FAQ
1. What types of agencies or agents do you accept as members?
LTA welcomes experienced, productive agencies and agents whether you are a traditional
storefront agency, home-based business, ARC or non-ARC. However, we do have membership
standards.
2. What are the standards?
Generally, we welcome all travel agents and travel agencies with professional travel
industry background and travel sales histories. The minimum benchmark for preferred
supplier sales is $100,000 annually. We will make exceptions for experienced agency
owners and agents that are transitioning from storefront to home-based.
3. Do you accept Independent Contractors (ICs) as members?
Not as direct members. We are not a host agency and therefore cannot directly support
ICs. If you don’t have your own industry ID, we will be happy to refer you to one
of our host agency members. We will then look forward to supporting you through
your host agency.
4. What are LTA's membership fees?
LTA has an agent-friendly dues structure that rewards agents and agencies for existing
sales and sales growth year-over-year. Depending upon your existing preferred vendor
sales and future sales, membership fees are tiered from a maximum of $350 annually
down to zero.
5. When I fill out the membership application on this site, have I joined?
No. The online form is used to gather pertinent information about you and/or your
agency. When you submit the form, we will contact you to further discuss our programs.
If we meet your criteria and you meet ours, we will be happy to assist you in completing
the full membership application.
6. Once the paperwork if completed, how long is it before I become a member?
Once we have your full application, we add you to the membership rolls immediately.
We also advise our preferred suppliers that you are a member. The supplier recognition
process varies from supplier-to-supplier and can take anywhere from a few days to
a few weeks. If you are leaving another organization to join LTA, your commission
benefits should not be interrupted. Suppliers typically try to manage agency transitions
to avoid any gaps in benefits during the transition.
7. If I made a booking with a preferred supplier prior to joining LTA,
do I get LTA-enhanced commission?
If a booking has been made prior to your joining LTA, suppliers will generally apply
the commission in effect at the time the booking was made. Alternately, some suppliers
will honor or agree to the commission in effect at the time of final payment. On
occasion, circumstances allowing, agents cancel and rebook to receive the LTA commission.
In all events, you should check your commission level at time of final payment and
ask the supplier to apply LTA’s commission where applicable.
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