Helping You Build Your Own Genuine
Home Based Travel Business

Welcome Kit
Every GTI Independent Travel Agent receives a Welcome Kit packed with materials, including your Welcome Letter and GTI Agent-Only website access information, an important Documents Pack and business forms, as well as the comprehensive Step By Step Guide, which is designed to get you earning money in
no time at all. You’ll also benefit from a handy Getting Started Mini-Brochure, and informative inserts about GTI University training opportunities you can take advantage of and tips for booking travel and making money with GTI!
 

Newsletter
The GTI Insider newsletter provides a wealth of timely deals and in-depth information as well as selling tips to help you maximize your GTI membership. In addition to pages filled with fantastic offers on vacations, cruises and hotel stays, you’ll read about your fellow
Agents’ success stories, new GTI features and programs and intriguing destinations worldwide. Every Independent Travel Agent receives this colorful bi-monthly publication as part of the membership package.

Agent-Only Website
The Agent-Only side of Global's website is your one-stop resource for everything you want or need to know about GTI, your membership, training opportunities and so much more. From up-to-the-minute online travel deals to a handy library of GTI forms to GTI Insider newsletter archives, this information-packed site will be at the top of your “Favorites” list. You also can access your account, register for seminars, obtain flyers from vendors, book shore excursions — the possibilities are virtually endless!

My Account
Instant access to your account is available to every GTI Independent Travel Agent through the Agent-Only side of Global Travel's website. This is the place to go for submitting a Commission Form, tracking commissions, administering and promoting your personal ResMax™ travel website and updating personal information.
 

Marketing Toolkit
Learning how to make your travel business work couldn’t be easier, thanks to GTI’s exclusive web-based Marketing Toolkit. With a few quick clicks of your mouse, you’ll have access to the tips and tools you need to excel as a GTI Independent Travel Agent, from an online Reference Manual to Customer Service e-cards to compelling testimonials, customizable press releases and other marketing materials. This handy, user-friendly site is an indispensable resource for building your business!

FREE Email Marketing
Exclusive to all GTI Independent Travel Agents is GTI’s FREE Email Marketing system. This unique service allows you to dramatically increase your ability to sell travel and earn commissions every week! It’s fast and easy to use. You provide GTI with your clients’ email addresses, and GTI will email them special travel offers every week from preferred suppliers. The emailed offers will contain your GTI Agent PIN and contact information for commission tracking. GTI does all the work and you get paid!

PERSONALIZED TRAVEL
WEBSITE & SETUP
When you join Global Travel International as an Independent Travel Agent, you'll receive your very own personalized travel website! Get connected and unleash the power of the Internet with ResMax™, GTI’s state-of-the-art travel site that comes complete with all the necessary tools your clients will need to research and book all of their travel.

A ResMax website is very easy to navigate and even easier to set up. In fact you’ll have your customized website, complete with your Agent information, up and running on the Internet in less than 5 minutes. Your clients will be able to research and book airline, car rental and hotel reservations as well as vacation packages and cruises. Plus, they'll have access to last-minute specials, destination information, weather and so much more. Best of all, when your clients book their travel on your website, you can earn commissions*.

WEBSITE HOME PAGE
Your Home Page features several key elements, including a Travel Search booking engine, the latest Travel Deals and Insider News Stories. A simple click of the mouse also affords easy access to the Travel Toolkit, including Travel Warnings, Customs Restrictions, Maps and Directions, as well as a Currency Converter. You also can review the details of a trip and access information on travel insurance, cancellations, rules and regulations.

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BOOKING TRAVEL
EARN WHILE YOU SLEEP!

Flights, Cars & Hotels
GTI’s powerful travel technology makes planning your vacation easier than ever. Whether you want to book flights, hotels and car rentals separately or all together, Travel Search allows you — and your clients — to find the right deal and make reservations in a snap.

Cruises
Search incredible cruise specials with all the leading vendors, easily book online and discover what cruising is all about. It’s all right at your fingertips.

