To become an agent for travel won’t be that much expensive. But, to make it as a business model and you need to think about the staffs and operational costs too. So, if you want to consult / hire an advisor to establish or develop your business plan, we can help you to achieve its clear and realistic versions.
- How much is your investment?
- Do you have contact with other agencies?
- Do you have any tourist guides for the travel?
- Will you provide any travel brochures?
- What’s there in the travel kit?
- How many persons are there?
- What’s their eligibility criteria?
- Do you have contract with any Hotels /Resorts?
- Will you arrange for the food for the travelers?
- Do you’ve any tie-up with the restaurants?
- What are the modes of transport you provide?
- Do you have prior experience in this field?
- What’re the safety measures you’ll provide for the travelers?
- Do you have any tie-up with the hospitals in that location?
- Do you provide any assistance for applying passport?
- Are you aware of the shopping places in that location?
- Are you in need of financial assistance?
- Do you provide any money exchange activities?
- Have you registered the company?
- Have you decided the locations of operation?
- Is it your own place or leased space?
- Do you have any website?
- What is the mission and vision for the organization?
- Have you created a social media account?
- Do you provide domestic travel or international travel or both?
- What’re the packages?
- Do you have the seller travel license?
- What are the operational costs involved?
- Do you provide online booking facility?
- Do you have your business card?
- Do you have any tie-ups with the airlines?
- What’s the max. days per trip?
- What’s the min. days per trip?
- Do you provide any custom packages?
- How much margin will you get from each trip?
- How many travelers are there in each group?
- How much profit are you making from each group?
- Do you provide any seasonal packages?
- How many seasonal packages do you provide?
- How many vans / buses do you use for services?
- Is it your own property or a third-party service provider?
- Do you provide any medical tourism?
- You’ve any tie-up with the hospitals?
- What’s the procedure for medical tourism?
- Do you provide any educational tourism?
- You’ve any tie-up with the universities?
- What’s the procedure for educational tourism?
- Have you decided the name of the agency?
- Are the agents registered legally?
- Do you have your business account?
- Do you require any permits?
- How are you going to promote your agency?
- How to retain your customers?
- Are you making your presence in the web?
- What are the day-to-day activities in the office?
- Do you have the required capabilities to operate a travel agency?
- Do you have (CTA) Certified Travel Associate?
- Do you have (CTC) Certified Travel Counselor?
- Do you have (CTIE) Certified Travel Industry Executive?
- What is the market potential of travel agency business?
- What’s the market share?
- What’re the risk management methods?
- Do you provide separate trips for women travelers?
- Is there any age limit for the travelers?
- How are you going to develop your brand?
- What’s the market research you’ve done?
- Is there any R & D department?
- Did you choose your organization structure?
- Do you provide any cruise ship travel?
- Is there any tie-up with the ship companies?
- Do you provide any adventurous travel trips?
- Do you have a planning specialist?
- What system & software do you need to open a travel agency?
- Do you have a scheduling plan for your agency?
- What are the modes of payment for staffs?
- What are the modes of payment for customers?
- What is the payment structure for the guides?
- Have you decided the logo for your brand?
- Who is in-charge for the maintenance activities?
- Who is in-charge for the operational activities?
- Who is in-charge for the accounting activities?
- What planning software do you use?
- Do you have any internal auditor?
- Are you connected with any travel community?
- Are you aware of the insurance needed?
- Do you have any insurance partners?
- Who is the decision maker for the activities?
- Do the workers have to undergo any training?
- How often the trainings are conducted?
- How are you going to advertise about the newly introduced packages?
- How are you going to maintain your expenses?
- How are you going to keep up the business?
- How will you manage the marketing expenses?
- Do you provide any offers during the seasonal time?
- How many competitors do you have in that locality?
- In what ways the competitors attract their customers?
- Do you have any sponsors?
- Are you aware of the threats in this business?
- Do you have both AC / Non-AC vehicles?
- Do you have the fire safety precautions in the vehicles?
- Do you have first aid kit inside the vehicle?
101 Questions for Travel Agency Business Plan
