The companies offering to let you become a travel agent and get travel discounts while making money may sound great. But they may not be all they’re cracked up to be.
Companies like Your Travel Biz, or YTB, and World Ventures allow you to receive an official travel agent number so you can obtain travel discounts. But is it worth it? The answer: Probably not.
You’ll spend up to $500 in setup fees, plus $20 to $50— per month—to become a referring travel agent.
The Outside Sales and Support Network, an association of home-based travel agents, said most travel suppliers now have distinct tiers of discounts, with referring agents receiving the smallest of discounts.
Plus, these companies make 80 to 90 percent of their money selling their business model—not travel.
So if you’re thinking of becoming a home-based travel agent only for the discounts—think again.
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