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March 2014
Price Matching: Why do it and How to
This article was written by TQ owner and price matcher extraordinaire, Bonnie Lee.
I’m going to focus on price matching with Funjet because I’ve found that they offer one of
the easier, if not the easiest, ways to price match. On top of that, they’re a preferred
supplier, offer top commissions and CASH prizes with the new Funjetting with TQ and Travel
Leaders Campaigns (more details below).
As a working agent, believe me, I know that price matching takes time, so why price match with Funjet? What's
in it for you? Well, I’ve made it easy and compiled my reasons into a list:
1. Instant Price Matching for Online Travel Agency & Competing Vacation Companies
When searching on FunjetAgent.com, look for the blue box which guarantees an INSTANT price match
against OTA's at specific
hotels and resorts. You
earn 10% commission
when price matching
against OTA's and full
commission when price
matching against other
vacation
companies.
2. It is SUPER EASY
i.
Just put the booking on hold at FunjetAgent.com.
ii.
On the top of the
confirmation page,
click “Price Match”
iii.
Simply fill in the
form that pops up
and hit submit.
3. Fun for Life Money
Look for the yellow box next to hotels (see top screenshot) when searching on FunjetAgent.com. Hover
over the yellow box to see how much extra you’ll earn! For those of you who aren’t familiar, Fun for Life
Money is deposited on a debit card monthly for you to use as cash. View their site for more details.
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4. Earn 5% on Air
Some resort chains might pay between .5 to 1% higher on the hotel portion of the booking when
booking direct with them, but make sure to check the final commission earned. 5% on air at Funjet
Vacations often adds up to more commission in your pocket than the additional commission on the
land.
5. Exclusive Travel Leaders Funjet Incentive
Every month Travel Leaders gives away money to agents who sell Funjet Vacations. More details below.
6. Funjetting with TQ
Travel Quest has paired with Funjet to offer cash prizes every month for booking with Funjet. On top of
that, you can double up your prizes with the Travel Leaders’ exclusive Funjet contest.
Now you have lots of financial reasons to price match your bookings with Funjet Vacations, but don't forget
about your clients. By price matching, you show them why travel agents are worth it. They not only
will think of you for their next trip but they’ll tell their friends how their agent was able to get them
the best price. Not to mention you price matched them with a well known, quality supplier.
For more details, check out Funjets’ Price Match Plus flier.
Now for the Funjetting with TQ cash prize details…
Funjetting with TQ in 2014
Every month for the entire year, we’ll announce 3 to 4 different ways you can earn CASH from Funjet and TQ.
Here is what we have for March:
 $100 for the agent who sells the most All-in-One Travel Protection via Funjet
 $100 for the agent who sells the most Sandals/Beaches via Funjet
 $50 for the agent with the most Funjet price matches
 $50 for the agent who with the most Funjet packages with air on Delta
Don’t forget, you can double up your earnings with Travel Leaders’ Funjet Incentive!
Travel Leaders’ Exclusive Funjet Incentive
We aren’t the only ones showing our love for Funjet, Travel Leaders also has a monthly incentive for agents
booking Funjet Vacations.
Monthly Bonus Cash Agent Incentive
The top 3 booking agents each month will receive:
#1 agent - $120 Fun for Life Bonus Cash
#2 agent - $80 Fun for Life Bonus Cash
#3 agent - $40 Fun for Life Bonus Cash
For more information
about Fun for Life
Bonus Cash, click here.
Bonus! The agent with the most passengers booked with All-in-One Travel Protection each month
receives $40 Fun for Life Bonus Cash
Grand Prize
The agent with the highest sales volume in 2014 will receive: Airfare for 2 to Cancun via Funjet Charter +
3 nights at RIU Palace Peninsula in Riviera Maya.
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]
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March 2014
IC InteGREAT Supplier Sponsorship
As you may know, Travel Leaders recently launched their InteGREAT marketing product which is a fantastic
marketing tool and gives folks easy ways to order and send co-branded marketing from various suppliers (see
Marketing Calendar) on an a la carte basis, all with their IC logo and targeted specifically at the demographic
most likely to be interested in that piece or supplier.
Now is your chance to get a year of access to this great new program for FREE! We have multiple suppliers who
have agreed to sponsor one year’s worth of InteGREAT marketing fees.
What you receive:
 12 months of free InteGREAT access ($17.50 each month otherwise) to use as you see fit (in other
words, you can order whatever supplier's a la carte direct mail or email pieces you want, not just
something from your supplier sponsor)

Support from our wonderful TQ staff on how InteGREAT and Agent Profiler work, to ensure you are able
to get up and running and have all of your questions answered

Support from supplier BDMs if you have questions regarding their products, groups program, agent
incentives, price matching opportunities and more!
What you agree in exchange:
 To have an Agent Profile page on travelleaders.com

Write a little blurb as part of your Agent Profile page on topics related to your sponsored supplier - you
can choose what it says, examples might be why you love said supplier, what your favorite products
from the supplier are, a review of a recent trip of yours or a happy client's, pictures of you at supplier’s
resort/ship, upcoming supplier promotions, etc. Ideally you would keep this blurb/content updated a
few times throughout the year to keep it fresh.

