Travel Advisor

Book trips for clients through a host agency.

Start with What Is A Tour Operator? Travel And Tourism Tutorial (11 min, Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher), then Free Training & Resources for New Travel Agents (12 min, Cyndi Williams). All 22 lessons in Travel Advisor are free. No degree. Join a host agency. A starter kit costs about $270. Commission on bookings plus planning fees.

To start: No degree. Join a host agency. Earning: Commission on bookings plus planning fees.

1. Become a travel advisor

   Host agencies and booking.

   • What Is A Tour Operator? Travel And Tourism Tutorial (11 min, Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher, Beginner)
   • Free Training & Resources for New Travel Agents | Start Here! (12 min, Cyndi Williams, Beginner)
   • How to Be a Travel Agent: Step-by-Step Guide (15 min, Side Hustle Mastery, Beginner)
   • Digital Marketing for Travel Agencies: The 10-Minute Crash Course in 2026 (10 min, Travel Tractions | Tourism Marketing Agency, Beginner)
   • Travel Account Call Center Explained | Tasks, Processes, Mock Calls (13 min, Kwestyon, Intermediate)
   • How to Get Clients as a Travel Agent With No Experience | Episode 9 (16 min, Travel Agent Haven, Intermediate)

2. Hospitality

   Know the trade.

   • All About Idaho Wine (9 min, Wine Folly, Intermediate)
   • Chocolate and Wine Pairings (8 min, Wine Folly, Intermediate)

3. Start the business

   Register it, price it, and set it up properly from day one.

   • Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup (16 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • How To Price For B2B | Startup School (18 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • Your Prices are Killing You on eBay & Poshmark. The Magic $46.01 Rule. (10 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • How to Price Smart and Sell Smarter | Clicks to Riches Show Ep. 18 (75 min, Printify, Intermediate)
   • Pricing CNC Products - Making a Custom Logo Sign (16 min, Carbide 3D, Intermediate)

4. Get local customers

   Google Business Profile, local SEO, reviews and social posts.

   • Complete SEO Course for Beginners: Learn to Rank #1 in Google (117 min, Ahrefs, Beginner)
   • How to grow on instagram from 0 | STEP BY STEP GUIDE | organic Instagram growth tips (21 min, Jade Beason, Beginner)
   • Start CRUSHING your INSTAGRAM game!! (14 min, Peter McKinnon, Intermediate)
   • Enterprise Sales | Startup School (23 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • The New Rules of SEO (2026) (12 min, Neil Patel, Intermediate)

5. Books and taxes

   Simple bookkeeping and taxes for the self-employed.

   • ACCOUNTING BASICS: a Guide to (Almost) Everything (14 min, Accounting Stuff, Beginner)
   • LEARN ACCOUNTING in Under 5 Hours! (291 min, Accounting Stuff, Intermediate)
   • How to Do Your eBay Taxes in 5 Minutes (No More Line by Line) (15 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • Everything Resellers Need to Know About Taxes and Bookkeeping (27 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)