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Travel Specialists by Advantage

The Advantage Travel Partnership’s scheme, in which agents keep all their commission and pay 2% of gross turnover after three free months instead of a split.

The facts

Model Hybrid
Cost to join £299
Ongoing fee 3 months free, then 2% of gross turnover
Other fees 2% of gross turnover after the first three months, in place of a commission split
Agent keeps 100% of commission
Financial protection ABTA
Agents in the network 22
Founded Not published
Parent or owner The Advantage Travel Partnership
Accepts newcomers Experience preferred

What sets it apart

A turnover-percentage model in place of a commission split.

Who it suits

Entry requirement, as stated: “experience preferred”.

The company mixes models, so its fees and commission terms may not line up neatly with a straight commission split.

How customers’ money is protected

This matters to you as well as to your clients: it determines who is liable if a supplier or the company itself fails.

ABTA: Member — number not published. ABTA membership commits the company to ABTA’s code of conduct, requires it to protect customers’ money on holidays that do not include a flight, and gives customers a complaints and arbitration route.

ABTA only — no ATOL, per TG#38.

Ownership and background

Run by The Advantage Travel Partnership, which also backs Auria Travel. TG#38 records that agents keep 100% of commission while the host takes 2% of gross turnover after three free months, and that the scheme has ABTA membership but no ATOL. The turnover charge is not a monthly fee, so no monthly figure is given for sorting.