Travel Sweepstakes: How to Travel For Free Using Travel Sweepstakes.

There are quite a few ways the average person is able to travel for free these days... This article will give light to 3 ways to travel for free.

One way is to attend a timeshare workshop where the guest is often required to listen to a 90-minute to 2- hour presentation in exchange for 3 days to "try out" the deal.  You wouldn't believe how many people use these timeshare giveaways as their option to travel for free.

Another way to travel for free is to become a member of a vacation club.  Vacation clubs offer these options to the deserving members and the more loyal members are, the more they are able to travel for free.  One couple used their vacation club membership for their wedding expenses and earned a free honeymoon!  Talk about win-in.  To this day, this couple has the tools to travel for free.

Travel Sweepstakes: The Travel For Free Leverage You May Need.

However, if you do not wish to hear about the same timeshare (they don't pay for how you are going to get to the timeshare), and if you refuse to become a part of a travel club, and you still want to travel for free, your option may be a travel sweepstakes.

Just like there are Couponers, there are people who are professional Contesters.  These people enter sweepstakes of all kinds and monitor their entries.  Often times there are people who win numerous prizes simply because they chose to put their entry into sweepstakes similar to that of the lottery and its loyal players.

See this video of a professional Contester.

Travel Sweepstakes: How to Win at Travel Sweepstakes.

The main travel sweepstakes in the United States is the Travel Channel.  Every month they come out with another sweepstakes between them and their partners who include the DIY channel, and the HGTV channel.

The simple way to win these types of sweepstakes is to be a loyal player. You must be willing to enter as often as you can.  For more specific techniques on how to win a sweepstakes, click on this video here.  The techniques will work.  Persistence will kill anything... even a lottery.

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There is no difference in a travel sweepstakes than any other sweepstakes.  The only difference is you are looking to go somewhere fun or exotic with all expenses paid.  You may not want to win a MP3 Player, tablet, or a selfie stick.

In addition, your best bet would be to believe that you are the winner.  If you come to the table with the losing hand, what do you think you will receive?  The losing position.  Make sure you can believe you are the winner or else you are wasting 5 minutes of your precious time.

For your chance at the latest travel sweepstakes on the Travel Channels Website, click here.  This is a great way to take advantage of TV if you watch the Travel Channel or HGTV.

Travel Sweepstakes: Try More Than One!

No one said there was not going to be work involved but you cannot leave all of your beach balls in one travel basket.  You must try more than one.  Usually a travel sweepstakes will ask you for your name, address, and email address to remind you of another entry opportunity.  They will often ask if you want to sign up for their newsletters and other free products.  That is up to you.

I recently went on a kick and decided to try Dole's sweepstakes since Dole is a company that I trust and have often purchased from.  The Deadline for this sweepstakes is January 1st.  Sorry, I just found it today, the evening of December 30th but for those of you who may catch this before time, I suggest you try your hand and at least get your intro into travel sweepstakes entries.  Click Here for Doles Travel Sweepstakes Contest to Figi.

For more information how to travel for free using Travel Clubs, click here.

Sorry we do not endorse timeshares...

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Dear Employer... I's in Travel Now!

Dear Old Employer,

It’s Christmas today.  Guess what I did…

You would never know because I was not there…I's in travel now! (In the words of Sug- Color Purple)

I gave myself the day off to spend actual QUALITY time with my family.  We talked about deals and sales we no THEY were going to take advantage of after the holidays,  where we were traveling for the next year,  what vacations were on our bucket list, who had to work tomorrow, and who DID NOT!  Guess which time I held my hand up.

I actually was able to get something done to my travel blog in between turkey servings and the book I threw all over my bedroom for the last couple months.. . I realized that I actually was reading the book and I was at a good part, the part where I made the decision to depart from you.

If I was paying attention, I probably got paid today.  Who’s counting?

I slept in late this Thanksgiving, and this Christmas, well you know the kids right?  Maybe not.  My new industry (travel remember) does not really call for me to be available during the holidays… I am not essential but I am important.  As a matter of fact, I actually look forward to working... when I'm ready.

I also did not have to worry about if I could afford my rent after those much needed Black Friday Shopping Sprees for the ones I love.  Sorry I didn’t get you anything for the holidays...  

You understand.

Thankfully yours

Shavonne.

Travel Agent: How Operate Your Travel Club Membership as a Travel Agent Business.

How to Operate Your Travel Club Membership as a Travel Agent Business

A travel agent only gets paid when someone books a vacation.

