Travel Agencies

American Express Travel

Founded 1982 · AXTR

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

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units (2024)

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year over year

Units by Year

No unit counts recorded.

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

Initial investment

$30,000 – $405,000

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$30,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

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FDD Item 6

Financial performance

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

No royalty; $30,000 annual fee for Representative Office plus card acceptance service fee of 2.75% of charges

Claire Bennett
Executive Vice President, American Express Travel & Lifestyle Services, TRS
Yana C. Gutierrez
Vice President, Strategic PartnershipsPremium Customer Experience, American Express Travel & Lifestyle Services, TRS
Tanuj Suri
Vice President, Strategic PartnershipsPremium Customer Experience, American Express Travel & Lifestyle Services, TRS
Ernesto G. Lavandero
Director of Sales and Account Development, U.S. Representative Travel Network, TRS
Timothy J. Heine
Senior Vice President, Managing Counsel and Director, TRS
Kenneth Chenault
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, American Express Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, TRS
Douglas E. Buckminster
President, Global Consumer Services, American Express Company
James Bush
President, Global Network and International Consumer Services, American Express Company
David L. Yowan
Executive Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, TRS
Jeffrey C. Campbell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, American Express CompanyCorporate Treasurer of TRS

FDD years

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

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FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

43 yrs