Do Airline Commissions Still Exist Travel Services Agreements - When Should A Client Sign
Travel Agent Chatter | Friday 15 · Host Agency Reviews
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Show Notes
In episode 162 Steph Lee is joined by Chad Burt of Outside Agents. We’ve got some great questions from you all. Speaking of – if you have a question for Steph and her co-hosts, please submit it here for a future episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 !
1. Do the airlines still give commissions on flights? If not, what is the benefit of an $2300 ARC #? —Anonymous
2. Hello! I have a quick question about workflows. If you have a travel services agreement, is it better to have clients sign that before or after you send quotes/proposals? I don't want to scare clients away before they see options, but I also don't want to waste my time! —Kristin R.
RESOURCES:
- (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!)
- (Friday 15 going over benefits of GDS system)
- (In-depth information on what the GDS, global distribution system, is and which travel advisors use it.)
- (What is an ARC number?)
- (A list of the different travel agent accreditation options.)
- (All about travel agent commissions, including airline commissions.)
- (Explainer of what a host agency is)
- (Travel agent survey data on fee charging practices: what they charge for, how much, fee structures and more.)
- (How to qualify clients and recordings of real travel advisor conversations to qualify their clients)
- (Free travel agent forms from HAR)
- (Travel waiver forms from HAR)