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Advisor Income, Commissions, Fees and Quoting
A luxury travel advisor earns from two streams: supplier commission, typically in the 10 to 16 percent range on qualifying luxury bookings before any host split, and fees charged for planning time. Income rises less from booking more trips than from raising average trip value, keeping a larger share of commission, and charging for the planning work that happens before anything is booked.
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