Host agency comparison
How Atlas Coast stacks up against the big-name agencies.
Most host agencies make you dig for the real cost. Here's the published pricing, quotas and contract terms for the largest hosts in the country, side by side with ours, so you can run the math yourself. We only list what each host says on its own site, and we date-stamp the table every time we check it.
Four things to compare before you look at any price
- 1
The split on your first booking
Not the split you can earn later, after a sales threshold or a pricier plan. The one you actually start on.
- 2
What it costs to start, and each month
Some hosts charge a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, or require a paid training program, before you've booked a single trip.
- 3
Quotas and fine-print fees
Sales minimums to keep your account or your split, renewal fees, reconnect fees, and fees taken out of your commission before it reaches you.
- 4
How hard it is to leave
Minimum terms, early-termination fees, exclusivity clauses, and whether your clients go with you.
Published pricing, side by side
Every figure below is what each host publishes on its own pricing page or Host Agency Reviews profile, and each row links to the pages it came from. Where a host publishes nothing, the cell says so. Where a figure came from a third party rather than the host itself, the link says so. The quota and fee columns are the parts most pricing pages leave for the fine print, and the tag under each name tells you whether any of your income depends on recruiting.
| Host | To start | Monthly | Split on your first booking | What it takes to reach 90% | Sales quotas | Other fees and conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas CoastNot an MLMSources: FAQs · HAR profile | $0 | $49 (or $568 a year) | 90% | Nothing. It's the split on your first booking. | None. No minimum bookings to stay, to keep your credentials, or to keep 90%. | None. No startup, renewal, payout, processing, training, supplier-access or exit fees. Month to month, cancel any time. The one outside cost is Florida's $50 annual state filing if you or your clients are Florida residents, paid to the state. |
| ForaNot an MLMSources: Cost page · Terms (its own comparison page) · HAR profile | $0 | $299 a year (about $25 a month) | 70% | $2 million in annual sales. 80% at $300,000. | No booking minimums. Its Pro perks (leads, FAM trips, Virtuoso access) unlock at $100,000 in sales. | Training included. Published terms include an exclusivity clause. |
| Outside AgentsNot an MLMSources: Packages · FAQ · HAR profile · Split thresholds, third-party | $0 | $26 or $46 plan | 80% | $10,000 in commission earned in the prior 12 months, which is roughly $100,000 in sales at a 10% commission. 95% at $40,000 in commission, roughly $400,000 in sales. | Sell something every six months or the account may be canceled. $5,000 in commission in the prior 12 months for a CLIA or IATAN card. | $50 domain mapping on the $26 plan. A reconnect fee applies if a canceled account comes back. Luxury partners sit in a separate division with its own annual enrollment fee and sales minimums. $10,000 in traveled sales before standalone air. |
| NexionNot an MLMSources: Plans · NEXstart · HAR profile | $199 activation. New to the industry? Its NEXstart program is required first: $790 to $1,900. | $39 for the 90% plan (experienced agents). $0 plan at 70%. | 70% for new agents, for 12 months or until $5,000 in net commission | Experienced agents: the $39 plan. New agents: finish NEXstart first, then move to the $39 plan. | None published. Its site says no minimum sales requirements. | $5 a month after year one on the $0 plan. Air booked at 60% to 80%. GDS access is a paid add-on. |
| WorldViaNot an MLMSources: Plans · HAR profile | $99 ($199 on the top plan) | $9, $29, $79 or $299 plan | 70% on the $9 plan | The $29 plan, which requires an LLC, an EIN, a background check and a signed Performance Guaranty. Otherwise the $79 plan. | None published. | Air booked through its tools at a 50% split. GDS access is a paid add-on. |
| Travel Planners InternationalNot an MLMSources: Fees · FAQ · HAR profile | $0 host fee; training $295 to $895 | $50, $60 or $70 | 70% at $50 | Pay $70 a month. You buy your split. | None published. | Sub-advisors $99.95 setup plus $25 a month each. $8 per air ticket on its booking tool. Planning fees run through its back office are subject to the split and processing fees. Its own first-year estimate is $1,234 to $2,074. |
| KHM Travel GroupNot an MLMSources: Commissions · Get started · HAR profile | $149 (or $50 on annual) | $64.95 (or $649 a year) | 80% | $5,000 in paid commission in a calendar year. Resets to 80% every January 1. | None to stay. $5,000 in paid commission each calendar year to hold 90%. | 12-month commitment with a $200 early-termination fee. Live events cost extra. |
| Cruise BrothersNot an MLMSources: Site · HAR profile | $0 | $0 | 50% | Not offered. Tops out at 70%. | No quotas, per its site. | None published. |
| Cruise Planners (franchise)Not an MLMSources: Investment · Royalty · FDD summary · HAR profile | $695 to $10,995 franchise fee; $1,945 to $20,505 total initial investment | About $80 admin fee | Royalty model: you keep 100% minus a 3% royalty on sales | Not applicable. Royalty falls to 0% at $1 million to $2 million in sales (its own pages differ). | None published. Royalty tiers are sales-based. | 3-year franchise term. Initial training up to $695, annual access fee up to $95, E&O up to $180. |
| Avoya TravelNot an MLMSources: FAQ · Cost comparison · HAR profile · Split, third-party | $495 | $79 | 80% on your own clients; as little as 50% on Avoya-provided leads | Not offered as a tier. 100% on its Elite plan at $399 a month. | Not published. | $150 annual renewal after year one. |
| InteleTravelMLM hybridSources: Advisor benefits · HAR profile | $179.99 enrollment, through its marketing partner PlanNet Marketing | $39.95 | 70% | Not offered. 80% at goals it doesn't publish. | Not published. | Recruits only through PlanNet Marketing, a multi-level marketing company. Host Agency Reviews lists it as an MLM hybrid. |
| Archer Travel GroupMLM hybridSources: HAR profile | $50 to $90 | $49.99 (50% plan) or $89.99 (80% plan) | 50% on the $49.99 plan | Not offered. 80% on the $89.99 plan. | Not published. | Host Agency Reviews lists it as an MLM hybrid. |
Last verified November 3, 2026, from each host's published pricing. Figures can change; if you spot one that has, tell us at [email protected] and we'll update it. Atlas Coast's 90/10 split applies to your own bookings. Booking Partner leads, a separate program, are 80/20.
