you don't need to have a degree, formal training or commercial certificates. In fact, it's one of the few industries where you can start at…"
James Thomas replied to James Thomas's discussion Inbound links"Hi Vicky,
Thanks for that. And I already am following him but not paying enough attention!
Thanks also Mirsad. What worked a few years ago (Swapping links with others, does not guarantee good results).
cheers
James"
Gwyn Thomas posted a discussionAn Introduction To The Travel Industry - Help!
Im not quite sure wether this is the right place to be but I was hoping to find some advice from fellow SFBO members Im am currently 34 and looking to make a change in my life. I have worked within the licensed industry for the past 16 years and now own and operate two independent live music venues. Both of these businesses now operate profitably and are stable. However the industry has been in decline since the introduction of the smoking ban a few years back and i am looking for a new…See More
mdubravic replied to James Thomas's discussion Inbound links"Hello, thank you for this post , it is very useful .
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Matt Purser replied to Mihovil Magdić's discussion Start Up Travel Company"There are advantages and disadvantages of being an agent over a tour operator.
As I say, happy to discuss and run through your options.
Matt
www.traveltradeconsultancy.co.uk"
Lesley Benson replied to Tom Gracey's discussion Looking for France and Italy tour providers for partnership"Tom please may I have your email address or telephone number or add me to your friends
Many thanks
Lesley"
Vicky replied to James Thomas's discussion Inbound links"Hi James,
here's an article which may be of use which summarises how Google would like SEO'ers to do link building. At the endof the day it's worth keeping up with Google's Matt Cutts comments to help you in your initiatives,…"
Russ Glinn replied to Russ Glinn's discussion Authorisation to be a tour guide in the US.?"thank you very much.."
Brandon Bell posted a discussionBest Practices for Email Newsletters
In a separate posing, Vicky from SFBO commented on using authentic experiences in your marketing newsletter.But rather than talking about tour operator news, "We just installed a new printer!" instead you can connect with your audience by talking about your unique activities, interviewing your lovable guides, or making a video of the trip are you see them. First let's cover email newsletter. Here's a fun …See More
Charlie Morton replied to Federica Bartolomei's discussion TTA, any alternatives?"I believe it is called being stuck between a rock and a hard place!! I was in exactly the same position. TTA offers what you need to start up but you lose so much control and dealing with them is very frustrating and slow.
It is worth contacting…"
An Intrepid replied to Melissa Ah-Sing's discussion How to keep in touch with clients"Interesting comment and open my mind. I guess you need more product at best price. I suggest we can unite to a small tour operator huge travel love network to fulfill this kind of market. If you have same idea, you can contact me for Vietnam…"
An Intrepid replied to Russ Glinn's discussion Authorisation to be a tour guide in the US.?"I have taking many trips to the US from Vietnam as a tour guide and I don't see any problem at all about guiding license although I've tried to find if I need one and how to get one to work properly in the US as a temporary tour guide."
Matt Purser replied to Federica Bartolomei's discussion TTA, any alternatives?"Hi Fede
Our number is 0208 853 3700 or send me a personal message and I will give you a call.
Matt"
Federica Bartolomei replied to Federica Bartolomei's discussion TTA, any alternatives?"Hi Matt,
thanks for answering me.
I went to TTA solution because it seemed to be the cheaper one for a small start up like Your Secret Tuscany.
Even if I do not need a trust account I thought that clients would prefer to see a recognized…"
Matt Purser replied to Mihovil Magdić's discussion Start Up Travel Company"There are a number of factors involved in deciding whether you are an agent including the contract in place between the two of you and the invoice that you will give to your customers.
Is any of this in place or is it an early stage.
Happy to…"
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Home Based Hotel Booking Business 1 Reply
I am just starting out and was wondering if I could get some advise from anybody who has any information on how I would start an online home based hotel booking business. I have been in the…Continue
Tags: Business, Based, Home, Online
Started by Angeline Wilskud in The foyer. Last reply by Matt Purser 23 hours ago.
Insurance for US company working in Europe?
HiWe are are Florida based seller of Travel but offer guided and/or supported walking tours on the Camino de Santiago and other well known walking routes in Europe. Nothing mountainous!We are having…Continue
Tags: walking, US, spain, insurance
Started by Andaspain in The foyer on Tuesday.
An Introduction To The Travel Industry - Help! 2 Replies
Im not quite sure wether this is the right place to be but I was hoping to find some advice from fellow SFBO members Im am currently 34 and looking to make a change in my life. I have worked within…Continue
Started by Gwyn Thomas in The foyer. Last reply by Gwyn Thomas on Monday.
Inbound links 6 Replies
I keep getting emails form companies asking me to swap website links. Some look legit, some dont. I get told to steer clear of these (or be very careful) yet these emails are probably the method I…Continue
Started by James Thomas in The foyer. Last reply by James Thomas on Sunday.
