Travel Network Ltd. was founded in 1982 and began franchising in 1983. In 1998 it was acquired by Global Travel Network LLC, which operates Travel Network, Global Travel Network, Power Partners, Etravnet Agency and Vacation Central. The company is based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and has more than 500 locations throughout the United States and internationally. 

1. The sophistication and complexity of many businesses in today's computerized world makes it far more difficult for the average individual to go into business independently.
2. Particularly today, the travel agency business requires such a wide range of organizational capabilities and facilities that the wise, aspiring travel agency owner will choose to associate with the facilities and background of a strong existing organization.
3. The public equates size with dependability - thus a new travel agency that is part of a franchise network is more acceptable to prospective customers.
4. The current situation in the travel industry resulting from airline and other deregulation makes it advisable for the individual travel agency to be a part of a sizable group for buying power.
5. The Travel Network franchise is designed to enable the average individual, with a desire to learn and to use his or her own initiative, to be successful in the travel agency business. Travel Network's objective is to be an international network of individually owned travel agencies, providing personnel, training and the most modern facilities to serve their individual communities profitably.
6. The Travel Network franchise assures you:
   • A common identity that will be widely advertised and recognized.
   • A training program in the basics of day-to-day operations, finances, sales and marketing.
   • Assistance in locating and training competent personnel.
   • On-going training and informational services to keep the franchises up-to-date as to requirements and opportunities in the travel business.
   • On-going marketing/advertising campaign to bring customers into your Travel Network agency.
   • Materials and plans for effective local marketing, advertising and sales.
   • State-of-the-art computerized equipment to provide your customers with instant information, reservations, tickets, etc.
   • Substantially higher commissions, not normally available to other individual travel agencies, are immediately available to Travel Network franchisees.

Travel Network believes that these fundamentals position the Travel Network franchise agency to be competitively superior - with a far better than average opportunity to become successful and profitable.

This outline provides you with basic information. It answers many questions, and after reading it you will not only know some of the answers you are seeking, but also know which questions to ask to be sure that the Travel Network franchise is suitable to your personal needs and desires.

The material presented outlines Travel Network programs and services which provide the opportunity for substantially greater agency profitability.

Travel Network does not retain any portion of the overrides earned on our programs and services. As a result, we can show you increased profits from your present situation.

Being part of an organization with national and global affiliations and programs can be an important advantage to you. In evaluating your specific situation, you should consider name recognition, gross sales of our organization, number and location of our agencies for added clout and networking, and our strong vendor relationships that you inherit as a member of the Global Travel Network system.

Joining forces with our organization will add value to your agency and will increase overall marketing capability, growth and profitability.

Affiliation with Travel Network brings:

1. Income enhancement through override commission programs
2. Expense reduction programs
3. Marketing programs
4. Corporate & business development programs
5. Training & sales development
6. The buying power of over 350 agencies globally
7. Super overrides - You keep it ALL
8. Aggressive corporation services package
9. Networking assistance to get corporate accounts
10. Comprehensive marketing materials
11. Proposal/presentation assistance
12. Complete corporate services program
13. Strong Cruises Overrides
14. Local and national advertising, & promotions
15. On-going field support & training
16. No percentage royalty
17. Low membership fee
18. Exclusive territory
19. Keep your name & add ours 

Support

Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing

Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising