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Selected Co-Op/Host Agencies List 2011/12

The Affluent Traveler Collection
71 Audrey Avenue
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(866) 672-7674
Fax: (516) 624-6015
E-mail: info@affluenttraveler.com
www.theaffluenttraveler.com

Affluent Traveler Collection

American Express
Representative Travel Network
200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
(212) 640-3601
Fax: (212) 640-0316
E-mail:
Ernesto.G.Lavandero@Aexp.Com
www.Joinrepnetwork.com

American Express

Cruise Holidays
(Member of the Travel Leaders Group)
3033 Campus Drive, Ste W320
Plymouth, MN 55441
(800) 824-1481
E-Mail: franchiseopportunities@cruiseholidays.com
www.joincruiseholidays.com
www.cruiseholidays.com

Cruise Holidays

CruiseOne
1201 W Cypress Creek Rd, Ste 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(800) 892-3928
Fax: (954) 958-3697
E-mail: Recruitment@wth.com
www.CruiseOneFranchise.com

CruiseOne

Leisure Travel Alliance (LTA)
1310 RR 620 South Suite A-8
Austin, Texas 78734
(800) 515-4582
Fax: (512) 788-5587
E-mail: info@leisuretravelalliance.com
dacosta@leisuretravelalliance.com
www.leisuretravelalliance.com

Affluent Traveler Collection

MAST Vacation Partners
17W635 Butterfield Road, Suite 150
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
630-889-9817 • Fax: 630-889-9832
E-mail: johnw@mvptravel.com
www.mvptravel.com

MAST

NEST
(Network of Entrepreneurs Selling Travel)

243 South Street 
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(516) 922-2691 • (888) 245-NEST
Fax: (516) 922-5842
www.jointhenest.com
www.inthenest.com
E-mail: info@jointhenest.com

Nest

Results! Travel
(Member of the ?Travel Leaders Group)
3033 Campus Drive Ste W320
Plymouth, MN 55441
(800) 234-8241x100
Fax: (952) 587-1821
E-mail: admin@resultstravel.net
www.resultstravel.com

Results

Signature Travel Network
4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 306
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 574-0883 • Fax: 310-574-0804
www.signaturetravelnetwork.com
E-mail: info@signaturetravelnetwork.com
Membership Information:
shary@signaturetravelnetwork.com

Signature Travel Nerwork

Travel Leaders
(formally Carlson Wagonlit Travel)
3033 Campus Drive Ste W320
Plymouth, MN 55441
(281) 587-1821 • 866-225-9026
E-mail: TravelLeadersHQ@travelleaders.com
www.TravelLeaders.com

Travel Leaders

TRAVELSAVERS
71 Audrey Avenue
Oyster Bay, NY 11771
(516) 624-0500 • (800) 726-7283
Fax: (516) 624-6024
sales.travelsavers.com
E-mail: sales@travelsavers.com

Travelsavers

UNIGLOBE Travel USA, LLC
USA Regional Headquarters
18662 MacArthur Blvd., Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92612, USA
(949) 623-9000 • (800) 233-0619
E-mail: franchise@uniglobetravel.com
www.uniglobetravelusa.com
World Headquarters
1199 West Pender Street, Suite 900,
Vancouver BC
(604) 718 2600
info@uniglobetravel.com
www.facebook.com

Uniglobe

Vacation.com
(Member of the Travel Leaders Group)
1650 King Street, Suite 450
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 848-8756
Fax: (703) 548-6815
E-mail:
insidesales@vacation-corp.com
www.JoinVacation.com

Vacation.com

WESTA
(Western Association of Travel Agencies)
5933 NE Win Sivers Dr Ste 202,
Portland, OR 07220
(503) 251-8170
E-mail: info@westa1.org
www.joinwesta.com

Westa

 

 

AARC Host Agency
156 Wheeler Rd.
Central Islip, NY 11722
(800) 619-8646
E-mail: hbta@optonline.net
www.homebasedtravelagents.org

AARC Host Agency

All Travel Company, Inc.
192 Church St
Marietta Ga 30060
770 426 1825
Email: trudie@alltravelcompany.com
www.alltravelcompany.com

