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I've been with Archer Travel for just over nine months, and it's been an incredible journey! Dreaming of a career in travel, I spent years booking trips for friends and family, wishing I could turn my passion into a profession. When the opportunity with Archer presented itself, I jumped at it. Best decision ever! The training and support I've received from my team have been exceptional. I've even transitioned into training new and seasoned agents myself, which I absolutely love. Beyond the invaluable knowledge and resources, I've built incredible friendships and connections within the Archer community. The team is incredibly responsive and supportive, always ready to assist with any questions or challenges. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to build my travel business with Archer!

I left Avoya after 6 months due to disagreement with their commission structure for leads and their marketing philosophy. I have been in sales my whole career - and this is the only company I know where the customer cannot choose who they work with. As a new TA, I was enticed by the training and onboarding program, and the opportunity to get leads with Avoya. However, after I earned $80 on a $5000 cruise I realized their model is flawed. Basically, you earn 4.8% on most cruise leads - it is a 30-70 split on leads, with 30% to you....after deducting any offers you made to the client. They want you to sell on value, but in training the first thing they push is to offer a discount or onboard credit. What they don't tell you is that any OBC you offer is deducted from your commission at the 80/20 or 30/70 lead split. Teaching you to offer a discount on your iniital call with a client is not adding value, and cuts your pay. Avoya spends a lot of marketing, and they want to protect their investment - but the reason the leads stay with Avoya is because of the TA and how we bring the lead to closure, and maintain the customer relationship. However, they still keep the 30-70 split on all future deals as well.Even though they were only responsible for the initial lead. And then we received a letter from their CEO that said they would sue any TA that left and worked with a client that was previously a lead. Meaning the customers you had fostered and nurtured were not allowed to leave Avoya and follow you. Never in my career had I ever seen a policy like this - while I should not be allowed to poach any leads if I left, a customer should be able to use me if they wanted to, and found me on their own. Avoya threatened all agents with lawsuits should a client follow us no matter what. That is not a company I wanted to be associated with. I left and am very happy with my new agency I am associated with.