The fine print, head to head
The monthly fee is the number everyone compares. These are the terms that decide what you actually keep. Every example here appears, with its source link, in the table above.
| What to check | Atlas Coast | Among the big-name hosts |
|---|---|---|
| Split on your first booking | 90% | 50% to 80%. One host offers 90% to a new agent, with an LLC, an EIN, a background check and a signed guaranty (WorldVia). |
| Required training before you can book | None. Atlas Academy is included and optional. | $790 to $1,900 for new agents (Nexion). $295 to $895 (Travel Planners International). |
| Quota to keep your account | None. | Sell something every six months or the account may be canceled, with a reconnect fee to return (Outside Agents). |
| Quota to keep your split | None. 90% doesn't expire. | $5,000 in paid commission every calendar year to hold 90%, resetting to 80% each January 1 (KHM). $10,000 in commission earned in the prior 12 months (Outside Agents). |
| Minimum term and exit fee | Month to month. Cancel with one click, no notice period, no fee. | 12-month commitment with a $200 early-termination fee (KHM). 3-year franchise term (Cruise Planners). |
| Exclusivity | Non-exclusive. You can hold another host affiliation while you transition. | Published terms include an exclusive-affiliation clause (Fora). |
| Fees taken from your commission | None. No payout, processing or transaction fees. | Planning fees run through the host's back office are subject to the split and processing fees, plus $8 per air ticket (Travel Planners International). |
| Renewal and reconnect fees | None. | $150 annual renewal after year one (Avoya). Reconnect fee on a canceled account (Outside Agents). |
| Income tied to recruiting | No. A one-time referral bonus, no downline, nothing from anyone's sales. | Two hosts on the list are MLM hybrids per Host Agency Reviews (InteleTravel, Archer). |
Year one, before your first booking
What a brand-new agent pays in the first 12 months, from each host's published figures: start-up or activation fee, required training where there is one, and twelve months of the standard plan. Royalties and per-booking fees aren't included because they depend on sales.
Four hosts cost less than Atlas Coast in year one. Every one of them starts you at 50% to 80%. The math on when that catches up with you is below.
The fees that don't show up on a pricing page
What Atlas Coast charges beyond $49 a month
Nothing.
No startup fee. No annual contract or renewal fee. No payment processing or transaction fees taken out of your commission. No fee to access supplier systems or training. No exit penalty. Your $49 covers your accredited credentials, Atlas Academy, the Atlas Content Vault, your agent profile page, MyAtlas with credit card authorization and insurance waivers built in, and your supplier access. What you're owed is what you receive, on the 1st and 15th.
Seven questions to ask any host before you sign
- Is there a required training program for new agents, and what does it cost?
- Is anything deducted from my commission before it reaches me?
- Is there a minimum term, and what does it cost to leave early?
- Does the split change for air, leads the host gives me, or planning fees I charge?
- Is there a sales minimum to keep my account, my credentials, or my split?
- Are luxury suppliers, a website, or a CRM extra?
- Is any part of my income, or anyone else's, tied to recruiting other agents?
Run the break-even
A flat fee only makes sense if it's cheaper than the split you'd give up somewhere else. Here's where the lines cross, so you can check it against your own numbers.
At 90% you keep 90¢ of every commission dollar, minus $49. At 70% you keep 70¢ of it with no fee. Those two lines cross at $245 a month. Above that, the free host is the more expensive one, and the gap widens with every booking.
If your other option is a free host at a 50% split
$123
in gross commission per month is where Atlas Coast starts costing you less. About $1,470 a year.
If your other option is a free host at a 70% split
$245
in gross commission per month. About $2,940 a year.
If your other option is a free host at an 80% split
$490
in gross commission per month. About $5,880 a year.
Read the agreement before you spend a dollar
One flat $49 a month. 90/10 from your first booking. No contracts, no recruiting, no hidden fees. The agent agreement is available to read before you join, so nothing here is a surprise later.
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