Who doesn’t love to travel, right?! And to be able to make money while doing something you love, that’s the dream.
But if you don’t have training or experience as a travel agent, how can you make money as a digital nomad?
Luckily, there are lots of ways in which you can make money as a digital nomad, and not all of them require that you have prior experience or education.
If working remotely in the travel industry sounds appealing, then consider these travel-related occupations.
Fun Home-Based Travel Jobs to Consider
1. Cruise Planner
Do you love the cruising lifestyle? There are a few different options for being a Cruise Consultant, but the one that I’m most familiar with and that’s affiliated with American Express is Cruise Planners.
It’s a home-based franchise opportunity that gives you all of the tools you’ll need to run a successful business from your home – from an extensive six-day training session in Florida to tech tools, award-winning marketing programs, and American Express benefits. With this franchise, you’ll build accreditation towards your Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) certification – which is needed to work with suppliers. Startup costs will run around $10,995, plus royalties and fees.
What it Pays: With Cruise Planners, you’ll earn commission on cruises, hotels, excursions, flights, ground transportation, passports, and more. According to Hot Travel Jobs, the average leisure travel agent salary is $46,777 and is currently on the rise.
Related Content: Cruise Planners Franchise Review: Want to Make Money in the Travel Industry?
2. Travel Writer
Do you love to explore and research? Travel Writers are generally freelance writers or independent contractors, who write articles and reviews for magazines, newspapers, websites, and travel guides. Topics can range from food and nightlife to specific travel niches like eco-tourism, adventure travel, or family-friendly travel.
What it Pays: According to Study.com, the median salary for a Travel Writer is $62,170. Some factors that you will need to factor in are things like experience, skills, background education, and training and whether you’ll be freelancing or working as a salaried employee. And don’t forget the perks of free travel and accommodations that you’ll receive.
3. Travel Blogger
Do you love to share information about your travels? Travel Bloggers share all sorts of travel information via a personal travel blog. Many bloggers will choose a specific travel niche, such as traveling for singles, couples, families, or by interest island, mountain, or luxury travel. To make money, bloggers will use various techniques such as direct ad sales, ad networks, affiliate marketing, or by creating their own informational travel products.
What it Pays: According to Indeed, the median pay for a Travel Blogger ranges from $12.24 – $24.67 per hour. In this interview, these travel bloggers are pulling in $50K + annually. I think one of the many perks of being a Travel Blogger is that you’ll get to travel for free – so you’ll want to factor that into your annual salary.
4. Instagram Travel Influencer
If you love Instagram and have a knack for taking stunning photos, being an Instagram Travel Influencer may be your calling. Of course, you’ll need to build up your audience first, but once you do, you can earn big bucks through brand sponsorships.
What it Pays: According to this article on the Washington Post, “A rough rule of thumb is that influencers can make $10 to $80 per 1,000 Instagram followers per post — though much compensation is a mixture of payment (say, a daily rate for traveling to and posting from a hotel) and freebies.” This means if you have 500K Instagram followers, you could potentially earn $5,000 – $40,000 per post!
Related Content: How Bloggers Can Make Money on Instagram: Advice From the Experts
5. Disney Travel Planner
Do you know Disney inside and out? Academy Travel (Mickey Vacations) is an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner that specializes in Disney destination vacations. Through this program, you’ll work as an Independent Travel Consultant, planning, organizing, and booking Disney vacations. Academy Travel is a member of the CLIA, IATAN, and ASTA, and all Consultants attend the College of Disney Knowledge (an online education program). According to their website, there are no startup or monthly fees to join.
What it Pays: According to their website, “You will receive 60% of the total agency commission. For example, if the agency is paid the standard 10% commission on a $4,000 vacation ($400), as the travel agent, you would receive 60% ($240).” Commission checks are mailed out monthly.
Related Content: Work-at-Home Jobs for Disney Lovers
6. Social Media Manager Specializing in Travel
Are you a social butterfly? Take your love of social media and travel and combine them into one exciting career. There are a couple of different routes you can take with this option, one you can open up your own Social Media company specializing in the travel industry, or you can search for travel organizations and see if there are any openings for Social Media Managers. Of course, you’ll need to have a love of travel, but you’ll also need to prove your expertise in social media marketing.
