Hi brandi! Oh my goodness YES! So many similarities! We wish you all the best of luck with your new venture and hope it is everything you hope it to be! ❤️ Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Hi Jenn! ❤️ Haha! I'm so glad you found us on RUclips and now you get to be one of our amazing clients! We appreciate your support and trusting us with your travel! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
This might be my favorite video you guys have ever done! I already feel like friends…this is just another level! I LOVED hearing the story! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jaquellyn! Oh my goodness thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed hearing our story! You are so sweet and we are so lucky to have sweet people like you here watching and being a wonderful client! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Love this new series and hearing how you & Chelsey got into TA work. I’m a newer agent as well so your advice & perspective is taken to heart. We’ve also booked with you guys & would recommend to everyone!
Hi Erin! So glad you're enjoying the series! 😍 Congrats on becoming and agent! We wish you all the best of luck and if you every have any questions just let us know! Thank you for your support and for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
The worst travel event in history is why we found you. I was in the camp of just booking things myself but found ourselves with our honeymoon cruise cancelled. You guys put out such informative content in 2021 and put out your Sandals Royal Plantation videos and showed what a great job Sandals was doing. We are so glad we reached out to you- you took all the stress of traveling internationally away!
Hi E Gorman! That is so kind of you to say! Thank you so much for sharing and of course for trusting us with your travel! We are so grateful to have great clients like you! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
May 2020 booked a cruise to coco cay in 2021. RUclips searched perfect day and you two popped up! Believe you were only around 2k subscribers and the rest is history! You 2 are magical!! 🤗❤
Aww!!! DJ! ❤️❤️❤️ You are so sweet! You have been a real OG to HHT beginnings and we're so glad you stuck around because you are an absolute bright light on this channel! 🤩 Thank you for being you and always being here! 🤗❤️🚢❤️
This was great! Thank you for posting this! We are so happy your hard work is paying off and that you are doing a career that makes you and us happy! You both bring us so much JOY!!!!
Hi Mitchel! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ We only get to do this because there are kind people like you supporting us and we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Loved hearing your story! Your cruise videos get me through my otherwise boring treadmill miles haha -- We taught for VIPKid from 2017-2021. We were tired from the lack of sleep, but it allowed us to travel fulltime in an RV so it served its purpose. Thankfully when it really tanked in the 2020ish time we had secured other income. Glad your travel business took off for you!
Hi Jacklynn! Oh wow! Such a similar story! It served the purpose for us as well. I'm glad, like us, things were secure for you when VIPKID tanked. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Well I'm super happy for you guys and I have 3 cruises booked with you. And you have done an incredible job, knowing what I want before I even tell you. Price drops without having to do the work myself. More cruises to come for you from our family.
Hi JC! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're happy with us being your travel agents! We appreciate so much that you trust us to handle your travels and we are so grateful to have you as a client! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Luv your intro 😂. This was really great. I knew it took a while to get where you are actually making money but I didn't realize how long it took. I am surprised you guys stuck with it. I tried it for like a year and gave up. But I am you didn't give up because then who would be my TA. I am glad that it is all finally working out for you guys looking forward to more of these
Hi Dawn! ❤️ You are so sweet! 🥰 It was a long journey but it definitely paid off in the end. We're very lucky to be in the position we're in and have a great group of clients and viewers (like yourself! 😍) Thanks for watching and being awesome!!! 🤗❤️🚢
Loved that! That was actually super cool and interesting info, never knew some stuff mentioned. So happy how this turned out, especially for the first one! You'r travel agent journey is so interesting! So fun to hear how ya'll started as travel agents and how ya'll have grown! Ya'll made sacrifices's and look where you are now! Ya'll are the best! So cool!
Hi Leo! Thank you so much! There were definitely some bumps along the way but it was all so worth it! We're so lucky to be able to do this and so lucky to have nice people like you on our side! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Enjoying your new format! Love watching your cruise vlogs. We were so happy to see that you are on the roll call for the Quantum Sept. 4 Alaska cruise. Hope to see you there!
