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Avoya Travel has officially opened the interest list for its new Avoya Elite 100 program.As part of the program launch, which was timed to coincide with Avoya’s 60 Years of Innovation celebration, Avoya is offering up to $5,000 in bonus commission to 60 top-producing agencies that join Elite 100 during the promotional period. The just-opened interest list will be used by Avoya to select “the most successful and ambitious agency owners” as Avoya continues its goal of creating the best travel network in the world. “To ensure its members are the industry’s best, the limited-time interest list will kick off a thorough process to ensure that Independent Agencies invited to join Elite 100 uphold the cherished reputation of Avoya, a diligently protected asset that benefits Avoya’s entire network,” Avoya said in a statement.The opening of the list marks the first time the general travel industry has been invited to join Elite 100. Before announcing the interest list, Avoya opened Elite 100 to a select group of high-performing, existing Avoya Network members in late 2023, with more than 100 Independent Agencies participating. Avoya recently announced that the average Elite 100 agency has seen a significant 44 percent increase in its share of the commission from bookings year over year. Participation in Elite 100 provides various key competitive offerings, the company said.In addition to earning 100 percent of the commission on bookings made with Avoya’s preferred suppliers for an agency’s personal clients, Elite 100 provides access to Avoya’s technology and services including its best-in-class marketing, unparalleled Live Leads program, proprietary app suite Agent Power, the highest support staff to agency ratio in the industry and more. Avoya also pays its network of advisors their commissions weekly and includes the industry-first Instant Commission program. All of these services are offered while not penalizing independent advisors with expensive royalties, the company said.“Avoya’s business model and award-winning services are designed to create the most profitable Independent Agencies in the industry and opening Elite 100 to like-minded, successful advisors extends our commitment to building the best network of travel sellers in the world," Jeff Anderson, Co-CEO of Avoya Travel, said in a statement. The opening of the interest list to the Elite 100 program marks the latest advancement to Avoya’s growth and complements the Avoya Premier Commission program, which was announced at the 2024 Avoya Travel Conference earlier this month.Professionals interested in joining the interest list for Elite 100 can learn more at AvoyaNetwork.com/60Years.
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