All Travel Company

Avoya Travel/American Express
5201 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 900,
Miami, FL 33126
U.S./Canada: (888) 447 8459
International: 001-760-305-5070
E-mail: Contact@JoinAvoya.com
Agents: www.JoinAvoya.com
Consumers: www.AvoyaTravel.com
Ca.AvoyaTravel.com
www.facebook.com

Brad Anderson, Co-President
Van Anderson, Co-President
David Anderson,
Chief Information Officer
Jeffrey Anderson,
Vice President of Marketing
Michael Anderson,
Vice President of Development
Scott Koepf, Vice President of Sales
Steve Hirshan,
Vice President of Sales Support

Host Agency
Year Organization Started: 1964
Years in Hosting Status: 47
Estimated 2010 Sales in U.S.:
$250 million +
U.S. Independent Contractors: 500 +
Commission Splits: 30/70 on Avoya Travel Live Leads™ and 80/20 on Independent Affiliate\personal clients
Initial Contracting Fee: Currently: $195
Annual Renewal Fee: $99
Annual Meeting:
Yes: Avoya Travel/American Express National Conference
Monthly service Fees:
$49 only if Independent Affiliates produce less than $1,000 in gross commissions
iAmerican Express
Associations: American Express, ASTA, CLIA, OSSN, NACTA, and IATA.
Insurance: $5 million in Errors & Omissions insurance.
Special services for Independent Affiliates

Marketing: Avoya Travel's industry-exclusive Live Leads™ program offers Independent Affiliates New Clients 24/7 via the phone, Internet, and text message. Avoya Travel also offers continuing marketing to its Independent Affiliates' personal customers on their behalf. It's the only host agency offering Live Leads and a unique marketing strategy — there isn't anything else like it in the industry!

Technology: Avoya Travel's proprietary software, Agent Power™ 5.0, is the industry's most comprehensive Travel Agent Operating System™, offering access to Live Leads, integrated booking engine, agency support resources including CRM, commission tracking, a calendar, e-mail, instant messaging system, and many more integrated features to help run a successful agency. Independent Affiliates also receive an automatically updated, private-label website.

Training: Avoya Travel University™ offers Independent Affiliates a variety of live and on-demand vendor and internal sales trainings almost daily. FAM, ship inspection, and seminar at sea opportunities are made available as well as regional meetings, an annual National Conference, and more!

Insurance: Avoya Travel provides $5 million in Errors & Omissions insurance.

Support: Avoya Travel has 75+ dedicated Support Staff providing live support 24/7 to assist its Independent Affiliate network and handling the aspects of business that takeaway from selling.

Avoya Travel offers: Accounting and commission tracking • Commission paid weekly via direct deposit • Continuous marketing to Independent Affiliates' personal clients at no additional cost • More than 25,000 cabins in group space • A Customer Care and Contact Center • And, more!

Organization values statement: Avoya Travel is committed to providing the travel agency community with unparalleled and innovative resources that enable travel professionals to effectively run their own businesses. Avoya Travel offers independent travel agencies a "Path to Success" with New Clients from Live Leads, an established reputation, increased income potential, training and specialization, award-wining technology, a community of entrepreneurial travel professionals, and exclusive, competitive consumer advantages.

Goals for Independent
Affiliate network: Avoya Travel is committed to helping independent travel agencies live a lifestyle of success and make more money. How, Where, and When Independent Affiliates work, sell travel, and manage their agencies is up to them, as long as it is done with Integrity and Professionalism™

Community:
Independent Affiliates of Avoya Travel are not in business alone. Avoya Travel has a family-style atmosphere and encourages communication within the network with resources such as My Avoya Colleague System™, Instant Messenger, a Community Forum, and more.

Reputation: Avoya Travel has a reputation for being one of the top-producing agencies worldwide and a member of the American Express Travel Representative Network for over 20 years and has received many notable accolades, including being named 'Travel Agency of the Year', by Carnival Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, American Express Travel, Oceania Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, MSC Cruises, and Brendan Vacations.

Other:
Shared Success™: This is Avoya Travel's business model and foundation. The company's goal in everything it does is to create a win-win-win for Independent Affiliates, vendors, and customers.