Start Up Travel Company 3 Replies
Hello, I want to open a Ltd. company in UK as a non-resident.This company will sell an online adventure deals from the local travel agencies in Croatia. What kind of travel company is that type of…Continue
Started by Mihovil Magdić in The clinic. Last reply by Matt Purser May 17.
Looking for France and Italy tour providers for partnership 1 Reply
Our company (launched very recently) is aimed at the growing Chinese higher-end market. We have started by focusing on the UK. Hopefully (touch wood) we will take our first deposit this week for a…Continue
Tags: tour, anniversary, Chinese, Italy, France
Started by Tom Gracey in The foyer. Last reply by Lesley Benson May 17.
Authorisation to be a tour guide in the US.? 4 Replies
Hi......I am trying to set up a company, based in the UK , that provides week long guided tours in the USA. I will only be supplying the hotels,motorcycles and tour guide with van to carry luggage.…Continue
Started by Russ Glinn in The foyer. Last reply by Russ Glinn May 16.
Best Practices for Email Newsletters
In a separate posing, Vicky from SFBO commented on using authentic experiences in your marketing newsletter.But rather than talking about tour operator news, "We just installed a new printer!"…Continue
Tags: Inquiries, Newsletter, Email
Started by Brandon Bell in The clinic May 16.
TTA, any alternatives? 4 Replies
Hello everybody.I am in the process to become a TTA member but as everything is going very slowly now I am wondering what will happen when Your Secret Tuscany will be operative.All I have read about…Continue
Tags: TTA
Started by Federica Bartolomei in The foyer. Last reply by Charlie Morton May 16.
How to keep in touch with clients 10 Replies
Hi, We are a very small tour operator with about 7 staff who offer a few different tours. We would like more of our business to come from referrals/ repeat visits as this is currently very low.I…Continue
Tags: clients, referrals, repeat, marketing, communications
Started by Melissa Ah-Sing in The clinic. Last reply by An Intrepid May 16.
Direct Bookings from consumers 2 Replies
If you operate a travel business and can offer direct booking savings or net of commission prices to our members you can get 'no cost' advtg, mktg, promo and direct sales.We do not sell travel or…Continue
Tags: net, prices, club, operators, tours
Started by Tony Humphrey in The foyer. Last reply by Tony Humphrey May 1.
Leaving the TTA - Any advice? 9 Replies
Hi guys,I am actively looking to leave the TTA for pastures new. I was wondering if anyone has experience of leaving the TTA and could share any advice?It sounds a relatively simple process but like…Continue
Started by Philip in The foyer. Last reply by Tshili Khupe May 1.
A Start up Tour Operations company
Hi Alex,I came across this site to be very useful for a start up like us. We are recently set up tour operators and re only going to be focusing on ground operations. Our itineraries are now in place…Continue
Started by Abhay Marwaha in The foyer Apr 29.
CMS for hotel agent 2 Replies
Hi all, I hope someone here could help) we are hotel reseller and actually we need to urgently launch our special events offers in web. Actually we are offline agency, but we would like to evaluate…Continue
Started by Victoria Tuvaeva in The clinic. Last reply by Vicky Apr 24.
Responsible Tourism practitioners
Hi everyone,Firstly, I was interested in knowing who classes themselves as working in Responsible Tourism? I'd like to understand how you determine and communicate this? And what are the best places…Continue
Tags: rt, tourism, responsible
Started by Vicky in The foyer Apr 24.
What is Tour and Activity Email Remarketing
As an introduction I would like to share information about email remarketing for specialist tour operators and activity providers. You may have heard about remarketing on the Google Display Network…Continue
Tags: Marketing, Email, Activity, Remarketing, Tour
Started by Scott Petoff in The foyer Apr 22.
RTUnite - Responsible Tourism social networking event London 23 April 2013
Hello Everyone,If you're involved in Responsible Tourism and near London, I'd like to invite join RTUnite on 23 April!Operator or agent, ground handler or media, RTUnite has been set up as a face to…Continue
Tags: event, tourism, responsible
Started by Vicky in The foyer Apr 18.
Tango Tours Website Feedback 4 Replies
Hi All,Our new website has now been going a few months. Its taken a while to add the tours, get the images right etc. Take a look at www.tangotours.co.uk -…Continue
Started by Aled Rees in The foyer. Last reply by Aled Rees Apr 16.
Payment solution for an OTA? 2 Replies
Dear All,We are an OTA and we offer accommodation online; we are working on a merchant model and we are currently looking for a new, robust, fast and simple solution to pay the hotels immediately…Continue
Started by Peter OTA in The foyer. Last reply by Peter OTA Apr 10.
Question for Spanish speakers / una pregunta a hispanohablantes 9 Replies
Hola a todos!Me llamo Magda, represento un tour operador de turismo receptivo a Polonia Come to Poland (www.come2poland.com). Ahora estamos preparando la…Continue
Started by Magdalena Biernat in The foyer. Last reply by Magdalena Biernat Apr 9.
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