Okay there has been a lot said about travel clubs here and many people still feel entering into the travel industry as a travel agent is the best deal.  Unfortunately, travel agents are not as popular now that travel sites have taken over the scene.  One would have to be a very skillful and creative travel agent to prove that you can beat those prices.  With the emergence of travel clubs, a travel agent has to fight tooth and nail to prove they have the most exclusive deals.

Check out this article to see what a travel agent does.  By doing so you will see that all you need are travel resources, relationships, and a way to get paid.

Still wouldn't it be great if you can still make money with your clients when they do book vacations?

It is very possible with a travel club.

Travel Agent: Travel club as a resource.

Travel clubs often come with personal websites dedicated to members.  This is so members have access to all parts of the world at any given time without the push of a time limit to order.  In addition, travel clubs do not upsell for more business, however you can.

If you have a potential customer that does not want to be in your travel club and have all of the benefits thereof (they are crazy), but aside from that you can still help them in their travels.

Travel club members can allow anyone to use their booking engine.

That is correct.

The booking engine of a travel club offers the lowest price available but that is all.  All of the member perks that come with the membership are not available to non-members but non-members can enjoy some of the discounts of regular travel and regular upgrades.

Travel Agent: How You Get Paid.

Any travel that is booked on the private engine of a travel club member is automatically credited to that members account.  As a travel club member, you can act as a travel agent by agreeing to book regular vacations, flights, cars, and hotels, for non-members.  Upon payment of the deal, the credit goes to you.

What's more interesting is that this for any type of travel.  Cruises, rentals, hotels, flights, local travel, international travel, short-term and long-term travel.

 Tip: The most popular way to advertise your business is to help people get to local events such as plays, games, and concerts through your booking engine.  This way you can become the go-to person for anything, not just traveling or vacation.  You can definitely out shine the next travel agent with your resources alone.

To find out more about the structure of travel clubs and discover the experience of the travel club, click here.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

A VIP Travel Club is the Best Way to Build a VIP Travel Business.

You Want To Set Yourself as a VIP Travel Business but Need a VIP Travel Supplier.... 

The Easiest Way is to Start with a VIP Travel Club.

Anyone can rough it up on the mountains or ask a local to take in an "ordinary" person for the weekend but how are you putting yourself in an uncomfortable or safe position?  It seems that life of a vagabond is not a life for the average person who "roughs it up" everyday.

It would only seem right to have an experience with family and friends that are different from the everyday scene of life.  While on vacation, simple ideals such as where to stay/sleep/eat, should never be an issue.  We have enough of that back at home.

After reading the life of a nomad in the travel industry, I was highly turned off.  I wanted a VIP business because I wanted a VIP experience.  I want to jump off of a yacht not the next car running down the street or the bus.  Yes the bus is alright but not when you don't have any money as a nomad.

Chances are when your potential customer comes to you, they would like to be a VIP too.  They would also like to be VIP at a vagabond price.

A VIP Travel Business.

Truth be told, any travel business can set itself up as a VIP travel business.  It all depends on what you consider VIP.  Are there VIP perks and benefits in your VIP travel business or is this something that is extra?  A lot needs to be taken into account when setting up a VIP travel business.

One might even say that the set up of a VIP vacation is more difficult than the actual execution of the VIP vacation you are engaging in.  Your customer may want to change what you consider VIP, that may be the first issue.  When dealing with VIP clients, you must be very flexible.

A way to set up your travel business as a VIP travel business is to make your VIP travel business a VIP travel club.  Travel club members are VIP because these are very important people who have exclusive access to perks and benefits, others do not have.  With a travel club backing you, it is very easy to consider yourself a VIP travel business owner.  In addition, those customers who want a VIP travel deal from your VIP travel business, will speak to your customer service department.

A VIP Supplier.

Travel clubs act as the supplier in your business.  You will be offering the perks and benefits supplied by your travel club to your travel club members.  From local discounts to international all-inclusive packages with itineraries to boot, travel clubs are an easy way for you to access those VIP deals for your VIP travel business.

Heck you can call your business "Franks travel for VIP's" if you want and simply add members to your club.  The travel club will supply the VIP customer service, VIP travel set-up, VIP itineraries, vacation packages, and they will even welcome your new customer to the crew.

When thinking of travel clubs, its hard to consider them as an end all, but the possibilities are endless!  As a VIP there are extra perks such as resort credits, personal dinners, and parties available.  As you offer this wonderful all-in-one vacation package of all sorts to your customers, you know that they definitely will consider your travel club a VIP travel business.

