Why the Travel Agent seat matters
Most people book a big trip with a travel agent they already know, or with one a friend has recommended. A FindaBiz group is built for the second kind of booking. Members get to know your business, then pass your name on when a client, a colleague or a neighbour mentions a holiday they’re planning.
Each group keeps one seat per trade, so there is only ever one Travel Agent in a group, and the travel referrals passed in that room come to you. Further down you can see the Travel Agent members already in the network and the groups where the seat is still open. If you’re looking for a travel agent you can trust, the members listed below are a good place to start.
Where the Travel Agent seat is open
These FindaBiz groups don’t yet have a travel agent. Take the seat and be the only one in the room.
Seat availableHinckleyLast Monday of the month
Seat availableKirby MuxloeLast Tuesday of the month
Seat availableLichfield3rd Monday in the Month
Seat availableLutterworth1st Tuesday of the month
Seat availableNuneaton2nd Monday of the month
Seat availableSoutham and Leamington Spa3rd Monday of the month
Seat availableSutton Coldfield2nd Tuesday of the monthWhere the Travel Agent seat is taken
Join a group’s waiting list and its host will offer you the seat if it comes free.
Trades that hear about trips first
People often mention travel plans to someone who isn’t a travel agent at all. An Event Management business or an Entertainer gets booked for weddings, anniversaries and milestone birthdays, and those occasions very often lead to a honeymoon or a family trip abroad. A Financial Adviser or a Trusts Wills Lasting Power of Attorney specialist sits down with clients who are retiring and at last have time for the long holiday they’ve put off for years.
Insurance is another route. An Insurance Broker or a Health Insurance adviser gets asked about cover before people travel, and referrals can just as easily go the other way. On the business side, a Recruitment Consultant, a Human Resources adviser or a Training & Events company will know firms that send staff to conferences or organise team trips. For a Travel Agent who handles group and corporate bookings, that’s regular work.
How a FindaBiz group helps a Travel Agent
Travel referrals depend on trust, because people are handing over a large sum of money and their time off. Members of a FindaBiz group meet one to one between meetings in order to understand each other’s businesses properly. That’s your chance to explain the trips you’re best at, whether that’s cruises, tailor-made itineraries or school and group travel, so the people referring you know exactly who to send.
FindaBiz also runs free online networking every Friday, between the group meetings. Anyone with a free account can join, so you can meet members from other groups and talk about your work before you visit in person.
Visiting a group with an open seat
The groups with an open Travel Agent seat are listed below, including FindaBiz Hinckley, FindaBiz Lichfield and FindaBiz Sutton Coldfield. You come along as a guest first, and the first visit is free. Pick the group nearest to where you work, meet the members and see how they pass work to one another. If it feels like the right room for your business, the Travel Agent seat there could be yours.
Find your nearest group
See every FindaBiz group and come along as a visitor. Your first visit is free.
Network online, free
Join our free Friday online networking from anywhere. It’s a great way to meet the network first.