Become a Certified Travel Coach™
Provide the Experiences that your Clients Never Knew that they Needed
HOME TO THE WORLD'S VERY FIRST & ONLY ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR TRAVEL COACHES
Welcome to the Certified Travel Coach™ course for Travel Advisors
This brand new Certified Travel Coach course which is designed for travel advisors who feel called to go deeper and move beyond surface-level selling and create intentional, impactful journeys that truly serve their client’s needs, goals, and aspirations.
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Design more meaningful and personalized travel experiences
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Better understand your clients and guide them with confidence
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Integrate wellness, transformation, or education into your offerings
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Niche down and stand out in a changing industry
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Add a new, aligned revenue stream to your business
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Or finally step into the work you feel you’re meant to do
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Travel with intention
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Find clarity and confidence
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Make better travel decisions on where to go and what to do
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And use travel as a tool for healing, purpose, and change in their life
What is a Certified Travel Coach™?
Picture the perfect blend of a travel advisor and a life coach, dedicated to transforming your clients’ trips into experiences that go beyond sightseeing.
Travel coaching is about getting to the root of WHY someone wants to travel and what their motivating factors for wanting to travel are, and then helping them set intentions for their trip so that they can have the transformative and meaningful experiences that they need.
A travel coach aims to guide, educate, and inspire travelers to make informed decisions, overcome obstacles, and create memorable journeys.
Travel is personal and every time we travel, we have a different persona.
Travel coaching uses hyper-personalized strategies to cater to every persona of your client, every time.
Travel agents who implement travel coaching are inherently elevating the entire trip experience for their clients, from way before they depart all the way up until the next time they book.
You may be asking, “where do I go to become a certified travel coach?”
That’s where we come in!
The Travel Coach Network is a women-led company that trains, educates, and certifies travel coaches through the world’s first and only Travel Coach Certification Program accredited by the International Coach Federation ICF). We are a global community of travel coaches who focus on specific niches and help travelers have the transformative and meaningful experiences that they need.
How can travel coaching level up my travel agency?
People want the travel knowledge, transformation, and experiences that you hold. People want to be more involved and in control of their travels so they can have their ideal lifestyle, reach their travel goals, or have the transformative experiences that reshape their mind, body, and soul.
YOU hold the secrets that they want the key to unlocking!
Here are just a few of the many ways travel coaching can give your travel agent career a boost:
- Going the extra mile to invest in your travelers' experiences allows you to add a unique depth to your services (= higher ticket offerings) and build long-lasting relationships (= repeat sales!)
- Enhances traveler satisfaction through personalized support, ensuring travelers feel supported throughout every obstacle - from emotional to logistic!
- Helps you get crystal clear on your unique niche, allowing you to build resilience, navigate inevitable industry changes and embrace the evolution of your business
- Empowers you to connect with clients who share your values, making your work feel more meaningful
- Encourages you to explore destinations with fresh eyes, strengthening and expanding your connections with suppliers
- Presents the opportunity to broaden your offerings to appeal to a wider range of clients
- Add new revenue streams and charge for your value
- Create life-long clients through deep personal connection and guidance
Are you an Agency or Consortia owner? Email sdevore@TheTravelCoachNetwork.com to learn about licensing, group discount, and free training opportunities.
Benefits for the Traveler/Consumer
Personalized Itineraries: Travel coaching allows agents to deeply understand their clients' preferences, interests, and goals for their trip. As a result, they can create personalized itineraries that align with the clients' desires, making the journey more meaningful and fulfilling.
Clarity and Focus: Through travel coaching, clients can gain clarity about what they want to achieve from their travels. This process helps them set clear intentions, allowing them to focus on experiences that truly matter to them.
Overcoming Challenges: Travel coaches can help clients identify and address potential challenges or fears related to travel. Whether it's fear of flying, language barriers, or cultural uncertainties, travel coaching provides tools and strategies to overcome these obstacles.
Enhanced Confidence: By working with a travel coach, clients can boost their confidence in making travel decisions. They feel more empowered to step out of their comfort zones and explore new destinations and experiences.
