How did the idea come about
The idea of opening my own travel company has been visiting me for a long time. I have always considered this business interesting and tempting. I love traveling, I love watching the world, I love communicating with people, making new acquaintances. You always want to plunge into a new environment, where you haven’t been yet, but where you have been and you liked it, you will definitely come back again. The desire to see the whole world with my own eyes gave impetus to the opening of my own travel company.
Before its opening, I myself was a frequent client of various travel companies, comparing the service of the services provided, the conditions and quality of work, prices, and the variety of tours offered. Choosing another trip to the world of travel, I began to look closely at how the work of tour operators and travel companies is organized. I've always wanted to have something like that. And with every vacation, I became closer to my dream. Then, of course, I had no idea how serious this business is and how many competitors there are. She was wearing pink glasses. When I came to the office for a voucher, the managers talked interestingly about the countries among which I was looking for a vacation for my family. These stories were so interesting, managers were able to present them so emotionally that they wanted to quit and go there faster and faster. From the stories, I understood that the employees of travel companies were everywhere, I thought they were lucky, they were in different parts of the world. Not life, but a continuous journey. And one of the trips ended with the fact that as soon as I returned from vacation, I immediately began to look for information on how to open my own travel company. How to organize it all, how to arrange it, the pitfalls of this work, and, most importantly, what investments are needed.
First steps of starting a business
Of course, I started with the Internet, I quickly found a lot of useful information that really helped me. I found such detailed step-by-step instructions and even how much you can earn. Now I can share these step-by-step instructions with you, maybe my article will help someone, I will hope so. So, I will dispel your doubts that it is difficult or unrealistic to start such a business itself. Everything is real! Starting from scratch! Nobody helped! All organizational issues were solved only by herself, well, she also stuffed bumps herself. Before opening a travel company, do you need to answer at least a few questions to yourself? How are you going to work under a well-known brand or with your own name and not depend on anyone? At first I wanted to open my own travel company, so as not to depend on the shark tour operators. But the more information I learned, the more I was convinced that it was better to work with a well-known tour operator. Which has already established itself and is trusted by millions of people. It remains only to choose the one with whom I want to cooperate. And I again turned to the Internet, re-read a lot of reviews and, in general, all the information about the terms of cooperation with each company.
Cooperation with Coral Travel
The choice fell on the tour operator Coral Travel. I became interested in the terms of cooperation with him. And I understood where to start the very process of opening a travel company. This is to register your organization with the tax authorities, which will provide travel services. Tour operator Coral Travel for cooperation demanded the opening of an LLC, not an individual entrepreneur. He does not cooperate with the SP.
Opening of LLC
I began to search on the Internet for how to open my LLC, which is required for this, and accidentally came across an announcement that there are companies that provide services for opening an LLC and even with the subsequent maintenance of this LLC, submitting reports and everything else. The price of the issue of opening an LLC was only 5,000 rubles and there was no need to go anywhere, just issue a power of attorney and sign an agreement for the provision of services. I called and made an appointment so as not to engage in routine work myself. 5000 is just for the opening of an LLC, all other expenses for the state duty and for the power of attorney I paid separately. But the young man asked me about everything, why did I need LLC and he prepared all the documents and advised me on issues of interest. Opened an LLC, received a seal, opened a bank account and deposited the authorized capital of 10,000 into the account. In the permitted types of activities, she indicated the activities of travel agencies, passenger transportation and several other types of activities, on the advice of a consultant, he said that many are useful. Passenger transportation is in case of a transfer to the airport or vice versa from the airport to the house, well, in general, the cases are different and as it turned out, it came in handy later.
Getting started with a renowned tour operator
Having received the documents, I immediately applied to Coral Travel for cooperation and attached several suggested places where I could open an office. I was quickly contacted and only one office out of the proposed locations was approved. They were interested in an office only in the city center, only in a walk-through area and so that Corel Travel was not nearby. But they also paid attention to competitors who were located nearby. In general, they were interested in a room right next to a large shopping center, in the very center of the city, the office had a separate entrance, and the house itself was literally 10 meters from a public transport stop. I was invited to get acquainted with further cooperation and sign documents. After visiting the office, I had a great desire to get started quickly. The work seemed like a fairy tale. All employees of the company are trained in another country, free of charge! They also often offer promotional tours to different countries for familiarization, training and cooperation. Just some kind of fairy tale.
Office bustle
The first three months I had unprofitable, rent, salary, deductions to the tour operator and other expenses. Then everything changed. The development of the travel company was influenced by the competent management of the company, a well-known brand, advertising, special offers and word of mouth. We immediately began to work in all directions, both domestic and international. At the same time, we provided services for issuing air tickets, selling tickets for long-distance trains. Sea cruises, bus tours. At first, the transfer was organized by one carrier, an individual who came to our office and advertised himself. For all clients, he transferred the agreed amount to us, later he issued an individual entrepreneur and provided transportation already legally. Then when we did not have our own transport. About a year after the opening of a travel company, I was able to save up for the Volkswagen Multivan and I also began to receive additional income from transportation, by the way, this minibus was always not enough, the transfer service was in demand and soon another one appeared. The office has also undergone changes for the better over the year, it has become more comfortable. People in a cozy comfortable atmosphere talked about travel, we treated them to tea, coffee, sweets and this had a positive effect on business. A year later, there were already 4 employees in the office, and an accountant also appeared, who was engaged in all his work according to the profile and submitted declarations. The taxation system was chosen by the STS (simplified taxation system).
Results. Secrets of Success in Travel Business
Only about a year later, the time came when I could be calm about the business, it could already be so carefully not controlled. Looking at other travel companies that chose to work under their own name or they were simply refused by tour operators, they could not develop their business that way. All the same, a well-known name means a lot, people go to the name. Despite the fact that people themselves have learned to buy their own plane and train tickets on the Internet, many people come to us for tickets, you can also make good money on this. It turned out in one office the whole range of services, tours entirely from the tour operator, separately hotels, resorts, boarding houses, transfers, sea cruises, river cruises, air travel, train tickets, visas, photocopies and many other services. And all employees often fly on promotional tours around the world. And it all started with a dream to open a business and cooperation buttons on the Coral Travel website. So if there is a desire to open a travel company, then open it, but work with a well-known brand, find a good office location, create comfort in it, hire a competent experienced manager, advertise yourself as much as possible, the main advertising is, as always, word of mouth and satisfied grateful clients will definitely come back to you for a new trip.
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