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All travel agents in Iowa must be licensed before they can start conducting business.
For more information, check out our “4 Easy Steps To Get Your Seller of Travel License” post.
According to Anolik Law Group, there are thirteen states that have specific laws if you wish to be a seller of travel. Those states are: California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington state.
Of those states, five require registration/licensure if you wish to become a seller of travel. Those states are:
We created step-by-step tutorials for each of the above states. View step-by-step tutorials later in the article. For general information, the below guide will help.
A seller of travel is any person, firm, corporation, or business who offers for sale prearranged travel, tourist-related services, or tour-guide services for other people through vacation or tour packages.
Hawaii’s seller of travel law requires all individuals who seek to sell travel services in Hawaii to get licensed with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
If you want to sell charter tours, you will need to get a different license. Check out the tutorial here.
Hawaii seller of travel law requires all individuals who seek to sell charter tours in Hawaii to get licensed with the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
“Charter tour” means any travel services in which a travel agency contracts with an air carrier and offers for sale a charter, with or without related ground transportation or hotel accommodations.
If you wish to only sell travel services (no charter tours) then you can get a general Hawaii Seller of Travel License. Check out the tutorial here.
Any seller of travel that has a business location in Washington or that offers to sell travel-related services in Washington is required to register for a Washington Seller of Travel License.
Follow these steps to register for a Washington Seller of Travel License with the Washington State Department of Licensing.
Short on time? Check out our “4 Easy Steps To Get Your Seller of Travel License” post.
A seller of travel is any person, firm, corporation, or business who offers for sale prearranged travel, tourist-related services, or tour-guide services for other people through vacation or tour packages.
Any seller of travel that has a business location in Florida or that offers to sell travel-related services in Florida is required to register for a Florida Seller of Travel License.
Follow these steps to register for a Florida Seller of Travel License with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
If you are planning on selling or arranging travel on land, air, or water in the state of California, you will first need to get licensed as a California Seller of Travel.
California Seller of Travel law is the strictest and most complex of all state seller of travel laws. Contact the California Department of Justice if you have questions about the process.
Short on time? Check out our “4 Easy Steps To Get Your Seller of Travel License” post.
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