Welcome to Friday 15! Today Steph chats with Keith Waldon, Founder and Director of Departure Lounge, about the best travel conferences, why to join a virtuoso host for luxury travel, and what to know about merchant accounts.

We do this every week! If you have travel industry questions, HAR likely has an answer :) Submit your burning question here Har.News/Friday15 and join us this Friday (and every Friday!) at 12CT for travel agent tips!

Resources we go over:

• https://hostagencyreviews.com/events
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/travel-agent-commissions
• https://www.flywire.com/
• https://wise.com/
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/blog/seller-travel-laws-service-fees
• kwaldon@departurelounge.com
• https://hostagencyreviews.com/hosts/departure-lounge
• https://departurelounge.com/join-our-travel-advisor-team/