Does AAA charge a fee for booking airline tickets?

Classic and Plus members pay reduced fees for air travel transactions, rail with air, and professional fees booked through any AAA Travel Agency. Travel transaction fees are waived for Premier members purchasing air or rail tickets, and on the processing of exchanges, refunds and free tickets.



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Canceling a nonrefundable fare will result in an eCredit for the full amount paid (minus any cancellation fees, depending on fare type and route). However, if you cancel a refundable ticket, you'll get the amount paid refunded back to your original form of payment.

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However, using a travel agent still has some unique benefits. Travel agents can find you exclusive fares, offer specialist expertise, and help you plan and coordinate your trip.

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Commission pay-out is tiered and paid to you monthly. While all of our independent contractors start at a shared percentage of 70% of commission earnings, you can earn up to 90%, based on your sales achievement.

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If you purchase multiple tickets in a single transaction, the price will be the same for each of the tickets. If not enough of the lowest-cost seats are available, you'll pay a higher cost for all of the seats. Buy the tickets one at a time to make sure you get all of the lowest-cost seats available.

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Timing plays an important part. Specifically, plane tickets usually don't get cheaper closer to the departure date. Instead, flights tend to be the most inexpensive when you book between four months and three weeks before your departure date.

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COMMISSION SHARE Commission pay-out is tiered and paid to you monthly. While all of our independent contractors start at a shared percentage of 70% of commission earnings, you can earn up to 90%, based on your sales achievement.

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The commission percentage agencies earn depends on numerous factors, the most important one being which private contracts you have access to. Here's a general rule of thumb on the airline ticket commission range you can expect as a travel advisor: Domestic: 0-5% International: 10-22%

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You will share your commission with a host agency This is called a commission split. A typical commission split is the 70/30 split. This means that you keep 70% of the commission you earn from your sales and your host agency gets 30%.

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Travel agents save clients money, but the benefits of booking with a travel agent go way beyond. Travel agents also create high-value travel over OTAs because (the living, breathing, talented humans that they are) are able to advocate for clients when things go awry.

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Booking a flight through a travel agency can be more expensive because the agency needs to make money for their services. They may charge an additional fee or markup on top of the cost of the ticket, which is why it's often cheaper to book directly online.

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