Well apparently, the edict from Wood River did not take hold as two RTAs (David and Sherri Ogg who are
DIRECTORS and also teach the First Class Training) have made a fantastic post outlining all of the confidential commissions that various travel vendors pay to YTB. Of course
this blog will be removed within a few hours of this posting, so catch it while you can.
What is interesting is that they are still claiming that WCT is the fulfillment engine behind the air and car rentals.
And noticeably absent from this list, is Globus and Cosmos. Could they have been one of the suppliers who may have decided to end their "partnership" as I suggested in early December? Globus has not been active with YTB since mid-November.But I am confident that Carnival, Norwegian, Cunard, Holland America, Costa, Disney, Princess, Auto Europe, Crystal, Apple Vacations, Collette Vacations, Pleasant Holidays, Trafalgar Tours, Travel Impressions, Disney, and Travel Guard all appreciate that David and Sherri Ogg have let the world know just how much money can be earned in YTB.
WORLD CHOICE TRAVEL DOMESTIC $5 per ticket
WORLD CHOICE TRAVEL INTERNATIONAL $10 per ticket
AIRPORT PARKING 40% of 1st day service fee
AUTOEUROPE 17%
WORLD CHOICE TRAVEL CAR 2.5- 5%
CARNIVAL 16%
COSTA 17%
CRYSTAL 13%
CUNARD 15%
DISNEY 15%
HOLLAND AMERICA 16%
NORWEGIAN 10%
PRINCESS 15%
WORLDWIDE GOLF VACATIONS 10%
GOLF SWITCH 10%
GROOPLE 1.5-4%
HOTELS.COM <10%
GDS Booking <10%
Vacation Rental <10%
HOT RATE HOTELS <10%
WORLD CHOICE HOTELS <10%
ANNIVERSARY WISHES REGISTRY 20% of service fee
ARTIKO 15%
BISTRO MD 25%
BLOOMING BUDS 15%
CAMANO ISLAND COFFEE 20%
CHECKS UNLIMITED 20%
CHINESE LAUNDRY 17%
CLARINS PARIS 25%
THE CRAB PLACE 11%
DINE WISE 15%
DINO'S 24 KARROT CAKES 15%
DIRECT GARDEN DECOR 16%
EQUIFAX 22% of item sale/montly subscription
EZ FOREX (FOREIGN CURRENCY) 40% of service fee
FRESH TOPIARY 11%
THE FRUIT COMPANY 15%
GINA ALEXANDER 25%
GOLDEN MOON 20%
GORMET STATION 20%
GREAT BIG CANVAS 10%
HABERVISION 15%
HALE GROVES 15%
THE HARTFORD; AUTO INSURANCE $12 PER LEAD
HOME BLINDS OF AMERICA 15%
HONEYMOON WISHES REGISTRY 20% of service fee
INHABIT LIVING 11%
JUST FINE, INC 10%
LACENSE BEEF 25%
LAUREN HUTTON 18%
LIFELOCK $32 per sale
MODERN RUGS 12%
MY BUTCHER 16%
NIMLI 10%
O&H DANISH BAKERY 10%
OLD TIME CANDY 10%
RAFAELLO TIES 10%
RESTAURANT.COM 15%
PASSPORTS/VISAS 15% of service fee
PORT PROMOTIONS (SHORE EXCURSIONS) 12%
SHIMMER & STONE 15%
SHOEBOXED 50%
SKINCAKE RX 20%
TOBI 10%
WELLWISHERS/Bon Voyage Gifts 15%
YOUR TRAVEL WEAR 10% of item price
YTB CARS $500 per car sale
YTB FLOWERS 20%
YTB OUTDOORS 10% of merch. and trips
ZCHOCOLAT.COM 10% of merch. and trips
ZENOBIA NUTS 10%
APPLE VACATIONS
Charter Package 10-15%
Contracted Scheduled Air 13-14%
Group Booking 5%
Insurance 10%
Land Only 13-14%
Published Scheduled Air 0-5%
BRANSON ONLINE 17%
COLLETTE VACATIONS 10%
CUSTOM TRIPS 6%
KENSINGTON TOURS 11%
LAST MINUTE DEALS 6%
PLEASANT HOLIDAYS
Air 0-5%
Land 14%
Air & Car 7-10%
SPAQUEST 10%
SPRING TOURS
Land Only 25%
Special Requests 12%
TRAFALGAR TOURS 10%
TRAVEL IMPRESSIONS
Online Booking 15%
DISNEY 10%
LAS VEGAS 12%
FLORIDA 12%
WYNDHAM'S RESORT VACATION E-CERTIFICATES 25%
TICKETS & ATTRACTIONS (WORLD CHOICE) 3.5%
TICKETS NOW (TICKET BROKER) 10%
AIG Travel Guard 20%
And what is the deal with all the potions and lotions. I thought YTB was a "travel" company, just taking a quick look, it seems that travel only represents about 40% of their "business"--and I am being generous there.
In this economy, where we are looking for the consumer's discretionary income, do the travel suppliers really want to compete with Modern Rugs, Checks Unlimited and a Chinese Laundry?
