The Basics
Our free training gives you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in the travel industry. We have two tracks, one for existing agents and one for new agents. Upon graduation, you will join a collaborative team and gain access to extensive resources for continued education. Most importantly, you will be a fully licensed agent able to earn commission on something everyone does: travel. This is a commission-only based 1099 contract. While we will be here to train you and give pointers, you should treat this like starting your own business. You will be responsible for winning your clients and managing your own time. We recommend doing this part-time until you've created a large enough client base to comfortably replace your current job's salary. Many of our agents have started down this path and have become full-time.
Part One: Mastering the Industry (Optional for Existing Agents)
You will have 30 days to complete this segment. This course provides a starter pack of information to our agents so that they fully understand the travel industry, from brands and destinations to how hotels and restaurants think. The Curriculum includes 388 self-guided lessons and over 16 hours of video covering: Travel Agent Basics (Industry Terminology, Best Practices and More) Videos Providing Important Highlights Across Hundreds of Brands and Destinations Around the World Insights and Instructions for Leisure and Group Bookings How to Provide Concierge Services to Clients (i.e., How to get difficult restaurant reservations) Comprehensive Explanations of Your Value Proposition (why someone would book with you) Comprehensive Sales Training How to Negotiate With Suppliers How to Service Clients During Travel Practical Exam Preparation And More!
Part Two: Practical Exam (Required)
You must take your first practical exam within 7 days of completing The Industry course. If you are an existing agent who has decided to skip The Industry course, you must take your first practical exam within 7 days of joining our training program. Apply your skills in a live role-playing (via a video conference) scenario where you'll interact with our team as if they are clients. You'll have three attempts to pass and up to seven days between each attempt (if needed). You will receive clear and constructive feedback from our team after your practical exam.
Part Three: Mastering the Systems (Required)
You have 14 days to complete this segment of the training. Learn the tools and systems you'll use daily as a professional travel agent, ensuring you're equipped for efficiency and accuracy. The Curriculum includes 139 self-guided lessons and over 2 hours of video covering: How to Use Our CRM How to Book Through FastBook (our proprietary booking engine) How to Book Through non-FastBook Suppliers (i.e., Cruises, Car services, etc.) Travel Agent Accounting Fraud and Scam Detection And more!
Orientation (Required)
Orientation is the next step after completing your training. Here, we will guide you through setting up your @LuxRallyTravel.com email, getting your logins, submitting your seller of travel exemption paperwork and fee, navigating our resources, and more!
Travel Agent Marketing Course (Optional)
This course becomes available after your complete orientation. It will guide you through best practices, break down personal branding and understanding your network, and outline what you should do during your first few weeks of self-promotion as a travel agent. Completing this course allows you to schedule 1:1s with our CMO and Co-founder, Courtney Eisen.
The Power of FastBook
FastBook is LuxRally Travel's proprietary booking platform, designed to simplify the travel booking process for agents. Created by our founder, David Eisen, FastBook eliminates the need for agents to log into multiple supplier platforms. Instead, it aggregates rates and benefits from a wide range of vendors, making it fast and convenient to book hotels directly from your phone or laptop. To fully appreciate FastBook, you would need to understand the traditional booking systems used by many travel agents, such as GDS (Global Distribution System), BedsOnline, Expedia TAAP, Classic Vacations, etc. These systems require separate logins, manual searches, and clunky interfaces. FastBook streamlines this process by consolidating data and rates from multiple suppliers into one user-friendly platform. Because FastBook is directly integrated into our CRM, it simplifies operations such as invoicing, eliminating the need for manual entry. This seamless integration ensures efficiency, accuracy, and a better experience for both agents and clients. Another important note is that David used to do cybersecurity for defense contractors, so rest assured your client's information is safe in our system. Essentially, FastBook allows our agents to be faster, more accurate, and more mobile than any other agents in the world.
Features in FastBook
Access to over 1.3 million hotels directly in our CRM Automatic Invoicing Linking Credit Cards to Client Profiles - (no more entering in credit card numbers for each booking!) Saving Multiple Quotes (Saved quotes expire after 7 days; saved quotes may also change as inventory and pricing change. Saving a quote does not lock in the inventory or the price for the client) Search by Hotel Lists (our team has hundreds of hotel lists; you can use lists from other agents or make custom ones) One Click to Send Client Profiles With Bookings One Click to Submit a Concierge Support Ticket Multi-Room Booking in One Transaction Integration with Sabre Technology Net Rate integration via various wholesalers Hotel Benefits Rates integration 30-second rate results across multiple sources - no more logging into ten different sites to search! One-button booking cancellation LuxRally Branded Client Confirmation Invoices Access to Rates Not Available to Consumers And so much more!
Rates Found in FastBook
FastBook currently hosts 1.3 million hotels globally, with more rates and suppliers added as API integrations become available. FastBook Currently Pulls Rates From: GDS (Sabre) Travel Leaders SELECT/CURATED/Worldwide ABC Global Services (Corporate Rates) Preferred Partner Programs BedsOnline Rate Hawk Expedia Price Travel Rakuten Happy Travel Hotel Trader TBO Direct Wholesale Rates (Exclusive rates not available through any other suppliers) And more!
For Travel Agents, By Travel Agents
So many people have tried to build this type of booking system and failed. Why? They weren't travel agents. The programmers and designers didn't truly understand what agents needed. We do. We constantly innovate based on feedback from our team, and because we programmed everything from the ground up, we can respond quickly to the needs of our agents. Don't be a late adopter. We have the booking engine of the future; everyone else is a cheap imitation.
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Last Updated 01/04/25