Loved this Matt! I’m so glad you started RUclips or else I would have never found you. I’ve been cruising for 10 years now and by far it’s way more enjoyable and easier booking through you. Thank you for always being so helpful. Can’t wait for the next video, love this series. -Elizabeth Reyes
Hi Elizabeth! Awww thank you so much! We are so happy you came across our channel and trusted us to work with you on your travel! Lovely people like you are the reason we get to do what we do and we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Great job 👏 we love watching your videos. We will definitely keep watching your channel, too bad we already have booked are cruse. I the next one we definitely are going to reach out to you guys. Sending you both so much love from New York Hector and Kathy
Thank you so much Hector and Kathy! That is so kind! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm so glad you like the videos! We look forward to hearing from you when you're ready to book your next cruise! We hope you enjoy your upcoming sailing! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
What a great video! I’m currently a RN but love to travel and am debating on becoming a travel agent on the side as well. This video makes me more ands more interested in it
Great debut episode Matt! I was directed to your channel due to our shared interests in Cruising and of course... our shared love of Disney! Looking forward to more of these TA videos, as Hoffman Happy Travels remains my go-to for all things cruising and Disney resorts/cruises on RUclips. Keep up the great work! Side note: as others have said, I'm sure Chelsea was a phenomenal teacher! You both have very kind and charismatic personalities in your videos, wishing you continued growth in your TA business for years to come. :)
Hi Lucie M! That is so kind! ❤️😍❤️ Thank you so very much for being so sweet! I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel and the videos! It's because of sweet people like you who watch that keeps us going so we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
You are right Matt. When we did our first cruise, we booked on our own. It was a hassle. But as a happy aside, I found your channel while looking at cruising videos. You and Chelsea have a great presence and your passion is always visible with your amazing personalities. It was the combination of all these things that have made us book 4 more cruises with you, and there will be more to come. Thanks for what you do guys.
Hi Paul! You are so nice! 😍 It has been our absolute pleasure and it has been a joy working with you! We are so grateful to have wonderful clients like you! Thank you for your kindness, for your support, and always watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I love hearing stories like this, it's awesome that you two took a leap to pursue something you love and are becoming very successful at it. Great inspiration!
Looking forward to this series! It was nice to hear how you got started in the travel industry. I’m so glad that you are doing so well! 👍 You guys do such a great job on RUclips that it’s no wonder your business has grown!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this journey! ❤ Makes me so happy to see you all are successful and following your dreams! It’s great to learn more about you all! I love travel planning and always wanted to know how to become a travel agent!
Hi Brittany C! ❤️ YAY! 😍 So glad you enjoyed hearing our origin story! It was a long road to get to where we are but we wouldn't change it for anything! It was only possible by having wonderful people like you supporting us! ❤️ Thanks for always watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Curiosity question.....If a travel agent does not charge you for their services, how does the travel agent or agency make money or salary? Liked your initial TA Talk video too! John
it depends on the supplier ( resorts-cruise etc)- pays Commission for the booking; cruises 16% ; if a TA is affiliated with a host agency - suppliers may have incentives for bookings
Hi John! For us the vendors pay a commission for the booking (sort of like a finders fee for bringing in business to their company). Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Good video, thank you! I am at the very pre-school level of a research of how to become a travel agent and it includes. And why is it attractive financially. So my question is: How do you guys, as travel agents, get paid? Who pays you? Thank you for your time and expertise. Irina.
Hi Irina! We are fully commission paid via the vendors. So after the client sails the cruise line (or other vendor) pays us our commission. Our commission comes from the cruise line profit and they pay us commission for handling the booking. I hope this clears things up a bit and hope it helps! Good luck on your travel agent journey! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
So I just got involved with Boardwalk Travel and I hope I'll one day be as good as you all. I love you're content and really love traveling. If you have any advice for a new agent. I'd love any help. Thank you.
Hi The Traveling Veteran! Thank you so much! Congratulations on becoming an agent! We wish you all the best of luck in your journey! If you have any questions just let us know! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Hey Matt, We Booked our very first cruise with the only local TA in our area. We booked in February for a September sailing. How often should the TA be in contact with us? We have not heard from them since we booked. Is this a sign that we are with a bad TA?