Write about supplier and/or their promotions and properties/ships on your Facebook page, any blogs
you may have or your website; again ideally this would be kept fresh or done semi regularly (e.g., 1-2
Facebook post a month). We at Travel Quest have recommended videos and content in this area if you
need ideas!
Note: To register for InteGREAT there is a $60 one-time set up fee if you are not already in the program
Supplier Sponsors
As of right now, here are the suppliers we have and the amount of agent sponsorship spots they are offering.
Funjet Vacations
Only 1 spot left!
Norwegian Cruise Lines
10 spots
Azamara
5 Spots
Get Sponsored!
Email us as [email protected] and let us know which supplier you’d like to be sponsored by and why you
want to be sponsored by them. Don’t worry, this isn’t an essay exam, a little blurb will do. This is a great
opportunity to market yourself and grow your business. We will be filling the spots on a first come, first served
basis so contact us right away if you are interested!
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]
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News
Keep up to date with things that are happening with Travel Quest and the TQ Network!
Apple Vacations Top Account Access
Last week, Travel Quest was awarded with Apple Vacations’ prestigious National Crystal Award. With that
award, Travel Quest agents get access to the exclusive Top Accounts desk specialists. If you need assistance at
Apple use this contact information:
Top Accounts #: 855.886.6775
Top Accounts Email: [email protected]
We could not have received this award without all of you so a HUGE “thank you” to all of our agents!
Commission Increase w/Disney Cruise Line
Due to our stellar sales in 2013, we now qualify for a higher commission level with Disney Cruise. For all sailings
commencing after February 1, 2014, the commission level will increase from 13% to 14%.
Updated Preferred Supplier Charts
Have you checked out the new 2014 Travel Leaders’ Preferred Supplier charts? These are great resources when
you’re wondering what suppliers provide what things to which places.
Choose Your Vacation Package
Choose Your Air Consolidator
Choose Your Cruise
Travel Leaders’ LMS “lock down”
Travel Leaders’ Learning Management System (LMS) is getting an upgrade! In order for them to implement the
major change, LMS will be shut down for 48 hours starting midnight on the evening of Monday, March 10th. LMS
should be up and running again by the morning of Thursday, March 13th.
Agents in the News
We’re always proud to show off our agents in the news and this month, we have 2!

