About MAST Travel Network
How to Join
To inquire about joining MAST Travel Network, please contact John Werner, President & COO, at 630-889-9817 x21. John will be happy to dicuss membership benefits and setup an in-office visit.
Membership Requirements
Minimum annual tour and cruise sales of $500,000
Participation at one or more meetings annually by at least one agency representative
Participation in at least one marketing direct mail piece annually
Maintain accounting software with the capability to report supplier sales
Maintain a computerized segmented customer database
Three membership levels are available to best suit the needs of your agency. Please ask about current prices and incentives.
Shareholder Membership Requirements
Adhere to ethical business practices
Support the goals of the organization
Conduct the sale of travel to the public as the primary business
Maintain the required licenses and approvals
Conduct the majority of business in an agency-principal relationship with suppliers
Cannot be owned or controlled by a supplier
Call for current share price and other details! Become a voting member and help direct the future of the company as well as your own agency!
The Benefits of Membership
Commissions, Overrides and Sales Goals
Competitive point of sale commissions
The highest percentage of override sharing in the industry
Special commission bonuses for MAST members
Individual agency sales goals for earning maximum override potential
Sales Support and Tools
Comprehensive Sales Reference Guide with contact and booking information, commission levels, product and customer profile information
Quick Reference commission cards
Comprehensive member-only Web site
Supplier problem resolution – MAST has helped members recover over 5,000 dollars in the past 6 months due to supplier error
Consistent member communications
MAST All Star Awards
Incentive program for members with highest sales and largest growth with preferred suppliers
Annual awards ceremony and supplier sponsored trip
Marketing
Direct Mail Program – we do all the work!
Customized direct mail post cards, self-mailers, and consumer travel catalogs (included with your platinum membership) with postage and personalized for your agency
MAST exclusive offers and client targeted sales promotions
Client and Agency booking incentives
Consumer offers for your agency website or to send via E-mail
E-mail marketing campaigns at no charge
Blocked group space with major cruise lines including upgrades, discounts, and shipboard credits
Training
Regional training seminars conducted close to your office
Seminars focused on product, destination, and skills training
Spring and fall conferences and workshops
Fam trips and seminars at sea
Weekly web conference ttraining
Technology
MAST Member-Only Intranet – links to supplier web sites and booking engines, links to convenient business and industry web sites, MAST's blocked group space program, online registraton for events and marketing mailings, forms, booking instructions for all promotions and MAST exclusives!
Amadeus – the most lucrative GDS contract in the industry.
TRAMS/ClientBase – back office accounting and customer database
MAST Web Solutions – agency Internet web hosting and content provider
Live online training
Communication
Daily MAST e-mail newsletter
MAST Message Board
Quarterly supplier sales reports
Regional Owners and Managers Meetings
Annual Town Hall Meeting for Shareholders
Meetings and Conferences
Quarterly regional owners and managers meetings with roundtables, think tanks, supplier and product updates and promotions, headquarters update, and panel discussions
Spring Annual Conference and Shareholders Meeting
Town Hall meetings semi-annually
Fall supplier product shows
All Star meeting
Preferred Suppliers
Cruise Lines
Azamara Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line
Celebrity Cruises
Cunard Line
Disney Cruise Line
Holland America Line
Hurtigruten
Princess Cruises
Royal Caribbean International
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
Tours and Packages
Apple Vacations
Avanti Destinations & DER
Blue Sky Tours
CIE Tours International
Classic Vacations
Collette Vacations
Destination Europe
Down Under Answers
Globus Family of Brands
Isramworld
Mayflower Tours
Pacific Delight Tours
Plus Travel Spain
Rail Europe
Select Italy
SITA World Tours
Sports Empire
SuperClubs
Tauck World Discovery
Travel Impressions
Walt Disney Travel Company–California
Walt Disney Travel Company–Florida
Hotels and Resorts
ABC Corporate Services
Accor Hotels
Hotel Connect
Travel Bound
Car Rental
Alamo Rent A Car
Auto Europe
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
National Car Rental
Airlines
Virgin Atlantic Airways
Other Suppliers
Amadeus North America
Berkely Agency
Centrav
CIBT
Destination Europe
Digital Design Video
International Holidays
Northstar Travel Media
Passport Online
Shore Trips
TRAMS
Travel Guard
WCBS / E.H. Bickett & Company
Tourist Board Partners
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Israel Ministry of Tourism
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority
Mexico Tourism Board
