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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) announced Friday that it has raised sales commission thresholds on its three brands - RCI, Celebrity and Azamara - effective Jan. 1, 2009.

Yes, this is the same RCCL that terminated YTB from booking with them. Well, let's review why.

Dondra Ritzenthaler, Sr Vice President Sales for Celebrity and Azamara Cruises says that the company hasn't increased revenue thresholds since 2000.

"Since then, we've had 17 new ships - Celebrity's... (continue reading)

It's really funny to me. When you tell someone about YTB, some people will automatically open their mouths and say: Oh, YTB is just another one of those pyramid schemes.
Now this is person who is at his 9 to 5, hoping that his vacation will be approved, and waiting for those paychecks. They're forced to work when their boss tells him to work, trading his hours for wages- and he'll gladly give you his opinion that YTB is a pyramid scheme!

But it HAS to be a pyramid scheme right?... (continue reading)

We often hear that YTB is a scam. Why is that?

YTB has chosen to take advantage of four (4) current trends:

1. Travel - a $7 trillion industry

2. Baby boomers - 76 million boomers have been dissected, analyzed, and pitched to by modern marketers, who reinforced a sense of generational distinctiveness. In the 50s, businesses focused on stuff for kids.... 30 million boomers... and still growing. Gerber (the baby food company) was huge in the 50s. Toys.... there was... (continue reading)