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When you make a host travel agencies comparison, it’s easy to see that here at TPI, we’ve got it going on. Our level of support, unparalleled technology, family atmosphere, fun vibe, and our supplier connections, make us the top choice in host travel agencies. We have over 5,000 Rockstar agents who love what they do and make more money than if they were operating alone.

Why Not Just Partner with a Consortia Myself?

Consortias are awesome, but why limit yourself to only having one course of growing your business. Today’s Travel Host Agency operates like a mini-consortia with the benefits of having an entire team behind you.

What About an MLM? Why Don’t I Just Go That Route?

Belonging to a multi-level-marketing travel agency group may sound enticing, but you don’t get a whole lot in return for all your hard work. You pretty much just get to be a part of a group and don’t get the support and technology we offer at TPI.

Rockstar Success Stories

I started my career like many others, with big dreams and a passion for travel. I opened my business in 2010 as an independent agent — working on my own trying to take on the world. After finding a mentor in the industry, I was introduced to the idea of host agencies. I worked with several host agencies over the years, but joining TPI in 2012 was the best move for my business.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a host travel agency.

A host agency is a powerful resource for support, tools, and training for home-based travel agents. With TPI, you are never alone. Our experts and community of travel agency owners alike are here to support you and grow with you.

What is the best travel host agency?

The best travel host agency sets up their travel agents for success. At TPI, we provide marketing tools, community support, a way to get the most of your commission amount, and more! We are obsessed with your success, and we empower your growth as a small business owner.

What is a host agency for travel agents?

A host agency is a company for independent home-based travel agents to work with. The host agency provides resources and support to help travel agents be successful.

Can you be a travel agent without a host agency?

Yes, but working with a host agency will make a difference, especially when it comes to how much you earn. We negotiate with travel partners on your behalf so you earn the highest commission possible. We help you navigate your industry training and build your skills as you build your small business.

How do travel agencies choose a host?

As you search for a host agency, look into how long they have been in business, what training and support they offer, how they help you generate leads, and how commissions work. Go into your search knowing what is important to you. We provide you with a community and everything you need for success so you’re never alone.

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Leading travel industry support, over 10,000 destinations (don't worry, we won't overwhelm you), advanced tech, up to 90% commission split, everything you need to start your career as a travel agent.

"From start to finish, my experience with this company has been nothing short of exceptional . As a travel agent, the tools and resources provided have helped me to not only meet but exceed my clients' expectations. Every interaction has been positive , and the personalized care they show to their agents is why I give them a well-deserved five stars!"

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The Social Media Spark program equips our agents with 50 original, high-quality graphics, captivating content, and targeted hashtags each month, streamlining their social media strategy.

This comprehensive package is crafted to enhance online engagement and effortlessly connect agents with a broader audience.

"Gateway Travel has totally revolutionized my college side hustle into a booming travel agency! Seriously, they've been a game-changer with their incredible support , easy-to-understand training, and super cool technology ."

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Welcome to Nexion Travel Group

WELCOME TO NEXION TRAVEL GROUP

CHOOSE YOUR PATH AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU

Choose your path and see what WE can do for you

Reimagine your world with nexion.

Are you ready to become more profitable, more proficient and more supported? If you want to be in business for yourself and not by yourself — Our Nexion community is here to help.

We are a U.S.-based host travel agency that provides travel agents in the U.S. and Canada with resources, tools, partnerships and freedom they need to succeed on their own terms. As the travel industry’s premier host travel agency since 1995, no other host travel agency can match the breadth and quality of our tools and services, period.

Join our industry leading host travel agency

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Earn the industry’s highest commission levels with more than 140 cruise, land, hotel, car, and insurance preferred supplier partners (including over 70 commissionable air agreements on many domestic and international routes).

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Advance your professional persona with comprehensive business development and educational opportunities, specialty events, conferences, and peer-to-peer learning.

Build and manage your business with advanced technology solutions to help you streamline your operations and simplify the booking process.

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Thrive with expert professional support. Hosting is all that we do, and our sole purpose is to help you be more successful.

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Best Host Travel Agency of 2021 | HAR's Luminary Awards!

In the good old days of 2019, before the term "social distance" was even a twinkle in our eye, the Host Agency Reviews crew got really existential during a team meeting one day and asked, "Who is the best Host Agency?"