Hi! Not necessarily a sign of a bad TA. If you're booked and everything is taken care of then it's not uncommon for a TA to not reach out to you. If you have a question or need help with something just reach out to them. If they don't respond to you in a timely manner that might be a problem but if they are helpful with your questions you're good to go! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I can SO see Chelsea being an elementary school teacher! She has such loving, fun vibe & I bet her students loved her!
I was coming to say the same exact thing! I would've loved to have Chelsea as a teacher when I was in elementary school!!!
Awww Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ My personality was pretty well suited for that job 😂 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I just became a TA. Like STUPID NEW TA. Former teacher AND hotel manager here! I feel like you are in the middle of telling my NEW story!
Hi brandi! Oh my goodness YES! So many similarities! We wish you all the best of luck with your new venture and hope it is everything you hope it to be! ❤️ Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I had booked my 1st RC cruise on my own and searched youtube for videos on the ship and found you guys and you've been stuck with me ever since hahaha
Hi Jenn! ❤️ Haha! I'm so glad you found us on RUclips and now you get to be one of our amazing clients! We appreciate your support and trusting us with your travel! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
This might be my favorite video you guys have ever done! I already feel like friends…this is just another level! I LOVED hearing the story! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jaquellyn! Oh my goodness thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed hearing our story! You are so sweet and we are so lucky to have sweet people like you here watching and being a wonderful client! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Love this new series and hearing how you & Chelsey got into TA work. I’m a newer agent as well so your advice & perspective is taken to heart. We’ve also booked with you guys & would recommend to everyone!
Hi Erin! So glad you're enjoying the series! 😍 Congrats on becoming and agent! We wish you all the best of luck and if you every have any questions just let us know! Thank you for your support and for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
The worst travel event in history is why we found you. I was in the camp of just booking things myself but found ourselves with our honeymoon cruise cancelled. You guys put out such informative content in 2021 and put out your Sandals Royal Plantation videos and showed what a great job Sandals was doing. We are so glad we reached out to you- you took all the stress of traveling internationally away!
Hi E Gorman! That is so kind of you to say! Thank you so much for sharing and of course for trusting us with your travel! We are so grateful to have great clients like you! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
May 2020 booked a cruise to coco cay in 2021. RUclips searched perfect day and you two popped up! Believe you were only around 2k subscribers and the rest is history! You 2 are magical!! 🤗❤
Aww!!! DJ! ❤️❤️❤️ You are so sweet! You have been a real OG to HHT beginnings and we're so glad you stuck around because you are an absolute bright light on this channel! 🤩 Thank you for being you and always being here! 🤗❤️🚢❤️
This was great! Thank you for posting this! We are so happy your hard work is paying off and that you are doing a career that makes you and us happy! You both bring us so much JOY!!!!
Hi Mitchel! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️ We only get to do this because there are kind people like you supporting us and we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I've really enjoyed your videos, and I can easily see Chelsea as a really fun teacher.
Hi Solo Sue Travels! Thank you so much! We're so glad you're enjoying the videos! 😍 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Loved hearing your story! Your cruise videos get me through my otherwise boring treadmill miles haha -- We taught for VIPKid from 2017-2021. We were tired from the lack of sleep, but it allowed us to travel fulltime in an RV so it served its purpose. Thankfully when it really tanked in the 2020ish time we had secured other income.
Glad your travel business took off for you!
Hi Jacklynn! Oh wow! Such a similar story! It served the purpose for us as well. I'm glad, like us, things were secure for you when VIPKID tanked. Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Thank you for sharing your story! I wish you much happiness and success in all that you do!
Hi The Masked Cruiser! Thank you so much! You are so kind and we appreciate your support so much! 😍 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
It so great to hear how it all began! Wow.... You and Chelsea always leave me inspired.
Hi Michael! You are so sweet! ❤️😍❤️ Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Well I'm super happy for you guys and I have 3 cruises booked with you. And you have done an incredible job, knowing what I want before I even tell you. Price drops without having to do the work myself. More cruises to come for you from our family.
