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Why Choose Dugan's Travels
*We take on those without experience and train so they can become successful travel
agents. Most companies will not do this and when they do.. they aren't prepared to help someone without experience.
Or worse, they treat you like you are a burden when you ask for help.
*We have been in business since 1997. We have had outside sales agents since
1999. So we have been paying agents and been able to make it through times such as September 11th and other hard times.
Jennifer Dugan is a CTA and has years experience taking care of agents as well as making sure they get paid. There are
other agencies out there claiming to pay higher commissions or offering other things, but how long have they had agents?
How do you know they will pay you or be here 6 months from now? Unexperienced hosts can run their agency into the ground
pretty quickly. We are a strong agency with years experience and knowledge. Anyone can claim to be a host agency,
but it requires a lot of effort and knowledge to be a good host agency.
*We have over 600 agents working with us. What does that mean for you?
A great support team of agents who can share their experiences with you and help you when you need help.
*We
don't require you to have a CRS (Computer Reservation System) or learn how to use the computer program. However we do
have Sabre in case you need a CRS.
*We don't tell you there are no fees charged and then make you get a computer program
that costs you money.
*We try to keep your costs down by using the cheapest methods to communicate with us. We
don't require you fax things in. You can email us forms and information. You don't have to call us, you can use
email.
*We pay 75% commission. That includes any overrides or bonus commissions. 80% commission to those
who stay with us for 3 or more years!
*Insurance and a small set up fee is the only cost to sign up and it is
$130.00 per person for first year and $50.00 for renewals per person.
*We allow you to give back commission to make
lower prices for clients if you choose to do so. (If allowed by the supplier)
*We have high commission levels with suppliers such as Carnival Cruise Line paying
us 16% commission.
*We have an awesome chatlist that you can participate in and get ideas and help from all over the
US.
*We have online chats where you can chat with other agents live.
*We care about you and your business.
*Dugan's
Travels is owned by someone (Jennifer Dugan) who has been an outside agent for over 10 years and knows how it is to be
an outside agent. She has taken what she has learned from other host agencies and made it better. She knows what
has worked and what didn't. She has worked very hard to create a different type of agency that doesn't try to own you
or treat you like you are a bother. She pays her agents as best as possible and is willing to take ideas and suggestions
from the agents who work with us.
*The first agent who Jennifer took on is still with us today and will be your training
coordinator, Barb Cerbie. barb@duganstravels.net
You can have your own FREE websites. To view what it can look like go to Dugan's Agents Demo Website or the other choice CLICK HERE to see.
*You will work WITH us. You don't work FOR us or feel like your opinions don't count. We take suggestions,
ideas, input, and care about your opinions. We are willing to make changes and stay current to make your life easier.
*You
can give it a try and if you aren't happy, you aren't tied to us. The only thing not refunded is the $130 and any
fees you might have paid. But if you tell us you want out, you are welcome to leave without any hard feelings.
You are also welcome to rejoin us if later down the road you decide you want to come back.
*You tell us what your goals
are and we try to help you.
*We give leads to our agents from any website requests. Any bookings requested from
www.duganstravels.net will go to the agent who most qualifies to handle it. So we ask agents
to give us a specialization so when we get in a request for your area of expertise, we can send it to you.
*We don't
require you to charge a certain amount to things that are net prices. Meaning if you have an airline ticket that the only
way to get commission is to charge the customer an extra amount, we don't require you to charge a certain amount. It is up
to the agent.
*You can get a CLIA card after you complete our training and CLIA's training. You can receive an IATAN
card once you qualify. IATAN's requirement is for you to make $5000 in commissions in a year period. We do not allow
anyone to purchase cards! You must earn them properly.
*We are active members of Vacation.com which means higher
commissions and access to group cruise space with Cruise Centre.
*We encourage you to attend seminars or fam trips
to learn more about the industry. We also offer seminars at sea with our group of agents. You have the ability to get more
training through CLIA, ICTA, and many other resources. We can give you access to Travel Agent University to take free courses.
*We don't require you to only work with us. If you want to work with another agency and us at the same time,
we will not give you the boot! We want any business we can get! This is very rare in the business. We just
ask that agents be up front and honest if they are working with another agency so that we can note it on your information.
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Why have a host agency?
Having a host agency is very helpful to most independent agents. There are agents
who become their own agency either by paying for membership into different options offered by companies or suppliers. However
there is no way to do it all on your own. You need to be with a host agency to work with several suppliers. Or to get higher
commissions you have to have more than yourself to meet the sales levels necessary to be noticed.
Things to think about
when deciding what is best for you.
First in order to be on your own without a host, you will required to get id numbers
to work with suppliers. Most will not allow you to do this without experience, a large sum of money and other reasons.
To be ARC bonded (able to sell airline tickets) you must put up a bond of at least $20,000. Other options are IATAN
which requires $250,000 in sales. There are ways you can do things solo but you will not be able to work with several
suppliers and you will be 100% on your own with no help.
If you are solo- the travel industry is very hard to get outside
help from. For some reason this industry is not willing to help each other out unless there is something to gain most of the
time. Without a network of others who are willing to help you, it can be very lonely.
You can join organizations to
help you with being alone. However most agents won't take the time to help you with a booking or give you advice.
Do
you know the rules? So many people think you can go to school or read a book and become a travel agent. You need someone who
knows the rules of the industry.
What about insurance? You need to have adequate insurance coverage if you are not
working with a host agency and if you are with a host agency, make sure you are being covered by their policy.
Having
someone to help you when you need help is very helpful. Having other ideas and thoughts can make your business a success.
Finding
a host up on technology and can offer you an IATAN card or CLIA card is also a must in going to seminars, fam trips, etc.
A
good host agency will help you with your business. I have had several agents who have left our agency to venture off on their
own. They either quit the business all together after some time of being on their own or came back to the agency. Places that
want to sell you a membership number don't always know how it is to be solo. I wouldn't want to be all by myself. Having my
agents has helped me more times than I can count.
There is a good amount to know about this business and having someone
with experience there to help you when you need it is very important. There are laws that agents must follow.
If you
pick up a travel agent magazine you will read horror stories on agencies getting scammed and being sued for doing things incorrectly.
It is important to have a safety net. You should have your own business but have an agency that you are associated with.
Don't
worry! We will get you started and we start new agents every day who come to us with no prior experience. We train
you about the industry, teach you how to use websites, and help you get the best prices for your customers. You don't
have to worry, we will take care of you.
This opportunity is available for anyone who is interested, whether or not
you have travel experience. The idea of this program is for people who do not know the travel industry to still be able to
make commission off of helping people book their travel reservations.
Or for the agent with experience, this is a way
to work from home without all the high costs most agencies want from you to work with them. We do not require a minimum amount
in sales or productivity. However, there if you do more than $3000 in sales a month you are able to be exempt from the monthly
membership fees
We are different!
What sets Dugan's Travels set up different from others is that you don't pay a set
up to begin working with the agency. Our monthly costs are very low compared to other agencies and will be waived if you meet
the minimum amount required each month. Plus you have someone to turn to for anything you need. We want to help you become
a travel agent and the best way is to get hands on experience. You can go to school but it does not teach you how to actually
be a travel agent. And there are a lot of scams out there who want to take advantage of people wanting to get involved in
the travel industry. They take your $495 they charge for you to become an agent with them and leave you high and dry. No help-
no support- nothing. Dugan's Travels gives you a way to get set up to do travel from home for almost nothing. (The $130 insurance
is the only cost)
Compare us to other host agencies. Nacta has a list available. Click here.
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