11/10/2025
📣 Westa at the ASTA Premium Business Summit 2025!
We were proud to have Mike Estill, Chief Operating Officer of Westa Travel Consortium, represent our network at the ASTA Premium Business Summit in Portland, Oregon (Nov. 3–4, 2025).
Mike joined industry leaders on the panel:
🎙️ “The Future of Commissions: From Chasing Checks to Creating Trust.”
He opened the conversation by naming the three biggest commission challenges that travel advisors face today:
💸 No Pay – When hotels fail to pay commission and advisors have to chase them down.
⏳ Slow Pay – When suppliers delay payments long past the client’s trip.
🚫 Faux Pay – When properties inflate non-commissionable charges to reduce advisor earnings.
During the session, ASTA unveiled its new Hotel Commission Reporting Tool, allowing advisors to report slow or non-paying hotels directly to the association. This groundbreaking program is a major step toward accountability, fairness, and stronger advisor-supplier relationships.
At Westa, we share ASTA’s commitment to transparency and trust. We believe travel advisors should always be paid promptly and fairly for the value they deliver to their clients and to our industry.
👏 We’re proud to see Mike helping lead this important dialogue — and to stand beside our members in advocating for positive change.
📷 Swipe through the photos below to see Mike in action at the ASTA Summit!
