Become a Travel Advisor Member
FTA – Travel Advisor Initiative
The vision of the FTA is simple: To inspire more families to travel.
To that end, the goal of our travel advisor initiative is to better equip advisors like you to reach more families and inspire them to travel – more often, to more places, trying more travel options and adventures than they ever thought possible.
The FTA aims to strengthen relationships between advisors, consumers, and the travel industry. By providing a platform for networking and professional development, the FTA strives to broaden the expertise and amplify the perspective of all our advisor members.
How Do We Help Travel Advisors?
- We Educate: The FTA Academy helps advisors gain the professional knowledge needed to serve the needs and unique challenges of traveling families
- We Connect: All FTA advisors will have full access to our supplier members, Resource Center, and annual Summit
- We Promote: Through our certification program, the FTA will distinguish those advisors who have the qualifications and professional expertise to best serve the needs of traveling families
- We Advocate: The FTA will promote the value and use of travel advisors through its consumer-facing platforms and media outreach
FTA programs specifically for Travel Advisors
- Industry advocacy for advisors
- Family Travel Resource Center
- Family Travel Advisor ‘Basic Training’ and Certification
- Networking – Private Facebook group
- Industry Advocacy for travel advisors
- Travel Advisor Directory promotion
- Special rates for the annual, trade-only FTA Summit, where you can connect with suppliers, media, and industry decision-makers
- Industry research, providing you insights on family travel trends
FTA Member Benefits
Members of the FTA travel advisor program also have access to FTA’s standard benefits package, including:
- Access to Industry Supplier and Media Members
- Family Travel Resource Center
- Family Travel Advisor Training and Certification
- Networking – Private Facebook group
- Industry Advocacy for travel advisors
- Travel Advisor Directory promotion to consumers
- Special rates for the annual, trade-only FTA Summit, where you can connect with suppliers, media, and industry decision-makers
- Industry research, providing you insights on family travel trends
FTA Travel Advisor Membership
Travel Advisor members shall be business entities or independent agents/advisors involved in selling family travel. These business entities function as travel agencies, travel advisors, and/or their wholly owned travel agency or travel advisor subsidiaries.
Travel Advisor members must meet the membership criteria and requirements as established and amended from time to time by the Board of Directors in its policies and procedures manual. Related or affiliated organizations, not wholly owned by the primary travel agent member, must apply for separate membership.
Standard Travel Advisor Membership*
*inclusive to all staff within the agency
| Annual Dues | Sales Volume USD or equivalent $ |
| $1000 | Greater than $25 million annual sales |
| $745 | $10 million – $25 million annual sales |
| $545 | $5 million – $10 million annual sales |
| $345 | Less than $5 million annual sales |
Standard Independent Travel Advisor Membership*
*applies to individuals only
| Annual Dues | |
| $95 | Independent Agent/Advisor (must be less than 3 million in sales) |
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Questions?
Email the FTA team directly for more information.
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