Travel
Like The
"Rich and Famous. . ."
Discover How A Pauper
Travels Like A King!
How to Travel for Free by
Leading or Promoting Tours
by: Jacqueline Corbett
Whether you're 16 or 60, you CAN travel just about
anywhere in the
world for free -- and even with a nice stash of cash in your pocket --
by telling like-minded people about a trip and convincing them to go
with you. Get 5 to 20 to book the same trip, and your trip is free.
If you have a burning desire to see the
Pyramids... or go on an
African Safari... or snorkel the Great Barrier Reef of the South
Pacific... and don't have the cash, don't worry.
There's a good chance that you can travel for free
to just
about anywhere in the world your heart desires just by locating a group
of like-minded folks and convincing them to go with you.
And if you are really good at convincing a lot of
fellow
travelers to join you -- and have chosen the right travel company --
you could also earn up to $10,000 a trip for your efforts.
Not bad for doing something you passionately enjoy
doing, and
meeting a whole bunch of people who enjoy the same kind of traveling
you do.
There are dozens upon dozens of travel companies
who are
actively seeking individuals to help them organize tours -- or promote
existing ones.
Age is no consideration. Whether you are 16 or 70,
there is a tour or tour group that is bound to suit your travel
interests.
Teachers are actively courted to promote tours to
their students... and even given handsome cash stipends to boot.
High school and college students are sought to
promote grad
trips and spring break trips to their friends and classmates. Besides
free trips and "rock star" treatment, successful promoters can often
earn as much as $10,000 per spring break.
Ministers and church members are rewarded for
telling church
members about pilgrimages and trips to the holy land. With as much as
$10,000 to be made per trip, booking and leading tours is a wonderful
way to raise cash for a church building fund... or augmenting a
minister's meager salary.
Scuba divers can get a free trip by organizing a
scuba dive trip and promoting it to their fellow divers.
Lovers of the oriental culture can get free trips
to Japan or
China, while connecting with a whole new group of friends and earning
enough cash to dine well and bring back lovely souvenirs.
Travel companies will often pay cash when you
produce more reservations than the minimum required to earn a free
trip.
The number of paid trips it takes to get a free
one varies from travel company to travel company.
Some require as few as 5. Others as many as 15 or
20.
Many companies will reward you with multiple
trips.
Most will also offer a commission which gets
bigger the more trips you sell.
It doesn't take any experience to get started --
and most travel
companies supply you with lots of marketing materials and support.
The degree of involvement in planning and
promoting a trip varies considerably.
For example, promoting a trip for a spring break
can often be
done quite casually. Some spring break travel companies will even send
a representative to your campus to put on a meeting. A few phone calls
to friends. Some posters placed around the campus. An ad in the school
newspaper. And voila, you could easily have 15 or 20 people signed in
no time. Some companies don't even require that you collect the
deposits. And most will do the follow through in collecting the balance
of the trip fee.
The more aggressively you promote, the more trips
and money you'll earn.
According to some travel companies, it is not
uncommon for a
very aggressive promoter to walk away with a free trip AND a very
sizeable amount of cash.
Some travel firms say their top producers earn as
much as $10,000 a trip.
There is no limit to where or how you can
advertise a trip to
the general public. The more widely you advertise your tour or
pilgrimage, the more trips you'll book and the more cash you'll make.
To maximize your chances for success, it is
advisable to
announce and begin promoting your trip at least a year in advance of
your departure date, so that you have plenty of time to reach enough
people -- and to enable your prospects sufficient time to raise fund
and schedule the trip.
If you are already affiliated with a particular
group such as a
school, a church, or a club, it makes promoting a trip all the easier
as you already have easy channels of communication in place. Writing
letters or emails, making phone calls, announcements at meetings or
services, announcements in bulletins, etc.
If you are interested in making as much money as
possible in
addition to a free trip -- either for yourself or as a fundraiser, you
might want to look at other ways of reaching a wider audience.
Press releases to newspapers and other media.
Posters and flyers posted on community and
church bulletin boards.
Small ads taken out in newspapers and
appropriate magazines.
Posting in special interest forums on the
Internet
Holding public meetings and seminars.
Organizing a trip gives you rewards way beyond the
trip and the
money. In the process of organizing a trip, you will also come into
contact with many like-minded people you might never meet otherwise ...
resulting in friendships that last a lifetime.
For many, the best part of actively organizing and
promoting a
trip is meeting new people who have at least some common interests.
Because you are the group leader, you are in a
unique position
to have already "broken the ice"... so that when it comes time to
embark on your cruise or tour, you will often be on a first name basis
with everyone. This feeling of camaraderie with a large number of
fellow tourists can contribute immeasurably to the success of the trip
-- and can often lead to lifelong friendships.
So don't put off traveling just because you don't
have the cash.
Look through the resources below for a travel
company that suits
you. Then get in touch with them, set a date and a destination. And
start making plans to take the trip of your lifetime... by helping
others do the same.
Todays Travel Tip
Open wide! You should look into what is called an "Open-Jaw"
ticket. These are used when a traveler is arriving and departing
from different cities. One ticket is purchased to cover both cities.
So check into it with your travel agent or airline representative to
see if this trick is available instead of two one-way tickets. Compare
the price of each. Check back tomorrow for
another tip.
P.S.
If you have ever wanted to travel like the "rich and famous," here is
your opportunity. The Pauper's Secret Confessions alone, are
worth 10 times the cost of this book. Never take another trip
without being prepared!
