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self employed travel agent? What do I need to do?

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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    I just don!!!8217;t think there!!!8217;s money in it.
    If you fancy a computer and phone at the kitchen table kind of self employed sales role, consider being a specialist recruitment consultant.
    Get a job at one of the majors, learn from it, then go on your own.
    When the job market goes quiet at certain times of the year, take your holiday.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • seashore22
    seashore22 Posts: 1,443 Forumite
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    I think the op is either going bankrupt or is in the process of going bankrupt. I'm not sure how this is going to work.
  • lea2012
    lea2012 Posts: 735 Forumite
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    Whilst most of us on this site are capable of shopping around and will do our research, not everyone does. We wouldn't be on Mse if we were happy to overspend.
    I've lost count of the number of times I've looked for holidays, flights or hotels got friends and family members as they know I like looking for a good deal and they don't have time.
    I don't think there's a career in it for me, despite having several years of experience in the industry, but I could see how someone could make pocket money from it if they wanted to charge a fee for their services.
    Another option for the OP is to look at affiliate sales, where she could make commission from sales. Hot UK Deals and Holiday Pirates work in this way.
    Lea :confused:
  • koalakoala
    koalakoala Posts: 811 Forumite
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    anna_1977 wrote: »
    I can't see there's much money in it.

    I'm one of those people that used a travel consultant to plan a 3 week trip to China and the price was nearly £15k for 4 of us - then went away and booked everything myself and it was £10k


    So you needed help to plan?
  • anna_1977
    anna_1977 Posts: 862 Forumite
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    koalakoala wrote: »
    So you needed help to plan?

    Not to plan as such, more the recommended places to stay and the logistics - we gave them the 6 cities we wanted to visit and they planned the best route - all for free - I then went online with their itinerary and booked it all myself
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