88 percent would recommend becoming a travel advisor to others IRVING, Texas , Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new survey, travel advisors with Nexion Travel Group, the travel industry's premier host travel agency in North America , expressed overwhelming satisfaction with their career choice and strong confidence in the outlook for the travel industry. Eighty-eight percent of respondents would recommend a job as a travel advisor to others, while 83 percent said that they are optimistic or very optimistic about the future of the industry.
And nearly three-quarters are satisfied or very satisfied with their career as a travel advisor. More than half have been in the industry for more than 10 years but about one-third are relative newcomers, with five years or less of experience. And for 70 percent, being a travel advisor is a full-time job.
"I'm heartened by the results of this survey showing that our travel advisors have such tremendous satisfaction with their careers and confidence about the future," said Jackie Friedman , VTA, CTIE, President, Nexion Travel Group. "For our industry to continue to grow, we need to attract individuals who love seeing the world and have a strong desire to help consumers put together their dream vacations. We want more people to become travel advisors and join us at Nexion Travel Group, where we can help set them up for success.
As the responses to our survey show, being a travel advisor can be a rewarding and lucrative career." A quarter of.