Australia's cruise specialists since the 1950s, now offering independent travel advisors a home under our AFTA/ATAS/IATA/CLIA accreditations. Keep 100% of your commission. Pay just 1% of total transaction value.
Pan Australian Travel is Australia's only cruise-specialist host agency. While other hosts offer a generalist platform, we offer something specific: the credibility, supplier relationships, and product knowledge of an agency that has focused on cruise since the 1950s.
That heritage is not just a marketing line. It means decades-deep relationships with cruise line partners, preferred access to exclusive inventory, and membership of the Magellan Travel Group — one of Australia's largest independent travel agency networks. When you operate under our umbrella, you inherit all of it.
The agency is led by Jake Hower, a cruise specialist with over 21 years of industry experience. Jake has walked the decks of the ships we sell, attended launches and inspection voyages, and built the kind of cross-line expertise that takes years to develop. That expertise is available to you — either as informal support or as structured one-on-one mentoring.
Joining Pan Australian Travel is straightforward. There are no committees, no panel interviews, and no five-year plans to submit.
Get in touch to discuss how the model works, what you need, and whether it's the right fit. No obligation, no pressure.
We set up your accreditation access, booking systems, supplier agreements, and branding — trading as Pan Australian Travel, your own name, or both.
You're live. Access 60+ cruise lines, Magellan group rates, and optional mentoring from Jake. Keep 100% of your commission from day one.
Every advisor operating under Pan Australian Travel gets full access to our platform, accreditations, and supplier network.
Operate under Australia's full travel accreditation framework from day one. Your clients receive the same financial protections as those booking with the country's largest agencies.
Access negotiated rates, exclusive fares, and preferred partnerships built over decades. No need to establish your own supplier relationships from scratch.
Full access to booking platforms and reservation systems so you can search availability, hold inventory, and issue tickets independently.
Group buying power through one of Australia's largest independent travel networks — exclusive fares, onboard credits, cabin upgrades, and added-value inclusions.
Represent every major cruise line across ultra-luxury, luxury, expedition, premium, mainstream, river, and yacht-style categories. No restrictions on what you can sell.
Trade as Pan Australian Travel, under your own brand, or both. Use our heritage credibility when it helps, and your own identity when it suits.
The core platform includes everything you need to operate. These paid add-ons are available for advisors who want additional support.
One-on-one guidance from a specialist with 21 years of cruise industry experience. Ship knowledge across 60+ lines, cross-line comparison expertise, selling techniques for luxury and ultra-luxury product, and help navigating complex itineraries. Available as an ongoing retainer for advisors who want to build deep cruise expertise.
A professionally built website for your travel advisory business — designed, hosted, and maintained. Includes cruise search integration, lead capture, and SEO foundations so you have a credible online presence from launch.
No "contact us for details." Here's exactly what it costs.
A simple flat percentage of the invoiced total — not a commission split. You keep 100% of your commission. If you charge 10% on a $10,000 booking, you keep the full $1,000 and pay $100 to PAT. The model encourages earning full commission, not discounting — because discounting only affects your share, not ours.
Covers your accreditation access, booking systems, and support. Waived once you reach $5,000 TTV per month — roughly one decent booking.
The model is designed for independent advisors at every stage. No experience requirement, no minimum production, no lock-in.
You know the product, you have the clients, and you're ready to run your own business. You need accreditation, supplier access, and a platform — not a franchise telling you how to work.
You're passionate about travel and ready for a new direction. No experience is required to join — and optional mentoring from Jake can help you build product knowledge and selling skills.
You want to sell travel alongside other work or commitments. No minimum production requirements means you can build at your own pace without pressure.
You're locked into a franchise agreement with minimum terms, restraint of trade clauses, or inflexible branding requirements. We offer the same accreditation access with none of the restrictions.
No. Pan Australian Travel is open to travel advisors at every stage — whether you have 20 years of experience or are entering the industry for the first time. If you are new to travel, optional cruise mentoring from Jake is available to help you build product knowledge and confidence.
You operate under Pan Australian Travel's AFTA, ATAS, IATA, and CLIA accreditations. This means your clients receive the full financial and consumer protections of Australia's travel accreditation framework from day one — without you needing to apply for your own accreditation.
Yes. You can trade under the Pan Australian Travel name, your own brand, or a combination of both. This hybrid branding model gives you the credibility of a 70-year heritage agency when you need it, and the independence of your own identity when you want it.
You keep 100% of your commission. Pan Australian Travel charges 1% of total transaction value (TTV) — the invoiced total, not the commission. This is structurally different from a commission split: if you earn 10% commission on a $10,000 booking, you keep the full $1,000 and pay $100 (1% of TTV) to PAT. The model encourages you to earn full commission rather than discount.
Pan Australian Travel represents over 60 cruise lines across every category — ultra-luxury (Silversea, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn, Explora Journeys), luxury (Cunard, Oceania, Azamara), expedition (Ponant, Hurtigruten, Aurora Expeditions, Quark), premium (Viking, Celebrity, Princess), mainstream (Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, MSC), river (Scenic, Uniworld, AmaWaterways, Viking River), and yacht-style (Windstar, SeaDream, Star Clippers).
Yes. While Pan Australian Travel is a cruise specialist, you can book flights, hotels, travel insurance, transfers, touring, and complete land-based itineraries through our supplier agreements and booking systems.
Yes. There are no lock-in contracts, no minimum terms, and no restraint of trade clauses. If it is not working for you, you can leave. We believe the model should earn your loyalty, not contractually require it.
Magellan Travel Group is one of Australia's largest independent travel agency networks. As a member, Pan Australian Travel — and by extension, every advisor operating under our umbrella — accesses exclusive supplier fares, onboard credits, cabin upgrades, and added-value inclusions negotiated at group buying power.
Get in touch to discuss how the model works and whether it's the right fit. No obligation, no sales pitch — just a straight conversation about what we offer.