YTB TRAVEL NETWORK REDUCED RATE POLICY

Travel discounts, upgrades and benefits are available as "professional courtesies" to agents who are active in the travel industry. Vendors encourage travel professionals to experience their destinations so that you will come home and promote them to your clients. Many travel vendors offer these discounts on a "space available" basis or during the off-season. Remember that these are all available at the discretion of the vendor. You are representing YTB Travel to the entire travel industry, and as such you are expected to present yourself with the highest level of courtesy and professionalism.
Notes on Reduced Rate Travel
Accompanying the YTB Travel Network RTA business opportunity and its focus on travel sales, under some guidelines there are discount travel opportunities.

A word about discounted travel and FAM trips: Many vendors in the industry provide discounted travel to qualified travel agents. The reason they do this is to FAMiliarize the agent with their property, products and services, thereby promoting full-fare customer bookings. This is a successful marketing strategy by the vendor, intended to generate new business for them. And it's a privilege for the travel agent to be able to take advantage of these courtesies.

YTB has set forth the following guidelines in order for an RTA to take advantage of various cruise lines' offers for discounted travel:

Upon joining YTB and obtaining your CLIA card, and even before your first cruise booking ever occurs, you may take a FAM trip. The cruise lines would love for you to take a FAM cruise and enjoy their services
in anticipation of that experience leading to sales.

Then, book only two cruises (two cabins) at regular fare for your customers (on any cruise line) and you'll be qualified to take another discounted cruise.

Some travel vendors might enforce additional booking requirements that are stricter than YTB's and YTB will honor those requirements. (Example: In order to book a discount cruise on Princess Cruise Lines or Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, you must have sold a minimum of FOUR (4) regular rate cabins on that cruise line.) All future reduced rate cabins on Princess Cruise Lines or Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines will require 4 additional regular rate cabins on the respective cruise line.

FAM trips are designed for the RTA and spouse/guest, and not children.