A VIP Travel business is a Travel Club.

Just think of what a VIP travel club really is.  Can you call your local agent make you a VIP vacation package?  You sure can!  What makes the difference in a travel agent for VIP's and a VIP travel business through a travel club... Longevity.

Once a member, customers will always receive the perks of the club whether they are on vacation or not.  Wham, Bam, Thank you Miss/Mr VIP!

Next time when considering how exclusive or luxurious you wish for your VIP travel business is supposed to be, consider a travel club.

For more information on travel clubs and how to get invited into one click here.  Travel clubs are by invitation only.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Dream of Traveling the World? How to Make a Living While Traveling the World.

How to Make a Living While Traveling the World...

Oooh, Ooohh, Ooohh, this answer is so easy.  

Traveling the world is a decision that most people wish they could make.  It seems that if only the rich and those who are in the travel industry and know some sort of "secret" can travel the world without effort.  These people seemingly do not have a care as to how they will pay that big "traveling the world" bill.  In their efforts to live the life of freedom, the forgot to tell us how to make a living while traveling  the world too.

For the rest of us normal people, we want to travel the world but how?

How can we travel the world when we need an income?  Most of us do not have a certificate in travel of any sort and the rest of us do not know how to obtain and retain customers.  How do we create a travel lifestyle and make a living doing so?

Dream of Traveling the World? The best option to make a living while traveling the world would be to start a business in the travel industry. 

 Having access to the parts of the world that can make us money is the key.  Why would one start a business in the coffee industry if they wish to travel the world.  It would only seem right if this person was planning on starting an international coffee company of some sort where they would go and try different coffee all over the world and offer it to their customers.

In today's society, we do not have much time for traveling the world, running a household, and running a business complete with vendors and customers.  We secretly wish someone would do the work for us.

Come on, you know it.  We all wish for it.

How many times in the last week have you said, "I wish someone else could do this for me".  Either you did not have enough time or enough energy to complete the task.  Maybe you had no prior knowledge of the task and wish for someone who had the experience to complete the task.

Dream of Traveling the World?  The best way to enter the travel industry is through a travel club.

There are done for you travel opportunities available but the easiest one is a travel club.  Through a travel or vacation club, you can make a living while traveling the world.  As a matter of fact, doing so it the best option. Thousands of people all over the world are taking this option and for good reason to.

Riu Palace St. Martin; travel club members enjoy exclusive wholesale vacations and make money too!

1.Travel or vacation clubs make revenue from club member dues.  The members of the travel club do not find customers and offer travel packages in hopes that the customer takes their options.  In fact, representatives usually have no clue when club members are on vacation unless the club member chooses to promote it.  In addition there is no need to wait for another person to take a vacation in order to have one.

2. Travel clubs offer a community-like setting.  Just like with any other club, travel clubs come with members.  These members have access to each other while on vacation and at home.  Travel clubs have a system of training in how to increase your customer base. 

3. Travel clubs offer a lucrative opportunity to make money while building your business and while traveling the world. Since members make money without ever having to book a trip, there is more than enough time left for the other things that need to be done.  Travel club handles travel, you handle members.  

4. Travel clubs offers perks when you are out and when you are home.  Discounts to your everyday stores and access to special venues, travel clubs offer these deals at home and while traveling the world.

5. There is no obligation or courses with travel clubs.  When starting a business in the travel industry from scratch, there are a certain amount of contracts and certifications needed all depending on what you plan to do in the travel industry.  With travel clubs, there is no need for these courses and certifications.

6. Travel clubs act as a savings program.  This means that money that is usually meant for other things will not get tied up in to business dealings.  Any money put towards a travel club membership is money that is saved for the next vacation or extravaganza.

6. Travel clubs are exclusive.  Just like with your average golf or swim club, only members get the benefits. There is easy start-up and very little overhead when running a travel club business.  It is all home based.  In addition, members can travel and have access to exclusive perks before the pen dries on the application.

If you wish to learn more about travel clubs and how to make a living while traveling the world, click here.

Dubai, a very attractive and popular destination for travel club members.  

Dream of Traveling the World?  Vacation clubs are your best bet.

Vacations clubs are the best bet for the one who does not have any experience in making a living while traveling the world but want to.  Otherwise, plan on reading a lot of books based on travel knowledge and history, business books on accounting and vendor relations, and books on personal development so you can keep your head together while starting a company from scratch.  If you are planning on becoming an agent, get ready for more schooling. 

If you are not an avid reader and do not have the time, money. or energy to start from scratch, you may want to make a living while traveling the world through the ease of travel clubs.  For more information, click here.

 Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Luxury Travel Companies: Travel Clubs are Replacing Luxury Travel Companies.

Why pay more through Luxury Travel Companies... When You Don't Have to?

When searching for a luxury travel company, beware of the following words...

• Wedding
• Luxury
• VIP
• Upgrade
• Exclusive

Why?

Companies under these words tend to serve higher income travelers; more money than the average person is willing to spend for a weekend on a luxurious boat or hut. You put wedding in front of anything and will find many inflated prices.

Luxury Travel Companies: Truth be Told, just about any Company can Accommodate Luxury Travel.  

It all depends on...

• How much your budget is
• Where you want to go
• How many people are attending
• When you want to go
• What additions you would like to make your trip a "luxury" one.

Everyone has different opinion on what "luxury" is so when searching for luxury travel companies you will find many companies based on what their opinion of "luxury" is AND how much the luxury travel company feels that luxury should cost.  So immediately, when thinking of luxury, the customer is out to spend a huge buck.

You know pictures like this?

Are not expensive at all.

You know the saying... "If you knew better, you would do better"?  This one applies here.  How much does a luxury vacation to the Maldives or to Bora Bora with private water hut accommodations really cost?

$5,000?
$10,000?

Less than half for a couple is the true answer.  You just have to know where to find this sort of deal.

Here is the real live version of the picture above, through a group that went to Bora Bora with Water Hut accommodations through a travel club.

Bora Bora with Water Hut Accommodations are not Considered "luxury" with Travel clubs.

Luxury Travel Companies: Travel Clubs are the Answer.

Those who wish to have accommodations like this join travel clubs.

Why?  

• They are not pestered into purchasing more travel from luxury travel companies that are making commissions from everything from hotel bookings to excursion sales.
• They are are saving towards their next vacation; one they could not otherwise afford.
• They are given affordable luxury options from the starting gate.
• Those who want top notch treatment do not have to pay an upgrade fee for each package or excursion.
• It's cheaper than timeshares, companies who the average person used to think was the best way to afford luxury travel.
• There is no obligation to stay in a travel club
• Pricing is  guaranteed at wholesale for members.
• These luxury travel accommodations often come with a guide or vacation expert.
• There is very little "red tape" or "small print".
• There are itineraries that the customer does not have to research included.
• Many of these "luxury" travel accommodations are really all-inclusive travel packages.
• Travel clubs handle all of the accommodations... luxury or not.
• It is inexpensive to become a member of a travel club.
• Travel clubs are exclusive.  Only members get the deals, perks, and packages that upgrade customers everyday lifestyles, not just on vacation.
• Travel clubs love group accommodations.  This is what they are built on.

Luxury Travel Companies:  Is a Travel Club the Option for You as a Luxury Travel Company?

Before you begin to think that you are better than a travel club, take an actual look at what travel clubs have to offer.  It's better to get the information from the horse's mouth.  Click here to find out more information on travel clubs and what they really have to offer.  You may be surprised.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Want to Become a Travel Agent? What You Really Need To Know Before You Become A Travel Agent.

Reason Why I chose NOT to become a Travel Agent.

Wish someone would have told me this information first...

Are you good with negotiation?

What about presentation?

Event Planning?

Organization?

Like to Read?

Are You Good with Numbers or Accounting?

Customer Acquisition and Regular Follow-up?

Like talking on the Telephone to Various Companies and Customers?

Are You Studious?

Are You Accurate?

Are You Patient?

Want to Become a Travel Agent Because You Don't Want to Locate Customers?

Believe it or not, every day people all over the world are looking to become a travel agent. Travel agents, just like real estate agents are made of people who have paid to take courses to learn geography and the details of the ever-changing airline industry.  Once the courses are paid and completed, the new travel agent is out to find their own customers.  It's their business.

However, many travel agent companies do not claim that you need to find customers.  They claim that an expert should be the only person to get paid for travel accommodations.  Meanwhile, travel sites such as Hotels.com and Orbiz are making faster and bigger sales than the average travel agent.

Want to Become a Travel Agent Because You Want to Make a lot of Money?

A lot has been said about the travel business and it seems that there are more travel agents than people who are looking for travel agents.  This is because travel agents make money off of YOUR vacation.  They are looking for people who do not feel like booking their accommodations so they can upsell you on services or charge a fee.  Most people know this... or act like they do.

Take the most recent travel agent salary in the United States for 2015.  Click here for the Indeed article.