For more information Click Here:

Avoya

Bannister Travel
7696 Hwy 4 West
Senatobia, MS 38668
(662) 560-6085 • (662) 288-9052
E-mail: Patricia@BannisterTravel.com
www.bannistertravel.com

Bannister Travel

Brentwood Travel Service
1022 Executive Parkway
St. Louis, MO 63141
(800) 527-1059 • Fax: (314) 439-5757
E-mail: sturner@brentwoodtravel.com
www.brentwoodtravel.com

Brentwood Travel Service

Brownell Travel
216 Summit Blvd, Suite 220
Birmingham, AL 35243
205.802.6222 • 800.999.3960
E-mail: rebeccaw@brownelltravel.com
Hosting Direct: 855.737.7504
www.brownellhosting.com
www.brownelltravel.com
www.facebook.com

Brownell Travel

Coral Sands Travel
"America's Host Agency"
1165 Riverbend Drive, Labelle, FL. 33935
(866) 481-HOST (4678)
Fax: (407) 479-3461
E-mail: host@coralsandstravel.com
www.coralsandstravel.com
www.homebasedtravelagentsonline.com

Coral Sands Travel

CTP/Rennert Travel
1919 N W Loop 410, Ste 200,
San Antonio, TX 78219
Tel: 830-964-2464
Email: pketchum@ctptravelservices.com
www.rennerttravel.com

CTP/Rennert Travel

Corporate Travel/The Travel Center
1138 A North Pacific Avenue,
#50 Glendale, CA 91202
11427 Porter Ranch Drive
Unit B126 Northridge, CA 91326
(818) 241-1402 • (800) 870-9345
Worldwide Fax: (818) 241-1410
E-mail: travelcenter@juno.com
www.thetravelcenterusa.com

The Travel Center

Cruise Brothers
950 Wellington Avenue
Cranston, RI 02910
(800) 827-7779 • Fax: (401) 780-0905
E-mail: steve@cruisebrothers.com
www.cruisebrothers.com
www.facebook.com

Cruise Brothers

Cruise & Travel Quest
817 Lexington Dr.
Aliquippa, Pa. 15001
(724) 561-5554 
E-mail: Jeanni@CruiseQuestOnLine.com
www.cruiseandtravelquest.com

Cruise & Travel Quest

Cruises Inc.
1201 W Cypress Creek Rd, Ste 100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
877-714-4072 Fax: 954-958-3697
E-mail: SellCruises@wth.com
www.SellCruises.com
www.facebook.com

Cruises Inc.

Design Travel Inc.
2168 Lake Shore
Circle, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
4. Phone and Fax
(847) 577 7930 • Fax: (847) 577 7917
E-mail: travel@dtmgi.com
www.dtmgi.com

Design Travel Inc.

Expedia CruiseShipCenters
15600 NE 8th St # O11
Bellevue, WA 98008
(888) 944-1544
E-mail: host@cruiseshipcenters.com
www.joinecsc.com

Expedia CruiseShipCenters

Great Southern Travel
3424 S. National
Springfield, MO 65807
(800) 749.7116 • Fax: (417) 888-4482
E-mail: gpolodna@greatsoutherntravel.com
www.greatsoutherntravel.com
www.facebook.com

Great Southern Travel

IT Travel Group
6363 Richmond Ave., Suite 200
Houston TX 77057
(800) 688-1986 • Fax: (713) 268-2626
E-mail: info@ithomebasedtravel.com
www.ittravelgroup.com
www.ithomebasedtravel.com

IT Travel Group

Luxury Travel Network
(Member of the Travel Leaders Group)
2151 LeJeune Road Ste. 300
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(866) 703-5244 • Fax: (305) 444-1293
E-mail: info@luxurytravelnetwork.com
www.luxurytravelnetwork.com

Luxury Travel Network

L & M Travel Services
18467 Santa Carlotta St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708-5618
(877) 885-7905 • Fax: (714) 4391229
E-mail: Info@LNMTravel.com
www.lnmtravel.com

L&M Travel Services

Modern Travel Services, Inc.
W175N11117 Stonewood Dr., Suite 103
P.O. Box 831
Germantown, WI 53022
(262) 250-7337, x100
www.moderntravel.net

Modern Travel Services

Montrose Travel
2349 Honolulu Avenue
Montrose, CA 91020
(800) 870-5799 • Fax: (818) 248-1923
E-mail: andi@montrosetravel.com
www.MTravel.com

