It's easy to fall for the idea of being a Travel Advisor. It's harder to ask an agency how your commissions get paid, or what happens to your clients if you ever leave.

In this minisode from our "So You Want to Be a Travel Advisor" Part 2 conversation, Amy Blades and Travel Advisors Jessica Hobart-Collis and Lauren Levesque cover the practical side of joining an agency, along with the team culture that makes the hard parts easier.

In this minisode, you'll learn:

• How the Goofy Getaways Strategic Council works, and why Jess went from terrified of the change to loving it
• The questions to ask about fees, commissions, lost commissions, and exit plans before you sign
• Why an agency that ties your income to recruiting is a red flag, and why booking one or two trips a year isn't worth it
• What Jess and Lauren wish they'd known before starting, from constant emails to guests who become friends

Thinking about becoming a Travel Advisor? Learn more about joining Goofy Getaways at https://www.goofygetaways.com/join-our-team. Looking for someone to plan your next trip? Meet our advisors at https://goofygetaways.com/meet-your-advisors.

Want the whole conversation? Listen to the full episode here: https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/red-flags-green-flags-amp-the-contract-nobody-reads-so-you-want-to-be-a-travel-advisor-part-2

Find the shownotes for this minisode at https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/taking-off-the-rose-colored-glasses

When you're choosing an agency, you're also choosing who you'll answer to. So what should that person owe you?

In this minisode from our "So You Want to Be a Travel Advisor" Part 2 conversation, Amy Blades opens up about how she leads Goofy Getaways, with Travel Advisors Jessica Hobart-Collis and Lauren Levesque weighing in on what that looks like from their side.

In this minisode, you'll learn:

• How Goofy Getaways keeps a team with very different views a safe, respectful place to work
• Why Lauren and Jess were free to grow beyond Disney, including Jess's move into international travel
• The questions to ask any agency about training, support, and whether you can talk to its other advisors
• How mentoring Lauren taught Amy to slow down, get to know her advisors as people, and treat repeat questions as her own signal to explain things better

Thinking about becoming a Travel Advisor? Learn more about joining Goofy Getaways at https://www.goofygetaways.com/join-our-team. Looking for someone to plan your next trip? Meet our advisors at https://goofygetaways.com/meet-your-advisors.

Want the whole conversation? Listen to the full episode here: https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/red-flags-green-flags-amp-the-contract-nobody-reads-so-you-want-to-be-a-travel-advisor-part-2

Find the shownotes for this minisode at https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/the-leader-id-want-to-work-for

Love travel and dreaming of turning it into a career? Before you sign with any agency, it helps to know who this job is a hard fit for, and what support should look like when it isn't easy.

In this minisode from our "So You Want to Be a Travel Advisor" Part 2 conversation, Amy Blades is joined by Travel Advisors Jessica Hobart-Collis and Lauren Levesque. They talk about why every Goofy Getaways advisor runs their own business, what the agency gives them to do it, and what happens when the workload gets heavy.

In this minisode, you'll learn:

• Why anyone hoping for discounted travel should look elsewhere
• What "independence meets real support" means day to day, from Canva templates to a team you can message when you're stuck
• How Lauren went from "Amy, I'm out" to a business with real boundaries
• Why Amy refuses to build Goofy Getaways around recruitment or downlines, and why the agency doesn't get paid until its advisors are

Thinking about becoming a Travel Advisor? Learn more about joining Goofy Getaways at https://www.goofygetaways.com/join-our-team. Looking for someone to plan your next trip? Meet our advisors at https://goofygetaways.com/meet-your-advisors.

Want the whole conversation? Listen to the full episode here: https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/red-flags-green-flags-amp-the-contract-nobody-reads-so-you-want-to-be-a-travel-advisor-part-2

Find the shownotes for this minisode at https://goofygetaways.com/podcast/independence-meets-real-support-what-makes-an-agency-worth-staying-with