In South Africa, despite common challenges to get off the ground, entrepreneurship is well supported. A major enabler of this sector is the internet. Take FlightSiteAgent for instance. Circumventing the need for GDS – the Global Distribution System that travel agents have traditionally needed to make reservations – it allows…
From accommodation to bus tickets, cruises to travel insurance and packaged holidays, #FlightSiteAgent offers so much more than just air tickets for you to sell onto your clients at a mark-up. Make more moolah by knowing our full range of products better. This will help ensure you are your…
Was 2016 your year to take the bold step of setting up your own travel business? Congratulations, that takes guts. Now you’re an official #travelpreneur! So what’s next? Building up a client base is key to your venture’s success. But you can’t do that until you know how to work…
South Africa is a country listed on many international traveller’s bucket lists. With world famous heritage sites like the Cradle of Humankind, or tourist attractions like Kruger National Park and one of the world’s seven wonders of nature, Table Mountain, it’s not difficult to imagine why? It makes sense then…
Top tips on making sales Congratulations! You’ve taken the most important step in your journey as a #travelpreneur – setting up your own brand and business. It takes guts, trust and a will to succeed to get this far, as, being in charge of your own income means there’s no…
As you’re reading this we can assume you’re either a fully-fledged #flightsiteagent or a newbie to the platform; either way – unless you’re in the travel game just for the pure love of it – you want to know how to make the m.o.n.e.y. A quick preamble: FlightSiteAgent’s founder, Rian…
Starting your own travel business may sound daunting but it brings with it a wealth of opportunities that salaried employment just can’t beat. Flexibility, being able to work from anywhere and juggling a family or other interests are just a few reasons why many take the leap of faith…
So far 2016 has been an exciting year for FlightSiteAgent: we turned three, enjoyed a turnover of R51-million in deposits (made by an average of 125 bookings a day), have 550 active agents as members and, as of today, have launched our new website. But our site hasn’t just received…
When we launched FlightSiteAgent in March 2013, our goal was to help make the R37-billion travel industry more inclusive.