Andy Ogg
Cruise Planners Continues to Dominate as Best Travel Franchise to Own on Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 List
Cruise Planners Continues to Dominate as Best Travel Franchise to Own on Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 List
Cruise Planners remains No. 1 within the travel category – 13 years in a row
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – December 17, 2015 – Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, the nation’s largest home-based travel agency franchise network in the industry, continues ...
Host Agency Reviews
By Tom Ogg
I have been operating review sites for decades and have learned a lot about them. Our newest review site, www.FindaHostTravelAgency.com hosts hundreds of host agency reviews of the top host agencies in the travel industry.
Reviews can be an effective way for host agencies to build credibility and may go a long way towards helping other agents determine if a host is right for them, or ...
The Benefits of Using a Host Travel Agency
When a new agent is just starting out they are confronted by a good number of decisions to make while they launch their business. Launching a travel business independent of a host agency is possible, but also very time and resource consuming. This might be a good choice for someone that is already set up with a supplier, has a history of handling transactions and clients and also has a ...
Travel FREE! The Eight Top Signs of a Travel SCAM!
Joanie was working on a presentation and was looking for a YouTube video on the educational aspect of travel. While I didn’t find anything that she could use, I did find hundreds of videos selling how people can travel for free or almost free. Travel courses sharing secrets few people know about how to travel for free, business opportunities where people can travel like travel ...
Interviewing a Prospective Host Agency
Many people start their search for a new host travel agency by surfing the web. This is sometimes a difficult task since all of the scammers know that those new to the industry will use keywords like “Start a Travel Business”, “Become a Travel Agent” or “Part Time Travel Business Opportunity”. Just a cursory check of search results in Google shows very ...
My Host Agency Isn’t Paying My Commissions
In these challenging economic times it seems everyone is having difficulty making ends meet. Uncertainty in our own economy, worldwide fear of financial, political and civil unrest is enough to temper even the most aggressive and well capitalized businesses. It is hard to watch the news, read a paper, surf the web or listen to a radio program without being reminded of the coming economic ...
The Tax Man Cometh
It is often said that the two things you can’t avoid are taxes and death and nothing is truer when you start your own home based travel business. Your should engage a tax professional to advise you as you set up your business, as this is the only way you can be sure that you are standing on firm ground. The IRS is interested in travel professionals because they generally deduct what ...
How to Avoid Being Scammed When Looking For a Host Agency
One of the biggest challenges for folks looking to get into the travel industry is sorting through the multitude of host agencies that are all vying for your investment and all of them have a great story to tell. One sure way to avoid being scammed is to read Tom and Joanie Ogg’s book “How to Start a Home Based Travel Agency” This book will help you understand the ...
Host Agency, Franchise or Consortia?
When looking for a host agency you will notice that they all may different a bit. Some have no upfront fees, others require upfront fees, some are host agencies and other are franchise organizations. For the uninitiated it can be quite confusing. To make matters even more confusing, an agent can also elect to operate independent of a host or franchisor and simply join one of the consortia ...