What it Pays: According to Indeed, the median income for a Social Media Manager with one year of experience is $48,051 annually. This number will vary greatly depending on your knowledge, skills, background education, and whether you decide to run your own business or work as an employee.
7. Local Coordinator (LC) for Exchange Students
Local Coordinators are independent contractors who go out into the community visiting schools, churches, and various youth programs in search of families who are interested in hosting foreign exchange students. Besides finding safe hosting families for students, you also act as a point of contact and mentor to the students while there are here in the US. This is basically a recruitment type position where you get paid a stipend for each successful placement. Most of the opportunities I found, offer financial compensation, incentives, travel bonuses, FAM trips, and opportunities for advancement.
What it Pays: The International Cultural Exchange Services says, “Typically, a Local Coordinator earns around $8,000 per year. A very motivated LC may earn twice that much or even more.” If you consider that these are part-time, flexible positions, it’s not bad if you have an extroverted personality and would like to earn free travel benefits.
Conclusion
If you love to travel, there are lots of different ways you can live the digital nomad lifestyle while still earning an income. Best of all, these travel job opportunities don’t require that you have certification as a travel agent, and many of them even provide training.
Which opportunities sound appealing to you? Do you know of another travel job opportunity? Drop us a note below; we’d love to hear from you!
Originally published November 9, 2012. Content updated October 29, 2019.
I’m current an at home agent that has worked for an online travel agency part time for almost 15 years. They used to supply the leads however this has changed and we are now required to find our own leads which I find is very difficult in this competitive online market. I’m on the hunt to work with another agency that supplies the leads, do you know of any agencies that are hiring for Independent contractors? Thanks Karen
Hi Karen,
There are lots of companies! Check out these two posts for positions:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/travel-agent/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/remote-jobs-hospitality/
Good luck and keep us posted ?
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Hello I am interested in being a independent Travel Consultant, I am currently working a full time job so i would like to start off part time.
Thank You
I’d like some info about doing this part time.
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Sadrina
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I am looking to earn some money – by working from home in the travel industry. Can yo please give information on getting started?
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Joseph
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Regards
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I am an owner of an agency that specializes in Disney destinations. Our agents are all work from home independent contractors. We are currently accepting new applications.
For more information, please email us @[email protected]
Please note we are NOT a multi level marketing organization.
Please note we do require our candidates to have significant knowledge of Disney destinations.
Thanks for sharing, Lynne.
Can the information be sent to me?
Could i get more information on this
I work from home as a Travel Agent with a company that has been around for over 25 years! Email me if you want more info as to how you can work from home too!
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Hi Jennifer!
I’m a business/marine/medical travel agent, unemployed at the moment, speak 6-8 European languages, been in this industry for 25yrs.
Latest employment was at BCD Travel T24 EMEAin Amsterdam – home-based but 5 of us were made redundant (fattest lie ever of 2017) and I’m desperately looking for a new job, preferably in the “After hours/24hrs service” department as I love this bit to be “thrown between” issues from late check-in, strike, weather, whatever…in different languages.
Swedish is my native tongue, but rather fluent in English,French, Danish and Norwegian…
Any chance for a European maybe?
Hello
Can you please send me the information?
Thanks in advance.
Nerine
I am interested in working from home for a company that pays hourly with commissions & benefits. I am confused on the training I should get to book travel, cruises ? I’m looking for Online Training & also earning money at the same time . I would really like some of your great knowledge bc when I call Travel Agencies where I live here in Fl the Customer Service Rep has no idea.
Thanks
Aileen
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Hi Aileen, I don’t know of any travel companies that pay an hourly wage and benefits. When you work as a travel agent you are generally an independent contractor and the way you make money is through commission on sales. The more you sell, the more you earn. You may want to check out becoming a reservation agent or customer service rep for a travel-based company like Hilton or Jet Blue. Also, Working Solutions hires home-based travel agents and they pay an hourly wage — but no commission and again it’s independent contractor – so no benefits. Check out this post for more opportunities: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/travel-agent/ Good luck!
I’m interested in working from home as a travel agent. Where do I begin?
