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Once you complete your online application and your enrollment fee is processed, you can sign-in and begin your training immediately. You will have immediate access to your Travel Agent Website and Back Office.
When you make travel bookings for yourself or your clients, travel suppliers (Cruise Lines, Tour Operators, Hotels, etc.) will pay a commission on the base travel sale amount before taxes and fees. The exact commission percentage can vary between 3% and 20%.
During your training, you will learn how to market yourself in your local community. Social Media is one of the best venues for connecting with clients. You will not be alone. You will meet and engage with a multitude of diverse travel agents of various years in the industry that freely share their knowledge and experience to help you be successful.
When you book travel for yourself or a client, the travel suppliers (like cruise lines, resorts, etc.) pay the Host Agency, Archer Travel, a percentage of the total sale amount. Commission rates vary based on suppliers, but are generally between 3% and 20%. The average is 14%. You, the Travel Agent, are paid 80% of the amount received receive from the supplier. Let’s say you book an all-inclusive honeymoon trip to Mexico and the total cost for the couple is $5,000. The payout from the travel supplier is 16%, so the total commission is $800. The Travel Agent's share is $620 total commission.
The set up and monthly fee covers all the training, tools, and technology that is provide to help you start and run your travel agency. Archer Evolution Travel is constantly providing travel agents with updated technology and new resources that we can use to be profitable. As with owning any business, you need to invest time and money in order to be successful, and your membership fee allows them to build, maintain, and enhance what they can offer travel agents.
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Once you join Archer Evolution Travel you will be able to apply for and receive your CLIA card and use it benefits.
Obtaining an IATAN has different eligibility requirements, which you can learn about here.
Both organization cards offer excellent discounts and travel opportunities.
A separate fee payable to these respective organizations does apply. Please visit their websites.
Immediately upon enrolling, you can get earn commission back on your own personal travel. In many cases, once you complete the travel suppliers online training course, they will offer you significant discounts to stay at their properties or use their services.
An additional way to earn significant discounts is through negotiated FAM (Familiarization Trips), negotiated with your agency, or through a supplier. These are specifically for Agents (and most of the time, their guests) to enjoy the properties to enhance the ability to sell the property.
FAM is short for Familiarization Trip. These trips are exclusive for travel agents (and most of the time) their guests. They are provided at significant discounts so that the agent can experience the property to enhance selling.
Yes! Agents can book for an upcoming business conference, student trips, religious groups, family and friend groups, and many other travel groups! You will learn more about group trip booking during your training.
Commissions are built into the supplier price. The supplier pays the Travel Agent, not the customer. Even if the customer books on their own via an OTA (Online Travel Agency; ex: Cheap Caribbean, Expedia, etc.) the commission is still built-in. The difference is the OTA keeps it and does not have to pay the Travel Agent.