Nexion Travel Group shows advisors how to build a six-figure business

Nexion Travel Group has just released Make Six Figures as a Travel Agent — a free e-booklet that breaks down the business strategies behind reaching $100,000 in annual earnings. The guide is available to travel advisors across the industry, regardless of affiliation.

At a time when being a travel advisors has emerged as one of North America’s fastest-growing careers — appearing on LinkedIn’s annual Jobs on the Rise list for two consecutive years – the Group’s new e-booklet couldn’t arrive at a better time to answer the question: How do you turn that career opportunity into a profitable business?

Interest in the profession is showing up within Nexion as well. The company reported a 20% increase in people interested in becoming travel advisors in 2026, as more people explore a career that can offer entrepreneurship, flexibility and the opportunity to build a business around travel.

Jackie Friedman, CTC, VTA, President, Nexion Travel Group, observed that: “More people are discovering travel advising as a career, but loving travel and knowing how to plan an incredible trip are only part of the equation.”

Friedman continued: “To make a real living at this, you have to think like a business owner. We created this guide to help advisors understand what it actually takes to build a business that can support both their financial goals and the life they want.”

Make Six Figures as a Travel Agent focuses on the shift from simply booking more trips to intentionally building a profitable, scalable business. It draws on principles Nexion shares with its own members and gives advisors a framework for evaluating how they position their expertise, price their services and make decisions about growth.

Among the guide’s key strategies are finding a specialization and clearly defining an advisor’s value; charging professional fees that reflect that value; increasing average booking value rather than relying solely on volume; balancing referrals with new business; and learning when to say no to work that does not support the advisor’s goals.

The guide also tackles the math behind the six-figure milestone. Lower average booking values require advisors to complete more transactions to reach the same income target, bringing more emails, revisions and administrative work with them. Increasing average booking value, consistently charging professional fees and offering travel insurance can help advisors generate more revenue without simply adding more bookings.

That distinction can be particularly important for newer advisors who may equate a full calendar with a successful business.

Said Friedman: “Being busy and being profitable are not the same thing. Building a six-figure travel business isn’t about chasing every lead or working around the clock. It’s about designing a business model around your expertise, your value and the clients you are best positioned to serve. Once advisors understand that, the first $100,000 becomes a much more tangible goal and a foundation they can build on.”

Make Six Figures as a Travel Agent can be downloaded by CLICKING HERE.