Abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo bafuna ukuthi bangene emakethe yezokuvakasha okunethezeka . Kuthatha ukuthini ukuqala ukuthengisa ama-cruises emhlabeni wonke, ama-Arctic, noma i-safaris e-luxury Afrika? Impendulo ixhuma phakathi kwamaqembu afanele nemfundo. Okunye kwalokhu kudinga ukutshala imali kwezezimali, kodwa ama-agent angase aqale ukufunda ngaphandle kwezindleko. UMnyango Wezabasebenzi wase-United States, i-Bureau of Labor Statistics uthi inkokhelo yomphakathi we-agent yezokuhamba ngo-2008 yayingama-dollar angu-30 000 ngonyaka.
Ngabantu abaklayenti abalungile kanye nokusebenza kanzima, lelo nani linganda kakhulu.
Cabanga ngokufunda nge-webinars yamahhala enikezwa abaqhubi bezokuvakasha kanye nemigqa yokuhamba lapho ufisa ukuyithengisa. Nazi abaqhubi abayishumi abahamba ngezinyawo, imigqa yokuhamba ngezinyawo namahhotela ane-webinars yamahhala noma ukuqeqeshwa ukubuyekezwa futhi ufunde kusuka:
- Crystal Cruises
- Abercrombie noKent
- Seabourn
- Big Five
- Hapaq-Lloyd Cruises
- Amahhotela Ahamba phambili Ezwe
- UMarriott noRitz Carlton
- I-Quark Expeditions
- G Adadventures
- Amahhotela e-Intercontinental
Yakha kabusha i-agent yezokuvakasha okunethezeka.
- Thola izitifiketi ezinikezela nge-agent ye-agent embonini yokuhamba ngokunethezeka. Abashayeli abaningi bezokuvakasha, izinketho zehhotela, nemigqa yokuhamba ngezinyawo banesitifiketi sabo sokuthola.
- Joyina izinhlangano ezisekela futhi ziqinisekise ubuhle obuhle be-ejenti embonini yokuhamba ngokunethezeka. Uma ama-agent esebenza ejensi lokuhamba, kungenzeka ukuthi esevele engelungu le-International Air Transport Association (IATA), noma i-Cruise Lines International Association CLIA).
- Yenza imithombo yezokuxhumana isebenze ukuze uthuthukise njengomeluleki wezokuvakasha okunethezeka. Inethiwekhi ku-Facebook, Linkedin, nakwezinye izingosi zokuxhumana, kanye ne-Twitter. Amanye amasayithi wezindaba zenethiwekhi, njenge-Squa.re kanye neSmallWorld ukukhangisa ngamalungu omphakathi aphakeme, ngobulungu ngokumemela kuphela noma kudinga izicelo zokujoyina, kanye nemali yenyanga.
- Yiya ezinkomfeni nezinkomfa zokuhamba ngokunethezeka.
Izitifiketi ziyadingeka kuma-agent:
- I-CLIA inikeza amazinga amane okufaka izitifiketi ze-cruise ezingasiza kakhulu embonini. I-Acredited (ACC), i-Master (MCC), i-Elite (ECC), ne-Elite Cruise Counselor (ECCS). Emva kwalokhu kuqinisekiswa, kukhona i-Luxury Cruise Specialist Designation (LCS), khona-ke iMenenja ye-Cruising Accredited (ACM). Ukuhlolwa komsebenzi kanye nokuhlolwa kwemikhumbi kuyadingeka ukufezekisa lezi zitifiketi.
- I-IATA inikeza izitifiketi ukuze uzuze kusukela ohlelweni lwezinhlelo zokuqeqesha olunikezwayo.
- Izitifiketi zezintambo zehhotela. Iningi lamaketanga wehhotela nama-tour operators linikeza isitifiketi ngemuva kokuphothula izinhlelo zokuqeqesha.
Izinkampani zokubambisana ezihamba phambili nezokuvakasha zokuvakasha ukucabangela ukujoyina:
- I-World Association of Travel Agencies (WATA) yiqembu lama-ejensi okuhamba ngezindinganiso ezihlukile zokuziphatha kanye nolwazi lokuhamba. Enye i-ejensi yendawo okuyo kuyo iyavunyelwa ukujoyina. Amalungu e-WATA avelele emphakathini, ngokuvamile anebhizinisi elide elide, nobuhlobo obuhle kakhulu nabathengisi. Amalungu e-WATA anamathela kukhodi yokuziphatha eqinile. Bazama ukulondoloza idumela elingenakulinganiswa elinika amaklayenti ukuzethemba ekusebenzeni okuhle kakhulu.
- I-Virtuoso®. Inethiwekhi ye-ejenti yokuhamba phambili emhlabeni wonke. Leli qembu elitezi linamalungu ngokumema kuphela. Kukhona ama-ejenti e-330 kuphela, abeluleki abangu-7 200 abahamba nge-elite abanolwazi oluvelele ebhizinisini lokuhamba ngokunethezeka. I-Virtuoso® ihlanganisa abahamba ne-Virtuoso ejensi yokuhamba ehambisanayo.
- I-Luxury Travel Network. Ilungu le-Virtuoso®, lithatha ochwepheshe bezokuvakasha okunethezeka njengabaqaphi abazimele abanekhono elikhulu lokuhamba. Ukumangalelwa kwabo ukuthi kunamakhomishana aphezulu, kanye nokunikeza amanani angcono kakhulu ekuhambeni kokunethezeka, ngaphezu kokuqeqeshwa okuqhubekayo komeluleki kwezohambo.
- CLIA.
- IATA.
Ama-Workshops okuvakasha kanye nezokuvakasha
- I-Luxury Travel Fair evezwe yiConde 'Nast Traveler. Lesi senzakalo senzeka endaweni yaseLondon ngasekupheleni konyaka ngamunye.
- I-Luxury Travel Expo izoba ngoNovemba 27-29, 2012 ePalazzo, Las Vegas.
Kunamamagazini amaningana kanye neminye imithombo yezindaba ukuthola ulwazi lwemboni yezokuvakasha okunethezeka. Cabanga ngokubhaliselwa ku-Condè Nast Traveler, i-Luxury Travel Magazine, noma ubuke i-Travel Channel futhi ubuke izingxenye ezibheke ekuhambeni okunethezeka.
Ukuhamba ngokunethezeka kungaba ibhizinisi elizuzisa kakhulu ama-agent abenza imali yokutshala izimali ukuze bafunde ngebhizinisi, futhi batshale izimali futhi. Abahambi abathandekayo bafuna umeluleki wokuhamba ngubani ophezulu ebhizinisini, futhi bayazi ibhizinisi alinikezayo.