If you’re like 95% of the population, you have thought of owning your own business. There are thousands of business opportunities out there and it can be hard to choose the right one. This article is to help you with that choice and show the benefits of owning your own Home Based Travel Business.

The first thing you need to consider is how much you are willing to spend. This will narrow your choices significantly. If you can’t afford to spend $50,000 to $1,000,000 you can exclude most franchises like Subway, McDonalds to smaller less well known franchises. If you are looking to spend $0 on a business than that qualifies you for a job not a business. Most of us will fall into the range of $500 to $5,000 range.

A business that is at the bottom of this range is the Home Based Travel Business. Here are 11 reasons why you should consider a home based travel business:

1) The travel industry is the largest industry in the world, over $7 Trillion a year!

2) Worldwide, the travel industry is predicted to double within 7 years.

3) Baby Boomers are fueling this travel trend with 10,000 boomers retiring every day.

4) $.47 of every $1.00 spent online is spent on travel!

5) Travel is a product that everyone does anyway over and over again.

6) Every year more and more people are booking travel online vs. thru a travel agent, currently over 82% of travel is booked online. No need for a brick and mortar travel agency.

7) Having a home based business provides huge tax advantages!

8) Discounts on your own personal travel and vacations!

9) You are the Boss! Never worry about someone telling you what to do.

10) Make your personal travel and vacations tax deductible!

11) And finally FUN, what other business can be more fun than one with it main focus being travel and vacations!