Big Changes Ahead for Trevello Travel Advisors in 2025

More big news is expected this spring from Trevello Travel Group according to President & CEO Zeina Gedeon who spoke with Travel Market Report Canada on Tuesday (Jan 28) afternoon.

Earlier in the day, parent company Trevello World Holdings Inc. named veteran travel executive and former Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) president and CEO, Andy Stuart as Co-Chairman and Co-Founder.  

That announcement came on the heels of Trevello’s purchase of U.S. host agency Gifted Travel Network earlier this month and news the company had gone public on the TSX last October.

Last November Trevello launched a new compensation model called “Momentum.” This model aims to provide advisors with “unprecedented earning potential.” It took effect on January 1, 2025, and has advisors starting at 85% commission. (Once an agent earns $15,000 in commission, they move to 100%).

Gedeon said that the upcoming announcement, expected in the spring, will “significantly impact the advisor landscape.”

“We are keeping our momentum going. We’ll be revealing very big news at the end of Q1 and into Q2. This news will change the way advisors are remunerated and rewarded,” Gedeon told Travel Market Report Canada.  

“Independent contractors do it all. They’re accountants and marketers. They have to do everything, all on top of selling travel. I don’t know how they do it.  We have a plan to reward them for it.”

Gedeon mentioned that having Stuart join the company was part of their long-term strategy. Stuart had worked alongside her and Morris Chia over the past four years. He contributed to the plan for growth in Canada and the expansion into the US. There are now about 1,000 agents in Canada, a 20% increase over last year.

“I can tell you what’s happening in Canada with my eyes closed,” she said. “Having Andy join us is perfect. He can use his experience to guide us with what works and what doesn’t. This ensures we have the best approach as we expand.

But the Canadian market is my baby.”