Highlands Ranch Travel Host Agency Program for Independent Contractors
Are you an independent contractor looking for a new host agency?
Highlands Ranch Travel offers the tools and resources to build your business with the support of an experienced full-service travel agency and a community of like-minded independent travel advisors.
Marketing
Our marketing program provides target marketing based on your clients' interests and can be 100% customized for your brand
Support
With our dedicated Independent Contactor support team, we are able to offer a wide range of resources and tools
Tech
We provide industry-leading technology to equip you with efficiency and organization tools to optimize your business
Training
We encourage continuing education through Signature Travel Network, vendor online training, and in-person BDM visits
Highlands Ranch Travel IC FAQs
Can I operate my business under my own company name?
Yes, you will operate completely as your own company, with the support of Highlands Ranch Travel. We offer customized marketing solutions when promoting your business to your clients.
Will I retain ownership of my clients?
Absolutely. As an independent contractor with Highlands Ranch Travel, your client list will remain private in our database, ensuring you have full ownership.
What are the costs associated with joining Highlands Ranch Travel?
It depends on your individual business. We will work with you to create a customized business solution to fit your budget and needs.
Benefits of Working with
Highlands Ranch Travel
Marketing Campaigns & Programs
Our industry-leading marketing program through Signature Travel Network allows you to promote your brand while providing your clients with relevant information and promotions. All marketing, both printed and digital, can be customized with your agency's branding to further build your business and reputation. Each campaign is expertly designed to target key market segments such as those interested in all-inclusive cruises, family, domestic, and long-haul international vacations.
Print Marketing
● Printed Magazine Publications: The Travel Magazine (4-6
issues per year) & Ultimate Experiences (2-4 issues per year)
● Monthly Direct Mail campaigns
● Bi-Annual Signature Hotel & Resort Collection brochures and
an annual Signature Hotel & Resort Collection directory
● Annual Wall Calendar
eMarketing
● Weekly eMarketing Campaigns featuring destinations, suppliers,
and resources based on your clients' interests
● Cruise Line and Tour Companies custom Microsites
● Digital Publications
● Online versions of the Travel Magazine and Ultimate Experiences
● Custom eMarketing Campaigns available upon request
State of the Art Technology
Sabre, TRAMS, and ClientBase, make up the world's leading back office system and the most efficient CRM on the market. When partnering with Highlands Ranch Travel, we will provide you with a ClientBase database to maximize your client relationships and optimize your business efficiency, through tools such as invoicing, up-to-date sales & commission tracking, personalized marketing, and reservation organization.
We also offer access to AXUS Itinerary Builder & travel42 Program to provide your clients with added resources and benefits before, during, and after travel.
Experienced Administrative Support
With over 40 years of business experience, we've proven that transparency in every aspect of our business enables you to track sales and commissions to stay on top of your business at all times. We provide quarterly management reports, along with custom sales reports by request.
Errors & Omissions Insurance
Top-Tier Supplier Commissions
Comprehensive Training Resources
Through our relationships with our supplier partners, we can offer specialized training resources for individual travel suppliers and travel styles. Also, you will find extensive training resources (exclusive webinars, courses, etc.) available through Signature Travel Network's Training Resource Center on a vast array of topics, from Destination Specialists and Preferred Suppliers to sales techniques, and more.
Customized Business Solutions
Build your Business with Highlands Ranch Travel, Regardless of your Industry Experience
New to Industry
Let us help you jumpstart your business! With industry-leading technology and marketing resources, you can dive into the travel industry with the full support of an experienced travel agency behind you.
Semi-Experienced Advisors
With our customized business solutions, we can work with you to provide the right amount of support and guidance, while giving you the opportunity to optimize and expand your brand.
Seasoned Industry Advisors
If you have been in the business for a long time, you know how you like to run your business. Let us help install a strong foundation for you to continue growing your business, providing support when you may need it.
The Signature Advantage
Signature Travel Network is not an organization, it is a member-owned community of leading travel agencies and supplier partners in the industry. The Network collectively generates $8 billion in annual sales and has experienced unprecedented growth in the past ten years. This growth is reflective of the commitment to exclusively align with the most esteemed travel agencies and supplier partners. Signature Travel Network® is dedicated to providing the best technology solutions and state-of-the-art marketing to promote your brand. With a robust suite of cruises, hotels and resorts, as well as land privileges second to none, Signature helps you build your sales and retain your clients. We welcome you to join our member-owned community, more than 60-years strong, with an exponential track record of sales growth, integrity and business acumen. Signature Travel Network is reinventing the retail travel landscape.
Meet your
Highlands Ranch Travel Contacts
Marcie Lauritsen-Mann
Highlands Ranch Travel Owner
As owner and President of Highlands Ranch Travel Marcie brings over 35 years of experience to her work. Through her extensive background in the industry, Marcie provides an excellent platform for ICs to succeed in today's travel industry.
Debbie Vandever
IC Manager and Liaison
With over 36 years of experience in the travel industry, Debbie has worked as a Corporate, Leisure, and Group & Meeting Travel Consultant. As a prior travel agency owner, and 10 years experience as an IC with Highlands Ranch Travel, Debbie can help build your business as a Highlands Ranch Travel partner.