Travel agents make on average around $56,000/year or around $15/hour.  The average income of most jobs in the United States and this is not coming in the gate.  Coming in the gate, a travel agent is in the negative because of course and book costs to learn the industry.  There is no leverage involved.  Check with other sites giving salary information and you will find travel agents make less than that (around the $30,000).

In addition, travel agents do not get the perks and benefits they offer to their customers.  The salary indicated is just in commissions because travels agents sell vacations.  If a travel agent wishes to take a vacation, it comes out of this salary here.  

What most travel agents don't tell you is that a lot of the work they do is not paid.  This is because by the time a customer decides they want to go with a travel agent, they have already found a more suitable deal.  Customers who have called travel agents more than likely have done some research of their own and have some ideas in their heads.  How else are they able to tell you where they want to go and when? The preliminary research that the travel agent has done is null in void.  

Some travel agents charge for any type of research they do including flight charges and the most comparable hotels but too often customers are not willing to pay for information they can get for free or they can ask their traveling buddies to do.

There is light at the end of the tunnel.  There are those who just hate to do research such as myself in the confusing travel sites and just want to get to where they are going in a dignified fashion.  This is where travel agents have to compete with travel companies, travel package sites such as Groupon, timeshares, and travel clubs.  All depending on your prospective customers' attitude towards travel, you may or may not get the (one time) sale.

Travel agents compete with travel agents and just because a customer has chose you the first time does not mean they are immediately a repeat customer.  How often do they travel?  Have they used a travel agent before?  What sets you aside from other travel agents?  This means great skill customer acquisition and follow-up, not to mention the background work in setting yourself apart from the rest.

You know we tell the truth here and truth be told, the average travel agent, especially new ones, do not make much money.

Want to Become a Travel Agent Because You Want to be the Expert?

Of course the first place to look in building or beginning a travel business is the internet.  Searches for "travel agents", or "how to become a travel agent" get searched every 45 seconds.  

When searching for "how to become a travel agent", there is a lot of information available, however, the most important information is not readily out in the open for you to see.  Most of the information you find out there will be someone else's opinion.  They are waiting for you to take it without any regards of your own needs.You have to do a lot of digging to find the travel business structure that fits your personal needs as a travel agent.  Are you looking for...

• A blank structure  that you build from the ground up?  A freelance travel agent?
• A company that can house your business and you make commissions from sales?  A job as a travel agent?
• A company that supplies you the vacations packages and you do what you want with them?  This is the way most want to go!

Unfortunately, travel agents do not have it as easy as you think.  They often have to negotiate with customers and companies to get some sort of outcome where the customer will not leave.  Imagine trying to get a customer to a remote island in less than a day with a budget the size of a cell phone... good luck.  This happens often in the travel agent industry and is why people ultimately choose travel agents, for the hard grunt work that may seem impossible.

This is because with the rise of other forms of travel, the average travel agent is no longer the expert.  They just know more than the average traveler.  The extreme traveler may not use a travel agent.  They have their ducks in order. 

With the rise of point systems from credit cards and new airline changes, the average travel agent has to be an avid reader.  The information out there is available to most people.  Anyone can read up one what's happening in the industry.

Want to Become a Travel Agent Because... If You Build it, They Will Come, it's that Easy!

No they won't.  It takes skill in marketing (internet and offline), business, customer service, and a little creativity to become a full-time travel agent.  Not to mention, you may want to brush up on all of the skills above if you are not a 10 on them.  Get ready to read and retain a lot of information.  To find out if you have what it takes to become a travel agent... for real, click here for the Travel Agent Quiz: Should You Become a Travel Agent.

I pondered becoming a freelance travel agent because it seemed they had more freedom in their dealings.  Being very studious myself, and avid reader, one who has extreme customer service skills and who was willing to follow-up with customers soon found all of this information out for myself. I wanted to know if I was really ready to jump into this.  What I found out is that I became confused very quickly because being a travel agent is a business!  There are many aspects and if you are not truly interested, you can fall into the cracks and be in the negative before you begin.

I work in the travel industry now and took the Travel Agent Quiz right before this article.  I just wanted to see if a person who was already in the travel business could be a travel agent. I should be a "shoe in" right?  Here are my results...

Why I Chose NOT to Become a Travel Agent

I found out, a lot of this "information" I don't need to know.  I can rely on those who have done the already and have them build my business for me instead (leverage).  If a customer wants to go on a trip really fast, I just ask the "experts" to do the portion either I don't feel like or cannot do.  Furthermore, I don't have know geography.  I found no one is impressed by the one in the room that can shun all of their travel dreams and extravaganzas with book information regarding airport abbreviations.

