The top 5 reasons why I chose The Travel Agent Next Door to support my agency

The Travel Agent Next Door was created to fully support the retail travel industry and increasingly, more and more small and start-up agencies are joining the group - in addition to home based agents. The company’s program offers member agents and agencies benefits and opportunities that are unmatched by any other group in Canada.  

We’ve asked some of the 280+ travel agents at The Travel Agent Next Door to tell us the top five reasons they chose The Travel Agent Next Door to support their agency, what they appreciate most now - and what they would recommend most about The Travel Agent Next Door to other agents.

This week, we are featuring the responses from Paula and Travis Stewart, owner of Stewart Travel Group of P.E.I. and why they chose The Travel Agent Next Door to support their agency:

1) The successful reputation and our trust of Flemming and the team that he has had with him from the beginning. 

2) We can keep our own brand along with the marketing programs they offer.

3) We are in full control of our company.

4) The back-end software and programs they have in place to make an easy transition.

5) The revenue split and the importance of preferred partners

The top 3 things we don’t miss, now that we are part of The Travel Agent Next Door:

1) Trying to motivate staff to be successful. Great outside agents just get it.

2) Keeping up with technology, The Travel Agent Next Door understands the importance of keeping current and they want to continue to be a leader.

3) Keeping up with marketing trends. There is a team that will support and assist with electronic marketing, social media, supplier marketing, etc. They have everything in place if you want to use it.

The top 3 things we appreciate most that we would recommend to other agencies:

1) The easy transition from a traditional “bricks and mortar” agency to a home based model.

2) The awesome revenue split – you can’t beat it!

3) Most importantly, the great team that appreciates everything we do and is willing to listen and take suggestions to make things better for all. The best professional decision we ever made!