The Course

From idea to first booking, and beyond

Seven core modules get you launched. Pro adds six advanced modules on vendors, cruise lines and growth. Pro+ adds hands-on booking training and your first year on our team. Every lesson ends with one clear action step.

Core modules · All plans

Launch your business

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Module 1: Is This Business Right for You? FREE

How travel advisors really get paid, a day in the life, the biggest myths versus reality, and fam trips: the discounted or free familiarization trips that cruise lines, resorts and tour companies offer advisors so they can experience a ship or destination first-hand and sell it with confidence.

Action step: Write your why and weekly time budget
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Module 2: Getting Legal

Host agency vs. independent, Seller of Travel registration and other state rules, E&O insurance, and choosing your business structure.

Action step: Complete the registration and insurance checklist
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Module 3: Choosing a Host Agency

What to compare (splits, fees, training, leads, technology), red flags to avoid, and questions to ask.

Action step: Fill in the host agency comparison worksheet
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Module 4: Picking Your Niche

Cruises, all-inclusives, Disney, groups, river, adventure. Why niches win, and how to build one from your own travel.

Action step: Choose your niche and one-line pitch
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Module 5: Finding Your First Clients

Your friends-and-family launch, Facebook groups, TikTok and Reels, and asking for referrals.

Action step: Send 20 launch messages and post 5 times
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Module 6: Selling & Serving

Discovery calls, writing quotes, handling "I can book it myself online," follow-up, and repeat clients.

Action step: Run 3 discovery calls with the script
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Module 7: Growing Your Business

Group travel, email lists, extra income from travel gear, and your 12-month plan.

Action step: Build your 90-day and 12-month plan

Advanced modules · Blueprint Pro & Pro+

Go deeper with vendors, groups and growth

This is where new advisors usually get stuck: knowing the suppliers well enough to sell with confidence. Pro walks you through it.

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Module 8: Cruise Line Deep Dives PRO

How the major ocean and river cruise lines differ, who each is best for, fare types and promotions, and how to match clients to the right ship.

Action step: Build your cruise line cheat sheet
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Module 9: Resorts, All-Inclusives & Tour Operators PRO

Working with all-inclusive resort brands, vacation packagers and escorted tour companies, and when to use each.

Action step: Quote one all-inclusive and one tour package
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Module 10: Vendor Training & Certifications PRO

Which supplier training programs and specialist certifications are worth your time, and how to complete them efficiently.

Action step: Enroll in your first two vendor trainings
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Module 11: Working With Supplier Reps PRO

Building relationships with business development managers, co-op marketing, fam trips and ship inspections.

Action step: Introduce yourself to three supplier reps
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Module 12: Group Travel Mastery PRO

Setting up group space, amenity points, deposits and deadlines, and marketing and managing a group trip from start to finish.

Action step: Draft your first group trip plan
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Module 13: Building a Booking Community PRO

Step by step, how to grow and run a Facebook group that brings in bookings, the model behind Samantha's 15,000-member cruise group.

Action step: Launch your group and first 10 posts

Blueprint Pro+ only

Book for real, with a team behind you

Pro+ turns the course into your business. You get hands-on booking training plus your first year as an independent advisor with Cruises Tours and Travel.

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Module 14: Supplier & Booking Basics PRO+

Hands-on training in the Travel Leaders Network booking engines and your CRM: quoting, booking, deposits, final payments and tracking commissions, using the same tools you get as a Pro+ member.

Action step: Make your first real quote in the booking engine

Your first year on the team is included

  • Your full first year of membership: annual fee and all 12 monthly fees (a $609 value)
  • E&O insurance
  • Professional email address
  • Your own advisor website
  • CRM for clients, reservations and commissions
  • Travel Leaders Network proprietary booking engines
  • One-on-one training and support from Samantha Pollack, CEO/Founder, or our administration team

Compare the plans

Included

Templates you can use the same day

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Launch kit

"New business" announcement post, 20 friends-and-family message scripts, and a referral request script.

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Sales kit

Discovery call script, client intake form, quote email templates and follow-up sequences.

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Setup checklists

Seller of Travel steps, insurance, business setup and a host agency comparison worksheet.

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Social media kit

30 days of post ideas, TikTok hooks, and how to run a Facebook group.

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Bonus: Callie's Travel Finds

How to earn extra from travel gear with TikTok Shop and Amazon.

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Community & live Q&A

Connect with other new advisors, plus monthly live Q&A with Samantha (Pro and Pro+ members).

Self-paced, on your schedule

Lessons are 5 to 12 minutes, so you can learn in a lunch break. Most students finish the core modules in 5 to 7 weeks at 3 to 5 hours a week.

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Take the first step toward your travel business

Join free and get Module 1, Is This Business Right for You?, plus the legal setup checklist. Upgrade whenever you're ready.

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