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www.valeriewilsontravel.com

212-532-3400

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605 Third Ave. New York, NY 10158 (Also CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, NJ, NY, SC)

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Company Details

Founded

1981

Host Type

Hybrid (Host & Travel Agency)

Franchise

Currently Accepting

Beginner Agents, Experienced Agents

Accepts Agents in

Worldwide

# of Contractors

275

# of Agencies

—

Members US

—

Members Canada

—

Members w/storefront

—

Members home-based

—

Annual Sales

$325 million

Languages Spoken

English

Business Attributes

—

Network Sales

—

Profile Updated

01/13/2025

GDS

Sabre

Consortia

Virtuoso

Accreditations

ARC, CLIA, IATA

Members of

ASTA, CCRA, GBTA, IGLTA, PATH, WINit

Seller of Travel

California, Florida

E&O Insurance Included

Focuses

Adventure, Cruise, Corporate, Groups, Leisure, Luxury, Ethnic, Honeymoon/DWs, FITs

Program Details

Ticketing Service for non-GDS Agents

Minimum Sales Requirement

—

Required to use Franchise Brand

Charge for Ticketing

Lead Program

Lead Belongs to

Agent

Charge for Leads

Education Program

Employee Training, IC Education, In-person

Allows Sub-agents

Pricing & Commission

Franchise Start Up Fee

0.0

Military/Veteran discounts

Accreditation Number Required

Start Up Fee

—

Location Requirement

Storefront, Home-based

Annual Fee

—

Monthly Fee

—

Commission Split Range

—

Frequency of Commission Payments

Every Two Weeks

Method of Payment

Check

Technology & Tools

Marketing Programs

Direct Mail, Consumer Magazine, E-mail Marketing, Social Media Tools

Leisure Tools

Air Booking Tool, Cruise Booking Tool, Hotel Booking Tool

Corporate Tools

24/7 Support Service, Air Program, Biz Travel Leads, Online Booking Tool, RFP Support

Commission Tracking

Itinerary Builder

Forms and Templates

CRM

Website Program

Accounting

Booking Tool

Analytics

Payment Solutions

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