{"id":8810,"date":"2018-01-16T10:50:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:53:02","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T19:53:02","slug":"picking-a-niche-in-the-travel-idustry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810","title":{"rendered":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congrats! You\u2019re officially a travel agent! Welcome aboard this crazy but incredibly rewarding ride. Now you\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cWhere do I start?\u201d. We know. It can seem a little daunting but know that you\u2019re not alone. We\u2019re here to help and get you on the right path!<\/p>\n

The very first thing you want to think about is what you\u2019re passionate about when it comes to travel. Is there any destination you\u2019re crazy about or want to learn more about? Some are nuts<\/em> about Disney World while others would prefer a lavish European river cruise. Here are some other things to consider:<\/p>\n

Who?
\n<\/strong>Think about your social circle. Who are your friends? Who do you enjoy working with? Is it your church group? A member of the local LGBT community? Do they enjoy luxurious things? Answering this will help you narrow down to your potential market.<\/p>\n

What?<\/strong>
\nThink about what type of travel you want to sell. Do you like the excitement that comes with cruising? Or do you prefer to stay ashore, chilling by the pool with a margarita in your hand, at an All-Inclusive resort? Try narrowing down your choice to one.<\/p>

5,800+ Rockstars Have Partnered With Us<\/h2>

Determine which path is right for you<\/p>

I'm a New Agent<\/span><\/a><\/div>
I'm An Experienced Agent<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Where?<\/strong>
\nThe world is a huge place! Where do you want to send your clients? Think of the destinations you would be excited to learn more about and sell them!<\/p>\n

Answered all three? Perfect! Now you\u2019ve found yourself a niche. This is the time to figure out who\/what are your best resources and learn as much as you possibly can. Remember, knowledge is power. Your clients will appreciate someone who can tell them which restaurants are a \u201cmust\u201d or what the shortest route to the beach from their hotel is. They will trust and value you if you are a true specialist in your niche. Think about it, you wouldn\u2019t let a dentist operate on your heart, right?<\/p>\n

So, good luck out there! And remember, you’re not alone. The Agent Engagement Team<\/a> at TPI is always a phone call or email away.<\/p>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Congrats! You\u2019re officially a travel agent! Welcome aboard this crazy but incredibly rewarding ride. Now you\u2019re probably thinking, \u201cWhere do I start?\u201d. We know. It can seem a little daunting but know that you\u2019re not alone. We\u2019re here to help and get you on the right path! The very first thing you want to think…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[728,11],"tags":[727,131,333],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-8810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-agent-tips","category-useful-tips","tag-picking-a-niche","tag-travel-agents","tag-travel-industry","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Travel Planners International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1633\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Travel Planners Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Travel Planners Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Travel Planners Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b718baff469e7e07951d2ed216fba38f\"},\"headline\":\"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter ?\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810\"},\"wordCount\":355,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"picking a niche\",\"Travel Agents\",\"travel industry\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Travel Agent Tips\",\"Useful Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810\",\"name\":\"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg\",\"width\":2500,\"height\":1633,\"caption\":\"picking a niche, travel industry, be a travel agent, be your own boss\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?p=8810#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter ?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Travel Planners International\",\"description\":\"Host agency for travel agents\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Travel Planners International\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/travel-planners-international-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/10\\\/travel-planners-international-logo.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Travel Planners International\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/tpi.itbyus.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b718baff469e7e07951d2ed216fba38f\",\"name\":\"Travel Planners Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Travel Planners Admin\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?","description":"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?","og_description":"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.","og_url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810","og_site_name":"Travel Planners International","article_published_time":"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2500,"height":1633,"url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Travel Planners Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Travel Planners Admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810"},"author":{"name":"Travel Planners Admin","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b718baff469e7e07951d2ed216fba38f"},"headline":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter ?","datePublished":"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810"},"wordCount":355,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg","keywords":["picking a niche","Travel Agents","travel industry"],"articleSection":["Travel Agent Tips","Useful Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810","url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810","name":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg","datePublished":"2018-01-16T15:50:10+00:00","dateModified":"2021-01-20T19:53:02+00:00","description":"Your travel business allows you to share your passion, and finding a niche takes it to the next level! Find out why it's important to pick a travel niche.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/rawpixel-com-191102-e1516057176839.jpg","width":2500,"height":1633,"caption":"picking a niche, travel industry, be a travel agent, be your own boss"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?p=8810#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why Does Picking a Niche as a Travel Agent Matter ?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/","name":"Travel Planners International","description":"Host agency for travel agents","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#organization","name":"Travel Planners International","url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/travel-planners-international-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/travel-planners-international-logo.jpg","width":400,"height":120,"caption":"Travel Planners International"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b718baff469e7e07951d2ed216fba38f","name":"Travel Planners Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e602b651c83ae60956e6338e4eac8ed2838d068ecaf3fb14ff9f72ebb21bbdd?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Travel Planners Admin"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8810"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tpi.itbyus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpost_series&post=8810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}