Agent's Choice
Are you working for free? If you aren't charging your clients service fees, you are. ARC participants have access to Agent's Choice, an easy-to-use web-based application for processing all types of travel-related credit card transactions including service fees.
Key benefits include:
- There is a one-time enrollment fee of $25 (this fee is waived for VTCs), which provides access to both processing options - via the GDS and via ARC Agent's Choice.
- There is a quarterly subscription fee of $23.99 that is assessed per TASF-using location (per IATA/ARC number). If you go a quarter without issuing a TASF, there would be no subscription fee for that quarter.
- Each transaction is assessed a 3.50% processing fee with a minimum charge of $0.70, whichever is greater.
- No PCI Fees
- No cancellation or early-termination fees
- Payment acceptance for any major credit card, including UATP
- One-stop settlement
- Online availability 24/7
- Dedicated support staff
If you aren't already taking advantage of Agent's Choice for your travel agency service fee (TASF) management, here are two great reasons to sign up today:
- The maximum amount an agent may charge on a TASF without prior authorization from ARC has been increased from $500 to $10,000.
- The maximum aggregate amount an agent may submit to ARC for TASF processing each week without prior authorization from ARC has been increased from $10,000 to $25,000.
To begin using Agent's Choice, please complete the secure online application.
ARC MARKETPLACEARC MarketPlace gives travel agents access to more than 10,000 commissionable destination activities, passport and visa services, shore excursions and much more. Built to help strengthen the value of the travel agency community while providing an easy way to boost commissions, ARC MarketPlace is a product of ARC, the accreditation authority for U.S. travel agencies, and the data warehouse and financial clearinghouse for the U.S.-based travel network.
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