Dean Horvath travels as often as a Midwest mom snaps on her daughter, like, “What did you just say to me?”
Dude’s been immersed in luxury travel for 25 years.
He turned his passion into profit, creating companies that offered everything from African safaris to curated vineyard tours.
Now he helps others do the same, providing training, tools, support, and insider tips to build a booming business in luxury travel.
Hmm. Is this the part where I start selling dream vacations to friends and family? Let’s hope not.
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Dean pushes the idea of becoming a “luxury travel advisor.”
This is someone who:
- Alleviates stress by handling all the trip details.
- Provides confidence by ensuring clients get the best experience possible.
- Offers peace of mind by being there every step of the way, before and during the trip.
And of course, you get to be your own boss and work whenever, wherever, and as much (or as little) as you want.
To illustrate, here’s a typical day in the life for Dean Horvath:
- 6:30 a.m. – Rises and unkinks himself with yoga (car accident fucked up his back). Then it’s coffee time.
- 7:30 a.m. – While others sit in traffic, Dean does the most Canadian thing ever and goes fishing.
- 9:30 a.m. – After a shower, the workday begins with client emails. One guy needed a bigger rental car to fit all his luggage. Another couple decided to arrive two days early, so Dean scrambled to book them a suitable hotel. Nothing too crazy.
- 2:00 p.m. – Quick client call to review a trip.
- 3:00 p.m. – Picks up his daughters from school. They hit the park, then it’s off to dance class.
- 4:30 p.m. – While the girls pop, lock, and drop it, Dean camps out at a Starbucks patio, caffeinating and updating another client’s itinerary on Excel.
- 10:37 p.m. – One final email check, just in case a client in another part of the world needs something. (Same as having hoes in different area codes, right?)
I mean, props to Dean for keeping it real.
Instead of making travel advising look effortless, he showed that you’re kind of at your clients’ beck and call.
It’s flexible and remote, sure, but not exactly passive.
On the bright side, he gets to travel for free or at deep discounts.
Why? Because suppliers such as hotels, tour operators, and tourism boards understand you can sell their products better with firsthand experience – as opposed to just reading about them online.
So yes, this is about becoming a travel agent, which Dean has wisely rebranded as travel advisor.
Either way, in just the last year, he’s been to:
- Waikiki and Maui
- Ghana, Togo, and Benin in West Africa
- Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas (ah, there it is – the company Dean works for)
- Pure Life Experiences in Morocco
- South Africa
- The Dolomite Mountains in Italy, followed by Florence and Venice
Again, Dean was honest about still having to chip in some of his own money and these trips being more pseudo vacation than actual relaxation.
Like, yeah, you petted that sedated rhino and skied the black diamond, but when these companies said jump, you said, “How high?”
No choice on where to stay, what to do, or even whether you can sleep in.
For me, I’ve heard enough.
Becoming a travel agent just isn’t worth it. The ‘business’ part feels like a job you can never clock out of; and the ‘free travel’ part? More like a cheap vacation with strings attached.
Plus, free AI tools like ChatGPT, with their AI agents, are already replacing much of what expensive travel agents do.
But hey, if it sounds sexy to you – and you’re a horny little slut – I’d trust Dean to get you squared away.
His program, Selling Luxury Travel 2.0, trains you, helps you get leads and close clients, and probably funnels you into his company, Virtuoso.
Cost is $1,597 upfront, and then $75 per month starting in month three.
Closing thought:
How come everyone in Canada looks like the word please? I’m all for them becoming the 51st state, but I worry we’d rub off on them.
They’d go from “soh-ree” to “Shut your fucking mouth, Vicky!” in, like, three days.