This statistic shows the leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014. During the survey, 42 percent of respondents said they chose to be a home-based travel agent because they needed flexible hours.
Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Wanted a job that allowed me to work from home
60%
Would not have to commute to an office
46%
Needed flexible hours
42%
Saw an opportunity to make more money
39%
Did not want to pay rent; low overhead
38%
Tired of working for someone else
36%
Did not want a nine to five job
30%
Other
23%
Wanted a job that allowed me to work closer to my kids
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Travel Weekly. (October 27, 2014). Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/
Travel Weekly. "Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014." Chart. October 27, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/
Travel Weekly. (2014). Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/
Travel Weekly. "Leading Reasons for Becoming a Home-based Travel Agent in The United States as of July 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/
Travel Weekly, Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Leading reasons for becoming a home-based travel agent in the United States as of July 2014 [Graph], Travel Weekly, October 27, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/346830/leading-reasons-for-becoming-a-home-based-travel-agent-us/