It doesn't matter how you enter the industry, travel is a business and EVERY business has to have customers.  Being a travel agent doesn't automatically bring customers because people like to travel.

Even now I have potential customers who ask me to book vacations for them and when going back with the information (whether I found it or not), they have found something else.  So now I charge to do research (whether I researched or not) because I do not make money based on how often someone wants to go somewhere.  It makes no difference to me.  This deters a lot of customers but it keeps me from wasting my time.   These things I have found out WHILE being in the industry.  I did not learn from a book or a class.  

Furthermore, I found, I don't have to upsell vacations.  The price is the price because I don't get paid on how much of a vacation someone buys.  I get paid whether they go on vacation or not.  I once spoke to a travel agent that was surprised that I did not upsell anyone on vacations.  She wanted to see the commissions of my vacations.  I guess some sort of commission portfolio.  She wanted to tell me how I could have made more money from my customers.  I politely declined in that I am not interested in over-charging people for my personal gain.  Personally, I wanted to know how her customers did not realize they were paying way to much for their vacations... maybe they'll figure it out.

Want to Become a Travel Agent?

If you want to become a travel agent please do ample research before you start singing the "expert praises".  It takes a lot of work and dedication the average person is not willing to commit to.  

To find easier ways to enter into the multi-billion dollar and growing travel industry... click here and remember...

Out of all of the searches for "how to become a travel agent", how many successful travel agents do you know?  Are they going to tell you how to claim a portion of their market and become successful to?

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Vacation Business Opportunity: Is World Ventures a Legitimate Vacation Business Opportunity?

Is World Ventures a Legitimate Vacation Business Opportunity or a...

World Ventures has been the leader in travel clubs since it's beginning in 2005.  After 10 years and thousands of success stories, there is still a little mayhem about whether the company is real or a real scam.

"This is the real deal", says all of its representatives.  "It's a scam", says those who look at its business structure as a basis for judgement.

This article will debunk the myths about World Ventures as a legitimate Vacation Business Opportunity.  That's all.

Vacation Business Opportunity: MLM Business Model.

World Ventures is a multi-level marketing company, a vacation business company with the product of cheap and discounted travel as its way maker.  These cheap and discounted travel deals are only available to members of the club and are exclusive in their inclusions. There are two different ways to sign up with World Ventures.  Unlike most MLM business models where the significance is put on representatives, World Ventures does not give it's members "bonuses" for having representatives in the company but rather customers.

However, just like with any other MLM business model, World Ventures is often called a scam and not a vacation business opportunity.  This can be because of those who assume it takes on the "representative scam model".  In World Ventures a customer is a member of the club.  All members are customers and all representatives are not customers.  A person can decide to become a representative of the company, a customer, or both.

Vacation Business Opportunity: Customers!

Customers are the lifeline of the business at World Ventures.  The exclusive membership packages, discounted travel, all inclusive VIP accommodations, and more are geared only for the customers.  Representatives of the company are not held to signing up representatives but members.  If a member decides to take advantage of the lucrative opportunity of becoming a representative and getting more customers for themselves, that is up to them.  Otherwise a member can just choose to take advantage of their membership benefits.

For more information about what is included in the World Ventures Vacation Business Opportunity... click here.

Since the company thrives off of its customers, customers tend to brag about their memberships or the prices they pay often looking like representatives or giving the impression that they need representatives in their business an are not customers.

Vacation Business Opportunity: Representatives...

Representatives do not have to take advantage of the membership but can offer it instead to others (customers).  In this effort, the representative would be sort of a travel agent for travel club deals.  Representatives who enter the company in this manner do not get the benefits of membership but are offered the lucrative pay that representatives make.  The problem comes in where representatives want the perks, discounts, and experiences of the members so they themselves become members to experience what they are offering to their customers first hand.

What makes World Ventures harder to join is that the MLM structure leads representatives to their family members and friends to ask if they want to join them in their vacation freedom.  It is known that when on vacation, people often go with the ones they love and as a way to begin the freedom of owning a business, it may seem easier to ask the people who are already going with you.

If representatives choose not to go to family members and friends, they have to build a customer base just like any other business earn a lucrative income.

Vacation Business Opportunity:  Is World Ventures a scam?