This is a question HAR set out to answer in 2019 . Lo and behold, now HARs Luminary Awards, which recognize the best host agencies out there, have become a time-honored tradition that carries into 2021.

You may be thinking, "it's impossible to say who is the best host agency! There cannot be just one!" And you're right. It's impossible. There are different hosts for different folks. There's so many great hosts out there, that we can't choose just one.

Which hosts made the list in 2021? Are there any new hosts on the scene this year? Are there any repeat hosts? Read on and we'll reveal the identity of these stellar hosts, shining their light on our 2021 HAR Luminary Awards! 🤩

And if you're someone that prefers hearing about the best host agencies in 2021 via video instead of reading, grab your popcorn and join us for our Luminary Awards ceremony on YouTube:

We Changed Our Best Host Agency Criteria in 2021.

The truth is there isn't a single best host travel agency in 2021—or any year, really—because there's a lot of subjective things you need to consider when making your decision. Do you like the company culture, do the reviews on the profile speak highly of the technology or tools that are important to you, and now that we mention it, what exactly is important to you?

We created the HAR Luminary Awards as a way to recognize companies we feel deserve recognition for their transparency and engagement on the site.

We're obsessed with finding the best host agency, so this year we made a two critical changes:

1. We added more size categories for host agencies

To keep our awards democratic, this year we added a few more host categories to acknowledge the different sizes of agencies. Some winners have two ICs, some have 2,000 (or more!). ANY host listed on our site can qualify. (Yes that's right, free listings can qualify!)

With our old criteria, we found it was more difficult for boutique hosts to hit our thresholds. We didn't want to leave anyone out, so now we have five size categories instead of only three. (You can see our size categories and requirements here .)

2. we added a new award! 🤩

In past year's we've offered four awards to recognize the best host agencies:

• The Nebula Award: Recognizing hosts with the most new reviews
• The Constellation Award: Recognizing hosts who engage with readers on their profiles)
• The Supernova Award: Recognizing hosts with 4+ star ratings
• The Data Scientist Award: Recognizing hosts who participate in helping us create leading industry data for travel agent income and travel agent fees .

But you know, we're an ambitious bunch. We were fiddling with the data and thought, you know what would be really cool? If we added an award that recognizes hosts who sweep in all categories! I'd like to introduce you to:

Did we accept bribes for this award? Heck no! In fact, we kept this award a secret until JUST NOW. (Not even the host agencies . . . not even the winner! We're iron-clad with our secrets over here at HAR 🤐.

We're extremely excited for inaugural Galaxy Award Winner! To make things even more exciting ONLY ONE HOST WON OUR GALAXY AWARD 😮!!!! Which, of course, we'll save for last (a no-brainer).

The Best Host Travel Agency Award Categories

Now, onto our award categories! HAR Luminary Awards recognize hosts in four different ways:

• Supernova Award : Recognizes the hosts that received at least one new review the previous year and have an average star rating of 4+
• Nebula Award: Recognizes the hosts with a certain number of new reviews
• Constellation Award: Recognizes the host agencies that engage with readers on their Host Agency Reviews' profile (responding to questions and reviews)
• Data Scientist Award: Recognizes the host agencies with the most participation in our surveys.
• The Galaxy Award!!!!: Recognizes hosts who received an award in every other category! (Psst! There's only one winner this year!!!)

Note: All the award data is from the host's aggregate info of the previous year (2020). To keep things super democratic, we're not going to separate them by host size (just in old school ABC order)

Is the suspense unbearable?! I know! Me too! Who are the best host agencies in 2021?!? Here they are in each category, listed in alphabetical order.

The 2021 Host Agency Reviews Supernova Award Winners

Sometimes a star gets so big and so bright that it's about to explode. That sums up our supernova awards. Its criteria recognizes the best host agencies in 2019 that have a 4.0 or higher average star rating, and have received at least one new review the previous year. Here are the hosts that burned brightly!

The 2021 Host Agency Reviews Nebula Award Winners

What is that faraway cloud of light brightening in the distance? They are the best host agencies of all sizes that have accumulated the most new reviews .

Who are these hosts attracting the attention of new travel agent ICs? Drumroll please . . .

The 2021 Host Agency Reviews Constellation Award Winners

Sure. Stars are bright and fun when they fly solo, but they're a lot more interesting to look at when they gather in groups and hangout in the sky in the shape of a horse, dog, or a mythical Greek hunter with a fancy belt and bow and arrows. The HAR Constellation Award is for best travel host agencies who engage on their profiles . They answer your questions. They respond to your reviews. They want you to be as informed as possible!

