red904

16 hours ago, MCC retired said:

You really can't become a TA just for yourself.

You would have to become a independent contractor for 

an agency which will require fees and training ,to be able to book yourself  and others.

Production is the name of the game.

Booking just yourself you will not last long.

 

Just find a TA that will rebate some comm. to you for giving them your business. 

 

Not trying to make a living with it, just trying to take advantage of the amount of money I'm spending on cruises. My current TA is not giving me anything beyond what I could get myself and often I have to correct her mistakes on pricing. Won't be using her anymore.

14 hours ago, Ferry_Watcher said:

Guessing that is our once a week, or once every two week new member, asking a somewhat credible question with a fairly believable background story - only to be never heard from again. 

Hi

On 4/18/2024 at 11:28 PM, crystalspin said:

Welcome to Cruise Critic! I'm not sure anyone here will be able to help with your question -- we are all just cruisers here. Keeping in mind what @mom says, perhaps your boss would be happy to have a credentialled travel agent on the payroll. There will be expenses to get to that position; you might work out sharing some of them!

Sorry, I guess I didn't make it clear enough that it is my company and I'm paying. But I think the best idea here is to find a new TA that will be more willing to share their commission towards my bookings than my current TA.

On 4/18/2024 at 11:07 PM, mom says said:

And your company would be fine with this? I'd clear that with either your boss or HR first. 

 

Every state has its own requirements that can be found by a Web search.

I asked myself and I said it was fine.

OK, so let me start off by saying I own the company so there is no conflict here. I am merely trying to find out if I could get credentialed easily to be a TA in order to book the cruises that I am booking every year anyway. I have had a Real Estate license for 25 years and an Insurance license and wanted to find out if getting credentialed to be a TA was similar. For years I have been booking directly with Royal Caribbean with the Casino Royale department since I am also Diamond and Prime for myself and my staff. I started using a TA last year and she has not really given me anything more that what I can get myself. In fact it takes a lot longer using her because I have to text her or email her and wait for a response and then for her to contact RC and back and forth. I can do all that myself in much less time. If any TA on here wants to give me a better deal then I am all ears. I just got back from the Allure of the Seas on Monday that I booked 3 suites and 3 balconies for my staff and we have already put a hold on another cruise in Aug. As well as I have booked the Utopia for 3 suites so far for Oct.

So basically my TA has not been making it worth my while to book through her and I don't see any reason to keep letting her get a commission on my travel for nothing.

So I book 4 to 6 suites each cruise and I book 4-5 cruises a year for my company and I was wondering if I can become a TA so I can take advantage of the commission instead of not getting any benefit of booking directly through the cruise line. I have used TA's in the past and they do not give me any additional benefits and they make a percentage of what I spend. Can someone tell me the easiest way to become an agent for myself so I can start to take advantage of the cruises I'm booking?

Thank You.