First, I want to go straight to the meat and potatoes and show you a very logical opportunity that just makes sense no matter how you slice it. Here are some important facts:
The travel industry is by far the largest industry in the world. It accounts for about $7 trillion a year worldwide and about $1.3 trillion in the US alone. In the US that works out to about $2.4 million per minute or $40k per second. The travel industry is growing 23% faster than the global economy and will continue to experience historic growth for the next 18 to 20 years. This, of course, is due to that group of people born between 1946 and 1964 known as the almighty baby boomers. This group has changed every industry they have touched and will retire at the rate of 1 person every 8 seconds for the next 18 years or more. When people retire, they want to travel. That is why the industry is expected to double in the next decade. The size of the industry and the capacity for growth is enormous. If we take telecommunications, health and nutrition, and financial services, all of which generate billions of dollars in the direct marketing industry, and combine them, it wouldn’t even reach the size of the travel industry. It is always a smart move to be positioned against a growing industry and there has never been anything of this magnitude in the history of American business.
Barry Diller, the owner of Comcast bought Expedia.com for $5.1 billion. A holding company I’m not familiar with recently bought Orbitz.com for $5.6 billion, and Donald Trump has spent I don’t know how many millions building his online travel company from scratch. To me, that’s a clue. They know it’s coming and they want to be in front of it. But the beauty of this opportunity is that those companies cannot compete with us. We are after the award of being the largest Internet travel company in the world and creating 10,000 millionaires in 10 years. I know that may sound great, but stay with me because once you understand our business model it will become very clear why it is not only realistic but very likely.
Right now, about 82% of the US population already books their travel online. The travel agency community has shrunk by over 200,000 travel agencies in the last 10 years because everyone is embracing the Internet as their travel agent. It is convenient. This is why Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, etc. They have tried to market themselves to grab a piece of the market as this transition from brick-and-mortar travel agencies to click-to-order travel agencies takes place. Not only do they want a piece of the existing market, but more importantly, they want to be ahead of what’s to come. Expedia.com, for example, spends about $5 million a week on marketing. About 80% of the revenue that comes through the door is reinvested in your branding efforts. But, 20% of a full batch is still a full batch. It is a great business model. But there’s a problem; people are booking their trips with faceless corporations and there is no relationship in the equation anymore.
With YTB, you have a full-service online travel agency with more features than any other. From airline tickets, hotels, all-inclusive vacation packages, cruises, golf tee times, Broadway show tickets, sporting events, ski passes, concert tickets, amusement park tickets, traveler’s insurance, purchase of currency overseas, almost anything related to travel and entertainment and with all the major travel providers in the world. We don’t sell something like Carnival, Disney, Sandals, Frontier Airlines, Alamo, etc… that’s exactly what we sell. In fact, last year we booked more than 10,000 weeks on Carnival Cruiselines, making us the third-largest booking agent for Carnival in the world. They treat us well!
All we have to do is direct people to our website and YTB pays us 60% of the commission. The competition can’t compete with this distribution model and here’s why: We’re bringing relationships back to an industry that the Internet has been taking away. The convenience of booking online remains the same; it’s just that now people can put a face on the website. They book their trip as usual. They stay in the same hotels, the same all-inclusive vacations, the same cruises, the same rental cars, and pay the same price, maybe even a little better. The difference is you. Here is a good example; my mom will never go to another travel site because i’m her son and since nothing changes except who gets paid, she books with me. It’s not like the telecommunications industry where Travelocity or Orbitz will send my mom a check for $50 if she changes again. And, if one of my friends booked her with someone else, she might forget to call me the next time she needs help moving. This is a perfect business model for the travel industry because more than 80% of all vacations are already booked through a recommendation.
