Lady Will get Journey Agent Aspect Hustle, Specializing in Disney World Holidays

• Chelsea Guffy lately started a aspect hustle as a journey agent who makes a speciality of Disney holidays.
• “I assumed to myself, ‘Okay, this may very well be one thing actually cool,’ Guffy mentioned when a pal she helped advise on a Disney trip instructed she do it as a job.
• That is Chelsea Guffy’s story, as advised to author Jamie Killin.

That is an as-told-to essay relies on a dialog with Chelsea Guffy, who lately started a aspect hustle as a journey agent who makes a speciality of Disney holidays. It has been edited for size and readability.

Final 12 months, I observed on social media that one among my sorority sisters had began working as a journey agent on numerous Disney holidays and dealing for a journey company referred to as ET Household Journey.

I had a Disney trip arising that November, and I had already booked the entire thing however I had requested her if she may get me eating reservations, as a result of these are the toughest factor to get at Disney World, and she or he agreed. She helped me get all of the eating reservations that I wished.

Then she mentioned to me, “Chelsea, you already know Disney out and in. It’s best to come on as an agent.” So, I considered it, and are available the brand new 12 months I assumed to myself, “Okay, this may very well be one thing actually cool.” I joined the staff and I fell in love with it.

Journey is simply in my blood, and I really like reserving holidays for my household, so it was a no brainer.

I grew up in Florida about two hours away from Disney World and grew up going.

The primary time I went, I used to be in all probability three weeks outdated. I’ve all the time had a love for journey – I studied overseas in faculty, and once I was rising up my household would take journeys at the very least yearly to totally different locations all around the nation.

Journey is simply in my blood, and I really like reserving holidays for my household, so it was a no brainer that I would like doing it for different folks.

The company I work for focuses on Disney and family-friendly journeys, so most brokers give attention to theme park holidays. Nonetheless, we do all types of journey. I primarily centered on Disney at first, however then I acquired requests from my buddies, so I made a decision to department out.

I did a United Kingdom journey for a pal of mine in June, and now I am doing one other UK journey in addition to a New York journey. I’ve additionally helped with California journeys and even staycations.

My clientele is primarily my buddies and folks in my community, however now I’ve had two purchasers who I didn’t know beforehand – one reached out to me by my social media, and one other was a referral by the company.

I will assist my purchasers save numerous time. I’ve numerous information; whereas they may want months to plan a visit, I can do it for them in three weeks. Typically I additionally discover decrease costs for them.

I additionally be sure to inform my purchasers that that is my second job and that I’ve a full-time job. I attempt to give as a lot time to my purchasers as I can – however I be sure to set expectations.

I do additionally get advantages like free Disney tickets and reductions at lodges.

As a aspect hustle, it is good to have the additional money. I’m an unbiased contractor who makes cash primarily based on commissions from the theme parks and lodges. There can be perks from distributors we work with, which is a profit for a journey fanatic like myself.

The period of time I spend on the job varies, however I common 12 to fifteen hours every week along with my full-time job. I begin as quickly as my son goes to mattress, so 7:30 pm and 10 pm are my prime. It really works as a result of I am an individual that likes to be busy – we’re all the time go, go, go.