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19/01/2026 By : Lavanya Makesh

Launch Agent Training Faster — Without Adding Work for Your Team

At OTT, we help our partners bring their training to life for our travel agent community — quickly, clearly, and at scale. Over the past year, we refreshed our course production approach to deliver a better experience for partners while keeping courses high-quality and on-brand for agents.

The result: a process that has reduced partner workload by around 60% and shortened production timelines significantly — including one recent course launched in under five weeks (34 calendar days).

“The goal was simple: keep partners in full creative control, while OTT handles the structure, build and delivery.”

— Louise Honan, Product Director, OTT

A better experience for partners

Historically, creating an agent training course often meant weeks of effort for partners.

• Valuable time spent rewriting what already existed
• Long feedback cycles
• Slower launches that missed campaign windows

We knew there was a better way.

The shift: starting with what partners already have

Instead of asking partners to create more, we flipped the process.

Today, we begin with existing resources — PDFs, brochures, slide decks, web copy, and brand resources — and build from there. OTT takes on the heavy lifting, while partners stay involved where their input matters most.

Partners now engage at three key moments:

• Agreeing on the course direction and key messages
• Validating accuracy and brand alignment
• Reviewing and approving drafts and the final preview

Everything else — structuring, drafting, shaping the learning flow, and preparing the agent training module for launch — is handled by OTT.

“This shift empowers our partners to stay focused on their message and objectives while we handle the build — creating more effective knowledge campaigns.”

— Lavanya Makesh, Digital Content & Creative Specialist, OTT

What this enables for partners

This approach doesn’t just save time — it unlocks scale and impact.

Courses built through the refreshed process now deliver:

 80 +

Weekly enrolments

 95% +

Pass rates

12 min

Average brand engagement per agent

For partners, that means:

✔ Faster launches
✔ Less internal effort
✔ More agents confidently selling your product

Built around how travel agents learn

Speed isn’t useful unless the course performs well.

Our team designs every course around what we know works for our travel agent community: content that’s clear, practical, easy to complete, and easy to apply in real selling conversations — supported by knowledge checks that reinforce the essentials.

Where AI helps — and where it doesn’t

AI is part of our toolkit, and we’ve built it into the workflow in a controlled, quality-first way. It helps us accelerate early-stage work, such as:

• Turning long resources into structured outlines and draft module plans
• Generating first-pass drafts that we then rewrite into OTT’s learning style
• Supporting consistency checks (terminology, duplication, formatting)

But AI doesn’t replace human judgement. We validate against source materials, protect brand voice, and shape content into something genuinely useful for agents. That combination — smart tooling + expert craft — is how we deliver faster without compromising quality.

Proof it can scale

Bedsonline launched their Bonaire course in under five weeks.

“The pace and quality were incredible. We were impressed by how quickly OTT transformed our resources into a professional, engaging course.”

— Bonaire, represented by Bedsonline

Titan Travel signed up for multiple courses, and the process held up well at higher volume.

“This was one of the easiest course builds we’ve ever experienced. OTT’s new process saved us weeks of work — we just provided materials and gave feedback. Everything else was taken care of seamlessly.”

— Chris, Titan Travel

Lavanya Makesh

Meet Lavanya

Lavanya is OTT’s Digital Content & Creative Specialist, leading course builds end-to-end and transforming partner resources into training that’s clear, engaging, and designed around how travel agents learn.

She works closely with partners to protect brand voice, simplify complexity, and deliver learning experiences that perform — at speed and at scale.

Connect with me on LinkedIn


Thinking about training to support your product, brand or campaign?

If you’re a travel supplier considering knowledge content, training is one of the most effective ways to give agents the information they need to confidently sell your product — whether you’re building long-term brand knowledge or supporting a specific campaign.

To explore what’s possible on OTT, contact Jessica Shelton-Agar, Managing Director, at [email protected] .

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