Fam Opportunities & Incentives

Backroads offers exclusive fam trips departures each year for advisors in our preferred consortia only. To inquire about Backroads fam trips and dates, please contact our Travel Advisor Team.

Trip Savings

If you're committed to selling Backroads, we'd love for you to experience one of our trips. We offer a FAM trip savings to all preferred agency partners and to Inside Track Graduates as outlined below. The Inside Track is our travel advisor specialist program, learn more.

Preferred Consortia Advisors

We offer all preferred consortia advisors (Signature, Travel Leaders Network and Virtuoso) a savings on the Backroads trip of their choice (excluding departures December 15 - 31). The savings depends on your agency's annual sales with Backroads.

If you have already traveled with Backroads and you received a fam discount, any subsequent fam trip discounts will be based on your personal sales with Backroads.

Inside Track Graduates

Upon completion of the Inside Track program you qualify for a savings on one Backroads trip of your choice (excluding departures December 15 - 31). Savings are subject to approval of your IATA card.* Please contact us at TASupport@backroads.com for details.

* Please note: We do not extend fam trip discounts to advisors with IATA cards from a card mill agency. If you're not sure if your agency falls in this category, please ask us.

General Fam Trip & Policies

  • Advisors are eligible for one FAM savings per three years, as long as they have made at least one Backroads booking during that time. For every three bookings (six people) advisors re-qualify for a FAM.
  • Savings will be confirmed at the time of your booking.
  • Any Trip Consultant from our Sales Team can reserve your fam trip.
  • No commission is paid on your discounted trip.
  • We offer companion savings in lieu of commission. Please note, Backroads does not offer NET rates.
  • Fam savings are for frontline advisors and agency managers/owners only. Other agency employees may receive our 10% savings.
  • Proof of employment (IATA or CLIA card) and/or approval by your agency owner or manager may be requested.
  • Advisor savings are granted at our discretion and our policies are subject to change at any time without notice.

Group Incentive for Advisors

Grab a group of friends, family or clients and travel with Backroads for free! When you book 12 guests on a private trip, you travel free as the 13th! Learn more about our Private Trips program.

Questions? Contact our Agency Program Support Team at TASupport@backroads.com. They're available Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm PT.