Vacations
Experience the ease and convenience of booking dream vacations right online. Customize travel searches and get quick online quotes for packages offering round-trip flights, hotel stays, inclusions, transfers, car rentals, meal plans, sightseeing or trip insurance.

Deals
Fast or detailed searches for incredible travel deals; quick links to hot spots such as the Caribbean, Alaska and Hawaii; and links to the week’s best vacation packages, luxurious escapes, sporting trips, resort packages, most popular trips, small ship cruising and much more. You also can book hotels at up to 70% off!

*Some specials may not be commissionable; see specific offers for full details.
The use of ResMax is governed by GTI Terms and Conditions.

Global Tutor
Every new GTI Independent Travel Agent receives a Global Tutor Welcome Teleconference as part of the membership purchase. This informative program is a convenient, easy-to-use way to learn the fundamentals of the travel industry and how to jumpstart your GTI business. When you’re ready for more knowledge, Global Tutor sessions on other topics also are available.
 

Certified Vacation Specialist Seminar (CVS)
GTI Independent Travel Agents looking to boost their proficiency — and profits — can benefit greatly from GTI’s Certified Vacation Specialist (CVS) Seminar. CVS provides the tools, knowledge and skills you need to maximize your travel business and to realize your income potential. Seminar topics cover the full spectrum of must-have expertise, including travel trends, travel product knowledge, tax strategies, marketing yourself and outselling your competition.

Learn from the industry’s best. Not just ideas, but powerful techniques to unleash your earning potential.

GTI Independent Travel Agents who want to make the most of their travel business can learn how during a GTI CruiseCollege, a shipboard program designed to develop industry expertise and maximize earnings potential. GTI’s experienced trainers lead you and your fellow Agents through comprehensive training on subjects ranging from how to build your travel business to mastering easy-to-learn techniques for maximizing your commission with each travel booking.

Familiarization (FAM) Trips
Expanding your travel horizons is one of the most exciting benefits of a GTI membership! GTI Independent Travel Agents can enhance their travel expertise via industry-sponsored familiarization trips, or FAMs. These fun and informative trips enable you to visit a variety of destinations, hotels and resorts worldwide at a fraction of the cost, allowing you to gain the firsthand experience that can help you sell these products with a minimal investment.


Selling cruises is a snap when you match your client with the right ship. Even if you’ve never cruised before, GTI Ship Inspections let you gain the expertise you need to excel by experiencing a variety of vessels firsthand, without ever leaving port. Each tour lets you sample life onboard a particular ship by visiting individual staterooms, public areas, dining rooms, recreational facilities, entertainment venues and more.

Teleconferences
GTI Independent Travel Agents can easily keep up-to-date on what’s happening in the exciting world of travel through lively, informative and FREE Teleconferences with GTI’s industry partners and travel suppliers. These telephone sessions let you interact with vendor representatives to learn how to market and sell their products as well as to receive expert answers to your questions right on the spot.

Webinars
Intensive training from the comfort of your own home may sound too good to be true. But with GTI’s exclusive Webinars, in-depth information on marketing, selling and succeeding is literally at your fingertips! These beneficial programs offer GTI Independent Travel Agents invaluable opportunities to maximize their knowledge and earning potential — without even having to leave the house.
 

Deal Finder puts incredible deals and rates right at your fingertips.

Deals on Vacations

• 4 nights in a charming London hotel for 2, including round-trip air, from $299 per person — 50% savings over the competition
• 4 nights in a centrally located Rome hotel for two with round-trip air from $399 per person — over $200 less than competing rates
• 5 nights in a popular Maui hotel for two, plus round-trip air, from $599 per person  — airfare alone typically costs over $500

Deals on Cruises

• 7-night Western Caribbean cruise on a new ship from $399 per person — almost $1,500 off the brochure rate
• 7-night Alaska cruise on a ship boasting 10 restaurants from $399 per person — over 65% off the regular price