6 Tips For Starting A Successful Travel Agency (2023)

Want to start your own travel agency? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a travel agency:

Where to start?

-> How to start a travel agency?
-> Travel agency plan
-> How to finance a travel agency?
-> How much does it cost to start a travel agency?
-> Pros and cons of a travel agency
-> How to get clients for a travel agency?

Need inspiration?

-> Other travel agency success stories
-> Examples of established travel agency
-> Marketing ideas for a travel agency
-> Travel agency slogans
-> Travel agency names
-> Travel agency Instagram bios

Other resources

-> Profitability of a travel agency

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a travel agency:

#1: Patrick Burkhardt, founder of Luxpitality:

We chatted with with Patrick, founder of Luxpitality ($410K/month). In our interview, Patrick says:

It’s ok to make mistakes if you learn from them.

Additionally:

Don’t ever stop moving forward, be adaptable and make minor course corrections.

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#2: Marissa Daniels, founder of Spread Your Wings Travel:

We chatted with with Marissa, founder of Spread Your Wings Travel ($2K/month). In our interview, Marissa says:

Do research before starting. If you want to start a business - research before you pay anything.

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#3: Nishan Rajakaruna, founder of Total Travel Solution:

We chatted with with Nishan, founder of Total Travel Solution ($20K/month). In our interview, Nishan says:

The top 3 secrets of success I teach are hard work, discipline & financial planning!

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#4: Robin Finney, founder of Wandering Aunt :

We chatted with with Robin, founder of Wandering Aunt ($2.3K/month). In our interview, Robin says:

So often we compare ourselves to others and tell ourselves we “should” be farther along. When in reality, what works for one person may not work for you. We are all wired differently and must find what works best for each of us.

Additionally:

I also believe that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on resources upfront. Start by getting a simple website up and use free tools like Mailchimp to grow your email list. Use trials of products you’re interested in prior to investing.

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