What are the operating modes of air ticket agents?

Generally, airlines set up direct sales departments to mainly sell their own air tickets. Air ticket agent refers to a company or individual authorized by other airlines to provide services such as air ticket agent, air ticket agent and ticket purchase. There are three main modes of operation of air ticket agency: opening a shop, booking tickets online and working part-time. If you want to be an air ticket agent, you can choose the appropriate mode according to the actual situation. To become an air ticket agent, you need to meet certain qualifications, and you need to have certain aviation resources and customers to earn money. Let's learn the knowledge of air ticket agent! What are the operating modes of air ticket agents?

1, open a shop

Opening a shop is a common mode of operation, and site selection is particularly important. Generally, it is chosen in areas with large traffic, such as large and medium-sized residential areas, large and medium-sized office buildings, street shops, travel agencies or hotel bars. (Because customers who open stores mainly attract surrounding consumers through store advertisements).

Step 2 book online

There are three main points in being an online booking agent. First, it has civil aviation related qualifications. The second is the ticket interface data. The third is the traffic of websites. The first two can be solved by funds and channels. The key to online booking is the number of visits. The greater the number of visits, the greater the sales volume.

3. Part-time job

Part-time operation means that you currently have a shop and want to add a business project. This is relatively simple. Just take the business license to the industrial and commercial bureau/industrial and commercial office and add a ticket slogan at the door. Part-time job requires you to master certain tourism resources. Simply put, it is to buy the source of air tickets, then buy a flat-push bill printer, and then find a good booking channel.

Generally speaking, you can see which way suits you according to your actual situation: if you are planning to open a shop, you can consider sharing a ticket sales joint venture with others besides renting a house alone. If you are optimistic about the prospect of booking tickets online, you are not short of money. Or you happen to have a website with heavy traffic. Then online booking is a good choice. Finally, if you happen to have a tourist source, it's not bad to earn some extra money by selling tickets part-time.

What do you need to be a ticket agent?

1. According to the relevant regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration, the business scope of the passenger transport sales agency industry is divided into two categories: the first category is the passenger transport sales agency industry, which operates the civil air transport sales agency business on international routes or routes in Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province provinces. Engaged in primary agency business, with a registered capital of not less than1500,000 yuan. Category II passenger transport sales agents, which are engaged in civil air transport sales agency business on domestic routes except Hongkong, Macau and Taiwan Province Province. Engaged in secondary agency business with a registered capital of not less than RMB 500,000. Its business license is mainly engaged in and concurrently engaged in "agent air transport". Generally speaking, it is a qualification with the right to sell international air tickets. Secondary agents have the right to sell domestic air tickets.

If you don't have that much money, you can start a small company with a personal license or registered capital of about 30 thousand. Its business scope is air ticket agent, air ticket agent and ticket purchase. According to Decree No.37 of the General Administration of Aviation, as a sales agent, one should obtain the qualification of enterprise legal person in People's Republic of China (PRC) according to law, that is, one must have the qualification of enterprise and the qualification of independent legal person, which is the minimum condition.

3. Self-conditions: This is relatively broad, depending on the resources owned by individuals, such as huge contacts, whether there are shops or offices, whether there are a lot of tourism resources, whether people around them often fly, and so on. It is easier to make money as an agent under such conditions.