How Meredith Hill brought the travel agency back to relevancy

Meredith Hill, Gifted Travel Network, Non-Tech, Women Founders

I thought that once online travel booking became a thing that needing to hire a travel advisor or travel agent would just be a thing of the past, but it’s not.

Today’s guest discovered that not only are people still doing this but that they’re often independent contractors. And they were struggling with a problem. Well, today’s guest realized what that problem was, and she created a company that solved it.

Meredith Hill is the founder whose company we’re going to find out about today. The company is called Gifted Travel Network. They are a travel host agency created to support travel advisors and their brands. So why would travel advisors need someone like her? We’ll find out.

Meredith Hill

Gifted Travel Network

Meredith Hill is the founder of Gifted Travel Network, a travel host agency created to support travel advisors and their brands.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses, and I do it for an audience of real entrepreneurs. I actually thought that once online travel booking became a thing that needing to hire . . . She’s smiling because she knows where I’m going with this. I thought that needing to hire a travel advisor, a travel agent, a travel anyone would just be a thing of the past, but it’s not.

Apparently, today’s guest has discovered not only that it’s not a thing of the past, there are people who are doing this. They’re often independent contractors who’ve decided that this is going to be basically there . . . Maybe a side hustle or their full-time entrepreneurial activity. But there’s a problem that they have when they go off to do this. And she realized what that problem is, and she created a company that solved it....

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