MAST Travel Network has renewed an agreement to pay a portion of its agency members' ASTA annual membership dues for a second year. MAST was the first consortium to forge such an agreement with ASTA.
"We thank all MAST members, and particularly President and COO John Werner, for recognizing all we do to promote and defend the travel agency community," said Zane Kerby, president and CEO of ASTA. "ASTA has now more than doubled the number of MAST members we represent, showing the value they place in our work, and we look forward to welcoming more of these agencies into the ASTA family."
In Werner's opinion, incentivizing MAST member to join ASTA is an important one. "We have been very happy to see that MAST members are joining ASTA and understand the importance of building a stronger industry with a bigger voice," he said.
Under the agreement, ASTA dues for MAST agencies with annual sales volume less than $5 million is reduced to $149 and $249 for agencies with annual sale volume more than $5 million.
In the aftermath of MAST's announcement to subsidize ASTA dues, Signature Travel Network, Travel Leaders Franchise Group and Virtuoso followed suit with their own individualized agreements with the Society.
In May, ASTA responded to growing support from consortia by adding a consortium seat to its board of directors.
MAST, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill., has a membership of 210 agencies based in the Midwest and Canada.
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