My favorite thing to do since I was little was Travel. I love to explore new places...cold, hot, climb mountains, snow board, swing through the trees on zip lines, bunji jump....you name it I have done it or have plans to do it. When I was younger it was easy because my parents always took me on vacations and camps always offer wonderful contraptions to keep young Thrill Seekers entertained. Yet I have found as I have gotten older and graduated college ( I am now 32 and proud to be everyday of it) that it is harder for me to get away. I have learned in the past 10 years that if i don't get away on a trip or two...I am...lets just say..not a very nice person! Stress can build up and going to the gym everyday can relieve about 3/4 of the stress but never completely release it all!! I need the fresh salty sea air to help me completely breath in a breath of relaxation. Or a good mountain bike trip up to the tip top of somewhere to wring all the stress away.
So after years of looking for away to Travel in a way I could afford, My Dad stumbled up on the great company called YTB. It is actually a Travel company that sells you your on Travel web site, which is powered by Travelocity. By having a travel web site you can be considered an on line travel agent, which allows you access to all the inside secret deals that only travel agents receive. I was intrigued but not yet convinced. So Dad and I took a trip to Orlando, where we received our travel certifications through YTB. WE where there for two days and went to lectures held by Carnival, Apple Vacations, Fun Jet, Disney, etc...and we were taught how to travel for 70% less than before! It was exciting to think that maybe I could begin my travels again!
They also explained that by using your site to book your own travel you get 60% of the commission that you would have paid a travel agent or other travel site. Again I said great but ....well see. So around this time I was planning my honeymoon. Because the passport laws changed in Oct. and we got married in Oct. we go stuck without passports and birth certificates that we couldn't use...so we decided to head up to Gatlinburg. So I logged on to my new site.. www.recessforyou.com to book a beautiful cabin in the mountains. I checked around and the prices were competitive with all the other sites, and when I get the 60% commission back it would come out cheaper... so I booked it.
So off we go to Gatlinburg. When we arrived I told the receptionist that I was a Travel Agent and gave her my credentials. To my surprise she said that the cabin was not rented the night we where suppose to leave and wanted to know if we would like an additional night for free...because they extend that to Travel Agents. So my first experience with YTB was great...I received an additional night for free and came home to receive a check for $250 commission from booking on my website.
Just a good experience. And I plan to blog a lot about all my Travels. Find your passion and pursue it!! Have a great 08!
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