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Two years ago, Henley Vazquez created Fora Travel, a host agency that caters to a select group of new travel agents: part-timers, side-hustlers or even those who are just looking to dip their toes into a career in travel, but don’t know where to start. As a travel advisor herself — and a former staff member at Town and Country Magazine and Indagare — Vazquez says her mission is to bring new blood into the travel industry and support people at every stage of their career.
In this episode of Humans of Travel, Vazquez shares the ins and outs of Fora — what she looks for in potential new advisors, why the model is appealing to non-full-time workers and what she says to people who think the barrier to entry for this career should be higher.
Listeners will also hear about Vazquez’s own relationship with travel, and what Fora has in the works for 2024.
This episode is sponsored by Travel Insured International.
Credit: 2023 TravelAge WestResources Mentioned in This Episode
Fora Travel
Special Code for Humans of Travel Listeners: Foratravel.com/joinus
Application Code: HumansofTravel
Follow Fora on Instagram: @helloFora
Vazquez’s Speedtalking with Fora Podcast, on YouTube:
From TravelAge West:
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Part-Time Travel Agent? Fora Aims to Professionalize New Agents (and Side-Hustlers)
These Suppliers Pay Travel Agent Commissions On Time
Part-Time Travel Agents Make Up a Third of the Travel Advisor Workforce
About Your Host
Emma Weissmann is the Managing Editor of TravelAge West, a print magazine and website for travel advisors based in the Western U.S. She is also the co-host of Trade Secrets, a podcast created with sister publication Travel Weekly.
TravelAge West also produces national trade publications Explorer and Family Getaways, as well as events including the Future Leaders in Travel Retreat, Global Travel Marketplace West, the WAVE Awards gala and the Napa Valley Leadership Forum.
About the Show
TravelAge West’s podcast, “Humans of Travel,” features conversations with exceptional people who have compelling stories to tell. Listeners will hear from the travel industry’s notable authorities, high-profile executives, travel advisors and rising stars as they share the highs and lows that make them human.
