Many people have asked me, when faced with the myriad of Home Based Business Opportunities, why it is that I chose an online travel business. My decision was based on two things: the facts and a brutal assessment of my personal weaknesses.
First, the facts.
1. The travel industry pulls in approximately $1.3 trillion annually in the United States alone. That figure leaps to $7 trillion when measured worldwide.
2. Four significant trends:
Trend One: There are almost 1 billion baby boomers worldwide. One person every eight seconds reaches retirement age. This trend will continue for the next 20 years. So what? What will these newly retired baby boomers do when they retire? Travel, of course!
Trend Two: The travel industry is growing 23% faster than the global economy. That means that travel is expected to double to $14 trillion worldwide in the next 10 years.
Trend Three: The growth of E-Commerce. Consumers last year spent billions of dollars on the Internet. Travel is the fastest growing segment of that trend.
Trend Four: Statistics show that small and home-based businesses are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy. With large companies outsourcing and downsizing, people are turning to home based businesses to provide them with job security.
Now, to my personal weaknesses.
I can admit that I am far from perfect. I recognize that while some can sell ice cubes to an Eskimo, I'd rather hide out in an igloo. Having my own online travel booking engine eliminated the need for me to host parties, send out catalogues, or purchase potions, lotions and pills. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it just wasn't for me.
The thought of being demoted because I did not make a sales quota made me shudder. And I got sick to my stomach at the thought of asking my friends and family to buy products which could be bought elsewhere for less, out of guilt (or pity).
My friends and family already travel, so I am not asking them to do anything out of the ordinary. My website typically offers the same price or lower, so by booking with me they are getting the same deal or better. Plus, unlike other travel sites, I earn 60% of the commission when anybody books travel on my site.
Not to mention-that my online travel business was affordable, the training second-to-none, and I can grow my business on the Internet.
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Roxana Castillo teaches business owners how to market their business on the internet. If you are interested in starting an online travel business, and want the benefit of a mentor who is dedicated to your success, join our team by clicking here. For more information on how to start your own travel business visit: www.travelbusinessonline.net.
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Copyright 2008.
First, the facts.
1. The travel industry pulls in approximately $1.3 trillion annually in the United States alone. That figure leaps to $7 trillion when measured worldwide.
2. Four significant trends:
Trend One: There are almost 1 billion baby boomers worldwide. One person every eight seconds reaches retirement age. This trend will continue for the next 20 years. So what? What will these newly retired baby boomers do when they retire? Travel, of course!
Trend Two: The travel industry is growing 23% faster than the global economy. That means that travel is expected to double to $14 trillion worldwide in the next 10 years.
Trend Three: The growth of E-Commerce. Consumers last year spent billions of dollars on the Internet. Travel is the fastest growing segment of that trend.
Trend Four: Statistics show that small and home-based businesses are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy. With large companies outsourcing and downsizing, people are turning to home based businesses to provide them with job security.
Now, to my personal weaknesses.
I can admit that I am far from perfect. I recognize that while some can sell ice cubes to an Eskimo, I'd rather hide out in an igloo. Having my own online travel booking engine eliminated the need for me to host parties, send out catalogues, or purchase potions, lotions and pills. Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it just wasn't for me.
The thought of being demoted because I did not make a sales quota made me shudder. And I got sick to my stomach at the thought of asking my friends and family to buy products which could be bought elsewhere for less, out of guilt (or pity).
My friends and family already travel, so I am not asking them to do anything out of the ordinary. My website typically offers the same price or lower, so by booking with me they are getting the same deal or better. Plus, unlike other travel sites, I earn 60% of the commission when anybody books travel on my site.
Not to mention-that my online travel business was affordable, the training second-to-none, and I can grow my business on the Internet.
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Roxana Castillo teaches business owners how to market their business on the internet. If you are interested in starting an online travel business, and want the benefit of a mentor who is dedicated to your success, join our team by clicking here. For more information on how to start your own travel business visit: www.travelbusinessonline.net.
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Copyright 2008.
