YTB

Your Travel Biz (YTB) is, depending on who you ask, a scam or the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Royal Caribbean called YTB a card mill and stopped taking bookings from them.

Travel Weekly named Kim Sorensen, CEO, YTB Travel Network one of the 33 most influential people in travel. This is not YTB's first honor from Travel Weekly. In 2007, the YTB was named the 35th largest seller of travel in the U.S. for 2006, and the 11th largest agency for primarily leisure travel by the publication.

YTB sells stock (symbol YTBLA) which means it has to pass the Securities and Exchange Commissions scrutiny.

YTB joined the Direct Selling Association ("DSA") after completing a one-year review. During this time YTB's marketing and business plans were reviewed to ensure full compliance with all provisions established by DSA's Code of Ethics. YTB joins the elite ranks of DSA's more than 220 active and pending member companies in the United States. DSA's Code of Ethics speaks to both the consumer and the seller, and ensures that member companies will make no statements or promises that might mislead either consumers or prospective sales people. The DSA Code of Ethics expressly prohibits pyramid schemes, deceptive or unlawful consumer or recruiting practices, misrepresentation of earning or sales potential, inventory loading and unreasonable entrance fees.

If its a scam its a good one with over 130,000 Referring Travel Agents and growing.

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