Travel on the cheap may not be so cheap

By James Gilden, Special to The Los Angeles Times
November 20, 2007

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The pitch is seductive and sophisticated.

Qualify for discounted travel. Earn commissions on your own travel expenditures and on those of your friends and family. Build your own travel business with income from others you bring into the fold. Deduct your travel expenditures on your taxes. Do all this for less than $500 up front and $50 per month.

Tens of thousands of people are giving it a whirl. Some do prosper, but many working on these so-called card mills -- companies that issue travel-agent credentials to people who aren't selling much travel -- will be out of the business in less than a year, according to documents from one company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The pitch is from a Wood River, Ill.-based company called YourTravelBiz .com, or YTB. The proposition, known as a multilevel marketing plan, is on the company's website and is used by YTB's independent representatives.

Whether it's soap or travel websites being marketed, the goal of multi-level marketing companies is to make commissions selling business opportunities to friends, family, even strangers.

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They pay a processing fee of $12.00 and the taxes on the room which is about $7.00-$12.00 a night depending on the location.

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David
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