MTravel

Nexion, LLC
(Member of the Travel Leaders Group)
6225 N State Hwy 161, Suite 450
Irving, TX 75038

For Member/Supplier Customer Service
(800) 949-6410 • Fax: (408) 271-2039
Sales Phone: (800) 747-6813
(for new or potential Nexion agents)
http://lucassugoi.deviantart.com
E-mail: sales@nexion.com
www.nexion.com
www.facebook.com

Nexion,LLC

OASIS
(Outside Agent Sales Integration System)
4800 Federal Highway Suite 200,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(800) 613-8380 • Fax: (561) 393-7622
E-mail: Kelly@oasisagent.com
www.oasisagent.com
twitter.com
www.facebook.com

Oasis

OutsideAgents.com
8030 Phillips Highway, Suite 13
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 739-2224 • (866) 208-5604
E-mail: chad@outsideagents.com
www.outsideagents.com

OutsideAgents.com

Preferred Travel of Naples, Inc.
801 Laurel Oak Drive, Suite 300
Naples, FL 34108
(239) 261-1177 • (800) 523-3716
Fax: (239) 262.6306
E-mail: marianne@preferrednaples.com
www.preferrednaples.com

Perferred Travel Of Naples

Protravel International
73- 730 El Paseo, Suite B,
Palm Desert, CA 92260
(760) 346-7755 • (800) 854 4707
E-mail: jsheehy@protravelinc.com
www.protravelinternational.com
www.facebook.com

Protravel

TerraMar Travel, Inc.
133 N. Buena Vista Street, Suite #4
Hemet, CA 92543-4360
(877) 676-0033
E-mail: rhonda@terramartravel.com
travel@terramartravel.com www.terramartravel.com

TerraMar Travel Inc

The Travel Agent, Inc
(Tzell Travel Group)
630 West Carmel Drive, Suite #150
Carmel, Indiana 46032
(800) 347-2512 • Fax: (317) 848-3998
E-mail: mark@tta.travel
www.tta.travel.com

The Travel Agent Inc

The Travel Center/Corporate Travel
1138 A North Pacific Avenue #50
Glendale, CA 91202
(800) 870-9345
E-mail: travelcenter@juno.com
www.thetravelcenterusa.com

Branch Office
11427 Porter Ranch Drive B126
Northridge, CA 91326
(800) 870-9345 • Fax: (818) 241-1402

The Travel Center

Ticket to Travel
5453 Silver Vista Way,
San Jose, CA 95138
(408) 531-9228
E-mail: icinfo@ATicket2Travel.com
www.ATicket2Travel.com
www.TravelAgentAtHome.com

Ticket to Travel

The Travel Society, LLC
600 S Cherry St Ste 100
Denver, CO 80246-1715
(303) 321-0900 • (800) 926-6031
Fax: (303) 563-6264
E-mail: dans@travelsociety.com
info@travelsociety.com
www.travelsociety.com

The Travel Society

Travel Experts, Inc.
212 Sawmill Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
(800) 274-2544 • (919) 846-0647
E-mail: info@travelexperts.travel
www.homebasetravel.com
www.travel-xperts.com

Susan Ferrell, Owner & President

National Host Agency
Year Organization Started: 1989
Years in Hosting Status: 22
Estimated 2010 Sales in U.S.: $190M
U.S. Independent Contractors: 200
Commission Splits:
100% commission, no split
Initial Contracting Fee: None
Annual Renewal Fee: None
Monthly service Fees: $550
Annual Meeting:
August in Las Vegas during
Virtuoso's Travel Mart
Consortium Affiliation: Virtuoso
Associations: IATA, CLIA, NACTA, ASTA Premium Member
Insurance: Berkeley Professional Liability Insurance

About Travel Experts
Travel Experts, Inc. was established in 1989 as a pioneering host agency, designed to support and promote the businesses of independent agents around the country.  Their independents represent some of the most experienced, most productive, most highly motivated movers and shakers in the business. Travel Experts is also a proud member of Virtuoso, giving their agents access to exclusive, added-value arrangements with top travel providers, including the world's finest luxury hotels and resorts, cruise lines, tour operators and ground operators. For more information, call 800-274-2544 or contact Travel Experts via E-mail at info@travelexperts.travel. Further details about Travel Experts are also available on the web at
http://www.travel-xperts.com
or
www.homebasetravel.com

