Direct Travel

• Founded
  1953
• Host Type
  Hybrid (Host & Travel Agency)
• Franchise
• Currently Accepting
  Beginner Agents, Experienced Agents
• Accepts Agents in
  USA, Canada (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
• # of Contractors
  687
• Annual Sales
  $1 billion
• Languages Spoken
  English, Spanish, French
• Business Attributes
  —

• Profile Updated
  03/23/2023
• GDS
  Amadeus, Apollo, Galileo, Sabre, Travelport, Worldspan
• Consortia
  Virtuoso
• Accreditations
  ARC, CLIA, IATA, TICO, TIDS
• Members of
  ACTA, ASTA, CCRA, CLIA, GBTA, TICO
• Seller of Travel
  California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, Washington
• E&O Insurance Included
• Focuses
  Adventure, Cruise, Corporate, Disney, Groups, Leisure, Luxury, Ethnic, Honeymoon/DWs, FITs

Program Details

• Ticketing Service for non-GDS Agents
• Minimum Sales Requirement
  —
• Charge for Ticketing
• Lead Program
• Leads Belong to
  Agent
• Charge for Leads
• Education Program
  Employee Training, IC Education, In-person, On-demand
• Allows Sub-agents

Pricing & Commission

• Military/Veteran discounts
• Start Up Fee
  $0
• Location requirement
  Storefront, Home-based
• Annual Fee
  —
• Commission Split Range
  70% to 0%
• Frequency of Commission Payments
  Monthly
• Method of Payment
  Direct Deposit

Technology & Tools

• Marketing Programs
  Direct Mail, Website Program, Consumer Magazine, E-mail Marketing, Social Media Tools
• Sample Website
  View Sample Website
• Leisure Tools
  Air Booking Tool, Consumer Booking Tool, Cruise Booking Tool, Hotel Booking Tool
• Corporate Tools
  24/7 Support Service, Air Program, Biz Travel Leads, Online Booking Tool, RFP Support
• CRM