Hi Kelly, This article will give you some more insight on how to become a travel agent: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/travel-agent/
Hi there,
I am interested in being a travel agent and also being in the Disney field. I love to travel internationally and have planned my Disney vcations for years now. I am a full time student and I also work, but I want to get into the travel industry part-time as that is what I love.
What do you recommend I do? I saw your Disney page as I clicked on the link, very interested in joining your team. Can you explain a little more on how the works? Costs?
Thank you,
Maritza
Hi Maritza,
There’s not a lot of information about the Travel With The Magic program. I think it’s setup like a franchise — where you pay an upfront fee and ongoing franchise fees. You can request additional information on their website.
You may also want to check out Mouse Counselors: http://www.mousecounselors.com/join-our-team/
Good luck and keep us posted!
We need freelance travel agent for inbound travel agency. We can give commission basis business as they can do with us.
Thanks
Ajantha
I would love information on this opportunity. My email is [email protected]
Which opportunity, Rachael?
I am interested in it.
Which position, Yatendra?
I would like to know more about the freelance oportunity my e mail is [email protected]
Hello, please send me information on the freelance travel agent for inbound travel agency position. Thank you.
Hi, I would like to work from home as a travel agent, I live in Europe/Barcelona, I have a little experience working for a German travel agency booking holiday packages to Turkey and Dubai. Kind regards, Preben
Ajantha,
I would love some info on how to get started.
Thanks
Hi,
I have travelled extensively over the last 15 years or more throughout the world and am known within our circles as a great travel planner. Please let me know if we can work together for the inbound travel agent requirement. I am based out of Delhi.
Regards
Hi Holly,
Your article is indeed a very interesting and detailed compilation of some of the travel companies offering work from home opportunities.
The objective of my writing this email to you is to introduce our travel business “Tripmart.com” which also offer work from home opportunity to housewives, students and senior citizens with handsome profit sharing. Tripmart.com is one of the top Global Hotel Wholesalers and have recently started work from home vertical whereby work from home partners sell hotel and other travel product reservations at their leasure and convenience. We also offer white-label solutions to partners.
I would request you if you could spare some time in visiting our website and include our travel company in your updated list of travel companies offering work from home opportunities.
– http://partner.tripmart.com/agent/login.aspx
Thanks for your time.
With warm personal regards,
Abhishek
Founder & CEO
Tripmart.com
Hello Abhishek,
I would like to participate in the work from home partner opportunity.
I tried using link provided, but was unable to access. How can I get on board?
Hi there!!!! this is very informative website. I am interested to work at home as a travel agent.But i don’t know how would i find travel agency who are hiring for a position? Second thing is that i am less experienced in this field. So still i can get the job? I would be thankful to u if you can suggest me.
Thank You.
Sonali.
Check out this page, Sonali. It lists resources for starting your won travel business, as well as companies that hire remote agents: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/travel-agent/
Hi, I am also interested in knowing how can we find travel agencies, who have provide work from home option???
Thanks!!!!
Working Solutions hires home-based travel agents: http://www.workingsolutionsjobs.com
Good luck and keep us posted!
Very helpful info!! Question about at home travel agents, how do I find travel agencies that hire for this position?
Thanks!! Love your posts :D
Hi, I am interested in working from home, but it is extremely hard to know what is a scam and what is not. I have a daughter that is almost two and a son that just turned a month old, my husband has multiple sclerosis and can’t do to much so an at home job is something I really need to find. I have dealt with customer services but that’s pretty much it, I have great computer skills and can type really fast, I am just not sure what is out there for me. I could really use some help if possible, any is very appreciated.
Thank You,
Cherilyn
Hi Cherilyn,
I have my own business as an independent travel agent with a host company called Inteletravel. This at home travel agency has been around 25 years and has a rating of A on BBB. I make money doing what others are doing anyway. My site is Amandawilliams.inteletravel.com if you want to check it out. There is plenty of support and resources available for you to be successful in this business. You would be working for yourself but not by yourself unless of course you want to work alone. If you are interested I will provide you more details on how to get started.
I am interested in working as a travel agent from home. after reading your post I am hoping you can explain the process of starting up and details of the job.