The 2021 Host Agency Reviews Data Scientist Award Winners

We like data A LOT. You probably know by now that we proudly consider ourselves nerds, geeks, data-dorks, eggheads, dweebs . . . you get the idea. Every year we publish delectable data through our income survey and fee survey .

But guess what?! That great data doesn't come from thin air. Not even close. We partner with host agencies and franchises, who do a lot of legwork in reaching out to their ICs to participate! The Data Scientist award recognizes the best host travel agencies and franchises who make these sometimes-Herculean efforts so our data is all the more stunning in our infographics. Who are these hosts this year?

The 2021 Host Agency Reviews Galaxy Award Winner is . . .

We got so excited about 2021, that we decided to make a brand spanking new Luminary Award. I'd like to introduce you to: The Galaxy Award!

As its name may suggest, The Galaxy Award, is for hosts who've gone the extra mile and received an award in EVERY category. I got excited so excited about our new award category that I decided to reveal the Galaxy Award winner with a video.

That's right. This year, only one host agency received the award.

Drumroll please . . . 🥁

HUGE congrats to KHM Travel Group for receiving our first-ever Galaxy Award! And thank you to all our Luminary Award winners for your industry engagement on our site and (more importantly) beyond! 🎉

See Past Luminary Award Winners!

This isn't our first rodeo! You can find past Luminary Award winners here:

• 2020 Luminary Awards
• 2019 Luminary Awards

That's a Wrap (for Now)

*High five* to all the best travel host agencies and franchises in 2021 that were recognized with Host Agency Reviews' industry awards!! We know they'll keep shining on, providing stellar (get it, stellar ) resources and support to burgeoning and established agents alike.

And stay tuned for next January to see which hosts will return to claim their prize, and which one will be newbies on the HAR award circuit!

You Want to Win a 2022 Luminary Award? Here's how!

So you're chomping at the bit to win a Luminary Award? This year, we expanded the host size categories to make sure Luminary Awards were an even playing field regardless of a host's size! (Previously we had 3 categories, now we have 5.)

With the exception of the Suprernova award (which awards a high average star rating), we tally up our data from the previous year to determine our award winners. Here's the deets:

• Supernova Criteria: All hosts must have a 4+ star rating and at least one new review from the previous year. Additionally: XS (≤24 ICs) hosts need ≥2 total reviews; Small hosts (≤24 IC 25-99 ICs) need ≥7 total reviews; Medium hosts (100-499 ICs) need ≥12 total reviews, Large hosts (500-999) need ≥50 total reviews; and XL (1,000+ ICs) need ≥100 total reviews.
• Nebula Criteria : Nebula rewards hosts for new reviews: XS (≤24 ICs) hosts need ≥1 new review; Small hosts (≤24 IC 25-99 ICs) need ≥3 new reviews; Medium hosts (100-499 ICs) need ≥5 new reviews, Large hosts (500-999) need ≥10 new reviews; and XL (1,000+ ICs) need ≥15 new reviews.
• Constellation Criteria: This award tracks a host's number of interactions (via onsite Q&A) and/or responses to reviews. The number of interactions to receive an award are: XS (≤24 ICs) hosts need ≥1 interaction(s); Small hosts (≤24 IC 25-99 ICs) need ≥3 interactions; Medium hosts (100-499 ICs) need ≥5 interactions; Large hosts (500-999) need ≥10 interactions; and XL (1,000+ ICs) need ≥15 interactions
• Data Scientist Criteria: This award is for the number of host's ICs who take our surveys. The number of respondents needed are: XS (≤24 ICs) hosts need ≥2 respondents; Small hosts (≤24 IC 25-99 ICs) need ≥7 respondents; Medium hosts (100-499 ICs) need ≥12 respondents; Large hosts (500-999) need ≥50 respondents; and XL (1,000+ ICs) need ≥100 interactions.
• Galaxy Criteria: I like to refer to Galaxy Award winners as "the sweepers." These are the hosts who've won an award in every other category.

About the Author

Mary Stein has been working as a writer and editor for Host Agency Reviews since 2016. She loves supporting travel advisors on their entrepreneurial journey and is inspired by their passion, tenacity, and creativity. Mary is also a mom, dog lover, fiction writer, hiker, and a Great British Bake Off superfan.

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