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There's nothing more satisfying than working in the travel business. This industry allows you to meet interesting people, fulfill dreams, explore exotic destinations and earn a good living while traveling the world. To be a full fledged travel agent however requires many years of experience and training combined with a vast knowledge of travel destinations and many years of personal first hand travel experience. Travel schools offer expensive courses and there is no guarantee of employment at the completion.

Grand Explorer has a formula however for you to become a travel broker without having to do the actual travel selling to your clients. We believe that our clients must only be counseled by experienced travel professionals, therefore as a Grand Explorer Travel Broker you act as a liaison between the client and the Grand Explorer travel professionals. As such you are not required to sell travel at any time except to refer new clients to the professionals at Grand Explorer. The principals at Grand Explorer have over 45 years of travel experience in offering superior travel products worldwide specilaizing in cruises, and are best equipped to handle all sales requests. In this way clients are serviced by seasoned travel professionals who can best ascertain their travel needs. With this format everyone benefits: clients get the best of service by experienced travel professionals; Grand Explorer expands it's client base and the travel broker ( you ) receive the perks and benefits of a travel agent as well as a supplementary income for almost no work involved.

WHO MAKES A GOOD TRAVEL BROKER ?

Anyone who wants to have a second income working part time

Anyone wanting to devote full time as a second career

Retirees with many acquaintances in clubs and associations

People wanting to obtain travel discounts for their recruiting efforts

Men and women wanting to work for themselves from home

BEST QUALITIES TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL TRAVEL BROKER:

Professional outlook in respects to offering our services

Outgoing personality in respects to acquiring new clients

Good presentation skills

Willing to learn new methods in client prospecting

Free to attend training sessions

Ease in meeting new people

Well traveled

Active in many social clubs and associations

Have a large circle of personal and business acquaintances

BENEFITS OF BEING A TRAVEL BROKER:

Receive revenue simply by referring people you meet everyday.

Receive travel rebates on all personal travel ( based on performance )

Receive special invites to travel cocktail parties and supplier events

Qualify for industry familiarization trips ( based on performance)

Escort groups on selected Grand Explorer departures or your own groups

Obtain cruise discounts from our cruise club

Qualify for free trips and special weekend getaway sales promotions

HOW MUCH MONEY CAN I MAKE AS A TRAVEL BROKER ?

Like in any sales endeavor you "reap what you sow". The following is how your revenue is determined. Sales revenues are calculated on an escalation ladder.

CATEGORY	ANNUAL SALES	NET REVENUE
BRONZE BROKER	Up to $ 20,000	25% of net revenue
SILVER BROKER	$ 20,000- $ 50,000	40% of net revenue
GOLD BROKER	Over $ 50,000	50% of net revenue

If you referred only 5 clients a month who booked with us, based on the category of broker you were, you could derive from $1000. to $3000. per month for maybe only a few minutes of work in referring people. Not bad ! People who are ambitious and refer many people to us by actively recruiting can easily make thousands of dollars with very little effort while qualifying for reduced rate travel. Grand Explorer will always go beyond the call of duty to service the clients you refer because if you succeed we succeed.

GROUPS

If you get a group of at least 10 people to travel together you get to travel on that trip free as well as get commission for each booking!

MEMBERSHIP FEE :

The cost to become a Grand Explorer broker is $500. This fee will be refunded back to you in travel reductions after 1 year of active employment or a minimum of $ 20,000 in gross sales, whichever comes first.

WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY A FEE ?

We put a lot of effort in the selection process of our travel brokers since you are the people representing us to the traveling public. As such we want to be sure that you are serious about growing with us and that our efforts and training will not be fruitless. We will teach you to be a professional travel broker with solid instruction and insider tips which would cost thousands of dollars at a travel school and since this fee is refundable to you in the form of travel rebates we feel it's a fair process for both of us.

The fee covers the following:

1) Training and formation which will be in the form of 4 travel courses

2) Setting up and maintaining of your travel account

3) Commission accounting and check issuance

4) Business cards and promotional materials

5) Support facilities

6) Access to our special promotions and events

7) Rebated cruise option at end of 4 courses

Apply to join our winning team today !

If you feel you have what it takes to be a professional travel broker please send us an email advising us why you would be an asset to our organization and request an interview.