How to Stay on Top of Your Inbox as a Travel Agent
Many travel agents’ most important communications are via email: quote requests, booking confirmations, itineraries, reservation changes, and KHM Travel Group news. The number of emails agents sift through can be overwhelming when combined with emails from suppliers, marketing emails, receipts, and spam. Luckily, email providers offer a variety of settings and tools you can use […]
5 Ways to Prepare for Busy Season
With summer vacation over, the kids back in school, and winter on its way, many travel agents find that their number of client inquiries slow in the last few months of the year. But that means that busy season is just around the corner, and now is the best time for agents to prepare! When […]
Travel Agent Tips: How to Run Your Business
Becoming a travel agent is an exciting opportunity for people looking to use their passion for travel to help others experience the world. But how exactly do you run a travel business? That’s where we come in. For today’s travel agents, host agencies are one of the most accessible ways to get your business up […]
Know Your Group: Affinity vs Speculative Groups
Chances are that if you have visited sites like the Grand Canyon, the Eiffel Tower, or Disney World, you’ve seen large groups of travelers vacationing together. Sometimes they are school groups all wearing the same t-shirt; other times they appear to have no connection other than all being on the same trip. Because group trips […]
An Intro to Travel Agent Email Marketing
Email marketing is one of the best ways for travel agents to connect with their clients. Emails help keep agents at the top of their clients’ minds and can inspire them to start planning their next getaway. The planning calendar is designed to help agents start planning what to send and when! These are guidelines […]
KHM Travel Group’s Regions and Regional Coordinators
As a host travel agency, we know the power and confidence that comes when travel agents can connect and support one another. Though working from home provides many benefits, having another professional to share thoughts with helps agents to find the best solution for their clients. With our regions and their respective Regional Coordinators, our […]
What is the IATAN Card?
The travel industry is full of acronyms and insider vocabulary that can be confusing. IATAN Card is one example of a term that can play an important role in your travel business but is sometimes unclear. For starters, IATAN stands for International Airlines Travel Agent Network. This is a department within IATA and has been […]
Travel Agent Basics for Boosting Facebook Posts
If you have a business page set up for your travel business on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed the option for boosting Facebook posts. When and why should you do so?
Why Military Families and Veterans Start Travel Businesses
Travel is often a part of the experience for service members and their families. The opportunity to see and live in new places across the country can spark a passion for seeing the world. Personal experience and a passion for travel is key to starting and growing your own travel business. Having that passion […]
Infographic: Who is a KHM Travel Agent?
The 2019 KHM Travel Agent Census was exciting for our team, because the results helped us better understand who is a KHM Travel Agent, and our agents’ diverse backgrounds. They also revealed what motivated our agents to start their travel businesses, and how much time they spend on their businesses. The insights provided by […]