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MLMs and Travel Are A Bad Mix Number Name Comments Company 1 Ann Petronio Annie's Escapes, Inc. MLM participants are in it for the referral fees and free travel, 2 Stephen Mencik not to sell travel. The Vacation Stop 3 Laura Frazier amen sister!! 4 Loraine Adams Carlson Wagonlit Travel 5 Lynn Dudish, CTC Support your professional travel partner! CWT/Good News Travels, Inc. 6 Monique Peragine TRIPS A PLENTY TRAVEL 7 John Frenaye Suppliers....can you hear me now? Travels With Fred 8 Mindy Gilbert get rid of the Amways of Travel 9 Sean Karcher 10 Kathleen McAndrews Four Seasons Travel 11 Gary Goldstein Pan World Travel 12 Eugene L. Vickers, Sr. Global Travel International 13 Michele Russell 14 Krista Wilson Coleman Travel 15 Enrique Brener KC Travel 16 Barbara Oliver Protect our professions reputation! All Together Now Travel 17 Dean Greenhoe Travel Planet 18 Steve Cousino, CTA 19 Robert VanBogelen I hope there is a stop put to these "so called" travel agents. I get people from "YTB" coming to my office frequently, trying to convince me to join. Personally, I am sick of hearing about 20 Calvin Davis III them,(YTB) Heavenly Escapes Travel 21 Carnita Washington Pink Ribbon Travel 22 Susan Schaefer 23 Jennifer Prymula Please place a value on your true partnerships. Sand & Sun Vacations 24 Kathy Murray Professional Travel Services, Jacksonville FL 25 Karen Johansen Bonanza World Travel 26 Russette Walter Personalized Travel and Tours YTB only cheapens the value of travel agents to potential 27 Mary McGrath clients 28 Lori Power Power Trips MLMs cheapen the travel industry. I worked hard to earn my certificate, and don't feel MLMs should receive the same 29 Patricia Maxwell benefits as those of us who are truly trained professionals! Galavant Travel 30 Mary Stephan 31 Henry Power Power Trips, Haymarket, VA 32 Rick Ponath Travel By Rick 33 MC Hutchinson Respect the profession EXCEL Travel 34 Ann Ruhman, CTC Printed 12/5/2007 8:50 PM Page 1 of 96 MLMs and Travel Are A Bad Mix Number Name Comments Company As a tour opertor we already do NOT extend commission to 35 Phil Carta any MLM agent. Egypt Magic / New Adventures 36 Cassie Mann CTC I've been in the industry too many yars to have MLM's claim to be agents. If they truly want to be an agent, there's other 37 Suzanne Russell-Parks, CTA ligitimate ways! Lighthouse Travel Agency 38 Jodie 39 Donna Gussow Please stop these imitators Darlington Travel Center 40 L Katz 41 Deb Shilaos Journey of Distinction 42 Sally Watson Rueffer Please consider standing up for a level of professionalism The Travel Store 43 John Felker Go Away Travel/Travel Quest-CWT 44 Richard Bothroyd MLM agents give the entire travel industry a bad name. Carefree Vacations I have actually gotten announcements from several of my own clients who have joint one of these MLM Agencies. We need professionally trained agents in this business, not those 45 Joyce Andrews who just want cheap travel which does not exist anyway. Principal Travel Company YTB "Agents" are giving the industry a bad name with their lack of professionalism, knowledge and service to clients. Something the serious travel agents work so hard to represent 46 Nina Van Harn in this industry. Ambiance Travel 47 Jeri Bothroyd These people are not travel agents, just maketers Carefree Vacations 48 Debra Shipp 49 Jason Schulz Macy's Travel 50 Launa Allphin All Fun Travel Agreed! I would like to see more vendors sign this petition or 51 Claudia Machell comment! Picture Perfect Vacations 52 Ricki Holliman-Ryan 53 Peter Stilphen Thanks John Coral Sands Travel MLMs are in the business of selling their own business opportunities. They should NOT be in a industry where 54 Annette Easton people rely upon actual service. 55 Tom Walsh I've been in this field since 1971. I AM A BONA FIDE TRAVEL 56 HENRY A. SEIGEL AGENT !! Sigmund Travel Bureau, Inc. 57 Gregg Welpe Order Makers are not Order Takers 58 Sherri Shelton 59 Kathy Scott Kruzn with Kathy 60 Sharon Little 61 Marc White As an agent for 37 yrs, alot of the mlm 'agents' don't even know what they are getting into, lack of education, makes bad 62 Bobbi Hoenigman name for the true professional. allpoints travel Printed 12/5/2007 8:50 PM Page 2 of 96 MLMs and Travel Are A Bad Mix Number Name Comments Company 63 Hayden Gonzales 64 J.J. Lasne 65 Cheryl Frank 66 Shelli Nornes Shelli's Vacation Travel 67 Chiann Hager 68 Richard Gertler 30 Years of travel agency experience 69 Kristi Wren Coral Sands Travel 70 Holly Norris Lets all ban together and get rid of the MLM's 71 Michael J Thibodeaux 72 Bonnie