Thinking of going home-based? How the host agencies stack up: a 4-part series

How do the Host Agencies Stack Up? Part 1: Commissions, Contracts & Consortium Affiliations

Travel OnlyTRAVELONLY

Commission Structure

Up to 90%. “Commission structures can be misleading. Understand what you are getting!” says Ian Wilson, Director, Sales & Business Development, TravelOnly.

Contracts

Renews yearly

Consortium Affiliations

Ensemble


Vision Voyages TravelVISION TRAVEL

Commission Structure

Vision Travel offers a commission split with two levels, depending on the advisor’s volume of sales.

Contracts

Three years. However, as Lynda Sinclair, vice-president of leisure travel for Vision Travel Solutions says, ”We are exceptionally flexible.  The last thing Vision wants is an unhappy advisor.”

Consortium Affiliations

Virtuoso (no minimum production levels), Virtuoso Adventure & Specialty and Radius.

Part 2: Fees & Renewal Processes

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