Leads? Payment Gateways? Hierarchies?

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Erwing from Oasis Travel Network about online marketing, payment gateways, and the hierarchy in the travel industry.

This week’s Friday 15, we're welcoming Erwing from Oasis Travel Network! Let’s have some fun, plus some questions to discuss this Friday at 12 pm CST. Join us! New advisor here, just starting out-I’m wondering if it’s possible to be successful in getting leads through online marketing only, and not tap into friends and family or local community? I am a new home-based travel agent and I am curious as to which online payment gateway host you recommend? I will be using this payment gateway only for my fee. All other payments go directly to the vendors. Any help is appreciated, thanks! Is there an actual hierarchy to the travel business? I understand we're all dependent on one another, but how would it look on a traditional organization chart? For example, do host agencies depend on suppliers, or are the suppliers what makes it possible to form a host agency? Just trying to understand the big picture of this industry! RESOURCES: Getting leads - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-leads Great article about payment security in general that you might want to check out - https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/tis-q4-2025

People in this episode

Host: Host Agency Reviews

Guest: Erwing

Topics covered

• online marketing
• payment gateways
• travel industry hierarchy
• home-based travel agents
• lead generation

Keywords

• leads
• payment gateway
• travel business
• online marketing
• home-based travel agent

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oasis Travel Network, vendors, host agencies, suppliers

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