As the world’s resources are slowly depleting, scientists are forced to invent things that could lessen such depletion especially in time of Global Recession as prices of raw materials like oil increases. As a matter of fact, an engine that runs on water instead of oil is now utilized by various car manufacturers. Today, it is possible to travel using a hybrid car. But how about cross-country travels and likewise long distances? The answer for that is to avail of discounted travels.

Forging an alliance with the travel industry as an online travel agent is actually worth a shot. For one thing, it has a steady market already and at a time of recession, such market wants less expensive deals and indeed the travel businesses respond to these by offering discounts. We are talking about your boss, your neighbor, and even your coworker who needs to take a vacation but are afraid of the financial ramifications of a very expensive trip. Yes, they want an escape from the everyday confines of their office or homes but they want to be assured to that will have enough money for other things as well. With this in mind, you can easily capitalize on their need to travel and their budget limit by starting a home based business that could offer them the discounted travel that they dream about.

This kind of lucrative business opportunity is hard to ignore because of its inherent profitability and the ease that it boast. Imagine yourself working from your home, minimizing the cost of commuting regularly. You can actually set up client meetings at your own living room. What you need for this job is your internet, your marketing skills, and the discounts that you could offer – throw in some tea and biscuits too. Your job as an online travel agent involves presenting your clients with options that could minimize the cost of their vacation. You can show them travel packages that is within their budget or souvenir shops with more affordable prices and other things that are cheaper but equally important for their vacation.

After your clients reached a decision, you only need to file it through the internet to your own travel agency. If the payments are made, you receive a certain percentage from the fees paid by the client – this is known as travel commissions, your income from the said transaction. Since such income is based on the number of transactions made, you might want to expand your market web – you can talk to former employers, and even strangers that are looking for an affordable travel plan.

By being an online travel agent, you can help your coworker, your boss, and neighbors get the travel deal of their dreams because in the time of Global Recession, most of us wanted things to be less expensive than usual. In short, we all thrilled by the idea of discounts. We all want to save a little something even if we are having fun (i.e. even in vacation). As your job goes on you can actually save and earn a lot of money and live your life in relative fluidity like the water that runs in the engine of a hybrid car.