Katie K. was quoted in last month’s Destination Wedding &
Honeymoon Magazine

Shannon M. was interviewed on the local Fox 9 News!
If you’ve been in the news, send it over to us at [email protected]
and we’ll spotlight it!
Travel Leaders’ Destination Wedding Training
Travel Leaders is holding full day seminars on selling Destination Weddings in Las Vegas 5/8-5/10. You choose
which 1 day seminar you want to attend.
Update! Bonnie Lee, TQ’s owner, will be attending and would like to plan a TQ Meet Up! So if you’re thinking of
attending, send us an email about what dates you’ll be there and send it to [email protected].
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]
March 2014
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Travel Leaders’ SELECT and Worldwide Hotel Programs
Before we get into what the Lucky 7 Contest entails, we thought we’d do a quick recap of the two great hotel
booking programs that you can take advantage of through Travel Leaders.
Worldwide Hotel Program
Offers over 34,000 hotels worldwide. The E-Directory is located in
Mercavia, under: Suppliers / Hotels / Worldwide Hotel Program.
Worldwide Hotel Rates Include:
 Best Available Rate
 Commission exceed or match industry standards, most hotels at 10%
 Value Added Amenities: 50% of the hotels offer complimentary breakfast and 70% offer free wi-fi
 Consumer Point Program Included
 Agent Loyalty Point Programs Included
 Preferred Partners and Participating Hotels
How to Book
 Worldspan Users: Book Rate Code: 7TL or TL7
 Non-Worldspan Users: locate the hotel reservation number within the e-directory and call the
hotel’s 800 to request the rate. Ask for the “1 Travel Leaders Group Rate” when calling. Don’t forget
the number 1.
SELECT Hotels & Resorts
Over 400 luxury 4 & 5 Star hotels and resorts. Treat your clients like a VIP
and keep them coming back to you!
SELECT Rates Include:
 Complimentary breakfast for 2, daily
 Discounted rates
 Commissions exceed or match industry standards, most hotels at 10%
 Room upgrade at check-in (based on availability)
 Early check-inn/late check-out (based on availability)
 VIP special amenity
How to Book
 Worldspan Users: Book Rate Code: TZE
 Non-Worldspan Users: Locate the hotel reservation number within the SELECT e-directory and call to
request the Travel Leaders SELECT Hotel Program Rate!
Quarterly Lucky 7 Contest
To get agents using these awesome programs, Travel Leaders has created the quarterly Lucky 7 contest where
agents can win great prizes just for booking with the SELECT Hotels & Resorts and Worldwide Hotel Programs.
Prizes
 Roundtrip domestic airline tickets for two
 Hotel Room nights at Hilton Worldwide
 Gift cards
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]
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How to Enter
Simply fill out the tracking form with the SELECT and Worldwide hotel
bookings you make.
Contest Rules
1. Agent must complete and submit tracking form to qualify for
Quarterly prizes.
2. Contest Tracking Forms are subject to review, verification and
de-duplication with Hoteliers, for consumed travel only.
3. There is no minimum booking requirement for Quarterly
prizes for Gift Cards, Hotel Night Stays, and Airline Tickets.
Recap
Sometimes, we’re so excited about
things we posted last month that we
can’t help but post them!
Love Travel. Live Travel. Photo
Contest
Win a $50 Amazon gift card just by
taking a photo with our ‘Love Travel. Live
Travel’ tagline somewhere in the photo.
The photo with the most votes on
Facebook wins!
4. Qualified reservations under the Travel Leaders Group
Worldwide Hotel Program rates via reservations
phone/directly with hoteliers or via GDS using TL7/ 7TL or
TZE/TZEL rate codes, will be counted, no exceptions.
For more details, see the Photo Contest
PDF.
5. Only forms submitted to [email protected] by April
15, 2014 will qualify.
Have you checked out TQ’s Content
Crusader site yet? To get in, use the
password: TQsocial!
This site is an exclusive program for TQ
agents only. Please do not share the
password with agents outside of the TQ
Network.
Download and print Lucky 7 Tracking Form
View Contest Flier
Princess Cruise Specials Weeks
TQ’s Social Media Content
Program
Travel Quest has set up 8 Princess Cruise Specials Weeks throughout
the 2014 year. When you book your clients during these weeks, your
clients will receive deposits as low as $50 and a shipwide savings book
with onboard savings worth up to $325.
To get the word out to your clients, download the customizable Cruise
Sale flier to push out to you clients via social media sites, websites,
emails and mailings.
View an example of the Shipwide savings book
TQ’s 2014 Princess Cruise Specials Weeks
2/10/14-2/17/2014
8/11/14-8/18/14
3/17/14-3/24/14
9/1/14-9/8/14
4/28/14-5/5/14
9/29/14-10/6/14
6/16/14-6/23/14
10/27/14-11/3/14
What does TQ Content Crusader
have for you?
 100’s of posts for you to use on
your social media sites, blogs and
websites.
 ‘How-to’ videos for Facebook
 Tips for engaging clients
 Links to vendor specials and
advertising
Have you checked out HostAgencyReviews.com yet? It is the go to website for,
you guessed it, host agency reviews. We’d love to get some more input from our
agents so when you have the chance, please write a review on Travel Quest!
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]
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IC InteGREAT Marketing Calendar
For those of you who are participating in IC InteGREAT, here is the upcoming direct mail schedule. Note: If you
didn’t have your customer mailing list uploaded by the “Customer Mailing List Must Be In By This Day” date
listed, you won’t be able to order that mailing.
DIRECT MAIL CALENDAR
CUSTOMER MAILING LIST
SUPPLIER
MUST BE IN BY THIS DATE
ORDER DATES
IN HOME DATE
VACATION CODE
Windstar
3/12/14
3/27-4/3/14
5/6/14
079
Oceania Cruises
3/12/14
3/31-4/7/14
5/8/14
032
Avalon Waterways
3/12/14
4/1-4/8/14
5/10/14
033
GOGO Vacations
3/12/14
4/3-4/10/14
5/13/14
034
Disney
3/19/14
4/8-4/15/14
5/17/14
035
For the full year list, see Mercavia’s Marketing Calendar page.
If you’re not in Travel Leaders’ IC InteGREAT program yet, we highly recommend it to move your business to the
next level! Contact us for more information or view our IC InteGREAT and Enrollment PDF.
Check out previous customizable direct mail pieces:
 Funjet Vacations: Destination Weddings & Perfect Family Getaways
 Holland America: Europe
 Globus: North America
 Pleasant Holidays: Island Escapes
Stay Connected!
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us so we’ve made it easy for you to find us!
Feedback?
We have been undergoing
some major changes here
at Travel Quest and would
love to know what you
think! Something you really
like, something you’d like changed or maybe
a suggestion of something you’d like to see in
the future; we want to hear it all!
So if you’re in the mood to share, fill out our
anonymous feedback form!
If you have an idea for an article/topic for our next newsletter or would like to be featured, send us
an email at [email protected]!
Love Travel. Live Travel.
800.357.4678 | [email protected]