Lee YTB came into our town...my client invited me! Travel Quest/CWT 73 Miguel Rodriguez Mobile Travel 74 Debbie Gioquindo 75 Cheyanne Witte 76 Betty Fisher United we stand, divided we fall! No Pressure Travel These businesses (not travel agencies) make the entire industry look bad, and they need to be stopped from selling 77 Patricia Bannister memberships in a travel club and calling themselves agents. Bannister Travel 78 Pamela Ashenmacher Ashenmacher Travel 79 SHANNON RADEL Set a standard for travel agents everywhere. RISING STAR TRAVEL 80 Lynn Aldis Vendors need to be aware and put a stop to this. Up In Cumming Travel, Inc. 81 Joanne Connellan 82 Bob DeAgazio 83 Tim Richmond Craig's Travel 84 Craig Dodge   Many come right out and say "No experience necessary" yet they try to call those people agents. I think there should be another name for them such as wanabe an agent or mabe "no 85 Linda Grauer service use at your own risk wanabe an agent" 86 Paula Niemeyer Nexion 87 Tracee Williams 88 Debi White My Travel Consultant 89 DENISE MELLO 90 Dina Krulikowski Cruise Planners 91 Robert Auclair 92 Julie Kolberg Smooth Sailings & Travel There needs to be some sort of industry standards and they 93 Karen Shipman, CTA need to be enforced! Shipman Travel 94 Karen Petralia 95 Loretta Lucky Save our industry now! Travel Discounters 96 Susan Feldstein Cruise Magic Inc Printed 12/5/2007 8:50 PM Page 3 of 96 MLMs and Travel Are A Bad Mix Number Name Comments Company This is true agent bypass plain and simple. And to give these people better commission than true agents who study your products to be able to sell effectively, is a sad sad tail. Please respect us for the professionals we are and stop supporting 97 Helga Leonard these MLMs. A Dream Trip 4 U 98 Paul O'Neil CTC Travel Concepts International 99 Pamela Severance CWT/Travel Quest 100 Brittannia Norward We have the experience and are proven professionals-they are in it to get free benefits. If they happen to sell something, they mess it up and ruin everyone's reputation! Please get rid of CARD MILLS and MLMs but cutting them off. You have the 101 Carole Criddle power. Cruise Planners 102 Jelka Shelton Dream Caribbean Vacations 103 Nikki Taylor 34 yrs of experience Jetaway Travel-Maple Valley Washington 104 Sue Clark Koenig Luxury Cruise & Travel We work hard supporting our suppliers, and we need some 105 Robert Bergman support from them now. I agree - and can't believe the industry want to give them 106 Tommie Imbernino anything. Travel Travel 107 Cora Simpson CTA As a Newbie this past year. I have been workng my BLANK off .learning to be the Best .not fair that a person can get a 108 John Cohen CARD and just REAP the REWARDS Coral Sands Travel 109 Oshana M. Brooks GDS Travel Solutions 110 Tina Beckles 111 todd shanaman Coral Sands Travel 112 Phyllis Wing Lincoln Travel & Cruise MLMs are not confined to US borders. If left unabridged, the adverse effects of MLM travel schemes will eventually be felt throughout the travel industry...world-wide. Thank you for 113 Janie G. Ikegami starting the petition, John. Yutori Wings I totally agree that these MLM's have got to stop. Many of us have worked for years (29 for me) and have worked in gaining knowledge and experience, client base, and the professionalism that any reputable business should have. Why do these so called agents travel so much? Because they are in it only for the benefits and are not working the business. Many good agents are so busy working and taking care of their clients, they can't take advantage of many of the 114 Nancy Ganz Lindley, CTC benefits.Stop these YTB selling membership individuals. Travel With Me 115 Barbara Peterson Nexus Travel, Minnesota Printed 12/5/2007 8:50 PM Page 4 of 96 MLMs and Travel Are A Bad Mix Number Name Comments Company It's time 'professional travel agents' and 'professional suppliers' to the Industry (who have the interests of agents genuinely at heart) drew the 'line in the sand' and said enough Seawind Group - developing tomorrows new generation of 116 john chilton is enough - it's time for a clean up within the industry!! travel agents 117 Heather Berube Magical Moments Travel 118 David Prymula Sand & Sun Vacations 119 Jeri Burdett Fat Cat Travel 120 Ann McDonnell 121 Courtney Baade 122 Melissa Giles 123 Therese & Mark Vollmer MT Cruises 124 Mary Hornsby Castlerock Tours International 125 Lisa Barlow 126 Lynda Hawkins In this instance, imitation is NOT the sincerest form of flattery! Best Connection Travel, Annapolis, MD 127 Paul Elefante Joystar Real Travel Agents can be a great asset to travel providers.