Cruise
Listed below are the requirements that are needed to process a reduced rate travel cruise request: (See “Notes on Reduced Rate Travel” following.)

1. Must be an active Certified RTA with YTB Travel Network.

2. Copy of your YTB business card and RTA ID Number

3. Copy of your CLIA card

4. Travel information (desired departure date; ship name and cruise line or airline carrier; etc.)
   Please provide detail information.

5. Passenger name(s). Please limit cabin occupants to two.

6. One cabin per YTB ID Number.

7. Ticket confirmation number

8. Fax number to which the CLIA Certificate is to be faxed.

9. Date and cruise line of your last reduced rate cruise. (YTB must be able to verify this.)

Please fax the above requested information to YTB at 618-659-9675, ATTN: Reduced Rates Department.

Notes on Reduced Rate Travel
At YTB, TRAVEL is our BUSINESS!
Our business objective is to sell and support an efficient, functional, and profitable online travel business to independent sales people.

Accompanying the YTB Travel Network RTA business opportunity and its focus on travel sales, under some guidelines there are discount travel opportunities.

A word about discounted travel and FAM trips: Many vendors in the industry provide discounted travel to qualified RTAs. The reason they do this is to FAMiliarize the RTA with their property, products and services, thereby promoting full-fare customer bookings. This is a successful marketing strategy by the vendor, intended to generate new business for them. And it’s a privilege for the travel RTA to be able to take advantage of these courtesies.

In regard to an RTA taking advantage of various cruise lines’ offers for discounted travel, YTB has set forth the following guidelines:

1. Upon joining YTB and obtaining your CLIA card, and even before your first cruise booking ever occurs, you may take a FAM trip. The cruise lines would love for you to take a FAM cruise and enjoy their services in anticipation of that experience leading to sales.

2. Then, book only two cruises (two cabins) at regular fare for your customers (on any cruise line) and you’ll be qualified to take another discounted cruise.

3. Some travel vendors might enforce additional booking requirements that are stricter than YTB’s, and YTB will honor those requirements. (Example: In order to book a discount cruise on Princess Cruise Lines you must have sold a minimum of FOUR (4) regular rate cabins on that cruise line. Carnival Cruise Lines and Holland America require a minimum of FIVE (5) previous bookings of regular rate cabins to qualify.) All future reduced rate cabins on Princess Cruise Lines will require 4 additional regular rate cabins while Holland America will require 5 additional cabins on the respective cruise line

4. FAM trips are designed for the RTA and spouse/guest, and not children. These trips are to FAMiliarize yourself with that resort, cruise ship, etc. You must attend any tours or meetings that are required for RTA’s to receive that FAM Trip rate.

5. All Reduced Rate cruise requests must be made through the corporate office of YTB Travel Network. Please submit your request to reducedrates@ytb.com for verification. Any reduced rate requests made directly to the vendor risk cancellation (penalties may apply).