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 How to Start Your Own Web Travel Business for Under $100 The travel industry is dynamic and offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to profit when others purchase a vacation. While you could spend the money to set up a brick-and-mortar travel company, you could much more easily set up a travel business online. In fact, you could potentially get started for less than $100 if you only have limited resources to work with. The trick is to be careful with your spending and be willing to do the work required. Step 1 Buy a domain for your travel website. When choosing a domain name, you need to pick something that is easy to remember and something that deals with the travel industry. The company that you purchase a domain name from will allow you to search through the available names that you can register. Make sure that the name that you want is available and then purchase it. Step 2 Buy a hosting package from a hosting company. You need a company to host your websit...

 How to Start Your Own Web Travel Business for Under $100 The travel industry is dynamic and offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to profit when others purchase a vacation. While you could spend the money to set up a brick-and-mortar travel company, you could much more easily set up a travel business online. In fact, you could potentially get started for less than $100 if you only have limited resources to work with. The trick is to be careful with your spending and be willing to do the work required. Step 1 Buy a domain for your travel website. When choosing a domain name, you need to pick something that is easy to remember and something that deals with the travel industry. The company that you purchase a domain name from will allow you to search through the available names that you can register. Make sure that the name that you want is available and then purchase it. Step 2 Buy a hosting package from a hosting company. You need a company to host your websit...

 How to Start a Travel Agent Business Travel agents provide a variety of services to clients that include purchasing airline tickets, making hotel and resort reservations, creating itineraries for tour or cruise packages and providing information about specific destinations. These days, travel agents may work from home or at an office as most travel arrangements are made online. To start a travel agent business, it is helpful to have a working knowledge of travel agent software, customer service experience and experience in traveling to different parts of the world. Step 1 Decide whether to become an independent travel consultant for a travel agency, franchise owner of an established travel agency or start your own agency. Independent travel consultants earn commissions for the work they do for a travel agency. Consultants may work from home or in an agency's office. Start-up costs are usually minimal because computer software; IATA number, which is needed to book ...

How can customer service be improved? Here are six ways: Offering great client service not only builds a loyal and happy customer base, but can be the most powerful marketing tool due to word-of-mouth referrals. A 2013 study by Dimensional Research for Zendesk found 62 percent of business-to-business and 42 percent of business-to-consumer customers purchased more after enjoying a great customer-service experience. On the flip side, the same survey discovered 95 percent of customers share bad experiences with their network, compared to the 87 percent sharing a positive experience. 1. Truly listen. Offer expertise, but make sure employees are listening as much as they talk. Great service isn’t about forcing a strategy that doesn’t work for the customer. Try to balance being an expert with listening to concerns and providing what customers think is right for their needs. 2. Be responsive. Customers want service, fast. Even if the full answer can’t be ...