Honeymoons, destination weddings, and vacations — finally, more money in your pocket.
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Step 1: Sign ABC’s Independent Contractor Agreement
Sign the Independent Contractor Agreement. This agreement lists all the benefits that you receive, along with the regulations that you need to make sure your business has in place before selling.
Step 2: Take Passport to Profits - Required Training
Take our comprehensive training - Passport to Profits. The training is free and online at your own pace. Click here to start.
Step 3: Legal Compliance
Ensure that your business is compliant. Your business must meet all legal requirements listed in your Travel Agreement.
Confirm you are covered under ABC’s Seller of Travel Licences. Information found here: LEGAL RESOURCES
For support with legal documents and compliance tools, visit our partner Travel Industry Solutions. Use ABC’s promo code “ABC10" for a discount.
Travel Booking Process
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Finish the travel agreement, training & legal complaince requirements.
Attend Wednesday Webinars, watch past webinars, get to know wich suppliers you’d like to book with. Use this phase to learn supplier systems and figure out the best booking partners for your business.
Make Bookings! Honeymoons, destination weddings, vacations, and travel-related services using the approved booking workflow. Be sure to book your own travel.
Log Those Bookings! Log every booking properly so it can be tracked and matched for commission. If your bookings are not logged, you may not receive your commissions.
U.S. Room Block Process
Ask the hotel for a complimentary commissionable room block and give the hotel the details they need.
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Review the contract. Make sure the rate is commissionable and that the correct IATA is included. Also, make sure there is no attrition requirement, or if there is make sure your client understands this.
Complete post-stay follow-up. Collect the final room-night and revenue information after the event.
Submit final ABC reporting. Submit the completed information so commission tracking can begin.
Get Paid
Getting paid is one of the most important parts of your business! To ensure commissions are tracked and paid accurately, please follow these requirements for every booking.
Commission Submission Requirements
All bookings (including FIT reservations, room blocks, destination weddings, cruises, tours, and other travel arrangements) must be entered into TESS. Bookings that are not logged cannot be tracked, and commission payments will not be received.
Commission Submission Forms must be completed within 30 days of your clients' return date. This allows the ABC team to verify travel, reconcile supplier payments, and follow up on any outstanding commissions promptly. Submission Forms submitted AFTER the 30-day mark will not be paid.
If a booking or commission form is submitted after the required timeframe, it may delay payment and, depending on supplier policies, could impact our ability to recover commissions.
By keeping your bookings up to date and submitting your commission forms on time, you help us advocate for you, resolve supplier issues quickly, and ensure you receive the commissions you've earned.
Remember: Log every booking. Submit every commission form. Get paid on time. When you don’t, you won’t.
Help & Resources
Don’t want to book travel yourself?
Work with another member to book the travel and receive some of the commission!
Comission Clarity
ABC pays members 85% of the commission received from qualifying room block bookings. Other bookings payouts begin at 75% until $5k in commission is received, then its 85%.
Contact Us
Schedule a one-on-one consultation
Deadline Clarity
All travel bookings and room blocks need to be reported via our online forms or TESS mo more than 30 days after the travel or event.
Continuing Education Resources
Policy Clarity
All members are required to submit a W9 and tax forms will be sent out in January for all commissions paid over $600. We can pay commissions to the person or their business.
