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We’re so glad you’re here! At Pickles Travel Network, we work to help you achieve the best results possible as you grow your business in the travel industry.
When you join the network, you’ll get instant access to your Agent Portal: a guided dashboard to help you navigate all the tools you’ll need in your business. And within 5 business days, you’ll get access to all of your agent tools. Learn more about what’s included below!
Top-rated VacationCRM and Travefy platforms included.
Pre-approved enrollment and discounts to travel and marketing resources.
Expert-led live trainings and recommended resources in the PTN agent portal.
→ Pickles Travel Network portal access
→ Commission rates up to 90%*
→ Travel Professional Training Kit ($3,323.34 value)
→ VacationCRM full access ($50/month value)
→ Travefy itinerary management ($39/month value)
→ Keep 100% of your planning fees**
→ $1M errors & omissions insurance policy
→ Travel Leaders Network access
→ Get leads through Agent Profiler
→ Access to over 170 suppliers
→ Live group coaching with PTN
→ Live supplier and marketing training
→ Members only Facebook group
“I have been traveling the world since I was young, falling in love with a cruise that I took with my family! I really love being a Luxury Travel Advisor for Pickles Vacations because it allows me to share my love of travel with others!”
“Pickles Vacations and Pickles Travel Network has provided me with amazing support for my own travel business. The vendors we have are absolutely fantastic and they allow me to make my clients’ trips incredible. Thanks Stephanie and Pickles!”
“At Pickles Vacations we are like a family. We are eager to share our expertise and support one another as we recognize that each individual’s success makes the brand stronger. Plus it is nice knowing you always have someone in your corner!”
Business Essentials are included at no extra cost with your Pickles Travel Network membership. Expand a feature to learn more about it.
Manage your trips, sales, commissions like a true travel professional!
($50 monthly value)
Vacation CRM is an all-in-one platform to automate and manage your clients and commissions. Stay on top of your payments, view your clients’ current and upcoming trips at a glance, trigger automated reminders, and create simple summary reports of your earnings to be paid.
Run the business side of your travel business with ease!
($39 monthly value)
Travefy streamlines your travel planning and makes your client experience smoother with simple itinerary management, automated quotes and proposals, and more. With this industry leading software, you can easily process credit cards for clients, create custom forms tailored to your business, and even create your own Travefy profile to attract new leads.
Your comprehensive guide to starting and scaling the travel business of your dreams!
($3,323.34 value)
This robust training program teaches you everything you need to know as a new travel professional in order to skyrocket your personal success under a host agency. This program is 100% self-paced, with two months of on-line support and four live classes for hands on support as you begin to book your initial vacations. It includes 10 on-demand training modules, live sessions, a support network of travel professionals, as well as templates, tools, and bonus resources to support your growth.
– 10 on-demand training modules
– Forever access to the membership site & any new content in the future
– Best practices for sales & service
– How to market yourself under your host’s brand
– How to flourish under a hosting or agency set up
– 60 days in our on-line community; build friendships with other new agents
– Templates, tools, and bonus resources to support your growth
– 8 Live Training Sessions (replays available):
– How to book Cruises, Vacation Packages, Disney, Airfare
Consortium membership to a travel agent network with exclusive perks.
Get access to high commission rates on more than 120 suppliers, booking tools, lead generation, events + education, and more through the members-only Agent Universe portal. Travel Leaders Network is a database for travelers to discover agents by destination and specialty, which means clients will be finding YOU!
Just like our Pickles Vacations agents, we want to equip you with the trainings, tools, and resources you’ll need to succeed as a travel agent. As a PTN agent, you’ll get free access to all of our scheduled training and education events.
Learn more about our philosophy and agent support here.
We’ve got you covered.
Plan trips confidently knowing you’re covered with a $1M errors & omissions insurance policy through Pickles Travel Network.
The IATA/IATAN ID Card is the industry-standard credential to identify bona fide travel professionals. Key benefits include access to concessionary incentives from industry suppliers. Just added, the IATA MemberPerks program provides cardholders with daily savings at over 300,000 merchants across North America.
With a Pickles Travel Network membership, you’ll get the ability to obtain a CLIA EMBARC ID for travel discounts and FAM (Familiarization) trips.
…and more!
Network Perks are optional add-on services and softwares that our members can access at special prices with our affiliate and referral links.
$200 off Careers on Vacation mastermind!
A 12-week immersive mastermind program for aspiring, new or experienced agents (with two learning tracks based on your experience). An ASTA affiliated travel school, as a graduating participant you will receive a Careers on Vacation certificate of completion and a watermarked logo that is industry recognized to use in your marketing.
Get preferred pricing and priority scheduling with our preferred design partners at LoLa Design Co!
Expert travel industry branding, website design, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Get 10% off Travel Industry Solutions as a PTN member! As a TIS member, you’ll have access to the private library of scripts, tools, checklists, guidance, and strategies. Plus, you’ll gain access to marketing tools and the travel industry’s only warrantied legal contracts for travel agency owners and independent travel advisors, such as client terms and conditions, waivers, independent subagent, group leader, and influencer agreements, and more.
$40 account credit!
