PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Become a Luxury Travel Advisor

You don’t need wealthy connections, sales experience, or years of travel industry knowledge to make this work.

Structured, professional training focused on industry systems, client work, group mentorship and long-term career foundations.

A luxury travel advisor sitting at her desk in her home office.

THE HARD TRUTH

Why Most People Struggle to Break Into Luxury Travel

Breaking into luxury travel is harder than it looks. Not because people lack talent or drive, but because the path forward isn’t clear.

Most available training focuses on destinations and supplier certifications. That knowledge has value, but it doesn’t teach you how to actually run a business, work with clients, or build something sustainable.

The result is confusion. Where do you start? What do you focus on first? Without a clear structure, people spin their wheels or give up before they really get started.

Confusion About Where to Start

Too many options, not enough direction.

Training That Skips the Business

How to “book” travel, but little on how to grow.

No Clear Progression

Hard to know if you’re making real progress.

Feeling Unprepared for Wealthy Clients

Luxury travelers are very different than regular clients.

Luxury travel advisor working from a cafe in Europe.

THE FOUNDATION

What It Takes to Become a Luxury Travel Advisor

Success in this business comes from understanding how the industry works, building reliable systems, and earning clients’ trust.

Industry Understanding

Systems & Processes

Client Trust

Consistent Execution

THE PROGRAM

Introducing the Become a Luxury Travel Advisor Program

This program is designed for people new to the travel industry or in the early stages of building their practice. It provides the structure, knowledge, and preparation that other programs leave out.

The focus is on training, not promises. You’ll learn how the industry works, how to work with clients professionally, and how to build systems that support your long-term development.

This isn’t about becoming an expert overnight. It’s about building a foundation you can grow from.

The Become a Luxury Travel Advisor program displayed on a variety of computer monitors.

Industry Foundations

How the luxury travel industry actually works. The advisor role vs. suppliers, hosts, and consortia. Professional positioning in the market.

Client Work & Communication

Client intake and discovery processes. Understanding client psychology and expectations. Delivering professional, consistent service.

Systems & Processes

Repeatable workflows for your practice. Proposal structures and supplier coordination. Communication standards and templates.

Finding Clients & Growing

Where clients come from and how to attract them. Marketing methods that work for your situation. Building visibility and referrals over time.

Host Agency Search & Setting Up

How to evaluate and choose the right host agency for you. Setting up your business structure. Getting the legal and operational basics in place.

Building a Sustainable Practice

Professional habits that compound over time. Long-term skill development approach. Ongoing learning mindset and resources.

THE CURRICULUM

What the Program Covers

Everything you need to know, in the order you need to learn it.

MORE THAN JUST A COURSE

The Business Builder membership

Our program doesn’t end with the first six-week training course. 

You’ll move into the Business Builder Mentorship, where the focus shifts to execution. The goal is to help you sell your first $200,000 of travel. 

The Mentorship program includes a free website, social media content to build credibility, access to our Unlimited Luxury Leads program, and regular group mentorship sessions with other graduates who are building right alongside you.

Luxury travel advisor watching a Zoom presentation by Dean Horvath.

WHY DEOLIX

This Program Isn't for Everyone

We’re selective about who we work with. Here’s how to know if this is a match.

This program is a good fit if you:

This program is not a fit if you:

OUR COMMITMENT

Your Success is Our Only Measurement

Everything we do is built around one question: did it work for you?

 

“I went from complete beginner to booking my first $18,000 trip within three months. The business training made all the difference — I knew how to actually get clients, not just plan trips.”

SR
Sarah R.
Marketing Manager → Luxury Advisor

FIRST YEAR REVENUE

$227,000

“After four years selling cruises and Disney, I was burned out making $35k. Deolix taught me to charge fees and sell luxury FITs. Same hours, completely different income.”

DL
Denise L.
Mass-Market Agent → Luxury Specialist

INCOME INCREASE

+185%

“Honestly, I almost didn’t sign up. I’d wasted money on other programs that were all fluff. But this one actually walked me through everything step by step. I just booked my first client last month and I didn’t have to fake my way through it.”

MP
Marshall P.
Massage Therapist → Luxury Advisor​

FIRST YEAR REVENUE

$172,000

How to Learn More About the Program

Want to see if this program is right for you? Here are your next steps.

About The Deolix Academy

The Deolix Academy is an independent training organization focused on professional education for luxury travel advisors. Our mission is to raise the standard of how advisors are trained and prepared for this industry.

We’re not a host agency. We don’t recruit. We teach. The goal is to give you the knowledge and systems you need to build a sustainable career, wherever you choose to take it.

Dean Horvath, luxury travel advisor educator and industry authority.

Dean Horvath

Founder & Lead Instructor

Dean founded The Deolix Academy and continues to lead its curriculum and instruction. His training methodology is built on direct experience running luxury travel businesses, not theory.