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aicute12

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #240 on: April 29, 2011, 11:11:23 am »
Kung mag pu-put up ba ng Travel Agency, dapat ba may mga contacts ka sa lahat ng lugar? Or para ba dapat na travel factor na may magtotour talaga sa group?

yabbikins

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #241 on: May 04, 2011, 08:16:08 pm »
I wanna have this kind of biz too! I'm inspired with our sisters who have succeeded in this line of biz :)

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #242 on: May 07, 2011, 03:23:53 pm »
Hi sis koline...am so grateful for meeting you here...lahat ng thread pag ikaw nababasa ko all eye opned talaga ako hehe.. avid fan mo na sa mga business strategies..
 
   and one more thing...thank you so much sa lahat ng inspiring advises mo sa amin ha....godbless

go go go sis! kaya mo yan!

location: coron-  i suggest na i-survey mo muna yung place. in case marami ng agencies dun, wag ka matakot, puwede ka din magtayo ng travel agency pero focus ka sa tour packages. puwede kaming maki-tie up sa yo hehe. madami kase kaming clients na gusto puntang coron...then pag dito bandang north of luzon naman ang clients mo puwede mo ibato sa amin haha.

sa umpisa siguro kelangan mong bantayan ang agency. lalo na kung baguhan din ang tao mo. better if meron kang mapipirata na empleyado ng ibang agencies in coron. hindi ka na mahihirapan magtrain ng tao.

advantage na pauwi uwi ka ng Makati, kase puwede ka tie up sa mga IATA sa Manila. makakausap mo sila in person. ganitong negosyo puro online naman ang transactions e.

with regards to NSO authentication, DFA Red Ribbon, Passporting etc, i suggest puntahan mo yung mga offices na pinakamalapit sa Coron. I mean, dun sa NSO office na pinakamalapit sa pagtatayuan mo ng agency. Itanong mo dun kung puwede ka tie up, and I am pretty sure na maraming lalapit sa yo, racket na din nila yan hahaha.

sa passporting, since mag uumpisa ka palang, tie up ka muna sa mga agencies na malalapit sa lugar mo, sigurado bibigyan ka nila ng slots. After 4 years puwede ka na diretso sa DFA.

madali lang mag establish ng ganitong business. basta mag open ka lang ng office, iregister mo sa city hall for business permit, maglagay ka ng mga streamers, magpamigay ng pamphlets, at sigurado pupuntahan ka ng mga IATA.

at first, 1 IATA lang contact namin, sa katagalan at sa dami ng nagpupunta sa office e nasa 3-5 IATA na ang contacts namin. bakit madami? minsan kase iba iba rates nila na ibibigay sa yo, sympre kelangan mo magcanvass ng lowest tikets to impress your clients hehe.

sa mga tickets naman puwede kang online muna, basta may CC ka tatakbo na yang agency mo sis.

Goodluck!


kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #243 on: May 07, 2011, 03:29:42 pm »
Kung mag pu-put up ba ng Travel Agency, dapat ba may mga contacts ka sa lahat ng lugar? Or para ba dapat na travel factor na may magtotour talaga sa group?

not necessary na may contacts ka sa lahat ng lugar.

example: may customer ka na gustong mag tour sa Boracay, you can directly contact the hotels in Boracay by googling it and book your clients for their accommodations, and for their tickets puwede mo na bilhin online. dagdagan mo na lang ng service fee yung rates ng hotel or puwede mo sabihin na travel agency ka para yung rate e pang travel agency talaga. ganun lang kasimple sis. you may also contact travel agencies in different places by searching it sa internet.

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #244 on: May 07, 2011, 03:30:55 pm »
gusto ko nga rin sana ito... or yung mag iipon ka ng group of people to have a tour.. ano nga tawag dun  ;D

tour package. meron mga agencies na ganito ang forte nila. yung iba naman puro passporting, or ticketing lang etc.

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #245 on: May 07, 2011, 03:33:22 pm »
hi sis kolintogue, and our other sisses here..

i am very interested to have this kind of business, [textspeak!] [textspeak!] ba un dapat ko gawin besides securing permits? pano yung ibang services like DFA red ribbon, NSO and passporting? kanino ka makipag tie up?

and san di po my mga training?

=)

thanks!

hi sis, like i posted above, i-contact mo muna yung mga office ng mga yan kung saan pinakamalapit sa agency mo. kung nasa province ka, usually merong mga regional offices mga yan. puntahan mo then ask mo kung puwede ka tie up, marami lalapit sa yo na employee mismo hehe...

