I am a home based travel agent and Cruise Brothers is my host agency. I have been an agent for almost a year. I chose this agency because it did not cost anything--free, nada, zip--total no brainer. I wanted to give the travel industry a try and I was unsure of my travel sales abilities and other places were charging ALOT of $$--seemed rather foolish to spend money on something I was not sure was going to render and financial returns.
The team manager I work under always has an answer--even if that means having to go to someone else to get me an answer.
There are a lot of educational trainings with various vendors provided and they are offered day and evenings. I have taken full advantage of all the opportunities I can..and aside from the knowledge they provide...often there are nice perks for learning.
I have booked three personal cruises with Cruise Brothers and I think it is really cool to get paid to go on vacation. Also it was really nice to find some perks in my cabin on my last cruise. Because of the large volume of cruise sales, 99% of the time I get the cheapest rate for myself and my clients.
The commission is fair and sometimes there are agency specific, special perks available..just cause you are connected with Cruise Brothers.
I have not generated a lot of sales yet. However, they have not given up on me and have encouraged me not to give up on myself. I suspect that other places would not be so patient while I develop my client base and start generating more sales.