Ukuba i-agent yezokuvakasha ozimele kungaba yinto enenzuzo uma wenza umsebenzi wesikole. Ngokusho kwe-ASTA (i-American Society of Travel Agents), futhi i-NACTA ((I-National Association of Career Travel Agents) ama-agent ahamba ngokuzimele ayebone ukuthi inhlanhla yabo ithuthuka minyaka yonke.
Izinkomba ezibalulekile Kusukela ku-ASTA nase-NACTA Study
- Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalolunye abahlanganyeli abathintekayo bane-niche cruise futhi bathola isilinganiso se-14% ikhomishini.
- Amanxusa amanengi ama-33 ama-awa ama-awa ngeliviki lomsebenzi begodu omunye wesithathu uthe bekuwumthombo wabo oyinhloko wokuzuza.
- Amaphesenti angu-91% ahlukanisa amakhomishana nama-host host
- Ama-67% wama-ejenti ozimele azisebenzisi uhlelo lwe-GDS noma lwe- Global Distribution.
- I-Caribbean neMexico yayiyizindawo ezidayiswa kakhulu.
- Amanxusa amanengi asekhaya aphakathi kweminyaka eyi-10 no-19 yokuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba.
Ucwaningo lubuye lubonise ukuthi ama-agent ahamba phambili abazimele adingekile ukuthi athole isipiliyoni esithile. Kodwa-ke, okunye okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-agent kunakho, abathengi abathembele kakhulu bathembela ku-agent ukuze uthole iseluleko sokuhamba.
Ukuthuthukisa i-niche ekhethekile yokuhamba, njengokuthengisa kwe-cruise, kungaba esinye sezici ezibaluleke kakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ibhizinisi lokuhamba. Ummeleli ophumelelayo udinga ukuthuthukisa ulwazi nolwazi mayelana nesici esithile sokuhamba. Lokho kungenye yezimpawu eziyinhloko ze-agent ephumelelayo. Uma ucabanga ukuba yi-agent emele, cabanga ngokucophelela nge-niche ekhangayo kuwe.
Ezinye Izinto Ezibalulekile Zokubheka ku-Agent Host
- Ingabe inkampani inikeza ukuxhaswa kwe-agent, kufaka phakathi ukubalwa kwezimali, ubuchwepheshe, ukumaketha kanye nokulandela ikhomishana?
- Bheka ama-commissions aphezulu. Ama-ejensi wokuhamba abamba amaholide athola amakhomishini avela kubathengisi ngokusekelwe kwinani lokuthengisa kwansuku zonke nezinye izici ezixoxwe ngazo.
- Isilinganiso esiphakeme se-ejenti / i-ejenti yekhomishana yezolimo Ama-ejenti asehostela ahlukanisa amakhomishana nama-agent, kodwa amanye abuye akhokhe imali yenyanga noma ezinye izinkokhelo ze-ejenti.
- Hlola ukubona ukuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zokuqeqesha ezihlinzekwa yi-ejensi yokusingatha.
- Yiziphi izinhlelo zokubhuka ze-GDS eyenza i-ejensi yokusingatha isebenzise? Ngabe uhlelo luyinto ejwayelene nayo kakade noma ukuqeqeshwa kwe-GDS kunikeziwe futhi?
- Ingabe amathuba okuthengisa anikezwa?
- Hlola ukuthi iyiphi i- consortia i -agency ehlangene nayo. Ama-ejenti amaningi akhethe abathengisi abanamakhomishana aphezulu axoxisana nawo abuye abe nedumela elingenhla.
- Ingabe le nhlangano iyingxenye ye-ASTA, CLIA, i-IATA (International Air Transport Association) noma i-NACTA?
- Ingabe le nhlangano inikeza ama-agent ukudlulisela kumakhasimende angakhona?
- Ubani ogcina ithrekhi yokuthengisa nama-commissions? Ingabe le nhlangano inikeza i-agent umbiko wokuthengisa?
- Ngabe kaningi kangakanani i-ejensi yokusingatha ikhokhela ama-agent?
- Luhlobo luni lokugcinwa kwe-invoicing nokurekhoda i-agent edingekayo ukuyenza?
- Ingabe i-agent iyadingeka ukuthi ikhokhele umshwalense wephutha nokushiya noma ukubopha?
- Imiphi imishini yehhovisi edingekayo yi-ejensi yokusingatha?
Izinzuzo nezinzuzo zokuba i-agent yokuhamba ozimele:
- Thola izaphulelo zokuhamba zokuhlala kwehhotela, ukuqasha imoto, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, nokuvakasha.
- Yiba ngumphathi wakho bese usebenza ohlelweni lwakho siqu. Nakuba lokhu kuzwakala kuhle kakhulu, amaklayenti amaningi acabanga ukuthi uma i-ejenti isebenza ekhaya, okwenza ukuba itholakale nganoma yiluphi ihora. Amahora kufanele ahlelwe futhi anamathele ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphandle kokuba amahora omsebenzi angavinjelwe anikezwa njengenzuzo eyengeziwe i-agent ebeka kumakhasimende abo.
- Funda kabanzi mayelana nomhlaba wezwe kanye namasiko.
- Ama-e-agent asekelwe ekhaya avame ukufaneleka kwezinye izindleko zokuhamba kanye nezinkokhelo zentela yasekhaya.
- Kungenzeka ukwenza umsebenzi onenzuzo ukwenza umsebenzi owujabulelayo.
- Amandla okuxhumana nabanye emsebenzini wokuhamba.
Njengoba abantu abadingi amajensi wokuhamba ehamba phambili ukuba abe yi-agent yezokuvakasha ozimele, kunamakhulu ezinkampani ezinikeza ukuphatha ama-ejensi wabaqalayo. Ngaphambi kokungena ngemvume enkampanini enikezela iwebhusayithi ekhangayo noma ezama ukuthengisa iphasela ukuze ibe i-agent yezokuvakasha, cela imibuzo eminingi bese ubhala ngokubhala ukuthi yiziphi izinzuzo ezotholakala njenge-agent, futhi yiziphi izindleko ezizokwaziswa yi-agent . Hlola nama-ejensi wokuvakasha wendawo ahloniphekile ukuze ubone ukuthi yini efuna ukuqala njenge-agent yezokuvakasha ozimele.