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How to Start a Travel Agency in Nigeria

By Ikponmwosa Aikhionbare on December 29, 2015

This is a guide on how to start a travel agency in Nigeria. The travel industry in Nigeria has been on
a consistent growth path. According to the Nigerian Tourism Development Commission, the travel
industry in Nigeria has become one of the fastest growing in the world and is currently worth about
$4 billion. Want to tap into this? Then take some time to learn how to start a travel agency in
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A travel agency is a business that assists travellers to provide services to meet their travel needs.
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Travel agents can serve both business travellers and tourists alike. Nigerians are known to travel a
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There are two major ways of getting involved in the travel agency business in Nigeria. You can either
start as a freelance travel agent or as an International Air Transport Association (IATA) licensed
agent.
 Freelance Travel Agent

As a freelance travel agent, you will need much less capital and infrastructure to start off. All you
might need is a laptop, internet service and a printer. The beauty of the freelance agent is that you
can start even from the comfort of your bedroom. You do not necessarily need an office space to
begin business.

You will however need to have developed a fair number of clients who will be willing to entrust you
with the responsibility of making their travel plans come through.
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The capital required to start as a freelance agent can be as little as ₦100,000, to purchase a laptop,
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Because of the high prevalence of deadly

You might decide to enter this business as an IATA licensed agent. This involves you registering
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ensure that you are very aware of what you are doing because the requirements for IATA taken out time to review this...

accreditation could cost you quite a lot. More care should be taken here because it involves a lot
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The major advantage here is that you get access to a lot more customers and also have access to
the IATA airline database where you can easily get the best ticket prices for your customers. This
further translates into higher profit margin. You are even allowed to make bookings for chartered
flights.

IATA regulation stipulates that before you can register your travel agency in Nigeria with them, you
must meet the following minimum requirements;

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4. You have to be registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Your start off capital requirement will be in the region of ₦1.5 m to ₦5m. This will depend on your 7

location and the scale you intend to start off with.

Once you have all these requirements, they can then begin to process your registration. Issuance of
the license is still subject to other considerations. For a detailed guide on how to obtain the license,
please visit their website at www.iata.org .

After obtaining your IATA license, you will then proceed to subscribe with a Global Distribution
System (GDS). The GDS is a centralized computerized system used by registered travel agents for
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the reservation of airline seats, hotel rooms and other items. You can register with famous GDS
companies like Sabre, Amadues or Galileo. Their registration procedures and requirements can be
found on their websites.

Please be aware that the IATA and GDS registration also comes with training programmes that will
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Travel consultancy involves you giving advice to your customers on making travel choices. It could
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be advice on cheap airlines, faster travel routes, baggage allowance or any other advice that will
make their travel experience a better one.

Visa Counselling

We all know that processing a visa can be a cumbersome process. You can also charge a fee for
assisting your customers with their visa procurement procedure.

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Another income stream for a travel agent is to sell tickets for events that are taking place outside financial institutions that accept deposits and
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You can get these tickets and then resell to those you know will be travelling to the United Kingdom.

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7 COMMENTS

Babatunde Ajala
October 10, 2016 at 8:46 am

If i register with an IATA agent, what will i be given as guarantee that i’m a recorgnised member.

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Ifiokobong Rob
October 11, 2016 at 8:10 am

Yes @Babatunde Ajala, you will be recognised

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Okey Victor
July 8, 2016 at 10:05 am

I enjoyed reading your write up.Thanks

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Jonathan
April 16, 2016 at 2:17 am

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Ikponmwosa Aikhionbare
March 17, 2016 at 11:54 am

Thank you for reading through. If you have the necessary hardware for starting off as a freelance agent, it is advised
d that you approach an IATA accredited travel agency. You can start off as an oulet or marketer for them. The
reason for this is stated in the write up. Thanks.

Reply

jacinta
June 20, 2016 at 11:52 am

Hi,
this is a very excellent writeup.
HOWEVER, i would like to ask, can you register with IATA without actually applying for the liscence?
That is register without the bank guaranty.
Kindly respond.

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Emmanuel
March 10, 2016 at 11:48 pm

Pls i wish to be a travel agent. And I have all it takes to be a freelance travel agent…. The laptop, the printer and
Internet connection. Pls what exactly do I do next. Pls I need advice on what and what to do exactly. 07036354753
WhatsApp. I await for response earnestly. Thanks

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