Virtual Assistant Becomes Virtual Travel Agent

Released on: March 24, 2008, 2:07 pm

Press Release Author: Virtually There VA Services

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Montreal - Virtual Assistance Company encourages other VAs to
look into the lucrative travel industry to better assist clients.

Press Release Body: Virtually There VA Services, a virtual assistance company
located just outside of Montreal, Quebec has announced that it has added travel
assistance to its list of services. Company owner and operator, Kelly Sims recently
completed training to become an Independent Travel Agent allowing her to provide
cost-effective, quality travel services to her clients.

Sims explains this move, "It is a natural complement to my business. My clients
travel all the time, so the need was there. By becoming an Independent Travel
Agent, I can better assist them with their travel needs and it actually saves them
money." Sims continued, "Since I am acting as a travel agent when I book trips, I
don't charge my hourly VA rate for doing so. The travel company with whom I book
instead pays me a portion of the amount paid by the client, so it's a win-win
situation. The client gets the travel assistance they need without having to pay
extra, and the travel companies pay me a commission for the referral."

Travel is a multi-trillion dollar business, and with an increasing number of
baby-boomers retiring, the business is expected to double in the next 10 years. With
more and more people seeking deals and booking travel online, the industry is truly
booming.

"Once I heard the numbers and considered the complementarity of my business and the
travel business, I was sold on the idea. How could I not get involved when the
industry is growing so rapidly?" Sims states, "For Virtual Assistants like me, who
assist in booking travel regularly, this is an incredible opportunity to expand
their businesses. I just announced the addition of this service to my clients last
week and already I've gotten requests for information on future travel, a referral
from one of my clients to a frequent traveler who could use my help, and I've booked
a cross-country flight for another. I believe this is going to be very big."

"This is a really great opportunity for anyone who has always wanted to open their
own home-based business, or simply wants the opportunity to travel more while saving
on their travel." Sims continued, "The company that I am affiliated with, allowed me
to complete my training via conference calls and online tutorials. They assigned me
a mentor to whom I can address any questions I may have; as well I have a training
director who has helped me develop a sales strategy. They provided me with a travel
website and all the tools I need to get my travel business off the ground."

For more information on how to open your own travel business, or on adding travel
agent services to your existing virtual assistance business, don't hesitate to
contact Kelly Sims at contact@virtuallythereva.com or visit her website at
http://www.myvirtualofficeassistant.ca. To hear a toll-free pre-recorded message
about this lucrative opportunity, please call (888) 870-4978.

Web Site: http://www.myvirtualofficeassistant.ca

Contact Details: 24 de Gaspe,
Coteau du Lac, QC
Canada
J0P 1B0
450-763-0284
contact@virtuallythereva.com

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