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title: "Dream Vacations invites airline, education pros to franchise"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cae4fb5b-313f-414a-a2b5-b495e05f1ea0
source: "Franchise Magazine USA"
original_url: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/dream-vacations-webinar-airline-education/
author: "David Gibb"
category: "Travel"
industry: "Lodging & Travel"
segment: "Travel"
published: 2026-05-21T17:01:51.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T21:44:02.869Z
image: https://franchisemagazineusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Dream_Vacations_Logo.jpg
---

# Dream Vacations invites airline, education pros to franchise

**TL;DR:** Dream Vacations is hosting a webinar to help airline and education professionals transition to owning a home-based travel agency. The franchisor is offering a discount on their franchise fee to attendees.

*By David Gibb, originally published in Franchise Magazine USA on 2026-05-21. [Read the original](https://franchisemagazineusa.com/dream-vacations-webinar-airline-education/).*

## Story

The workforce is shifting, and one franchisor is extending an entrepreneurial on-ramp to professionals in industries experiencing instability.

Dream Vacations announced today that they will be hosting an informational webinar on May 28 focused specifically on how airline employees and education professionals can transition from working for someone else to owning a home-based travel agency. The webinar will explore how teachers and airline professionals already have many of the well-honed organizational and interpersonal skills they need to succeed as a home-based entrepreneur.

“The future growth of the travel industry is exciting, and we know many of these individuals already have the skills and experience to soar in a career selling travel,” said Drew Daly, senior vice president and general manager for Dream Vacations. “It’s about helping them see how those strengths can translate into something they can build and grow over time, whether that begins as a side business or evolves into something more long-term.”

The online learning session will also feature narratives and actionable advice from former education and aviation professionals who have successfully transitioned into entrepreneurship. One of those speakers will be Dream Vacations franchisee Denise Valente, who says she has been able to continue doing the things she loves about working in the travel space while building a business of her own.

“In aviation, you’re part of people’s journeys every single day, helping them get where they’re going and, sometimes, bringing them home,” said Valente. “When I left the airline industry, I worried that I’d be leaving that sense of connection behind. Becoming a Dream Vacations franchise owner showed me that my travel experience still mattered.

I was able to use what I’d learned to build something for myself while continuing to help others create meaningful experiences. For anyone facing uncertainty right now, I’d encourage them not to walk away from travel altogether! There are more paths forward than you might realize.”

Dream Vacations isn’t just offering a learning opportunity at their webinar, they’re also providing a discount on their franchise fee to attendees to make the transition to at-home travel agent even more accessible.

## Entities

- Retail (sector)
- Franchise Magazine USA (publication)
- franchise opportunity (topic)
- David Gibb (person)
- Dream Vacations (company)
- Drew Daly (person)
- home-based business (topic)
- webinar (topic)
- industry transition (topic)
- travel agency (topic)
- Denise Valente (person)

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Originally reported by David Gibb, Franchise Magazine USA (https://franchisemagazineusa.com/dream-vacations-webinar-airline-education/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cae4fb5b-313f-414a-a2b5-b495e05f1ea0).