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #246 on: May 07, 2011, 03:33:59 pm »
Thank you..sis Itsnina..
    talagan super plano na ko for now para pag uwi ko.. di kasi pwedeng matengga..single parent hehe
What is your business nga pala..Kasi naghahanap pa din ako ng ibang venture..

try mo din laundry shop sis.

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #247 on: May 07, 2011, 03:38:09 pm »
ang sabi ng sisses natin, mas maganda kung may corporate accounts.. ano ba usually ang businesses na laging nagtatravel?

halos lahat ng mga government agencies. may mga regional offices mga yan kaya masarap maging clients.

puwede din mga Local Government Units. Puro travel din mga yan hehe. at sure pa ang budget, yun nga lang medyo nadedelay ang payments haha

mga corporate accounts namin: Dept of Agriculture, Local Govt Units (kapitan, mayor, konsehal etc) Universities dito sa amin, kase ang mga students nag OOJT na sila sa abroad.

dito kase sa lugar namin maraming nagwowork sa abroad, sabagay kahit saang province yata madaming OFWs. yun ang masarap maging suki

puwede mo din contact mga school teachers, di ba required na ngayon ang NSO sa mga students?..puwede mo ito inegosyo sa mga titser hehe

goodluck!

kolinetongue

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #248 on: May 07, 2011, 03:45:31 pm »
just wanna share this para lalo kayo mainspire:

since today is saturday, half day lang ang operation, ako lang mag isa kase may lakad yung kasama ko (sya ang manager pag weekdays hehe)

8:30am i opened the shop at may 2 clients na naghihintay sa labas na kukuha daw ng passport, so may kita na akong 500 each total of 1000.  (depende sa yo yung service fee ha)...after 30 mins may pumasok ulit na client nagpatiket punta daw sya ng Puerto Prinsesa, 3 pax, so 300 times 3, total of 900. online tiket lang sila sa cebu pacific so konting oras lang, tsika tsika habang nagbobook ako online....after 1 hour may nagpatiket ulit puntang China daw, online ulit, 500 naman ang service fee...11am nagclose na ako kase magpapaligo na ng anakis hehe....total 2400 ang kinita ko for less than 4 hrs. ..pero sympre hindi lahat ng saturday ganito meron din 300 lang or 200 lang for NSO ...ganun lang.

missywitchy

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #249 on: May 08, 2011, 03:04:12 pm »
Ilang linggo ko na rin binabalikbalikan ang thread na ito. I am interested din kasi to start a travel business. Located ako sa Bulacan, meron na ring mga travel agency dito pero sasadyain mo pa sila.

I would like to ask kung meron ng nakapag-try ng seminar ng SRL Travel (the travel depot) ok ba? Sila na kasi ang pinakamura. Although di naman ako newbi when it comes to managing a business (I managed an internet cafe for 8 years) so medyo alam ko na yung set up and basic operation needs ng business. Pero I would like to ask kung paano makipag-tie up sa IATA accredited agency saka yung training ng Amadeus/Galileo ticketing system. Magkano bayad dun sa software and cost of training?

Ok lang ba i mix ang travel agency business and Western Union?

BTW, I have an online travel guide, bago pa lang (www.bestphilippinestravelguide.com), plan ko ipromote sya in tandem with my future travel agency.

sis kolinetongue, pwede pa pm nung ka tie up mo na travel agency who helped you dun sa abacus system (nabasa ko lang when I back read). Super interested talaga ako. :-)...Thanks!!!


« Last Edit: May 08, 2011, 03:48:40 pm by missywitchy »

angeljolie

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #250 on: May 09, 2011, 06:50:18 am »
Sis kolintongue, pwede pa-PM din ako nung ka-tie up mo? Thanks!

Problema ko right now kasi, wala pa akong physical office. Hirap din kasi humanap eh.  :-s

jhenreiner

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #251 on: May 09, 2011, 12:17:13 pm »
ako din, pa PM din sakin sis.. thanks.

juicy

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #252 on: May 09, 2011, 05:13:54 pm »
gusto ko rin nito! kahit part time lang muna to have a feel of the business.
yung in-laws ko aksi, mahilig magpabook sa akin...

missywitchy

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #253 on: May 10, 2011, 08:39:40 am »
Has anybody tried yung seminar ng Businesscoach? Any feedback? Thanks!

