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Agencies today are choosing to change the way they make
their bookings. Many are dropping out of ARC/BSP and booking air tickets
through a Host Agency. They may also book some or all of their Cruise
& Tour business with a Host Agency or continue doing those bookings
as they always have. These Independent Contractors (IC) Agents working
through a Host Agency, may still operate a Store Front location, or
move into a "home based" environment.
Reasons & Benefits For Becoming An IC
- Eliminate GDS
Contracts
- Eliminate ARC/BSP
Appointments
- No Annual Fees
- No Bonding
or Letter Credit
- No ARC/BSP
Reporting
- Close Brick &
Mortar Location
- Office In The
Home
- Lowered Costs
- Less Hassle
& Stress
- Increased Revenue
Potentials Through Aggregating Volume With Host
- Increased Tour
& Cruise Revenue Up Front & On The Back-End?
- Sharing In
GDS Segment Payouts?
- Sharing In
Airline Override Contracts
Reasons & Benefits For Becoming A Host Agency
- Increased Volume
Leading To Increased Revenue
- Making Override
Contracts
- Making Tour
& Cruise Volume Thresholds
- Increased GDS
Segment Payouts
- Pride &
Prestige Of Becoming A Larger Entity Without Adding Concrete
- Survival
TRAMS IC/Host Export Utility
This utility is designed for independent contractors (IC) and host agencies
to share data more efficiently. IC's using the host's GDS create invoices
marked with their own IC code which are then interfaced by the host
into the host's TRAMS Back Office (TBO) database. This utility gives
the Host the ability to transfer these interfaced invoices to the IC
for importing into their IC copy of TRAMS Back Office. To receive records
from a host agency using this utility an IC must have a copy of TRAMS
Back Office. The utility also allows IC's, using ClientBase to create
invoices, to export those invoices and share them with the host agency.
Documentation
for Using TRAMS Back Office & ClientBase IC/Host Functionality
Documentation for Using ClientBase Only as an IC Working with
a Host Agency
Host/IC Procedures Timeline
Download
file for this TRAMS IC/Host Export Utility
Recorded Training for Host or IC with TBO Only
Recorded Training for Host with TBO and IC with TBO/CB or CB
Only
Recorded Training for Host Handling Payments
Recorded Training for IC Handling Payments
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09/24/07 6:24a
by
Jeanne