Ripoff report has 8 reports of accusations against World Ventures.  In 10 years, World Ventures has only managed to get 8 reports of customers who were mistaken in their membership, are complaining against certain people, or companies that do not involve World Ventures.  Compare this to it's competitors and the companies in which we shop often such as Walmart and Amazon.com, the reports are much thinner.  In addition many of the complaints are for actual business practice or service issues that we often run into but do not judge the company on when we decide to purchase again.

Click here for the World Ventures Ripoff Report

World Ventures is not a scam and it's because of the judgement of people who do not see the open business model that claim it is. It is much easier to agree with someone without taking any responsibility of the truth. As a world ventures member you can do just about everything that travel bloggers, travel photographers, and travel agents do.  Most people do not realize that.

If you want to know the truth about World Ventures, the best way is to ask a real current World Ventures member.  They are easy to find and more than happy to show you the truth for you. If you received your information from anywhere else, you may have received the wrong information.

To find out more about World Ventures...find out the truth.  Ask World Ventures here.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel or start a business in the travel industry but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Why Most People Fail to Make Money Online: 10 Rules for Success!

Why Most People Fail to Make Money Online  includes 10 Rules for success!

This article by Seobook.com is one of the articles that has the most on point information as to why people fail in Home Based Business geared specifically online.  Online businesses have the same failure rate as traditional business but more people start Home Based Businesses than traditional businesses everyday which is why the Home Based Business failure rate seems inflated.

Make Money Online: 10 Rules for Success

Pay special attention to the 10 Rules for Success included in this article.  It gives the exact rules I would give to anyone who is starting or struggling in your home based business no matter if you are niche sensitive or mlm branded.  It includes finding an honest mentor and forgetting about excuses which believe it or not are the two major ways of failure in the home based business industry.

Make Money Online: Not as Easy as it Sounds, Especially Going at it Alone.

If you are pondering taking the plunge, or have chosen a business consider these common issues before you make the Home Based Business decision to Make Money Online.  It takes commitment and the ability to learn skill without distractions.  To make money online, it looks easy on the outside but simple mistakes can cost in a major way for the average opportunity seeker.

Most people search for a mentor who will tell them the truth about what they need for their own growth and business growth.  Be very careful who you are listening and paying attention to, it may be that you are asking for a fail.


Click Here to Read the Article: Why Most People Fail to Make Money Online by Seobook.com

Make Money Online: Great Home Based Business in the Travel Industry.

For a Home Based Business and mentor suggestion that fits this article click here.

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel through their own personalized business structure.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Cheap Getaways for Couples: How to Find the Perfect Cheap Getaways for Couples.

Looking for Cheap Getaways for Couples?  Find the Perfect Cheap Getaways  for Couples through this resource.  

Couples have all of the information they need with this great resource on how to grow their relationships through cheap travel getaways for couples but how do they get there?

Add the word "marriage" or "couple" to a vacation destination and you will automatically see the prices go up.  It is very unfortunate that couples who want to go on cheap getaways for couples often see huge prices because of the emotional appeal of spending some quality time with your babe.

Cheap Getaways for Couples: Here's an Idea

One idea to get over this "price hike" when it comes to a wonderful cabin for two or an exotic vacation for couples is to take out the "wedding" part.  Take it out and you will see much cheaper results.  Of course if you are getting married and looking for cheap getaways for couples then you will want all of the wedding bells in the marriage.  Unfortunately, those bells will cost you money.

Take some time to talk with your sweetie about which part of your vacation, you would not mind having un-branded.  Everything does not have to have the wedding theme.  The honeymoon is the honeymoon and being together is most important.  Not the lace dollies on the pillows.

Cheap Getaways for Couples: You Have Options

The perfect way to find Cheap Getaways for Couples is to decide on how you want to travel first.  This will make all of the difference when it comes to actually choosing where to go which can make that romantic getaway a roman themed torture ceremony.  Couples usually have a hard time coming to the same conclusion on whether to go somewhere...

• Local or Far?
• Exotic or Practical?
• Hot or Cold?
• Water or Mountains?
• 3 days or 5 days?

Choosing the travel medium such as a travel agency or travel site on which you will get anywhere will help immensely on the answers to these questions.  When you have the travel medium first, the options become a little lower.  This is what you want because it makes negotiations with about your romantic getaway easier.

 These options are usually based on price... hence cheap.

Cheap Getaways for Couples: How to Choose Your Cheap Getaways for Couples Travel Source

Choose a cheap medium such as a discount travel site that has all of your perks for a cheap price or choose a travel company that will offer the romantic getaway experience you both are trying to create for the cheapest price.  As long as it has the possibility to create any experience the better.   Don't forget the activities you both want to take advantage of and how much they will cost.  These are mostly a la cart.

