WASHINGTON -- TravelConnect, a prepaid calling card that works
domestically or in 40 foreign countries, is the latest
commissionable product available for travel agents to sell through
ARC.
Agents can use a manual tour order, submitted in the regular ARC
sales report, to purchase cards for $1 each. The fee is recouped
later when a card is sold to a client. The minimum order is 100
cards for $100, plus a flat $7 shipping fee. The cards come in
denominations of $15, $25 or $50, and can be purchased in any
combination.
When cards are sold to a client, agents use a manual tour order
to report the sale. Agents take a 20% commission up front plus the
initial $1 card payment.
Therefore, the sale of a $15 card nets $4 ($3 plus $1); a $25
card yields $6 ($5 plus $1), and a $50 card earns $11 ($10 plus
$1).
Before selling the calling cards, agents must complete a
registration form and an agreement form and fax them to
TravelConnect.
The forms and complete ticketing instructions are on ARC's Web
site at www.arccorp.com and fax-back service at (800)
811-1608, document 835.
TravelConnect, a product from SmartCall, is the eighth supplier
to join ARC that isn't an airline or a railroad. Other "travel and
destination vendors" are theme parks operated by Universal Studios,
Disney and Anheuser-Busch.
Greyhound Lines, Kemwel Holiday Autos, Julian Tours and CityPass
are additional participants.