Hi JC! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you're happy with us being your travel agents! We appreciate so much that you trust us to handle your travels and we are so grateful to have you as a client! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Luv your intro 😂. This was really great. I knew it took a while to get where you are actually making money but I didn't realize how long it took. I am surprised you guys stuck with it. I tried it for like a year and gave up. But I am you didn't give up because then who would be my TA. I am glad that it is all finally working out for you guys looking forward to more of these
Hi Dawn! ❤️ You are so sweet! 🥰 It was a long journey but it definitely paid off in the end. We're very lucky to be in the position we're in and have a great group of clients and viewers (like yourself! 😍) Thanks for watching and being awesome!!! 🤗❤️🚢
Great video, love your content! Your ship tours are some of the best out there!
Hi 2ofeachmom! Awww thank you so much for the kind words and for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Loved that! That was actually super cool and interesting info, never knew some stuff mentioned. So happy how this turned out, especially for the first one! You'r travel agent journey is so interesting! So fun to hear how ya'll started as travel agents and how ya'll have grown! Ya'll made sacrifices's and look where you are now! Ya'll are the best! So cool!
Hi Leo! Thank you so much! There were definitely some bumps along the way but it was all so worth it! We're so lucky to be able to do this and so lucky to have nice people like you on our side! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Thank you for sharing your story!! So happy for you guys! :)
Thank you so much Nichole and thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Oh y’all- this was awesome 👏🏻 and FUNNY Great job Matt
Hi Parrysh! ❤️ Yay!!! 🤩 So glad you loved it! Matt is loving making these videos! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Wonderful Video, The cat 😂
Hi Magaly! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Enjoying your new format! Love watching your cruise vlogs. We were so happy to see that you are on the roll call for the Quantum Sept. 4 Alaska cruise. Hope to see you there!
Loved this Matt! I’m so glad you started RUclips or else I would have never found you. I’ve been cruising for 10 years now and by far it’s way more enjoyable and easier booking through you. Thank you for always being so helpful. Can’t wait for the next video, love this series. -Elizabeth Reyes
Hi Elizabeth! Awww thank you so much! We are so happy you came across our channel and trusted us to work with you on your travel! Lovely people like you are the reason we get to do what we do and we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
What a great video!!
Thanks for being honest & real
We love your travel videos 😊
Hi Judy! Thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed this first video! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Well done
Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Great job 👏 we love watching your videos. We will definitely keep watching your channel, too bad we already have booked are cruse. I the next one we definitely are going to reach out to you guys.
Sending you both so much love from New York Hector and Kathy
Thank you so much Hector and Kathy! That is so kind! ❤️❤️❤️ I'm so glad you like the videos! We look forward to hearing from you when you're ready to book your next cruise! We hope you enjoy your upcoming sailing! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
What a great video! I’m currently a RN but love to travel and am debating on becoming a travel agent on the side as well.
This video makes me more ands more interested in it
Hi! That's great! We wish you all the best in your travel agent ventures! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Great debut episode Matt! I was directed to your channel due to our shared interests in Cruising and of course... our shared love of Disney! Looking forward to more of these TA videos, as Hoffman Happy Travels remains my go-to for all things cruising and Disney resorts/cruises on RUclips. Keep up the great work! Side note: as others have said, I'm sure Chelsea was a phenomenal teacher! You both have very kind and charismatic personalities in your videos, wishing you continued growth in your TA business for years to come. :)
Hi Lucie M! That is so kind! ❤️😍❤️ Thank you so very much for being so sweet! I'm so glad you are enjoying the channel and the videos! It's because of sweet people like you who watch that keeps us going so we appreciate it so much! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
All power to you guys
Thanks for watching Desiree! 🤗❤️🚢
Good job Matt
Thanks for watching Ken! 🤗❤️🚢
Love the office
Hi Spero! ❤️ Thank you so much! We love it too! 😍 Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
You are right Matt. When we did our first cruise, we booked on our own. It was a hassle. But as a happy aside, I found your channel while looking at cruising videos. You and Chelsea have a great presence and your passion is always visible with your amazing personalities. It was the combination of all these things that have made us book 4 more cruises with you, and there will be more to come. Thanks for what you do guys.
