Travel Trust Association (TTA) Travel Wantrapreneur

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       Introduction
       1. Travel Market and Its Customers
          Tour Operator
          Tour Organiser
          Retail Agent, Travel Agent
          Brokers / Flight Consolidators
          Suppliers
          Scale, Niche or Tailored
          Me too customer proposition
       2. Travel Regulation and Legalities
          European Package Travel Regulation
          Civil Aviation Authorities ATOL
          Financial Services Authority (FSA)
          Merchant Acquirer Facilities
          PTR and ATOL Overlap
       3. Cash, surviving the first year
          What are your startup costs
          Business Operating Costs
             Strange impact of fixed costs
          Constructing the cashflow and survival models
          Funding the first year
       4. Marketing and Sales
          Decide on Marketing Messages
          Decide on Target Communications Channels
          Costs and Availability of Target Comms Channels
          Run a Test Marketing Campaign
          Run a test sales campaign
          Re-approach the customer
          Assess your business
       5. Travel Business Operations
          Front Office Operations
          Back Office Operations
       6. Travel Business Network
       7. Travel Business Leadership
          Leadership Style
          Communications Techniques
          Time Management
          Choosing People
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Our purpose: We help people set up and run their own travel business.

How Travel Wantrapreneur helps: This travel wantrapreneur site helps you think through and plan the setting up of your travel business. It describes the travel market, its regulation, operating a travel company and the economics.

What next: We have fifteen years of experience having helped hundreds of travel businesses be successful. Why not contact us on 01483 545784, email George@traveltrust.co.uk or try why TTA.

The introduction describes the seven stages of our approach to help you think through the opportunities and the issues.

TTA Travel Unlimited t/a Travel Trust Association is a company registered in England and Wales. Company Number 2813371, VAT No 918483104. Registered Office: Albion House, 3^rd Floor, High Street, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6BD. Telephone: 01483 545787, FAX: 01483 730746, E-MAIL: webmaster@traveltrust.co.uk. We are a member of The Travel Partnership Corporation (TTPC). Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders.