Avoya Travel

After spending 40+ years in the travel industry I decided to come out of semi retirement and get back into the retail travel business. It has always been my first love. I looked at many host agency opportunities. It was apparent from the beginning that Avoya Travel was the place for me. I have never looked back. The experience with Avoya and it's people has been amazing. It has been life changing for me. I highly recommend, travel experience or none. Avoya Travel is the place !

The Avoya Travel Network is not just a host agency but a Family to all of us Independent Agents. They represent Integrity, Professionalism & Relationships…They walk the walk and talk the talk!
My personal relationship with Avoya dates back to 2001 when they were America's Vacation Center and I was booking our personal travel through them. Fast forward to 2014 and I now have my own independently owned and operated agency in the Avoya Network. As a past customer and now an agency owner I can only say their values to maintain the highest standards have never changed over the past 16 years I have had a relationship with them. From the Owners, Senior Management to the Support Staff… everyone in the network is outstanding! The consistency and commitment to provide updated marketing, technology & support for our business growth is the best in the industry. I love everything about them :-)

I think the education and support that Avoya offers cannot be beat, and of course the live leads. I couldn't be more pleased with Avoya!

I have worked as a travel consultant for 40 years, mostly for Brick and Mortar agencies as an employee and manager. Other than my 4 years with Burdines Travel in the 80's this has been the greatest experience of my career. The company is wholly customer oriented, offering exclusive deals and gives us fantastic support as well as always updating the learning tools. Whether we make our minimum monthly sales or in the Presidents club our contributions to the bottom line are equally appreciated. Wish I had known about Avoya 20 years ago.

I have been in the travel industry for over 35 years, both as a supplier and an agent and was familiar with the Avoya business model before I ever became affiliated with them as an independent agent owner. When I decided to,open my own agency the choice for me was simple - I never considered any other host, I've been with Avoya for almost two months and not a day goes by that I don't compliment myself for making this choice! Everyone in the Avoya Network is so very helpful, professional, and kind I have felt like part of the family since day one! Their training and business model is outstanding and they are with you side by side to make sure you succeed. This is - for sure - my last business card and i hope to be part of the team for many years to come!

I have been with Avoya Travel for almost 6 years and have been very pleased to have joined such an excellent Host Agency.
I appreciate the integrity of the company, sound reputation, the staff, support, the technology, leads program and the opportunity for having a successful business.

I have been in the industry for 52 years. In the past I have owned agencies in NJ and PA and was an American Express Representative for more than 30 years. I have my own clients and AVOYA has the programs, preferred suppliers and commission structure that allow me to meet my clients needs, keeps me competitive, and provides a good personal income. I have been an independent affiliate for almost five years (since July 2012). For anyone who is a seasoned agent this is the ideal company to join. This is a truly professional organization but it takes an understanding of the travel industry to really appreciate how good they are.

Avoya Travel is a wonderful company. Very professional. Provides live leads at no cost, great Mastermind program, education available at all times, and commissions are great. What is there not to like about a great company like Avoya Travel?

After struggling with for a couple of years with my previous host agencies, I found Avoya Travel and cannot imagine affiliating my business with any other. The "live leads" provides me customers so I am able to grow. The support is superior to any other I experienced. The company truly embraces a "shared success" philosophy. There are constant innovations in marketing and technology. The startup costs are fair and you are not nickeled and dimed with fees.

I am going to keep this relatively short which would be unusual for me so I wouldn't advise anyone to take bets on that!
My team partner Tim Orlowski signed up with Avoya 7 years ago this past February. Tim was trained by me and also SABRE and CLIA back in 1990 when we opened a "brick and mortar" travel agency in San Antonio Texas named Anchors Aweigh Cruises and Tours.
When he signed up he asked me if I would be interested in partnering with him and I wasn't wild about the idea of leaping back into the Travel Industry again. I started writing airline tickets for my Moms agency for allowance when I was a teen back in the early 1970s and then went on to get a degree in Hotel Administration with a concentration on Tourism and Travel so this is not new for me. Tim was working a full time job as an accountant in the Bay area and he was getting over surgery for cancer on his vocal chords so his voice was very raspy and he wasn't able to speak for long periods of time on the phone. I had just recently sold a business so I was kicking back and just doing real estate sales now and then. We both did the training of the system for 3 days back then and since Tim was working Monday to Friday, I figured I would try it since it was from home so nothing ventured nothing gained. We came into Avoya with quite a few of our own leads but I found clicking on the live leads was like being in a casino so I thought this could be fun. Well, from the hesitant player, I ended up working 8-10 hours a day. Tim would come home and find me at the computer on the phone. For anyone that says this cannot be done, just contact me or contact Avoya and they will share my success. We hit the 1 million mark easily in the first year. We stated the second year out so busy, that Tim quit his job as an accountant and started full time with Avoya with me. We went to our first Avoya Conference in June of the year we began and found out that we were "Rising Star". We won lots of awards and met so many fantastic people. I always say, if all of these amazing agents lived in my city, when I would have a dinner party, I would have to invite at least 100 people over . We have become true family. I grew up in this business and anyone that thinks that you will get a lead and sell that one and every other one you get, does not know this business. When we had our walk in travel agency, you won some and you lost some. That's the story of all businesses. The secret is persistence and talking with clients to get to know them ,their story and their wishes for a great vacation. Once you listen, then they will listen to your expertise and you will not only have a client for many years but many times a new friend.
Every company has positives and negatives but I have to say, I get much inner joy working with this organization. The owners of the company are people that I can truly invite to dinner at my home and we would all enjoy each other and they would enjoy my cooking!!! If they didn't like it, they are too kind to tell me.
Anyway, my guidance to anyone looking to join a host agency would be , whoever you choose to work with, don't blame them for your failures. Look within yourself and ask yourself if you put in 150% to clients and if you do, you will truly be a success.
Looking forward to many more years with this fine organization.
Stephen Solomon/ Travel by Tim and Steve