In order to attract travel agents, Orbitz for Agents plans to offer higher commissions to the first 500 agents, at 12% for hotels and 5% for vacation packages, who sell packages by March 15.

Orbitz is launching a groundbreaking program that offers travel agents the opportunity to earn commissions on hotel reservations and customized travel package bookings made on behalf of their ...

There's also the inherent conflict of interest in the travel agency model. Your adviser may charge a booking fee and also take a commission from the cruise line or hotel. Also, travel agents ...

Delta Airlines was the first to nix commissions for of Sunflower Travel in Costa Mesa. “Presumably, a good travel agent still has knowledge and expertise that a consumer doesn’t have,” Addi ...

Dear Tammy: I've been working as a travel agent for almost two years now. I'm surprised that our commissions are so low, as we do so much work! Do you think we should get higher commissions? Tammy: ...

But there are also voices calling for suppliers to reexamine their commission payment policies and rework them to get dollars to agency owners faster. Alex Sharpe Signature Travel Network CEO Alex ...

Northwest Airlines Corp. it would stop paying base travel agent commissions for tickets sold in the United States and Canada, joining other major airlines. Minneapolis-based Northwest said the ...

One of the top travel agency obstacles to expanding hotel sales is commission recovery, according to Jeff Bzdawka, chief operating officer at TravelCLICK, who believes speedy payment has ...

Cynthia Prosterman, owner of Tam Travel in Corte Madera, said her agency has switched its focus to booking vacations through tour operators -- who still pay commissions -- but has had to cut its ...

In a move deplored by travel agents, Carnival Corp. has decided to stop paying commissions on the air portion of packages that include both a cruise and airfare to the port. Only 12 percent of ...

Why should consumers pay for services they neither want nor use? It’s like being forced to pay a travel agent commission when booking a flight directly online. This verdict is the perfect ...

However, since travel agents often work as independent contractors or business owners with different commission structures, their income varies. The BLS also predicts average demand for travel ...