For example, if you want to go to a Disney Park for your cheap getaways for couples then you would simply choose a Disney site that can offer you the leisure and activity that you BOTH are looking for (stay away from a la cart additions), this should be the site you stick to to quick choose your vacation.

Make a list of what you want and add your partners list to it.  Whichever site has the most similarity to what you both want, is the travel medium you choose for your cheap getaways for couples.  It shouldn't be too hard after that if his travel medium is cheap.

 This can by far be the hardest part to finding the perfect cheap getaways for couples but believe it or not, couples do this everyday!

If you are considering getting away... try reading this 1st to get tips on what to do when you get there.  Together!

Cheap Getaways for Couples: 3 Reasons Why Couples Are Choosing Vacation Clubs.

Instead of doing the grunt work of finding the travel site that will allow couples to do whatever they want on the cheap side, and hopefully finding it, couples are now joining vacation clubs in order to get the options they want with all of the amenities.   It saves a lot of time and money.  Three reasons why...

1. Vacation Clubs memberships include both members of the couple (and children involved).
2. Vacation Clubs allow couples to save for their next cheap getaway in advance and have several cheap getaways for couples to choose from.
3. Vacation Clubs allow couples to vacation immediately and create the experience last minute.
Freebie reason: Vacation Clubs do not ask for long term commitments.

If you or your boo are looking to add that spark into your relationship and don't know how to get there, the easiest way is to join a vacation club.  If you happen to depart from each other (hopefully not) secure your own vacation club membership and take your friends, family, or your next significant other.  Otherwise, you are not held down to any contracts.

To learn more about Cheap Getaways for Couples through Vacation Club Experiences, click here.


 Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.

Traveling? Millenials are Now Traveling with Class!

Traveling?  Millennials are now traveling with class!

Millennials do more traveling now because there are more opportunities to fund what used to be a dream.

HOW IT USED TO BE... TRAVELING.                   

It used to be (in my generation, I don’t know which letter I am X or Y) that if a person left the security of a “normal” life and lived one of travel instead that they were crazy.  This is due to the fact that there were not too many opportunities to fund such a dream.  If there was, they took a looooong time to come into fruition.  Many from my generation instead opted for a lifestyle that they could fund.  That meant getting a job.

             NOW... TRAVELING.

Now millennials are traveling more than any generation before their time.  The internet, social media, and new creative options opening in the travel industry have allowed them to fund the dream of traveling.  These millennials are not only traveling for fun but for work as well as corporate positions obtained after school requires a more global approach to the 9-5.  In addition, many millennials need knowledge of global accommodations, global culture, and travel options for new jobs in high executive areas. 

          WHY DOESN'T SCHOOL COVER THIS?

The problem is school teaches everything from a book.  Even upon exit of school after graduation, many employers believe college grads are great for unpaid internships.  How does a millennial who dreams of traveling or needs to know more about traveling for that perfect job, get ahead of this?  How can they gain the advantage over the other students and millennials who need the same jobs and went to the same schools?  Moreover, with the cost of college and the average cost of living rising, how does a millennial fund this travel dream?

          WORLD CLASS WITH CLASS... AND DURING CLASS.

More now than ever, millennials are doing both getting their world class on with class.  They are joining travel clubs that allow easy access into the global traveling field and the opportunity to fund their travel dreams, many while still in school. 

 Not all college student’s parents have the money to send them all over the world, or heck, even home.  I was one of them.  Instead millennials are making the money themselves through travel clubs to fund their travels, vacations with friends, and trips back home while in school.  Most millennials stick with their travel business after school and never get a job. 

          NO TIME TO TRAVEL...IS NO LONGER AN EXCUSE.

What’s more interesting is that millennials are making this sort of money without ever having to travel.  They are funding and saving at the same time they are partying and studying.  This is due to the fact that travel clubs are not exclusive to traveling but entertainment, and activities and do not have the requirement of ongoing travel to stay afloat. 

Millennials are world schooling themselves through these experiences which also helps with class as it’s better to get the information from the source than a book about the source.  These millennials are even gaining traction over their older counterparts because technically, they are more cultured than the 35-year old who knows how to book a flight. 

To find out more about how a travel club works, click here.  

Shavonne Davenport is a home-based business owner in the travel industry.  She uses her knowledge and resources to help people discover the possibility of travel.  She has written a free report called "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams" to help those who always wanted to travel but never thought it  possible.  To get a free copy of "How to Fund Your Travel Dreams", click here.