Introducing Yodl: A Platform Connecting Travelers with Expert Travel Advisors

This month, Whirr launched Yodl, a platform that simplifies travel planning and connects travelers with expert travel advisors.

In today’s fast-paced world, planning a vacation can often feel like a daunting task, filled with endless options and potential pitfalls. Many travelers recognize that they need help, but unfortunately finding a trustworthy travel advisor with proven experience and expertise is just as daunting. 

Enter Yodl, a platform designed for travel advisors to demonstrate the specialized skills, personal experiences, and unique expertise that make you an outstanding travel advisor.

What is Yodl?

Yodl is a members-only platform for experienced travel agents to elevate their career and demonstrate the knowledge and experiences that make them exceptional.

Yodl equips travel agents to create and optimize personal profiles on Yodl’s searchable platform. This allows travel advisors to promote their services while building their brand.

Much like Whirr serves travel agencies and travel companies, Yodl serves individual travel agents. Yodl provides the platform and resources needed for agents to publish their own expert-led content, and provides vacation planners with another source of high-value clients.

Yodl is not a travel agency, and Yodl does not compete against travel agencies. Instead, Yodl supports agencies by supporting their individual agents.

Yodl stands out by offering travelers a seamless interface that allows them to easily connect with travel experts who understand their specific needs. Whether a traveler is interested in cultural exploration, adventure travel, or simply relaxing on a beach, Yodl surfaces matching travel advisors with the expertise requested by each given traveler.

How Does Yodl Work?

Getting started on Yodl is easy. Here's a simple breakdown of how the platform works:

1. Purchase a Yodl profile and membership.

To get started, simply visit https://yodl.travel/join/ and purchase an initial profile and subscription. Yodl plans require an annual subscription, as well as initial profile setup for first-time travel advisor members.

2. Complete onboarding with Yodl’s assistance.

After confirming their membership, advisors receive instructions and a simple questionnaire which allows Yodl to build the advisor’s profile. 

3. Curate a travel advisor profile on Yodl.

Advisors are encouraged to share their experiences, knowledge, services, and personality while highlighting their exceptional reviews, testimonials, and traits. 

4. Establish Expertise and build their travel planning resume.

Travel advisors can prove their travel planning knowledge and experience by writing travel-related articles for Yodl’s Expert Insights blog. All of this content is published with the direction and support of Yodl’s editorial team. 

5. Book matching travelers provided by Yodl.

Agents (and agencies) can diversify their inbound sales pipeline and grow new business thanks to Yodl’s content marketing resources and experience.

Why Travelers Choose Yodl Advisors

Yodl offers travelers vacation planning benefits and a refreshing transparency not found elsewhere. Whereas competing services beg unconvincingly to be trusted, Yodl accepts responsibility, along with its travel advisor members, for clearly demonstrating product and destination knowledge before declaring it.

Expert Advice and Personalized Service

With Yodl, travelers have access to expert travel agents who possess extensive knowledge about destinations around the world. They can provide valuable insights, recommend hidden gems, and tailor an itinerary to unique preferences. This potential for highly personalized service allows for every aspect of a trip to be crafted with care and precision.

Time-Saving Convenience

Planning a trip can be time-consuming, but Yodl streamlines the process by connecting travelers with professionals who handle the details because they’ve been there, done that. This means less time researching and more time enjoying your vacation. Our platform is designed to take the guesswork out of choosing a travel agent, allowing travelers to focus on what truly matters: creating memories.

Rigorous Review and Curation of Expert Insights

Yodl carefully vets all travel agent contributions before publishing content to the Yodl platform. This ensures that clients work with professionals who have genuine expertise and experience to deliver exceptional service. Our selection process includes verifying credentials, assessing industry knowledge, reviewing customer feedback, and evaluating past performance. By maintaining high standards, Yodl gives travelers the best possible guidance and support for their travel plans.

Customer Feedback and Reviews

Yodl encourages feedback from travelers, allowing us to continuously improve services. Visitors can read reviews and ratings from other travelers to make informed decisions when choosing a travel agent. This transparency builds trust and confidence, knowing that they're working with agents who have been positively reviewed by previous clients. We actively use this feedback to enhance our platform and ensure that we continue to meet and exceed the expectations of our users.

Conclusion

Yodl is set up to support and enhance the personal travel planning model. Travelers have free access to trusted advisors for seamless and stress-free travel planning. And travel advisors have a more effective way of demonstrating the experiences and knowledge that make them exception travel planners. 

If you are an experienced travel planner interested in learning more about Yodl, visit Yodl’s Travel Advisor Resources page today!