Thank you for your time,
Annie
Hi Annie, If you’re unfamiliar with the travel industry, I’d suggest purchasing a “how to become a travel agent” guide. Once you familiarize yourself with the industry, you’ll need to figure out if you want to go out on your own, or if you want to work with a host agency. There are pros and cons either way you go. After that you’ll need to setup some business basics which you can read about here:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/10-steps-to-setting-up-your-new-home-based-business/
Good luck and keep us posted!
Hi Amanda I would really like information on how to become an independent travel agent also.
Amanda, thanks for sharing about your home travel business….I’d love more information please.
Thank You !
More information my E-mail [email protected]
I’m interested Amanda!
Hi there! I am in the military but wanted an extra way to earn money on the side. I move around a lot so something online would be the best option. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Hi Mariah,
These articles will give you a great place to start your WAH job search:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/earn-income-2016/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/right-job/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-home-jobs-location/
Hi there, I am also looking to work from home or online as I have a 10 month old baby girl who I miss to death while im slaving away at the office from 8-5 mon to fri. I currently work at a travel agency as a travel consultant. My biggest dilemma is that I live in Namibia and it is extremely difficult to find an online job from here. I have thought about starting my own travel business at home but do not have the resources and companies such as travel counsellors do not offer employment in Namibia.
Hi Lena,
Most of our job leads are for US residents.
Check out this post for global jobs:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/worldwide-work-from-home-jobs/
Were you based in the US before?
Good luck!
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Hi, I am intetested to start working from home as a travel agent.
Can you please send me by email all the information?
Best Regards,
Vivian
Hi Vivian, Just click on the links to the resources and you can get additional information. Good luck and keep us posted.
Am looking how to get work from home.
Are you looking to make extra cash? Part-time or full-time job? Start your own business?
I’m an single mom looking for income also freedom from my current job I do deep cleaning but want to one day start my own business but got to pay my school
Hi Jessica,
These articles will give you a great place to start your WAH job search:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/best-work-from-home-jobs/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/right-job/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-home-jobs-location/
Hi, Ola
I am a work at home travel agent and I am loving it every aspect of it. The compensation plan is AWSOME. If you would like to know more email me . Thank you,
I woud love to know more about your work at home travel position.
I am also interested in working from home. How did you get started? I look to travel so that would be amazing to be able to help others plan there travel.
Thank you
Kacie
Please give me some info I would love to work from home as a travel agent.
I am as well a travel agent with the 110 % getting lowest price on all travel, many perks, bonuses, free trips, the best training on the planet. love to shair
Hi
I’ve got my diploma of tourism and I’ve worked in retail for a couple of years but I want to get started working from home , will you be able to help me ?
Hi Neranda, This post will give you an excellent place to start your job search: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/right-job/ Good luck!
Hi Varina!
Could you please tell me how to be an at home travel agent? Thank you in advance for your response.
Best,
Francine
I am interested in earning an extra income but don’t want to leave home. I have a full time day job..
Hi Varina, Me and My Wife are Freelance Tour Consultants based in Chennai, India. Is your plan applicable for India too. Please do let me have more details. Thank you
Hi Varina,
I would love more information about home based travel agent.
Thanks
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Hi Lidy,
These articles will give you a great place to start your WAH job search:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/earn-income-2016/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/right-job/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-home-jobs-location/
If you have more specific questions, let me know, I’ll be happy to help.
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Brandi
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Thank You
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Hi,
I’m interested in working as a travel agent from home. I’m very passionate about traveling and new places but I’m not really sure how everything works.
Varina,
I would like more information as well.
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Lisa Peterson
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Take a look at this post, Lisa: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/travel-agent/
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I am looking for a part time job in tourism working from home
Would you be able to help me?
Thank you
I am interested in learning a work at home based job. I’d really appreciate any information and help as to what’s the first step in learning how to get started. My email is: [email protected]
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I found this blog very interesting to read. I know working from home is in a high demand for mothers. making convenient to spend time with her children and making it possible for her to make an income. One thing I have noticed was the job listings found on Granted.com they have a wide range of job postings.
Thanks for the suggestion – I haven’t checked out granted.com yet.