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Choose The Program That Fits Your Needs

  Whether you’re an experienced agent, an agency owner interested in reducing overhead or
  someone looking to learn the business, we have a program for you.

Eliminate Unnecessary Overhead
  Attention agency owners! You didn’t get in the travel business to do ARC reports, pay rent and
  deal with unproductive employees. Now you can move your business home, retain your clients
  and top producers, affiliate with us and increase your profitability.

Maximize Your Time With Clients
  It’s true, you don’t make money in travel until you actually sell something. By affiliating with
  MTravel.com you can spend more time consulting with your clients and building your business.
  It all results in increased loyalty and repeat business from happy clients. Our program offers you
  complete control over the entire sales process with your clients.

Capitalize On Our Success
  Montrose Travel is a top 50 travel management company nationwide. With MTravel.com, you can
  take advantage of the programs, supplier relationships, experienced staff and business
  philosophies that have made us successful. Our reputation in the industry and financial
  stability are unsurpassed.

 

 
 
 

Your Own Identity
 
As a home-based agent or agency, you retain your own identity with your customers and are
  considered a “self-employed” independent contractor for tax purposes.

Secure Client List
  Because you are an independent contractor, your client list is your property and will not be used
  or sold. You control your list and your marketing.


Strong Commissions 
  Share in all upfront leisure supplier commission overrides. Some companies share commissions
  based on a 10% base commission, not us. You will enjoy a full complement of preferred
  suppliers offering commissions up to 16%.

Affordable and Inclusive
  We offer full support to home-based agents and our program is one of the most affordable,
  inclusive programs available today. We’ve
bundled the services you need most and made them
  available at one low annual price, rather than nickel-and-diming you monthly. Optional add-ons 
  are available should you desire them.  

Sub-Agents
 
Expand your business by recruiting your own sales force on independent contractors.
 Your agents will have access to most of the same tools you have, including a private-labeled
 consumer website. We pay you on their bookings. You pay them.

 

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Technology Driven 
  Our booking technology and dynamic packaging tools are unparalleled in the home-based agent
  industry. It includes a comprehensive agent only website where you will find a complete on-
  line booking engine for air, cars, hotels, cruises, tours/packages as
well as a proprietary
  dynamic packaging tool to customize your own air, car, and/or hotel packages. You can build in
  your own commission while saving your clients money on their travel. The system automatically
  interfaces with our back end accounting system. The site also includes:

     ¦  On-line commission tracking
     ¦  Marketing tools
     ¦  Agent support
     ¦  Training
     ¦  Destination information
     ¦  Business building ideas
     ¦  Fams (Familiarization trips to educate you on products).
     ¦  Industry benefits information and much more.

Your Own Private Labeled Consumer Website At No Additional Cost   
  Included in your annual fee is a complete private labeled website that includes our on-line
  booking capabilities tracked back to you for commission payment. We encourage you to
  register your own domain and have us point this site to your unique domain. Now you
  can compete fare for fare with the top Internet sites.

Advance Your Travel Education
  Take your education as far as you want to go. We provide the most extensive library of on-line
  content and training links available. In addition, you can participate in monthly teleconferences
  on a variety of topics developed to help you maximize profits and increase your product
  knowledge. You’ll also be eligible to go on “fams” (familiarization trips designed to educate you
  on specific destinations and products).
 

 

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Preferred Suppliers
  Because of our size and buying power, we have negotiated many of our preferred supplier
  arrangements directly with our key suppliers. In addition, we supplement these suppliers with
  our membership in Ensemble Travel (formerly GIANTS), a leisure travel consortium. MTravel.com
  is one of the largest members of Ensemble Travel.

Group Expertise and Support
  Take advantage of our expertise in finding, negotiating and executing all types of group travel,
  from leisure groups to meetings and incentives. You even retain all the complimentary travel
  earned and can build in an additional mark-up to increase your profitability. Our special Group
  Section on the agent site reveals real stories and insights from those that have made over
  $15,000+ by organizing just one group!

Extensive Blocked Cruise Space
  Each year, MTravel.com blocks and deposits hundreds of special sailings for you to sell into.
  We work with a variety of preferred cruise lines and offer value-added amenities to you for your
  FIT and group clients that they normally wouldn’t have access to. This product will give you the
  competitive edge that you need to close cruise sales.

Proven Corporate Program
  Our program is designed to compete with the mega agencies and, when we’ve gone head to
  head, we have emerged victorious. Now you can be confident making any new corporate account
  presentation.
 

 

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Honeymoon and Romantic Getaways
  Consider a specialty in honeymoons, anniversaries and romantic travel and capitalize on of our
  years of experience. This is one way to differentiate yourself from your competition.

Air Contracts
  Our special contracts and fares are available to help you retain clients by saving them money
  and maximize your own profits.

Marketing Support
  Our leisure marketing tools include a complete self-help marketing support toolkit including
  downloadable documents, flyers and promotional pieces and highly targeted customer blast
  email capabilities. Our goal is to guide and assist you where necessary to drive a successful
  business.

Accounting
  Full support includes commission tracking and payments, client and supplier payment
  processing, ARC processing, address verification for on-line bookings, and credit card merchant
  processing.

GDS Access
  Galileo (Apollo) is available to experienced agents for an additional monthly cost.  No long term
  contracts. Training is provided at no cost. (Note: the on-line booking engine included in your
  annual fee has GDS capabilities).
 

 

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Save On Your Personal Travel
  Book your personal travel through your own website and earn commissions. Take advantage of
  industry benefits extended to agents such as cruising for $35/day or 50% off hotels. Once you
  earn at least $5000 in annual commissions you may apply for an IATAN card.

Recognition
  Just because you maintain your own home-based office doesn’t mean you’re not a part of our
  family. Each year we offer opportunities to recognize our successful travel partners including our
  coveted President’s Club for top producers selling over $100,000 in total commissions.

Referral Incentives
  Once you’ve experienced our program and get to know us, we’re confident you’ll be more than
  satisfied. As such, financial incentives are available to you for simply referring others into the
  program.

Agent Support
  We offer unlimited toll-free phone support and online support. Dedicated personnel within
  specific departments are standing by to assist you when you need help.
 

 

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