Spring Cleaning Tips for Independent Travel Agents

For many, spring marks a season of fresh air and beautiful blooms. For independent travel agents, it’s the perfect time to do some spring cleaning for your business. Here are our top spring cleaning tips for independent travel agents: Go through your past and current client list. Likely, throughout the past year you’ve interacted with…

5 Tips for Choosing a Host Agency for your Travel Business

Travel sales isn’t easy. In fact, it takes a lot of customer service and going the extra mile to make it work. At Outside Agent Link, we know that not all host agencies are one-size-fits all. Here are five tips for choosing the right agency for you: 1. Consider fees vs. return Many host agencies…

Is Working from Home For You?

Working from home requires a lot of discipline because, let’s face it, there are a lot of distractions at home: dishes that need to be washed, dogs that need to be walked, kids that need to be tended to, etc. Some people can find themselves doing everything but working when they’re at home. We’ve rounded…

Top 5 Travel Resources All Independent Agents Should Follow

One key to being a successful independent travel agent and setting yourself apart from other agents is to make sure that you’re always up on current events, new technology, and trends. With so many sites out there, it can often be difficult to figure out which travel sites are the best resources. Here are our…

5 Life-Saving Organizational Tools for Home-Based Agents

Working from home can be a difficult endeavor, especially for those of us home-based travel agents who have trouble staying focused or managing our time. To make matters worse, you’ve got distractions like social media and Buzzfeed. Luckily, there are tons of organizational tools that will help you stay on task. Here are a few…