CHART 8 | 15 Being part of a host agency has many advantages. Host agencies often offer training programs to their travel advi- sors, which helps them to stay on top of industry trends 9 . And, host agency charges could range from anywhere between $0—there are some host agencies that charge no fee at all—to even above $1,000 annually. A majority of advisors (42%) said that they pay between $100 and $500 every year to their host agency. Interestingly, when it comes to commissions, the higher the revenues, the less the advisors are paying to the host agencies. Fifty-seven percent of advisors said that they paid 10% to 30% in commissions to host agencies. One advisor said, DISTRIBUTION TRENDS We have levels for earned commissions, so our split depends on your annual commissions earned. I am 100% on preferred, 85% on approved and 80% on others. 9 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/host-agencies-good-idea-travel-agents-grnconnect/ ANNUAL FEE CHARGED BY HOST AGENCY, SHARE (%) COMMISSION PAID TO HOST AGENCY, SHARE (%) No fee 0 - 10% 20% - 30% $500 - $1,000 More than $1,000 Upto $100 10% - 20% More than 30% $100 - $500 42% 17% 17% 10% 27% 14% 29% 28% 16%