Hi Paul! You are so nice! 😍 It has been our absolute pleasure and it has been a joy working with you! We are so grateful to have wonderful clients like you! Thank you for your kindness, for your support, and always watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Love this info. Thank you! I also did a stint with VIPK and those hours are tough!
Hi She Sails Away! So happy you enjoyed the video! Ah yes, the struggle to stay awake while teaching was real! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
I love hearing stories like this, it's awesome that you two took a leap to pursue something you love and are becoming very successful at it. Great inspiration!
Hi Troy! Aww thank you so much! 🥰 We are very grateful that everything worked out! We are very lucky! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Looking forward to this series! It was nice to hear how you got started in the travel industry. I’m so glad that you are doing so well! 👍 You guys do such a great job on RUclips that it’s no wonder your business has grown!!
Hi Pam! ❤️ Thank you so much! 😍 You are so nice and I'm so glad you're looking forward to the series! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching Teressa! 🤗❤️🚢
Great first video very informative and I’m thinking of becoming an travel agent as well.
Hi Kathryn! Thank you so much! We wish you all the best of luck in your travel agent journey! ❤️ Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this journey! ❤ Makes me so happy to see you all are successful and following your dreams! It’s great to learn more about you all! I love travel planning and always wanted to know how to become a travel agent!
Hi Brittany C! ❤️ YAY! 😍 So glad you enjoyed hearing our origin story! It was a long road to get to where we are but we wouldn't change it for anything! It was only possible by having wonderful people like you supporting us! ❤️ Thanks for always watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Such a great story
Thanks for watching Ricky! 🤗❤️🚢
@@HoffmanHappyTravels 💚🤙🏼
All I can focus on is the ticking cat on the wall 😅
Haha 😹 I don't blame you, it's pretty awesome! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
How do you get a certification? Which companies are best? What certification do you need to have access to Princess and Disney advanced training?
Curiosity question.....If a travel agent does not charge you for their services, how does the travel agent or agency make money or salary? Liked your initial TA Talk video too! John
it depends on the supplier ( resorts-cruise etc)- pays Commission for the booking; cruises 16% ; if a TA is affiliated with a host agency - suppliers may have incentives for bookings
Hi John! For us the vendors pay a commission for the booking (sort of like a finders fee for bringing in business to their company). Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Good video, thank you!
I am at the very pre-school level of a research of how to become a travel agent and it includes. And why is it attractive financially.
So my question is:
How do you guys, as travel agents, get paid?
Who pays you?
Thank you for your time and expertise.
Irina.
Hi Irina! We are fully commission paid via the vendors. So after the client sails the cruise line (or other vendor) pays us our commission. Our commission comes from the cruise line profit and they pay us commission for handling the booking. I hope this clears things up a bit and hope it helps! Good luck on your travel agent journey! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Thank you very much!@@HoffmanHappyTravels
Your mom is pretty
So I just got involved with Boardwalk Travel and I hope I'll one day be as good as you all. I love you're content and really love traveling. If you have any advice for a new agent. I'd love any help. Thank you.
Hi The Traveling Veteran! Thank you so much! Congratulations on becoming an agent! We wish you all the best of luck in your journey! If you have any questions just let us know! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
Hey Matt, We Booked our very first cruise with the only local TA in our area. We booked in February for a September sailing. How often should the TA be in contact with us? We have not heard from them since we booked. Is this a sign that we are with a bad TA?
Hi! Not necessarily a sign of a bad TA. If you're booked and everything is taken care of then it's not uncommon for a TA to not reach out to you. If you have a question or need help with something just reach out to them. If they don't respond to you in a timely manner that might be a problem but if they are helpful with your questions you're good to go! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢
can i be a travel agent if i have never been out of the country yet
Hi! Yes absolutely! Thanks for watching! 🤗❤️🚢