Cultivating Mindful Travel: Travel coaching encourages clients to adopt mindful travel practices, such as respecting local cultures, supporting sustainable tourism, and making responsible choices during their journeys.
Increased Self-Awareness: Travel coaching often involves introspective exercises and reflections, leading to increased self-awareness and personal growth. Clients may discover new aspects of themselves and gain a better understanding of their values and desires.
Emotional Support: Traveling can evoke various emotions, ranging from excitement to anxiety. Travel coaches provide emotional support, helping clients navigate their feelings and manage stress during the travel planning process and throughout the trip.
Maximizing Experiences: Travel coaches can offer insights and suggestions that clients might not have considered otherwise. This can lead to discovering hidden gems, unique activities, and off-the-beaten-path experiences, maximizing the overall travel experience.
Fostering Lifelong Skills: Through travel coaching, clients can develop essential life skills, such as adaptability, resilience, and open-mindedness. These skills go beyond the trip and can positively impact various aspects of their lives.
Memorable Transformations: Travel coaching can lead to transformative experiences for clients. It can be a catalyst for personal growth, helping clients break through limitations, redefine their perspectives, and return from their journeys with a renewed sense of self.
Long-term Benefits: The effects of travel coaching can extend beyond the specific trip. Clients may continue to apply the insights and skills gained during travel coaching to future adventures and everyday life.
Higher Satisfaction: Clients who receive travel coaching services are more likely to feel satisfied with their trips. They have a deeper connection with their travel experiences, knowing that their journey was designed to align with their individual needs and aspirations.
What is included?
- 10 ICF-CCE hours
- Lifetime access to the Certified Travel Coach™ course
- Go at your own pace
- 4 pre-recorded and written modules consisting of video trainings, developmental and learning resources and tools
- An exclusive invite to our private Travel Coach Entrepreneurs Community
- Your International Certified Travel Coach™ Certificate and Badge
…and more!
- Begin as soon as you enroll
- Go at your own pace
- Complete the modules
- Do the assignments and tasks
- Complete and pass the 75- Question Multiple Choice Final Assessment
- Receive your Certified Travel Coach Certificate
Course Curriculum
Module 1: Introduction to Travel Coaching
Getting Started as a Travel Coach
Finding your Niche and Area of Expertise
Identifying your Ideal Client
Creating your Own Coaching Framework
Getting into your Coaching Mindset
Setting Yourself Apart
Module 2: The Principles of Travel Coaching
One-on-one Coaching
Establish a Coaching Agreement with your Client
Active Listening, Empathy, and Understanding
Creating a Safe and Supportive Environment
Effective Questioning
Communication and Rapport-Building
Learning, Results, and Creating Awareness
Tailoring Recommendations and Solutions
Problem-Solving and Adaptability
Patience and Resilience
Your Travel Knowledge and Expertise
Coaching with Confidence and Credibility
Module 3: The Travel Coach Approach™
Transformative Travel and the Hero’s Journey
Intuitive and Intentional Travel
The Power of Human Connection
Authentic Storytelling
The Benefits of Travel
A Fresh Approach to Personalization
Improving the Traveler’s Mindset
Module 4: Implementing Travel Coaching
Pre-Trip Coaching
During-Trip Coaching
Post-Trip Coaching
Integrating Travel Coaching into the Travel Agent Planning Process
Enhancing your Travel Marketing
*New modules will be added soon!
A Sneak Peek of Some Concepts That Set Our Program Apart
· How to identify your clients pain points in a holistic way
· How to better understand your client's travel motivations in a more mindful way
· Using personal branding to set yourself apart
· How to adopt a coaching mindset
· Leveraging the Hero’s Journey and understanding transformational travel design
· Guide your clients on the pre, during, and trip phases in an intentional way
· How to use our signature Travel Coach Approach with your clients
Meet the Founder
Hi, I’m Sahara Rose!
I was never someone who knew exactly what I wanted to do for a career path. I always had different interests and skill sets yet nothing that I had learned about or discovered in the tourism industry fulfilled how I was to use my knowledge of travel to make a difference.
The industry always put travel careers in boxes and provided limited options if you had a passion for travel and wanted to help others.
That’s when I started my own Wellness Travel Coaching business in 2018 after realizing that I wanted to mesh coaching + my passion for travel. I chose the wellness space because I believed so deeply in (and studied) the various mental, emotional, spiritual, physical, and overall wellness benefits of travel. I chose my niche of business travel because of personal experiences talking with business travelers and learning about the roaring burnout epidemic that was happening in that industry.
I then I founded The Travel Coach Network to guide others who share a similar passion for travel and help them start and grow their own travel coaching business. Our signature The Travel Coach Certification Program was born. Both within and outside of our ICF-accredited program, I have worked with over 1,000 coaches and business owners, giving them my ideas, insight, advice, and guidance for their business journey.
What we've noticed over the years is that more and more travel advisors were joining The Travel Coach Network to learn how they could combine the concept of Travel Coaching with their Travel Advisor business model because they still wanted to wear the advisor hat but wanted to stand out in the industry, align their values with their business, and do more than just plan and book trips- they wanted to provide more meaningful experiences for their clients.
That is what inspired our Certified Travel Coach Course designed specifically for Travel Advisors.
I am a multiple 6-figure business owner, a published author global speaker, TEDx speaker, Start-up Investor, and has been in over 350+ media outlets including Travel Weekly, Conde Nast Traveler, AFAR, TripAdvisor, CNBC, CNN Travel, and twice in Forbes. I am a member of the Advisory Board for The Hotel Guide, was named one of 2023’s Most Influential Women in Travel by TravelPulse, am a speaker in The Forum by The Forbes Travel Guide, and also appeared on Season 8 of Project Pitch It!
Are you ready for take off!? Let's go!
What travel agents have taken away from the Certified Travel Coach Program:
How to Strengthen Client Relationships + Curate Hyper-personalized Services
"The course made me think about new ways of connecting with people. I liked the section about questioning because I think I really needed to improve this to get to help people have a better overall experience. I also think it gave me a lot more confidence to ask the questions."
"I had a difficult time with the pain points and then writing the list started out so slowly and it suddenly became an enormous list of things I could help resolve for people."
"It helped to broaden my perspective in terms of how to get clients to better open up and trust me to facilitate with their journey."
How to Have the Confidence To Do Things Differently...for the Better!
"Having a different mindset and giving people options to make decisions in new ways really makes a difference."
“Travel coaching has been instrumental in filtering out tire-kickers for me. By presenting myself more professionally, I've noticed that only serious individuals are reaching out to work with me and I now have the confidence to turn away prospects that don't align with my services or approach.”
"I am working on figuring out the best ways to incorporate what I learned into my staff's work processes with clients."
"With the knowledge and insights provided in modules 3 & 4, my intention is now to be more systematic in integrating most, if not all all of the principles & concepts into my business operation."
"I feel more confident in my qualification process. I now have techniques to refer to and use to better service and support my clients. I have been able to accurately pair my clients with the experience that best aligns with them."
How to Increase Revenue in a Meaningful Way
"It has added an additional revenue stream. The impact is it is now one of my primary pillars for services I provide. It is part of the customer journey for everyone. It has me stand out as a travel pro."
Graduate of The Travel Coach Certification Program
“I wrote down this as one of my goals when I signed up for the Travel Coach Certification Program: "I'd love to learn about strategies in growing my clientele, selling travel, and helping guests understand the value of the cost of travel." Sales is not my strength. Through the program I feel like I've gained confidence in being a stronger sales woman and being able to sell travel from a lens of value first and how our trips can be supportive towards women's travel goals.”
Courtney
Wellness Travel Agent & Coach
"With the Travel Coaching Certification, I can offer even more to my clients besides just booking travel. The additional value I will provide through what I have learned through TCN will help me grow and build repeat business."
"The Travel Coach concept is a wonderful way to incorporate my passion for travel and desire to work in the industry. I can do what I love and help others at the same time."
