| Cruise to Cash is a travel club that launched last year | | | | 100% of the price of the package you sell. You also |
| and offers deeply discounted travel packages. They | | | | get 50% of the commissions from the first two |
| now have a call center, but the rest of their | | | | sales of anyone who joins the program under you. In |
| marketing is done online, with the idea that you can | | | | addition, Cruise to Cash pays you $10 or $20 monthly |
| set up an online business to sell the memberships for | | | | for everyone you sign up who continues to stay an |
| you at your website. You have to look at how the | | | | active member. |
| company is set up to evaluate whether you have a | | | | What People are Saying |
| realistic chance of success with this program. Below is | | | | Since it was launched just last year, there any not a |
| an overview of the costs, benefits, and | | | | lot of reports yet of failure or success yet. Some |
| compensation plan with the company. | | | | members have reported signing up new members |
| Costs | | | | after a few days of advertising online. As a |
| - Memberships started at $477 for the Weekender | | | | compensation plan, the motivation to mentor people |
| and $977 for the Cruiser package without the call | | | | under you is not that high because after the first |
| center. With the call center now they are $977 and | | | | two sales you only earn $10 or $20 a month from |
| $1477. | | | | each person below you, which may only help offset |
| - Monthly fees for program members are $39.95 or | | | | your own monthly fee. |
| $59.95 based on which level you choose for entry. | | | | Conclusions |
| - When using room voucher, you pay no more than | | | | Those who are already members of this travel |
| $50 to activate it, plus any taxes on the room. | | | | program are marketing it as an opportunity to |
| Benefits | | | | vacation and make huge amounts of money. There is |
| - Members get unlimited vacations at deep discounts. | | | | not much data to substantiate these claims yet. By |
| Destinations include places like Los Vegas, Hawaii, | | | | the time you read this article, the price of joining may |
| Mexico, and Portugal. | | | | have gone up $500 for each package. This will make |
| - The program includes training and marketing | | | | it harder to sell to people, who may already be |
| materials as well as your own customized website. | | | | scaling back their vacation plans because of the |
| - Room vouchers are for well-known hotels with | | | | lagging economy. Some may also wonder if the |
| available rooms. You book rooms at places including | | | | program is just smoke and mirrors since it offers a |
| the Sheraton and Marriot hotels for much less than | | | | 100% commission. The monthly fees could either be |
| the listed rates. | | | | sufficient for the company and its founder or simply |
| Payout Plan | | | | a way to guarantee that those at the top earn |
| For your first two sales, the commission is split | | | | money from the members below them. |
| between you and your sponsor. After that you get | | | | |