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Who Is The Travel Professional?

Travel Agent vs. Travel Blogger; What’s the Difference?

Valerie Delzer
12 min readDec 10, 2019

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She helps people realize their travel goals

What defines being a professional?

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of the word professional is:

Definition of professional (noun)
: one that is professional especially : one that engages in a pursuit or activity professionally

What constitutes the term professional is someone who demonstrates certain characteristics involving behavior, education, and ethics, as they relate to the particular job.

We know that doctors and lawyers (as two popular examples of many) require extensive educational training as well as the joining of associations particular to their line of work. We know that licensing is a must for many professions as well, in order to practice their professional trade.

Even when a person has met the requirements for education and training, and joins their respective trade associations agreeing to abide by the standards set forth for that industry, what comes next?

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR

The behaviors associated with day-to-day work life are what demonstrate all of the knowledge, training…

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