Now about YTB and why I made a lifetime commitment to this company: YTB is a publicly traded company for 6 years. They are experiencing a 400% growth rate, eclipsing $1 billion in travel bookings this year and recently ranked among the top 50 travel agencies in the world. The industry is catching on because we came out of nowhere. The first few years was putting it all together. It was only in this last year that we moved into a perfect position to dominate the industry. YTB has also acquired a bank and 3 car dealerships, with many other car manufacturers coming soon. This part of our business goes live on June 1st. Just as travel has migrated online, so have car sales. When people buy a vehicle, they usually go online to search for it. Thanks to the Internet, many consumers know what the dealer’s cost and suggested retail price are before they even pull into the car park. And some people know more about the details of the car they want than the seller. Car dealerships are becoming nothing more than showrooms/service centers due to the Internet. It only goes that way. People will now be able to buy a car, new or used, from their local dealerships and pay you because they recommended it on your website. A commission of $500 is paid for each purchase and we receive 60% of that commission. We simply direct people to our website and everything is done for us. Just as YTB is at the forefront of the internet travel trend and is quickly and undeniably becoming the world’s largest travel agency, so too are they doing so with automobiles. There is much more to come with this company!
One of the things that stood out to me was the fact that YTB has protected those of us in the field. They are the first company in the history of direct marketing to have filed a Bill of Rights with the SEC along with other state and federal regulatory agencies securing our income for life. They cannot change our salary or take it away from us. If they happen to merge with another company, that company has to honor our income or the merger cannot take place. Many times people have put in years of hard work only for a company to turn things around and decrease or even eliminate their income. With YTB, that cannot happen.
Another thing they did was issue a written 100% risk-free guarantee to earn no less than $6,000 in the first year of following their system or they’ll pay you the difference. So if by some crazy chance you only made $2,500 in your first year following their system, not only would you already be profitable, but YTB would still write you a check for the $3,500 difference.
Immediately after going to St. Louis to see the company, I met with a friend in Chicago who has been working with this company for almost 3 years. His income that month was just over $125,000 and he grew by at least another $5,000 each month. We both know it’s not common to get checks that way, but it happens when people are in the right place at the right time and ready for the opportunity. $125,000 a month is almost an impressive income, but what really grabbed me was that over $73,000 of that was purely residual. I’ve seen quite a few checks like that handed out in direct marketing over the years, but I’ve never seen that kind of ratio. Usually, money like that is mainly derived from one-off bonuses.
Every now and then a phenomenon happens in the direct marketing industry and there is no doubt that YTB is one of them. The industry has stood up and taken notice. And what’s interesting is that most people aren’t really aware of what’s going on behind the scenes right now. But, it’s almost a cliché in this industry to hear about how companies are going to be the next billion dollar giant and how the owners of companies are great entrepreneurs with impeccable integrity. I almost jumped out and strangled the next hypocrite who said that to me. With YTB, you just need to allow yourself to see it for what it is and the rest of the story unfolds.
Now here’s the benefit. By owning an online travel agency, you are in the travel profession. This gives you access to a side of travel that the average consumer never gets to see. You’re allowed insider vacation packages that are deeply discounted, complimentary upgrades only available to those in the travel business, not to mention since you’re in the travel business, you can also cancel your leisure vacations. And you also get paid 60% of the provider’s commission on your own trip.
So to summarize this:
1. We are in an industry where people are already burned out.
2. We are in the world’s largest industry that is doubling in size.
3. We get to create additional tax deductions.
4. We got to travel like an expert.
5. We have a no risk to profit guarantee.
6. We have a bill of rights to protect our income forever.
The total cost is $449.95 one-time and a monthly license fee of $49.95 to maintain the hosting and back office functionalities of our travel business. We have over 300 people at the head office who work for us full time. There will be about 1,000 employees by the end of the year. We simply direct people to our site and YTB does the rest. YTB is also building a 130,000 square foot facility in Greater St. Louis and you are more than welcome to visit the head office. Almost every Tuesday they have what is called the Red Carpet event. Every week, between 800 and 1,200 people fly in to check out the company. The day begins with a tour of the facilities and a meeting with the employees. They then take everyone to the convention center where they prepare a huge buffet lunch. Shortly after everyone has eaten, they give a presentation on the business model. It is a very dynamic event but what is impressive is that they do not exaggerate it. They give people a very objective look at why this makes sense. I have not had a single person visit the company and not get involved.
If questions arise, feel free to call me at any time of the day or night. I am passionate about this business. We are showing people how to travel much better for less money, be able to deduct it from their taxes and get paid for doing it. It’s more or less that simple. For those of us who are a bit more entrepreneurial, there is a much more significant opportunity available. We’re managing a trillion dollar market through 18-20 year growth spurts and then bringing it all together for sustained success through relationships. It just makes sense.
Successfully yours,