Do Airline Commissions Still Exist Travel Services Agreements - When Should A Client Sign

In episode 162 Steph Lee is joined by Chad Burt of Outside Agents. We’ve got some great questions from you all. Speaking of – if you have a question for Steph and her co-hosts, please submit it here for a future episode: https://hostagencyreviews.com/friday15 !1. Do the airlines still give commissions on flights? If not, what is the benefit of an $2300 ARC #? —Anonymous 2. Hello! I have a quick question about workflows. If you have a travel services agreement, is it better to have clients sign that before or after you send quotes/proposals? I don't want to scare clients away before they see options, but I also don't want to waste my time! —Kristin R. RESOURCES: (Submit questions, sign up for reminders for the F15, along with that week's questions we'll be covering!) (Friday 15 going over benefits of GDS system) (In-depth information on what the GDS, global distribution system, is and which travel advisors use it.) (What is an ARC number?) (A list of the different travel agent accreditation options.) (All about travel agent commissions, including airline commissions.) (Explainer of what a host agency is) (Travel agent survey data on fee charging practices: what they charge for, how much, fee structures and more.) (How to qualify clients and recordings of real travel advisor conversations to qualify their clients) (Free travel agent forms from HAR) (Travel waiver forms from HAR)