ms_simone

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #254 on: May 11, 2011, 04:47:52 pm »
tagal ko na di napuntahan tong thread na to. active na naman pala siya. i suggest maghanap kayo ng niche market niyo. of course offer niyo pa rin lahat ng services niyo pero mas maganda na may special product kayo that will set you apart from other agencies.

ako rin i started out browsing through this thread. Took some seminars here and there. It took me a while before I finally put up the business. Mga ilang months pa lang kami pero I could see the potential. Basta know how to market the products. Nga pala, if you're like me who is from Mandaluyong. Haay, ang hirap kausap ng mga taga business permit section. They would ask as a requirement that you be accredited with DOT eh hello, ang accreditation ng DOT would only be granted if you're already one year in the business. Eh start-up pa lang kami. So dun kami natagalan. Ayaw nila kausapin by phone yung taga DOT. Kasi sabi sa kin ng taga DOT hinde pa daw nila minamandate na lahat ng travel agencies be accredited with them so she advise me to give her number to the person in charge sa city hall. Ayaw kausapin ng tga city hall. Keso they would rather that DOT presents them with a written letter.  Long story short, we had no choice but to use our, ehem, connections. I planned sana na we go the usual route of applying. Kasi nga ayoko ng red tape. Well, we didn't pay anyone pero we asked someone from a higher office to talked to the person-in charge. Ayun, the next day, lumabas na yung permit namin.

ms_simone

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #255 on: May 11, 2011, 04:51:21 pm »
^^ Just attend the seminar offered by TLRC, cheaper siya.

dun sa nagtatanong ng tie-up, just call the IATA offices. They would be willing to help you out. Or pm niyo ko para mabigyan ko kayo ng tips. Pero the IATA and all of the suppliers would ask for your business papers so its a must na you have them.

 

missywitchy

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #256 on: May 11, 2011, 05:32:53 pm »
@ ms_simone....ang bait mo naman at naghanap ka pa ng connection para kausapin sila....ako aawayin ko sila kasi the height of katangahan ang requirements na yun.... hello...di ka ma-aacredit ng DOT kung wala kang business permits no  ;D (pasensya na pero na-high blood ako ng kaunti sa kwento mo). Buti na lang dito sa amin kahit na me red tape din minsan eh madali-dali kausap mga tao sa munisipyo.

Sa katapusan baka maka seminar na ako sa TRC. Pero go na ito. Excited na ako....iniisip ko na nga kung saan saan ko ilalagay yung ipapagawa kong tarp eh. Sa subdivision kasi kami and marami rito me member ng family na OFW so kahit paano me money sila to spend on vacations and such. Saka me advance warning na mga friends ko na bubulabugin ko sila once mag-start na ako ng marketing hehe. Saka medyo kilala na ako dito kasi 8 years akong nag internet shop so me recall na ang face and name ko. Kumbaga kapag nalaman nila na ako ang me-ari kahit paano eh andun na yung tiwala.

Pero parang ayaw ko pa mag pwesto....nanghihinayang ako sa rent eh. Tignan ko muna kung pwede yung word of mouth marketing at saka pakalat ng tarps, posters and flyers.

ms_simone, sent you a pm :-)




ms_simone

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #257 on: May 11, 2011, 08:13:41 pm »
^replied na to your message. pwede ka rin magtayo ng online shop. We also put up a website at dahil sa pagtitipid pati web designing eh inaral ko na. hahaha. mdali lang naman. with 10 dollars you could buy  your own domain na eh then just find a free webhost.




missywitchy

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #258 on: May 11, 2011, 08:45:59 pm »
Thanks for replying to my pm ms_simone.

Ah, hindi ko masyado problema paggawa ng site, kasi kahit paano me experience na ako dun. In fact I have an online travel guide (http://bestphilippinestravelguide.com) brewing in the oven. Live na sya pero kaunti pa lang ang articles. I want it to start aging na kasi for SEO and SERP purposes. It's an online travel mag and I intend to promote it along with my travel agency. It's intended to promote the Philippines as a premier tourist destination. So anyone who wants to advertise are welcome  ;D (shameless hehe)

Mag-start na ako mag-ayos ng permits starting next week, those things take a while and I know negotiating with suppliers will also be the same, so kahit wala pa akong seminar, uumpisahan ko na maglakad ng papel at maghanap ng suppliers.






s0fiamari

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Re: Travel Agency
« Reply #259 on: May 13, 2011, 09:06:21 am »
does anyone know kung may ban ang Makati City Hall sa application ng new travel agency business?

 

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