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Strategic Travel Entrepreneur: Business Tips for Travel Agents/Advisors, Travel Agency Owners, and Travel Business Owners
Each week I share, along with featured guests, tangible and practical business strategies for travel entrepreneurs.
We discuss foundations, marketing, sales, client experience, systems, supplier relations, and everything in between to empower you to run an effective and profitable travel business, and not just another travel hobby.
For travel agents, travel advisors, travel suppliers, tour operators, tourism professionals, travel coaches, travel creators, travel business owners, travel agency owners, host agency owners, and travel industry support partners.
Strategic Travel Entrepreneur: Business Tips for Travel Agents/Advisors, Travel Agency Owners, and Travel Business Owners
Ep 230 How to Build a Travel Business Without Burning Out with Iris Serbanescu
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What if the only thing standing between you and a thriving travel business is your own mindset?
I'm chatting with the amazing Iris from wmnsWORK and By Iris about what it really takes to build a successful travel business.
Spoiler alert: it's not about having the perfect strategy or working yourself into the ground.
We're talking mindset shifts, finding your people through peer support, and why leaning into your weird, unique story is actually your biggest competitive advantage.
Iris also shares how her tourism accelerator has helped travel entrepreneurs quit their 9-to-5s and triple their bookings without the burnout.
If you're ready to stop playing small and start betting on yourself, you're going to love this conversation.
Learn more about the wmnsWORK Tourism Accelerator: https://wmnswork.com/
Questions this episode answers:
- How do I build a successful travel business without burning out?
- Why is mindset more important than strategy for travel entrepreneurs?
- What is the wmnsWORK Tourism Accelerator and how can it help my travel business
- How do I stand out from other travel advisors in a crowded market?
- What skills do I need to start a travel business?
- How do I build confidence as a new travel advisor?
- How can I use AI in my travel business?
- What is a DMC and how do travel advisors work with them?
- How do I manage my energy as a small business owner?
- How do I tell my story to attract the right clients?
- What is a rep company in the travel industry?
- How do I price my services as a travel advisor?
- Why should I lean into my personal story as a travel business owner?
Enjoy (and take action)!
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Rita M. Perez (Host) first began in the travel industry as a travel advisor in 2010. She only fully realized her role as a travel entrepreneur in 2018, and embarked on a mission to support her fellow travel advisors in 2021 when she began the Strategic Travel Entrepreneur Podcast. She now strategizes with travel entrepreneurs, so they too can build sustainable travel agencies and market effectively.
She's a maven when it comes to content photography and videography, and as such founded the Cruise Content Library and leads retreats and partners on FAMs where advisors get top notch content and education for their marketing efforts.
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