For more information Click Here:

Travel Experts

Travel Planners International, Inc.
2500 Maitland Center Parkway, Suite 130
Maitland (Orlando), FL 32751-4174
(800) 730-6392
E-mail: join@tpionline.com
www.MyHostTravelAgency.com
Dates of shows at Click Here

Kenneth Gagliano, President
Anthony Gagliano, Jr., Vice President
Erwing Hernandez, General Manager
Kim Sherrett, ACC, CTC,
Sr. Director of Business Development/
Recruitment & Acquisitions

National Host Agency
Year Organization Started: 1988
Years in Hosting Status: 24
Estimated 2010 Sales in U.S.: N/A
U.S. Independent Contractors: N/A
Commission Splits: 70% to 100%
Initial Contracting Fee: $195
Annual Renewal Fee: None
Monthly service Fees: Varies based on commission level chosen
Annual Meeting: Every other year
Consortium Affiliation: Vacation.com
Associations: ASTA, BBB, CLIA, TPOC, OSSN, IATA, ARC, NACTA, PATH

Special services for contractors:
Travel Planners International offers our independent contractors our exclusive proprietary agent only platform; a consumer Web site called AgentHub, giving the agent a professional Web presence; Passport Online content, optional consumer booking engines for air, car, hotel and cruise; a choice from all four GDS systems (Amadeus, Apollo, Sabre, or Worldspan); air booking engine for those agents that choose not to have a GDS system; after hours emergency ticketing for you or your clients; an exclusive booking engine for TPI agents for last minute and hard-to-get travel; Direct deposit of commissions twice monthly; a fully staffed help desk Monday through Friday; sales and marketing support; Vacation.com Engagement Marketing Program for FREE, direct mail opportunities; ongoing training via conference calls and webinars; professional development through The Travel Institute, CLIA, and BrandUCoaching; new to the industry training using our Express or Enhanced plans; E&O insurance coverage for all travel run through TPI with applicable hosting plans (see Web site for complete details); and an online commission and reporting system.

Organization Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide all of the tools, support and fulfillment services that will assist each of our travel agency partners to be the most knowledgeable, efficient, competitive, and profitable leisure and corporate sellers in the travel industry.

Organization Vision Statement:
Our vision is to be unrivaled in the travel industry by continuously developing new business relationships and opportunities.

For more information Click Here:

Travel Planner International

Travel Quest — Travel Leaders
6597 Laketowne Place, Suite A
Albertville, MN 55301
(800) 357-4678 (HOST) • (763) 497-0312
Fax: (815) 572-0113
E-mail: stephanie@TQagents.com
www.tqagents.com
www.facebook.com/TQagents
twitter.com/Travel_Quest
www.tqagents.com/blog/

Travel Quest

TripGuy Travel LLC
589 Beverly Road, Holland, PA 18966
215-356-4889 • (888) 990-TRIP
E-mail: General@TripGuy.com
www.tripguy.comwww.facebook.com

Trip Guy Travel

UNIGLOBE Travel Center
(Host Agency Division of
Uniglobe Travel USA)

Uniglobe Travel Center
18662 MacArthur Blvd., Ste 100
Irvine, CA 92612, USA
(800) 863-1606 • (949) 623-9000

Uniglobe

VacationTime Travel
4926 Stoneybrook Blvd.
Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 771-7775 • Fax: (614) 527-4525
E-mail: fun@vacationtimetravel.com
www.vacationtimetravel.com

Vacation Time

WorldTravelService
11223 York Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21030
(410) 527-9700 • (800) 668-9077
Fax: (410) 527-3460
E-mail: robp@worldtravelservice.com
www.worldtravelservice.com
www.worldtravelservice.com/careers
www.facebook.com
twitter.com

World Travel Service

YourNameTravel.com
(ToGoAway Travel Network)
825 West Jackson Plaza
Morton, IL 61550
(800) 207-8383 • Fax: (309) 266-8384
E-mail: support@yournametravel.com
www.YourNameTravel.com 

Your Name Travel.com

 

 

 

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