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YTB International, known as YTB Global Travel, Your Travel Biz or YTB, operates a multi-level marketing business through owner-affiliate websites offering travel, excursions, and lodging. The company was founded in 2001 by J. Lloyd "Coach" Tomer, Scott Tomer and Kim Sorensen. The company is currently owned by U.S. businessman Sam Hathi of Jamraval, Inc. Other YTB subsidiaries include YTB Travel Network, Inc., Zamzuu, Inc., and REZconnect Technologies, Inc (2004–2009). YTB is based in Wood River, Illinois. International subsidiaries operate in the U.S., Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Bermuda and Canada.〔(SEC Info - YTB International/Inc - 8-K - For 1/12/08 - EX-99.1 )〕 Between 2006 and 2009 the company was the subject of several lawsuits and investigations in California, Illinois, and Rhode Island, alleging the company to be a pyramid scheme and usage of deceptive marketing.〔 Declining revenues following this led to the company's bankruptcy in 2013, after which is was purchased by Jamraval, Inc. and reorganized under the name YTB Global Travel. ==Business model== YTB reports having thousands of representatives in the United States, Bermuda, the Bahamas and Canada who have sold over $2 billion in travel in the company's first 10 years. In 2012, YTB was listed as the 52nd largest travel agency in ''Travel Weeklys yearly "Power List". YTB Global Travel Inc has two separate companies that operate under the YTB Global Travel Inc. corporate umbrella: YTB Travel Network and YTB Marketing. Representatives can participate in one or both programs. In YTB Travel Network, representatives participate by purchasing a "online travel agency" website from which they can be paid a sales commission. After paying a set up fee and monthly maintenance-fee, representatives can sell travel-packages online to others, as well as utilize the website for their own travel purposes.〔 In YTB Marketing, representatives (referred to as "Independent Marketing Representative" or Reps) market YTB's representative programs to others. YTB does not charge a fee to participate in the marketing arm of YTB Global Travel. YTB pays a commission or referral fee and tiered compensation to those who participate in the Rep marketing program.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「YTB International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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