Departure Lounge

Company Details

Founded

2013

Host Type

Host Only

Franchise

Currently Accepting

Beginner Agents, Experienced Agents

Accepts Agents in

USA, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Virgin Islands (U.S.)

# of Contractors

150

# of Agencies

—

Members US

—

Members Canada

—

Members w/storefront

—

Members home-based

—

Annual Sales

$125 million

Languages Spoken

English

Business Attributes

—

Network Sales

—

Profile Updated

10/25/2024

GDS

Sabre

Consortia

Virtuoso

Accreditations

IATA

Members of

ASTA

Seller of Travel

—

E&O Insurance Included

Focuses

Adventure, Cruise, Disney, Groups, Leisure, Luxury, Honeymoon/DWs, FITs

Program Details

Ticketing Service for non-GDS Agents

Minimum Sales Requirement

$160,000

Required to use Franchise Brand

Charge for Ticketing

Lead Program

Lead Belongs to

Host Agency

Charge for Leads

Education Program

IC Education, In-person, On-demand

Allows Sub-agents

Pricing & Commission

Franchise Start Up Fee

—

Military/Veteran discounts

Accreditation Number Required

Start Up Fee

$500–$500

Location Requirement

Home-based

Annual Fee

Monthly Fee

—

Commission Split Range

70% to 100%

Frequency of Commission Payments

Monthly

Method of Payment

Direct Deposit

Technology & Tools

Marketing Programs

Direct Mail, Consumer Magazine, E-mail Marketing, Social Media Tools

Leisure Tools

Air Booking Tool, Consumer Booking Tool, Hotel Booking Tool

Corporate Tools

—

Commission Tracking

Itinerary Builder

Forms and Templates

CRM

Website Program

Accounting

Booking Tool

Analytics

Payment Solutions

About Departure Lounge

Departure Lounge is an Austin, TX based luxury travel host agency established in 2013 by Virtuoso senior executive, Keith Waldon. Departure Lounge is open to agents of all experience levels and offers two compensation options: 1) a tiered commission-split program paying advisors 70-90% and 2) a $650 monthly flat fee program that pays 100% commission/fees. Departure Lounge is a Virtuoso-member agency with independent contractor travel advisors in the United States and throughout Europe.

Preferred Suppliers

Activities/Excursions

Project Expedition

Cruise lines

AmaWaterways

Azamara

Celebrity Cruises

Cunard

Norwegian Cruise Lines

Oceania Cruises

Paul Gauguin Cruises

Princess Cruises

Royal Caribbean International

Viking Cruises

American Queen Steamboat Company

Crystal Cruises

Holland America Cruise Lines

PONANT Cruises & Expeditions

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

Seabourn Cruise Lines

Silversea Cruises

Star Clippers

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection

American Cruise Lines

Crystal River Cruises

Disney Cruise Lines

Hurtigruten

Scenic Cruises

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection

U by Uniworld

Un-Cruise Adventures

Windstar Cruises

Hotels

Fairmont

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

The Ritz-Carlton

Intercontinental

Rocco Forte Hotels

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts

Accor

Bedsonline

Belmond

Hilton

Hyatt

Marriott

Starwood

Taj Hotels

Insurance

Allianz

Travelex

Rail

Rail Europe

Rocky Mountaineer

Rental cars

Hertz

Carey International

Resorts

Walt Disney World Resort Hotels

Red Carnation Hotels

Tours

Adventures by Disney

Rocky Mountaineer

Tauck

Walt Disney Travel Company

Disney Destinations

Abercrombie & Kent

African Travel

CIE Tours International

Classic Vacations

Delta Vacations

G Adventures

Globus Family of Brands

GOGO Vacations

Insight Vacations

Intrepid

Journese

Leisure Connect

Luxury Gold

Monograms

Railbookers

Roadtrips

Trafalgar

Travel2

Travel Impressions

Team Members

Keith WaldonOwner

Departure Lounge Team At Annual Meeting

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