Supplement to Travel Trade

By A.J. Rick Mazza
President & CEO

Along with our 3,000 agencies and leading preferred supplier partners, the international TRAVELSAVERS organization is stronger and more dynamic than ever. With more than 37 years in business and an annual sales volume of more than $18 billion, our agencies continue to proudly serve both leisure and corporate customers.

Exclusive Territories Online And At Retail
Decades ago, we broke new ground with our exclusive territory system for independent travel agencies in the U.S., and have since successfully brought our unique business model across international borders. Our global market presence is firmly established, and delivers tangible, bottom line benefits to our agencies around the world.
Our primary point of differentiation over all of the other agency groups has always been our exclusive territory system. Each TRAVELSAVERS licensee is given an exclusive territory, which helps them to stand out above the competition in overcrowded markets.
All leads generated by our nationwide advertising and marketing campaigns, as well as the dot-com segment of our business, in their designated territories, become business opportunities solely for that agency.
We provide the national advertising and marketing initiatives to motivate consumers who want to travel and direct them to their local TRAVELSAVERS agency.

Turnkey Marketing And Service Programs
Our portfolio of marketing and service programs appeals to both corporate- and leisure-oriented agencies, and includes: a proprietary Global Hotel Program; Club TRAVELSAVERS loyalty program; Custom Solutions direct mail campaigns (including quarterly consumer promotions focusing on the lucrative family, romance, luxury and adventure markets); JOURNEYS consumer travel magazine; The Affluent Traveler magazine for luxury travelers; TRAVEL HELPLINE and agent24 global emergency travel assistance services; and the TWIN worldwide independent agency network.

Complete Suite Of Technology Offerings
On the technology front, we offer CruiseXpressPRO (a live b-to-b cruise booking and management solution), CruiseXpress (a consumer cruise booking engine), The Affluent Traveler booking engines (both b-to-b and b-to-c); and CorpXpress (a state-of-the-art suite of online corporate travel management tools). At www.travelsavers.com, consumers have the convenience of Web shopping 24/7 — and have the option of receiving the personal attention of their local TRAVELSAVERS agent whenever they wish. Whether travelers book their own trips or book through their local TRAVELSAVERS agency, we always protect our agencies’ commissions for every travel purchase made online.

Driving New Business To Our Agencies’ Doors
We share the same core goal as our agencies: to drive new business to their doors, again and again. We succeed when our agency partners succeed, realizing higher sales revenues and greater profitability.
Our winning formula incorporates the industry’s most powerful technology with cutting-edge business practices and results-driven marketing programs in a global travel arena. As a TRAVELSAVERS agency, we encourage you to actively participate in these programs — and then just as actively enjoy the rewards.