Small business banking with online banking and mobile apps, easy transfers, no hidden fees, FDIC insurance, refunded ATM fees, and more exclusive perks. NOVO is simpler to use and reliable, and it’s yours to get started with $40 in your account!
14-day free trial plus one month free!
Find the perfect resort match for your clients in a fraction of the time. We’ve done all the research for you and compiled it into a searchable database, allowing you to search for restaurant and room types, activities, and the entire Caribbean at one time!
5% off Wanderlust Social membership plans!
Everything you need to market travel, all in one place! Get access to destination-specific resources to promote your business. Wanderlust Social membership includes image banks for popular travel destinations, social media captions, email blasts, blog posts, sample trip itineraries, planning lists, attraction maps, and more! We’ve partnered with Wanderlust Social to get our agents an exclusive 5% discount you can’t find anywhere else. Consider your marketing checked off your to-do list!
Two bonus months of coaching!
Burn stubborn body fat, ditch diet culture forever, and heal your relationship with food. Busy, on-the-go Boss Babes, this is your chance to implement a holistic approach to health while receiving 2 MONTHS of bonus coaching as a PTN client.
30-day free email marketing trial!
MailerLite is our preferred platform for easy-to-use and effective email marketing. Segment your audience, run promotions, create automations, and integrate email marketing into your lead funnels with a 30-day free trial.
Get 50% off your Flodesk subscription with our exclusive code! Flodesk is an easy-to-use email marketing platform with beautiful templates and automated workflows to level up your marketing.
$40 account credit!
Small business banking with online banking and mobile apps, easy transfers, no hidden fees, FDIC insurance, refunded ATM fees, and more exclusive perks. NOVO is simpler to use and reliable, and it’s yours to get started with $40 in your account!
Get a 14 day free trial to our recommended social media management platform, EClincher
$40 account credit!
Small business banking with online banking and mobile apps, easy transfers, no hidden fees, FDIC insurance, refunded ATM fees, and more exclusive perks. NOVO is simpler to use and reliable, and it’s yours to get started with $40 in your account!
15% off Movavi video editor platform
$40 account credit!
Small business banking with online banking and mobile apps, easy transfers, no hidden fees, FDIC insurance, refunded ATM fees, and more exclusive perks. NOVO is simpler to use and reliable, and it’s yours to get started with $40 in your account!
…and more!
Agent Resources are available for free as long as you maintain your Pickles Travel Network membership. Expand a resource to learn more about it.
Make social media management easy by using platforms designed to save time without sacrificing ROI measurement.
Save time and streamline your client workflow with automated scheduling, appointment reminders, calendar management, and event syncing. Our recommended tool has free and affordable premium options for enhanced scheduling and booking systems for travel agents.
Make invoicing easy by creating a business account through online payment systems and apps. Our recommended tools allow for easy transfers that make it easier for you and the person paying you to quickly make financial transactions.
Simplify your postal management with online virtual mailboxes that allow you to manage mail and packages on the go directly from your phone.
Streamline the way you connect with clients by using video platforms or professional services that allow you to make and recieve calls without giving out your personal phone number.
Host all your links in one place with this easily customizable landing page to direct visitors to a variety of quick resources. Store any links you want to be found quickly and easily all in one place.
Find a way to look professional by using online resources to connect with affordable freelance designers or learn to design quick graphics yourself through our recommended resources.
Market your business by applying your brand and logos to promotional merchandise to build brand recognition and credibility.
Our go-to way to easily find flight deals, sent directly to your inbox.
…and more!
The travel industry is all about relationships. That’s why we make the connections for you and partner with industry leaders to give you reliable, modern, and user-friendly resources to run your travel business with ease. When you become an agent with Pickles Travel Network, you’ll get automatic access to VacationCRM, Travefy, the Travel Professional Training Kit by Careers on Vacation, and more affiliates through your exclusive member portal. We can’t wait to see you in the network!
If you are a Careers on Vacation student or graduate, completed a similar training course, or are an experienced agent, please click here.
*Not available for residents in Hawaii.
**Agents are responsible for checking state laws before charging planning fees.
When you enroll with suppliers, you must use PTN’s codes to receive a commission from us. Want to sign up for your own CLIA or IATA numbers for exclusive travel benefits? See below.
The IATA/IATAN ID Card is the industry-standard credential to identify bona fide travel professionals. Key benefits include access to concessionary incentives from industry suppliers. Just added, the IATA MemberPerks program provides cardholders with daily savings at over 300,000 merchants across North America.
To be eligible, you must be registered with IATAN under PTN’s IATA number 45769253, working a minimum of 20 hours per week and earning a minimum of $5,000 per annum in commissions. You’ll need to send PTN a support ticket asking for approval. Once approved, we will send you a PRIN # to allow you to register with IATAN and ask for an ID card.
Obtain a CLIA EMBARC ID for travel discounts and FAM (Familiarization) trips. Join CLIA as an Individual Agent Member, under Pickles Travel Network CLIA #00032299.
Once you’ve registered, submit a support ticket to let us know, and we will approve your registration.
If you are a Careers on Vacation student or graduate, completed a similar training course, or are an experienced agent, you may be eligible for an alternate membership plan without access to the Travel Professionals Training Kit.
Please select the option that best describes you for more information.