YTB Travel Cerification now called "First Class"?

YTB Travel News(press Release):
NEWS FLASH: YTB Travel International travel agent's Certification no longer Called YTB Travel International RTA Certification-Now YTB Travel International is now calling it "First Class" get REAL!!!

Here is an excerpt from a recently released announcement from YTB Travel International Inc. Headquarters
THERE'S STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR YOUR"FIRST CLASS"THIS WEEKEND
YTB Travel International's

First Class -the "First Class" an RTA should take after joining YTB Travel International! Field leaders share the knowledge and experience they have gained on their way to outstanding YTB Travel International success.

The First Class presentation, taught by YTB Travel International Directors, teaches you how to maximize your YTB travel biz and marketingwebsites and provides you with the foundation you need to take your business to the next level.

The education and motivation you will receive from your"first" First Class are priceless!

Check out these First Class locations for this weekend -Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Don't Miss This Valuable Training!Sign up now from your Back Office by clicking on the Company Events link on the left.

However, after a closer look at the dates and location, you will notice on the second pages, that it is still without question, is called YTB Travel International RTA Certification and you guessed right, there is still a monetary fee involved to attend. So, is YTB Travel International trying to hide it's tracks by calling the YTB Travel International RTA Ceritfication...."First Class". Or is this another attempt for YTB Travel International to raise much needed CASH as membership drops and needs CASH to pay operating expenses, and pending lawsuits.

For More Information Contact:
Daryl D. Alex
Regional Executive
Traverus Travel
1.877.744.3431
225.590.7700
"FIRST CLASS"

YTB Travel International, Inc. stock downgraded by the street.com

YTB Travel News(press release):
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For More Information Contact:

Daryl D. Alex
Regional Executive
Traverus Travel and TeleVerus Cell Phones
1.877.744.3431
225.590.7700

YTB The Robbing Hood Of Travel

How many of you remember the legend of "Robin Hood"? who took from the rich and gave to the poor and the less fortunate; Now for those of you that do we have our very own 20th century legend However, this legend is spelled a little differently then
we are accustom to and his policy are all together different then that of the old "Robin Hood" is known as "The ROBBING Hood of Travel" and is the owner of YTB Travel International Inc. or more commonly know as yourtravelbiz.com. Who sells false hopes and dreams of wealth and luxurious cars and houses all for a $450.00 start up fee and a $50.00 monthly maintenance fee. However, Some, like California Attorney General Jerry Brown, say the whole thing's a scam that recruits thousands of members with deceptive claims. The only people reaching their dreams, they say, are a handful at the very top, while most get nothing. But YTB's legion of supporters say that's just not the case. They argue that the YTB complaints come from ex-agents who thought success would be handed to them, and that YTB Travel International Inc. is rigorously aboveboard. Whoever's right, there's no denying that YTB Travel International Inc. has tapped into something powerful, and has ridden it to become one of the fastest-growing small companies in the St. Louis region.

Along the way, the Tomers prospered. Scott Tomer and Sorensen each earned $2.3 million in cash, benefits and stock last year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lloyd Tomer earned $3.5 million. Top salespeople made out well, too: A couple earned more than the top execs last year, and 11 sales directors topped $800,000, according to the company's publicly available income disclosure statement. Dozens more earned six figures.

But beneath them, the vast majority earned little.

YTB's 45,000 entry-level sales reps — the people who sell new travel agencies — on average earned $90.32 last year. And of the more than 200,000 people who paid the company as much as $1,000 to run a travel website in 2007, nearly 125,000 didn't earn a penny in commissions, according to Brown's lawsuit. Half of the rest earned less than $39. And while YTB took in $103 million last year from selling and maintaining websites, it paid out just $13.4 million in commissions for selling travel.

Those numbers led to grumbling that YTB is little more than a pyramid scheme, a shell game designed to enrich a few on the backs of many. Those grumbles grew for months, and then burst open with Brown's lawsuit, followed by news of an investigation by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and two class-action lawsuits filed in federal court in East St. Louis.

For More Information Contact:

Daryl D. Alex
Regional Executive
Traverus Travel and TeleVerus Cell Phones
1.800.781.3254
1.877.744.3431
225.590.7700